Pirates Open BIG EAST Play Against Providence Saturday At The Rock - Seton Hall University Athletics
Seton Hall rides a three-game win streak into Saturday's BIG EAST opener against Providence.
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Game 12: Providence Friars (8-3) at Seton Hall Pirates (7-4)
Saturday, Dec. 17 • Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.) • 12:30 p.m.
TV: FOX • Jason Benetti & Donny Marshall
Web: FOX Sports Live
Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App / Pirate Sports Network / SXM 385, SXM app 975 / Dave Popkin & Kim Adams
Game Notes: Seton Hall | Providence
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Game Promotion: Resusable Bag Giveaway / Student Appreciation Day / Christmas at The Hall
GAME PROMOTIONS
- The first 5,000 fans who enter will receive a FREE Seton Hall branded reusable bag, courtesy of Lidl
- For the first time, the new Under Armour gray jerseys that feature "The Hall" script will be on sale at the Seton Hall Bookstore pop-up shop behind section 18 as soon as doors open!
- We're excited to give Seton Hall students a break from final exams on Student Appreciation Day!
- The first 250 Seton Hall students who board the shuttle bus from campus to the game will receive a Chick-Fil-A Chicken biscuit sandwich!
- Students will be given a FREE blue Santa hat while supplies last!
- Students can pick up a raffle ticket at the student section entrance for a chance to:
- Compete to win a VISA Gift Card!
- Compete to win a new gray Under Armour jersey!
- Make a halfcourt shot to win $1,000!
- Make a 94-foot golf putt to win $5,000!
- It's Christmas at The Hall! Pirate Santa will be on the concourse pregame taking pictures with fans!
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.
NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Riding a three-game win streak into the weekend, the Seton Hall men's basketball team opens BIG EAST play on Saturday as the Pirates welcome Providence to Prudential Center for a 12:30 p.m. showdown on FOX.
- Seton Hall has won its last five BIG EAST openers at Prudential Center and it's 5-2 all-time at Prudential Center when opening league play.
- The Pirates are 76-58 (.567) all-time at Prudential Center against BIG EAST opponents and they went 6-2 last season.
- Last season, The Hall won five in a row at Prudential Center against BIG EAST foes to close out conference play.
- Seton Hall's average margin of victory at Prudential Center this season is 29.5 points.
- The Pirates have won eight of their last 10 BIG EAST openers dating back to 2012-13.
- Seton Hall prides itself as being a defense-first program under first-year head coach Shaheen Holloway and the Pirates have won three straight games thanks to their defense.
- The Pirates have allowed just 49 points per game over the last three games.
- Through 11 games, Seton Hall has held six opponents to 55 point or less, a program best in the BIG EAST Era.
- 60.6 points per game allowed is Seton Hall's best through 11 games since 2005-06 (59.0).
- The Pirates' 60.6 ppg allowed ranks second in the BIG EAST and 26th in Division I.
- The Pirates rank 27th in KenPom's adjusted defensive efficiency.
- In Holloway's last 22 games as a head coach, his teams have allowed just 59.3 points per game and only four opponents have scored more than 70 points.
- Seton Hall ranks second in the BIG EAST in both field goal percentage defense (38.3 percent) and three-point field goal defense (27.6 percent).
- On Dec. 11, the Pirates retained the Garden State Hardwood Classic trophy with a 45-43 win at Rutgers.
- The Pirates held the Scarlet Knights to 17 points in the second half, forced 19 turnovers in the game and tallied 12 steals.
- Graduate student KC Ndefo (Elmont, N.Y.) was named the Joe Calabrese Game MVP after tallying nine points, eight rebounds, three blocks made three game-winning plays in the waning moments.
- Ndefo is the NCAA's active career leader in blocks with 328.
- After starting off slow from a blocks standpoint, Ndefo is averaging 4.3 swats per game during the Pirates' three-game win streak.
- The Hall is 139-21 (.869) since 2015-16 when its lead gets to seven points.
- Since last season, The Hall is 7-2 (.778) in games decided by one possession and 9-3 (.750) in games decided by less than five points.
- The Pirates look to generate offense at the free throw line as they rank ninth in the country in free throw attempts per game (26.5 FTA pg) and rank 12th nationally in free throw makes per contest (18.1 FTM pg).
- Junior Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) returned on Sunday at Rutgers and dropped a game-high 10 points and dished out two assists in his first game back since Nov. 25.
- He's tied with senior Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) for the team lead in scoring with 11.3 points per game.
- Seton Hall's bench has outscored its opponent's reserves in nine of its 11 games this season.
- The Pirates lead the BIG EAST in bench points, averaging 29 points per game.
- Junior Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.), a Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team selection, is averaging 9.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.3 steals per contest over the last three games.
