Seton Hall Opens 2024-25 Season Monday Night vs. Saint Peter's - Seton Hall University Athletics
Coming off of an impressive and resilient 2023-24 season that saw 25 wins and the second NIT championship in program history, the Seton Hall men's basketball...
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SETON HALL PIRATES (0-0) vs. SAINT PETER'S PEACOCKS (0-0)
Date/Time: Monday, Nov. 4 • 7:30 p.m. Eastern
Site: Newark, N.J. • Prudential Center (10,481)
TV: FS1/FOX Sports App • John Fanta & Vin Parise
Online: FOX Sports App
Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App • Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
SHUPirates.com • Varsity Network App
Seton Hall All-Time vs. Saint Peter's: 66-24
NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Coming off of an impressive and resilient 2023-24 season that saw 25 wins and the second NIT championship in program history, the Seton Hall men's basketball team opens the 2024-25 campaign on Monday at Prudential Center against Saint Peter's.
- Head coach Shaheen Holloway is 3-2 all-time in season openers and 4-1 in home openers.
- Seton Hall has won its last 14 home openers.
- The Pirates are 89-13 (.873) all-time against non-conference opponents at Prudential Center.
- The Pirates tied the program record last season with 13 wins at Prudential Center.
- Off to a historic start to his coaching tenure at his alma mater, head coach Shaheen Holloway brought in 10 newcomers this season that joins three returners; David Tubek, Isaiah Coleman and Dylan Addae-Wusu.
- 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.
- Seton Hall's 25 wins last season tied for the fourth-most victories in program history and were the most wins for the Pirates since 2015-16 when they also won 25 games.
- Seton Hall's 13 BIG EAST wins tied for the second-most conference victories in program history with the 2019-20 squad and was one victory shy from tying the 1992-93 team's 14 BIG EAST wins.
- After finishing with 13 BIG EAST victories last season, Seton Hall has won 10 or more BIG EAST games eight times since the league realigned in 2013-14, which is tied for the third most in the conference.
- 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.
- Holloway has the most wins and BIG EAST victories of any Seton Hall head coach through two seasons in program history:
1. Shaheen Holloway (2022-24) - 42
2. Kevin Willard (2010-12) - 34
3. Tommy Amaker (1997-99) - 30
Bobby Gonzalez (2006-08) - 30
Most BIG EAST Wins
1. Shaheen Holloway - 23
2. Tommy Amaker - 17
3. Louis Orr (2001-03) - 15
Kevin Willard - 15
