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Seton Hall’s BIG EAST Tournament Title Defense Starts Thursday vs. Marquette
Seton Hall (20-10, 10-8 BIG EAST, Kenpom 54, RPI 43) vs. Marquette (19-11, 10-8 BIG EAST, Kenpom 28, RPI 55)
Thursday, March 9 · Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) · 2:30 p.m.
TV: FS1 / FOX Sports GO
Radio: AM970 The Answer / SHUPirates.com / SHU Pirates App with Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
Click here to download Seton Hall’s Postseason Guide featuring:
Hard copies of this book will be available at Madison Square Garden starting Wednesday.
What to Know About The Hall:
>> Down 10 with 7:03 remaining in the game, Seton Hall closed out on a 23-7 run, punctuated by junior Khadeen Carrington’s layup and freshman Myles Powell’s three-pointer as the Pirates upset No. 13 Butler, 70-64, to notch their second consecutive 20-win season Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Junior Desi Rodriguez led all scorers with 21 points, and junior Angel Delgado continued to stake his case as the Best Big Man in the Nation after generating 20 points, 16 rebounds and four assists for his 12th consecutive double-double and 23rd in the last 24 games.
>> The win clinched the No. 5 seed in the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament and improved Seton Hall’s record to 20-10 overall and 10-8 in the BIG EAST, the second straight winning conference record for head coach Kevin Willard. Seton Hall has not had back-to-back winning BIG EAST seasons since 2003-04 and has not had back-to-back 20-win seasons since 1992-93. The Hall has won seven of its last nine games, and has bolstered its NCAA Tournament resume (see page 4) with three wins over NCAA top-50 RPI teams in the last six games (Creighton - 27, Xavier - 34, Butler - 12).
>> The Pirates return to Madison Square Garden, their “home away from home”, for the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals Thursday against No. 4 seed Marquette. SHU has won five of its last six games at The Garden including three in a row during last season’s historical run to the BIG EAST crown. It has also won three straight over nationally ranked opponents at MSG with victories over No. 5 Xavier and No. 3 Villanova during last year’s tournament and a win over then No. 16 ranked South Carolina earlier this season in the Under Armour Reunion game.
>> The Hall is competing in its 62nd BIG EAST Tournament and has an all-time record of 28-33 (.459). It is the first five seed for the Pirates since the the conference realigned, and first since the 2000 team that lost to Connecticut in the quarterfinals, but reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The Hall is 11-25 as the lower seed and 17-8 as the higher seed, and 9-11 all-time in quarterfinal games.
>> SHU and Marquette split the regular season series as each team won on its home floor. SHU pulled off a 69-66 win on New Year’s Day in Newark behind a 6-0 run from Carrington over the final 38 seconds. He also forced overtime on a last- second jumper in Milwaukee 10 days later, but the Golden Eagles came away with an 89-86 victory despite a career-high 30 points from Rodriguez.
>> Including both games in the season series with Marquette, the Pirates have endured several back-and-forth games that have come down to the wire. SHU has played in SEVEN BIG EAST games decided by three points or fewer in 2016-17, the most in a single season under head coach Kevin Willard. SHU is 5-2 in such games, and is 7-2 overall in games decided by three points or fewer. Additionally, Marquette is 2-3 in games decided by three points or fewer.
>> The Pirates have shown resilience all season and have seven wins when trailing at halftime and four wins when trailing by 10 or more at any point in the contest. SHU is shooting 48.0 percent in the second half overall and 50.7 percent in the second half of 20 wins while limiting opponents to 41.2 percent shooting. Although The Hall was edged in the rematch with Marquette earlier this season, Willard and the Pirates have proven the ability to make in-season adjustments and take advantage of experience against BIG EAST competition. Since the start of 2015-16, Seton Hall is 16-5 when facing an opponent for the second or third time in the same season.
>> Seton Hall’s 7-2 close to the regular season is tied with Villanova and Providence for the best record during the second half of league competition. Last season, the Pirates also went 7-2 over the back nine of the BIG EAST slate with the only two losses coming against Butler. The reigning BIG EAST Champions have used the last two months of the season to their advantage the past two years, and are a combined 17-6 during February and March since last year including five wins over nationally ranked opponents.
>> The strong finish to the regular season is due in large part to the play of the Best Big Man in the BIG EASTTM, Delgado. He is a unanimous 1st Team All-BIG EAST selection, and was named BIG EAST Player of the Week March 5 after averaging 16.0 points, 14.5 rebounds and scoring the game-winning basket against Georgetown on top of Saturday’s win at Butler. He continues to make his case for the Best Big Man in the Nation, and is currently riding a career-best 12 game double-double streak, topping his 11 in a row earlier this season. During the current double dip run, he is averaging 17.8 points and 14.8 rebounds per game. He enters the week as the nation’s leading rebounder with 13.1 per game, leading offensive rebounder with 4.8 per game, and top double-double producer (25). He averages 6.5 more rebounds per game (188 total) than any other player in the conference.
>> The 6-foot-10 Dominican native posted 21 points and 20 rebounds against St. John’s at home and 12 points, 22 boards in the first meeting with Butler. His performance in the St. John’s game marked the first 20-20 game for The Hall since Eddie Griffin vs. Saint Peter’s on Nov. 27, 2000 and just the 14th to occur in any BIG EAST regular season conference game. Delgado’s 22 rebounds against Butler are the most by any Pirate since the school joined the BIG EAST in 1979. He is only the seventh Pirate in program history to record a 20-rebound game, and the first since Pope vs. Syracuse on Jan. 8, 2011.
>> The big man is posting truly historic numbers in his junior campaign, and has aligned himself with some of the elite rebounders in school and conference history. With 253 rebounds during BIG EAST play this season, Delgado is the conference’s all-time single-season leading rebounder, passing Luke Harangody (Notre Dame, 2008-09). He also broke the league’s record for rebounding average in a single season with 14.1 rebounds per game. Pittsburgh’s Jerome Lane held the former record of 14.0 per game. Delgado is averaging 11.37 rebounds through 54 career BIG EAST games, which is currently second best in league history.
>> In addition to his superior skills on the glass, Delgado has also proven to be a reliable scorer in the post. He has scored in double figures in 23 of the last 24 games and has seven 20-point outings this season including a career-best 26 at Georgetown. He is one of two players in the top-15 in the BIG EAST in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage. He has earned recognition on the weekly BIG EAST Honor Roll for the 10th time this season. No other player in the conference has more than six appearances on the Honor Roll.
>> The go-to scorer throughout conference play, Rodriguez put up a game-high 21 points on 6-of-12 shooting to go along with five boards, three assists and two blocks on Saturday in SHU’s first-ever victory over Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse. He has the ability to explode through the lane or let it rip from beyond the arc. He led the team with 17.3 points per game during BIG EAST competition and shot a team-best 42.2 percent from beyond the arc. He drained a triple in all 18 conference games after going 6-of-29 (20.7 percent) from three-point range in non-conference play. Affectionately known as #DunkinDesi, Rodriguez has thrown down 12 dunks this season and 35 for his career.
>> Earlier this season, Rodriguez scored a career-high 30 points at Marquette and was named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Jan. 9 after a 25-point performance in the first meeting with DePaul in which he made each of his first 10 field goal attempts. He was also named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 21 after a 25-point nine-rebound showing at Iowa, and Jan. 16 after averaging 25.0 points per game at Marquette and Providence.
>> The team’s leading scorer and one of the most dynamic guards in the BIG EAST, Carrington has the ability to take control, and on Sunday he was named 2nd Team All-BIG EAST. He went off for a career-high 41 points including 10 in the final 41 seconds as Seton Hall picked up an 87-81 victory over Creighton on Feb. 25. The 41 points are the most by a Pirate since Jeremy Hazell posted 41 on Dec. 26, 2009 against West Virginia. In addition to his scoring production, Carrington also totaled seven assists, five rebounds and four steals on top of an 18-for-22 performance at the free throw line. His 41-point output is the most of any BIG EAST player this season and nine more than any other individual scorer in a conference game. It is tied for 14th all-time in a BIG EAST conference game, and is only the 26th time in league history that anyone has scored 40 or more in a conference game. It is furthermore the first 40-point game for a Pirate since Sterling Gibbs scored 40 against Illinois State on Nov. 24, 2014. It is tied for the most points in a BIG EAST game in school history.
Seton Hall’s BIG EAST Tournament Title Defense Starts Thursday vs. Marquette
Seton Hall (20-10, 10-8 BIG EAST, Kenpom 54, RPI 43) vs. Marquette (19-11, 10-8 BIG EAST, Kenpom 28, RPI 55)
Thursday, March 9 · Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) · 2:30 p.m.
TV: FS1 / FOX Sports GO
Radio: AM970 The Answer / SHUPirates.com / SHU Pirates App with Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
Click here to download Seton Hall’s Postseason Guide featuring:
- Game notes
- Season Statistics
- Individual player stats vs. Marquette, Villanova, St. John’s & Georgetown
- News clippings
Hard copies of this book will be available at Madison Square Garden starting Wednesday.
What to Know About The Hall:
>> Down 10 with 7:03 remaining in the game, Seton Hall closed out on a 23-7 run, punctuated by junior Khadeen Carrington’s layup and freshman Myles Powell’s three-pointer as the Pirates upset No. 13 Butler, 70-64, to notch their second consecutive 20-win season Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Junior Desi Rodriguez led all scorers with 21 points, and junior Angel Delgado continued to stake his case as the Best Big Man in the Nation after generating 20 points, 16 rebounds and four assists for his 12th consecutive double-double and 23rd in the last 24 games.
>> The win clinched the No. 5 seed in the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament and improved Seton Hall’s record to 20-10 overall and 10-8 in the BIG EAST, the second straight winning conference record for head coach Kevin Willard. Seton Hall has not had back-to-back winning BIG EAST seasons since 2003-04 and has not had back-to-back 20-win seasons since 1992-93. The Hall has won seven of its last nine games, and has bolstered its NCAA Tournament resume (see page 4) with three wins over NCAA top-50 RPI teams in the last six games (Creighton - 27, Xavier - 34, Butler - 12).
>> The Pirates return to Madison Square Garden, their “home away from home”, for the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals Thursday against No. 4 seed Marquette. SHU has won five of its last six games at The Garden including three in a row during last season’s historical run to the BIG EAST crown. It has also won three straight over nationally ranked opponents at MSG with victories over No. 5 Xavier and No. 3 Villanova during last year’s tournament and a win over then No. 16 ranked South Carolina earlier this season in the Under Armour Reunion game.
>> The Hall is competing in its 62nd BIG EAST Tournament and has an all-time record of 28-33 (.459). It is the first five seed for the Pirates since the the conference realigned, and first since the 2000 team that lost to Connecticut in the quarterfinals, but reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The Hall is 11-25 as the lower seed and 17-8 as the higher seed, and 9-11 all-time in quarterfinal games.
>> SHU and Marquette split the regular season series as each team won on its home floor. SHU pulled off a 69-66 win on New Year’s Day in Newark behind a 6-0 run from Carrington over the final 38 seconds. He also forced overtime on a last- second jumper in Milwaukee 10 days later, but the Golden Eagles came away with an 89-86 victory despite a career-high 30 points from Rodriguez.
>> Including both games in the season series with Marquette, the Pirates have endured several back-and-forth games that have come down to the wire. SHU has played in SEVEN BIG EAST games decided by three points or fewer in 2016-17, the most in a single season under head coach Kevin Willard. SHU is 5-2 in such games, and is 7-2 overall in games decided by three points or fewer. Additionally, Marquette is 2-3 in games decided by three points or fewer.
>> The Pirates have shown resilience all season and have seven wins when trailing at halftime and four wins when trailing by 10 or more at any point in the contest. SHU is shooting 48.0 percent in the second half overall and 50.7 percent in the second half of 20 wins while limiting opponents to 41.2 percent shooting. Although The Hall was edged in the rematch with Marquette earlier this season, Willard and the Pirates have proven the ability to make in-season adjustments and take advantage of experience against BIG EAST competition. Since the start of 2015-16, Seton Hall is 16-5 when facing an opponent for the second or third time in the same season.
>> Seton Hall’s 7-2 close to the regular season is tied with Villanova and Providence for the best record during the second half of league competition. Last season, the Pirates also went 7-2 over the back nine of the BIG EAST slate with the only two losses coming against Butler. The reigning BIG EAST Champions have used the last two months of the season to their advantage the past two years, and are a combined 17-6 during February and March since last year including five wins over nationally ranked opponents.
>> The strong finish to the regular season is due in large part to the play of the Best Big Man in the BIG EASTTM, Delgado. He is a unanimous 1st Team All-BIG EAST selection, and was named BIG EAST Player of the Week March 5 after averaging 16.0 points, 14.5 rebounds and scoring the game-winning basket against Georgetown on top of Saturday’s win at Butler. He continues to make his case for the Best Big Man in the Nation, and is currently riding a career-best 12 game double-double streak, topping his 11 in a row earlier this season. During the current double dip run, he is averaging 17.8 points and 14.8 rebounds per game. He enters the week as the nation’s leading rebounder with 13.1 per game, leading offensive rebounder with 4.8 per game, and top double-double producer (25). He averages 6.5 more rebounds per game (188 total) than any other player in the conference.
>> The 6-foot-10 Dominican native posted 21 points and 20 rebounds against St. John’s at home and 12 points, 22 boards in the first meeting with Butler. His performance in the St. John’s game marked the first 20-20 game for The Hall since Eddie Griffin vs. Saint Peter’s on Nov. 27, 2000 and just the 14th to occur in any BIG EAST regular season conference game. Delgado’s 22 rebounds against Butler are the most by any Pirate since the school joined the BIG EAST in 1979. He is only the seventh Pirate in program history to record a 20-rebound game, and the first since Pope vs. Syracuse on Jan. 8, 2011.
>> The big man is posting truly historic numbers in his junior campaign, and has aligned himself with some of the elite rebounders in school and conference history. With 253 rebounds during BIG EAST play this season, Delgado is the conference’s all-time single-season leading rebounder, passing Luke Harangody (Notre Dame, 2008-09). He also broke the league’s record for rebounding average in a single season with 14.1 rebounds per game. Pittsburgh’s Jerome Lane held the former record of 14.0 per game. Delgado is averaging 11.37 rebounds through 54 career BIG EAST games, which is currently second best in league history.
>> In addition to his superior skills on the glass, Delgado has also proven to be a reliable scorer in the post. He has scored in double figures in 23 of the last 24 games and has seven 20-point outings this season including a career-best 26 at Georgetown. He is one of two players in the top-15 in the BIG EAST in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage. He has earned recognition on the weekly BIG EAST Honor Roll for the 10th time this season. No other player in the conference has more than six appearances on the Honor Roll.
>> The go-to scorer throughout conference play, Rodriguez put up a game-high 21 points on 6-of-12 shooting to go along with five boards, three assists and two blocks on Saturday in SHU’s first-ever victory over Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse. He has the ability to explode through the lane or let it rip from beyond the arc. He led the team with 17.3 points per game during BIG EAST competition and shot a team-best 42.2 percent from beyond the arc. He drained a triple in all 18 conference games after going 6-of-29 (20.7 percent) from three-point range in non-conference play. Affectionately known as #DunkinDesi, Rodriguez has thrown down 12 dunks this season and 35 for his career.
>> Earlier this season, Rodriguez scored a career-high 30 points at Marquette and was named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Jan. 9 after a 25-point performance in the first meeting with DePaul in which he made each of his first 10 field goal attempts. He was also named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 21 after a 25-point nine-rebound showing at Iowa, and Jan. 16 after averaging 25.0 points per game at Marquette and Providence.
>> The team’s leading scorer and one of the most dynamic guards in the BIG EAST, Carrington has the ability to take control, and on Sunday he was named 2nd Team All-BIG EAST. He went off for a career-high 41 points including 10 in the final 41 seconds as Seton Hall picked up an 87-81 victory over Creighton on Feb. 25. The 41 points are the most by a Pirate since Jeremy Hazell posted 41 on Dec. 26, 2009 against West Virginia. In addition to his scoring production, Carrington also totaled seven assists, five rebounds and four steals on top of an 18-for-22 performance at the free throw line. His 41-point output is the most of any BIG EAST player this season and nine more than any other individual scorer in a conference game. It is tied for 14th all-time in a BIG EAST conference game, and is only the 26th time in league history that anyone has scored 40 or more in a conference game. It is furthermore the first 40-point game for a Pirate since Sterling Gibbs scored 40 against Illinois State on Nov. 24, 2014. It is tied for the most points in a BIG EAST game in school history.
