Pirates Set To Host Saint Peter's On Saturday - Seton Hall University Athletics
Following an opening night victory over Monmouth on Wednesday, the Pirates return to the court on Saturday where they will face the Saint Peter's Peacocks at...
Game 2: Saint Peter's Peacocks (1-0) at Seton Hall Pirates (1-0)
Saturday, Nov. 12 • Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.) • 12 p.m.
TV: FS2 • Connell McShane & Kim Adams
Web: FOX Sports Live
Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App / Pirate Sports Network / SiriusXM 390 / SXM app 980 / Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
Game Notes: Seton Hall | Saint Peter's
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Game Promotion: JUNIOR PIRATES CLUB GAME / TEAM WALKER FOOD DRIVE / PEP RALLY IN THE PLAZA
GAME PROMOTIONS
- This is the first of four Junior Pirates Club games! All Junior Pirates are invited to come to the Kids Zone on the concourse near section 18 pregame!
- Help make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate by donating to the Team Walker Food Drive. Led by Pirates Hall of Famer and two-time BIG EAST Champion Jerry Walker, Team Walker representatives will be up on the concourse near section 18 accepting non-perishable food items.
- The Seton Hall Office of Alumni Engagement is throwing the Pirates Pep Rally! The tailgate will take place inside the Prudential Center on the Lafayette Street side of the building tower from 9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. The Pirates Pep Rally is $10 per adult and $5 per child, and fans can register online.
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.
NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Following an opening night victory over Monmouth on Wednesday, the Pirates return to the court on Saturday where they will face the Saint Peter's Peacocks at 12 p.m.
- A new head coach is roaming the sidelines for Seton Hall for the first time in 11 years as head coach Shaheen Holloway '00 is in his alma mater.
- Holloway is the first Seton Hall graduate to lead the men's basketball program since all-time great Richie Regan '53 led the Pirates from 1960-70.
- The last time Holloway was on the Seton Hall bench was as an associate head coach from 2010-18.
- In that time span, the Pirates registered four 20-win seasons, three NCAA Tournament appearances and won the 2016 BIG EAST Tournament title.
- One year after taking Saint Peter's on a miracle run to the Elite Eight, Holloway will face his former club in his second game as head coach at Seton Hall.
- Seton Hall is 64-24 all-time against Saint Peter's in a series that dates back to 1932.
- The last meeting between the two North Jersey institutions took place on Dec. 12, 2017 inside Walsh Gymnasium, an 84-61 victory for the Pirates.
- Holloway went 44-32 against MAAC competition in four seasons in Jersey City, including three consecutive seasons with double-digit conference victories for the first time since the early 1980s.
- Holloway has never started a season 2-0 in four seasons as a head coach.
- The Pirates are 81-11 (.879) all-time at Prudential Center against non-conference opponents and has won their last 12 games against non-league foes at The Rock.
- Seton Hall has a wealth of experience on the roster with five returning Pirates from last season and five transfers that combine for 13 years of Div. I basketball experience.
- In total, this veteran Seton Hall team has appeared in 775 career collegiate games and combined for 6,019 points, 2,971 rebounds and 1,072 assists.
- With the Davis' (Dre and Tae) and the Harris' (Jamir and JaQuan), Seton Hall is one of three schools (Clemson and Kansas City) that has two sets of brothers on the same team.
