Pirates Take On Florida Atlantic In Charleston Classic Third-Place Game - Seton Hall University Athletics
The Seton Hall men's basketball team will look to finish the Charleston Classic on a high note on Sunday as the Pirates face Florida Atlantic in the third-pl...
SETON HALL PIRATES (3-3) vs. FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS (4-3)
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Sunday, Nov. 24 • 6 p.m. Eastern
Site: Charleston, S.C. • TD Arena (5,100)
TV: ESPN2 • Jay Alter & Chris Spatola
Online: ESPN.com/watch
Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App • Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
SHUPirates.com • Varsity Network App
Satellite: SiriusXM 390 | SXM App 980
Seton Hall All-Time vs. Florida Atlantic: 0-0
NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The Seton Hall men's basketball team will look to finish the Charleston Classic on a high note on Sunday as the Pirates face Florida Atlantic in the third-place game on Sunday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2.
- A third-place finish on Sunday would be the Pirates' best finish at an MTE since winning the 2018-19 Wooden Legacy.
- The Pirates have gone 2-1 in both of their previous appearances at the Charleston Classic.
- This will be Seton Hall's first meeting in program history against Florida Atlantic.
- Seton Hall is 5-3 all-time at the Charleston Classic following a thrilling 69-66 victory over VCU on Thursday evening and a loss to Vanderbilt.
- Isaiah Coleman has had a breakout tournament posting his first career double-double (12 pts, 10 reb) against VCU and scoring a career-high 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the floor against Vanderbilt.
- It marked the first time in Coleman's career that he scored in double-figures in back-to-back games.
- Chaunce Jenkins scored all 22 of his points against the Rams after halftime in Thursday's win.
- The Pirates were 9-4 in games decided by 10 points or less last season and is 2-2 in close games this season.
- Despite allowing a season-high 76 points against Vanderbilt, Seton Hall still ranks 10th in KenPom defensive efficiency, eighth nationally in scoring defense (54.8 ppg) and 34th in field goal percentage defense (37.3 pct).
- Prior to its loss to the Commodores, the Pirates had held every opponent this season under 38 percent shooting from the floor and 61 points or fewer in regulation.
- The Pirates had a historic defensive performance against Wagner where they held the Seahawks to just 24 percent shooting from the floor and 28 points, its fewest points allowed since 1947 when they defeated Panzer College, 51-28, on Jan. 30.
- Entering Thursday, Seton Hall led Div. I in scoring defense (46.8 ppg), ranks sixth in FG percentage defense (33.3 pct) and ninth in KenPom defensive efficiency (93.2).
- Among active players in Div. I, Dylan Addae-Wusu ranks 26th in games played (134), 16th in steals (188) and 44th in assists (373).
- Addae-Wusu and Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner share the lead among active players with 78 career BIG EAST games played.
- Similar to last season where the Pirates were picked to finish ninth in the BIG EAST preseason coaches poll but went on to finish fourth, Seton Hall was picked to finish 10th in the 11-team BIG EAST in this year's poll.
- The Pirates last season were the first BIG EAST team to ever finish at least five games over .500 in conference play and not make the NCAA Tournament.
- Holloway's teams have finished below .500 in conference play just once in six seasons when his first Saint Peter's team went 6-12.
