Pirates Return To Action At No. 23 Providence - Seton Hall University Athletics
Following a 10-day layoff, the Seton Hall men's basketball team returns to action with two games this week against ranked opponents, starting with a 6:30 p.m...
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Pirates Return To Action At No. 23 Providence - Seton Hall University Athletics
Following a 10-day layoff, the Seton Hall men's basketball team returns to action with two games this week against ranked opponents, starting with a 6:30 p.m...
Game Notes
Game 14: No. 23 Providence Friars (11-2, 2-0 BIG EAST) vs. Seton Hall Pirates (8-5, 1-1 BIG EAST)
Wednesday, Jan. 3 • Providence, R.I. • Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,410) • 6:30 p.m.
TV: FS1 • Dave Sims & Donny Marshall
Web: FOXSports.com/Live
Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App / Pirate Sports Network / SiriusXM 380 / SXM app 970 / Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
Game Notes: Seton Hall | Providence
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Notes You Need To Know- Following a 10-day layoff, the Seton Hall men's basketball team returns to action with two games this week against ranked opponents, starting with a 6:30 p.m. contest at No. 23 Providence on Wednesday.
- The Pirates are off to a 1-1 start in BIG EAST play, including a 75-60 victory over No. 5 UConn on Dec. 20.
- Despite cutting the lead to one point twice in the second half at Xavier, the Musketeers outlasted the Pirates, 74-54, on Dec. 23.
- Last week, Kadary Richmond was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the second time this season after averaging 18.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 6.0 steals per game against UConn and Xavier.
- Richmond scored 23 points against UConn and he tied a program record with eight steals, which was done three times previously by Fuquan Edwin (last vs. Eastern Washington on Sept. 22, 2013).
- Richmond ranks 19th nationally in steals with 33 and he leads the BIG EAST in both steals and steals per game (2.5 spg).
- In the loss at Xavier, Richmond tallied four more steals to go along with 13 points, eight rebounds and two assists.
- Seton Hall's win over the Huskies was its largest ever win over an AP top five ranked opponent.
- Seton Hall's defense turned in its best performance of the season, allowing UConn to shoot just 38 percent from the floor and 19 percent from three (4-of-21).
- After lacking a "marquee" victory through the first month of the season, Seton Hall picked up a Quad 2 win at Missouri and a Quad 1 win over UConn in back-to-back games.
- Wednesday's game will be the 113th all-time meeting between Seton Hall and Providence.
- A fellow charter member of the BIG EAST Conference, Providence is Seton Hall's third-most common opponent.
- The Pirates have won nine of their last 15 games against the Friars and 10 contests in that span have been decided by single digits.
- Seton Hall trails the all-time series, 57-55, but it's 38-34 vs. Providence in BIG EAST regular season games.
- The Friars are 46-3 in their last 49 games at Amica Mutual Pavilion but one of those losses was an 82-58 Seton Hall victory on March 4, 2023.
- Dre Davis had a career-high 24 points on 9-of-10 shooting in that win over No. 20 Providence.
- The win matched Seton Hall's largest win ever over an AP Top 25 team (24 at No. 19 Syracuse, Feb. 7, 1998).
- Seton Hall's 24-point win was its largest win ever at Providence and its largest win in the series with the Friars since the Pirates' 79-47 win over the Friars in the BIG EAST Tournament on March 6, 2012.
- Davis is averaging 17.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists over his last two games.
- Seton Hall is shooting nearly 60 percent (59.3 pct.) on two-point field goals, which leads the BIG EAST and ranks 16th nationally.
- Al-Amir Dawes ranks 22nd among active players in Division I in career three-point field goals made with 283.
- Jaden Bediako ranks second in the BIG EAST and fourth in Division I averaging 4.4 offensive rebounds per game.
- Bediako ranks second in Division I in offensive rebounding percentage (21.2 pct).
- With 297 career assists at Seton Hall, Richmond is three assists away from becoming just the 15th Pirate to register 300 career dimes and he's three away from passing James Major for 18th on the program's all-time assists list.
- Richmond is also 70 points away from reaching 1,000 career points.
- Richmond scored a career-high 28 points on 10-of-16 shooting in his last game vs. PC on Dec. 17, 2022.
