No. 15 Seton Hall Rings In New Year With BIG EAST Clash Against No. 22 Villanova - Seton Hall University Athletics
Game 12: No. 15 Seton Hall Pirates (9-2, 0-1 BIG EAST) vs. No. 22 Villanova (8-4, 1-1 BIG EAST)
Game 12: No. 15 Seton Hall Pirates (9-2, 0-1 BIG EAST) vs. No. 22 Villanova (8-4, 1-1 BIG EAST)
Saturday, Jan. 1 • Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.) • 2 p.m.
TV: CBS with Tom McCarthy, Bill Raftery & Jon Rothstein
Web: CBS.com
Radio: AM970 / Sirius 135 / XM 201 / SXM app 964 / Pirate Sports Network & TuneIn with Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
Game Notes: Seton Hall | Villanova
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Game Promotion: Ring In The Blue Year! – Official Ring in the BLUE Year t-shirts will be on sale at the Bookstore Pop-Up Shop on the Prudential Center concourse behind section 19. Blue Year shirts will be de draped on the student section seats for students.
South Orange, N.J. - The 15th-ranked Seton Hall men's basketball team will face its second ranked opponent in four days on Saturday as the Pirates look to bounce back against No. 22 Villanova on New Year's Day at Prudential Center.The game will be broadcast on CBS and Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin will have the call on AM970 The Answer.
ENTRY POLICY
All fans must be masked in the Prudential Center unless actively eating or drinking. The updated policy can be found here.
MOBILE TICKETING
Moving forward all tickets to gain entry into men's and women's basketball home games will be fully digital, which will help to make entry to Prudential Center and Walsh Gymnasium safer and easier for fans.
This transition to digital ticketing through a smartphone will also help to make ticket transactions more secure while reducing fraud and counterfeiting. Tickets are accessible through the SHU Pirates Mobile App, available to all iOS and Android devices. For more information and to watch an informational video, click here.
CASHLESS POLICY
Cash will NOT be accepted at concession stands, retail locations or the Box Office.
Pay with a debit or credit card using tap to pay, chip or swipe, or mobile payment, including Apple Pay and Google Pay. For guests needing to convert cash to a card, Reverse ATMs are available with no fees by sections 1, 14, 125 and inside the Box Office Lobby.
BONUS "THING TO KNOW": BE PATIENT!
There are a lot of new features and initiatives at Prudential Center this season. Make sure you arrive early, have your tickets downloaded to your Apple wallet, and be patient as we all get used to the gameday experience.
NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The Hall is 6-0 at Prudential Center this season, its best start at "The Rock" since 2017-18 when the Pirates started 10-0.
- Highlighting those victories are wins over preseason league favorites Yale (80-44) and Wagner (85-63), a top 10 win over then-No. 7 Texas (64-60) and a rivalry win over Rutgers (77-63).
- The Pirates are 70-56 (.556) all-time and 37-17 (.685) since 2015-16 against BIG EAST competition at Prudential Center.
- The Pirates are 1-0 this season and 12-9 over the last two seasons when following a loss.
- The Hall was without two key players in 7-2 graduate student Ike Obiagu (2.7 bpg, 2.3 ppg) and 6-10 junior Tyrese Samuel (10.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg) in the loss at No. 21 Providence on Wednesday.
- Seton Hall is looking to avoid its first 0-2 start in the BIG EAST since 2009-10.
- With Seton Hall's win over Rutgers on Dec. 12, Kevin Willard passed P.J. Carlesimo (213 wins) and is now in sole possession of second on Seton Hall's all-time wins list.
- This is the first season in program history where the Pirates have defeated two top 10 non-conference opponents in the regular season.
- The Hall is one of only three programs in the country with multiple wins over top 10 teams this season (Duke, Gonzaga).
- The Pirates are the only team in college basketball with a true top five road win (No. 4 Michigan, 67-65).
- The Pirates rank 12th in the country in three-point percentage defense (26.1 percent).
- The Pirates have held seven of its first 11 opponents to 65 points or less and currently rank 30th in adjusted defensive efficiency by KenPom.
- The Pirates are 103-17 (.858) since 2016-17 when they attempt more free throws than their opponent.
- The Hall is 122-18 (.871) since 2015-16 when its lead gets to seven points.
- Under Willard, the Pirates are 87-9 (.905) when they score 80 points or more.
- Seton Hall was ranked in the AP Top 25 for the sixth consecutive week on Monday as the Pirates stayed put at No. 15.
- The Hall is 5-5 all-time when ranked 15th in the AP Top 25.
- The Pirates are 1-1 in ranked vs. ranked matchups this season and 24-26 all-time.
- Seton Hall is 176-64 all-time when ranked in the AP Top 25.
- Graduate student Alexis Yetna (Paris, France) is averaging 11.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game with two double-doubles for the Pirates over the last three games.
- Senior guard Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) averaged 21 points and five rebounds per game against Michigan, Ohio State and Texas and has been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times this season.
- Rhoden is 45 points away from becoming the 47th Pirate to score 1,000 career points.
- Ike Obiagu (Abuja, Nigeria) has recorded a block in 21 consecutive games dating back to last season.
- After missing three games due to an injury suffered in the three-point loss to Ohio State, graduate student Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.) is averaging 10 points, 3.5 rebounds and two steals over the last four games.
- Cale (133 games) is now in the top five in career games played in program history and is two games away from tying Mike Nzei's Seton Hall record of 135 career games played.
