Pirates Welcome Yale To Prudential Center on Sunday - Seton Hall University Athletics
Game 2: Yale Bulldogs (2-0, 0-0 Ivy) at Seton Hall Pirates (1-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
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Game 2: Yale Bulldogs (2-0, 0-0 Ivy) at Seton Hall Pirates (1-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Sunday, Nov. 14 • Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.) • 12 p.m.
TV: FS1 with Alex Faust & Casey Jacobsen
Web: FOX Sports Live
Radio: AM970 / XM 389 / SXM app 979 / Pirate Sports Network & TuneIn with Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
Game Notes: Seton Hall | Yale
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Promotion: Junior Pirates Game | Team Walker Turkey Drive
South Orange, N.J. - The Seton Hall men's basketball team is back in action on Sunday at noon as the Pirates (1-0) take on Ivy League Preseason favorite Yale (2-0) at Prudential Center on FS1.
There's still time to get tickets and they can be purchased here.
Sunday will be the Junior Pirates game where there will be face painting, a poster making station and a postgame layup ling. Please consider bringing a canned good or non-perishable food item for Team Walker, co-founded by Pirate great Jerry Walker. Team Walker will be on the Prudential Center concourse for the FDU game on Wednesday and the Yale contest on Sunday at 12 p.m.
ENTRY POLICY
In order to enter Prudential Center, patrons ages 12 and up must...
- OPTION A: Present proof of full Covid-19 vaccination status (via display of an actual vaccination card, a complete picture of the card, or an online digital vaccination record) or...
- OPTION B:Wear a mask covering their nose and mouth at all times unless actively eating or drinking.
- Children under 12 may enter the arena so long as they wear a mask covering their nose and mouth at all times unless actively eating or drinking.
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 Pirates are coming off of a 93-49 blitzing of FDU on Wednesday in their season opener at Prudential Center.
- Five Pirates scored in double-figures, highlighted by the first career double-double (19 points, 11 rebounds) by junior Tyrese Samuel (Montreal, Quebec) and a 15-point output in 18 minutes off the bench by graduate student Bryce Aiken (Randolph, N.J.).
- Graduate Student Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.) became the 46th player in program history to score 1,000 career points in the win over the Knights.
- The win was the 250th career victory for head coach Kevin Willard.
- The 44-point margin of the victory was The Hall's largest in a season opener since a 103-55 win over Arnold College Nov. 30, 1951.
- With the win, Seton Hall improved to 10-2 in season openers and a perfect 12-0 in home openers under Kevin Willard.
- The Pirates return four of their top six scorers from last season, add three transfers who have combined for over 1,400 career Div. I points scored and bring in a top-25 rated freshman recruiting class that will help Seton Hall once again compete for another conference championship and NCAA Tournament bid.
- The Pirates were picked to finish fifth in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll and senior Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) was named Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team.
- In head coach Kevin Willard's 11 seasons, the Pirates have met or exceeded their preseason poll rank eight times.
- Last season the Pirates advanced to the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament for the fifth time in the last seven seasons and registered 10 or more victories in conference play for the fifth time over the last six seasons.
- Seton Hall is 75-11 all-time at Prudential Center against non-conference competition.
- The Pirates are in search of their fifth 2-0 start over the last seven seasons.
- The Pirates are 3-1 all-time against Yale in a series that dates back to 1925.
- The Pirates beat the Elis in the latest meeting on Nov. 22, 2011, a 73-62 win at Prudential Center in Kevin Willard's second season.
- In seven career games against Yale while at Harvard, Bryce Aiken averaged 21.5 points and 3.0 assists per game, including a high of 38 in the Ivy League championship game on March 17, 2019.
- The last time the Pirates played an Ivy League program was an 84-67 win over Dartmouth on Nov. 13, 2015.
- The Pirates landed three impact transfers this offseason and they have made Kevin Willard's team more versatile.
- Sophomore guard Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) comes to The Hall from Syracuse where he appeared in all 28 games and averaged 21 minutes a game as a true freshman.
- A strong defender, Richmond ranked 13th in the nation in steal percentage, according to KenPom, recording a steal in 4.52 percent of Syracuse's possessions while he was on the court.
- Graduate student Jamir Harris (North Brunswick, N.J.) blossomed into an explosive scorer while at American in 2020-21, averaging 20.5 points and 3.5 assists while also leading the nation in three-pointers made per game at 3.9.
- He shot 47 percent from the field and 44 percent from three-point range, which ranked seventh-best in the country.
- Graduate student Alexis Yetna (Paris, France) burst onto the college basketball scene as a redshirt freshman for the Bulls in 2018-19, averaging 12.3 points and 9.6 rebounds while shooting 54 percent from the field and 37 percent from three.
- He finished that season with the most rebounds ever by a USF and American Athletic Conference freshman, and second-most in school history overall. He also was top-25 in the nation in rebounds per game and double-doubles (15). At season's end, he captured AAC Freshman of the Year and All-Freshman team honors.