Dec. 28, 2015
Game 13 - Away Game 3
Seton Hall (10-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) at Marquette (10-2, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Date Wednesday, Dec. 30 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Location BMO Harris Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wis.
Tickets Next Home Game - vs. DePaul (1/2, 11:00 a.m.)
Tune in FS1 | FOX Sports GO
Links Live Stats | Seton Hall Radio (PSN) | @SetonHallMBB on Twitter | FS1 on Twitter | #The1
Notes Media Central | Seton Hall Notes
The Tip
It's here.A belated gift arrives on Wednesday as with the holiday season winding down, the action on the hardwood is set to ramp up when Seton Hall travels to Milwaukee to square off with Marquette in the BIG EAST opener for both squads.
One streak will come to an end with the Pirates (10-2, 0-0 BIG EAST), winners of their last five, take on a Golden Eagles (10-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) team that has rattled off nine consecutive victories after opening the season with two losses in the first three outings.
The two sides will be meeting for the first time since last season's BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden, a game in which Isaiah Whitehead (Brooklyn, N.Y.) delivered team-highs in both points and rebounds for SHU.
Whitehead is coming off a virtuosic performance in which he handed out a career-high 10 assists to spur a 66-49 rout of USF in the non-conference finale last Tuesday and enters league play as one of two players in the conference who rank among the top-seven in both scoring (14.8 ppg) and assists (4.1 apg) alongside Preseason Player of the Year Kris Dunn of Providence.
The standout sophomore was sidelined last season however when a 20-point effort from Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and a double-double from rebounding machine Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) helped Seton Hall secure its first-ever victory at Marquette (1/28) - an 80-70 win that featured 23 assists for The Hall as a team.
Carrington has scored in double-figures a team-best 10 times this season while Delgado heads into league play on the heels of five consecutive double-doubles and in prime position to repeat as BIG EAST rebounding champion; averaging a BIG EAST-best 10.1 boards/game.
Delgado's stiffest competition on the glass may come from MU's stellar freshman Henry Ellenson, a McDonald's All-American that has quickly established himself as one of the premier players in the country, ranking second in the conference in both scoring (16.8 ppg) and rebounding (9.8 rpg).
Ellenson headlines a cast that has helped Marquette to a 7-2 home record through nine outings while fellow newcomers Haanif Cheatham (10.3 ppg) and Traci Carter (4.9 apg) have complemented each other well and have commanded starting roles. Sophomore Sandy Cohen III and junior Luke Fischer are also combining for nearly 10 more points per game than they did a season ago, helping Marquette enter the BIG EAST slate averaging 80.5 ppg.
The Hall has similarly benefited from the continued development of Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) and Ismael Sanogo (Newark, N.J.), two vital members of a young core that has powered SHU to double-digit non-conference victories for the fourth time in five years and is well-attuned to the rigors of the 18-game BIG EAST slate after playing central roles as freshmen.
Tune In:
Wednesday's BIG EAST opener from Milwaukee can be seen live nationally on FS1 with tip-off slated for 7:00 p.m ET. Brian Anderson (play-by-play) and Nick Bahe (analyst) will be on the call while the Seton Hall radio team of Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin can be heard on 570 AM (WMCA) as well as online at PirateSportsNet.tv
Follow Us:
For exclusive content and coverage throughout the season and especially on gameday, be sure to follow @SetonHallMBB on Twitter
Tickets
Seton Hall will return home after the trip to Milwaukee, taking on DePaul in the first of a full slate of BIG EAST hoops games scheduled on FS1 this Saturday.Tickets to the conference home opener against the Blue Demons (1/2, 11:00 a.m.) remain available and fans can ring in the New Year with BIG EAST basketball by purchasing online through Ticketmaster, by calling the Seton Hall Athletics Ticket Office at (973) 275-HALL (4255) or visiting the Prudential Center Box Office on gameday.
Pirate Points
- The Hall wrapped up non-conference play with its 10th victory of the season last Tuesday, leading wire-to-wire in a convincing 66-49 victory over USF. Angel Delgado recorded his fifth consecutive double-double and the 16th of his career; finishing with 14 points and 11 rebounds for the second-straight game. Freshman Veer Singh (New York, N.Y.) turned in his best performance to this point in the season, knocking down four 3-pointers in 17 minutes off the bench to finish as the only other Pirate in double-figures (12 pts)
- Last season’s BIG EAST rebounding champion, Delgado heads into conference play once again atop the league rankings at 10.1 rebounds per game. Delgado’s current run of five-straight double-doubles marks the longest for a Seton Hall player since the late Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall’s only other BIG EAST Rookie of the Year, recorded a double-double in 10 consecutive appearances during the 2000-01 season. Delgado has registered double-digit rebounds in nine of 12 games this season after doing so 10 times in 18 BIG EAST games last year; including both against the Golden Eagles during the regular season.
- Flourishing at the point guard position, sophomore Isaiah Whitehead was at the forefront of a well-balanced attack that saw the Pirates record a season-high 21 assists in the win over the Bulls. Whitehead handed out a career-high 10 helpers, moving his season average to 4.1 apg - the seventh-highest in the BIG EAST. Entering conference play, Whitehead also ranks seventh in the league in scoring (14.8 ppg) and joins Preseason Player of the Year Kris Dunn (PC) as the only players who stand among the top-seven in both categories
- Wednesday marks a return to the BMO Harris Bradley Center where The Hall finished with 23 assists in an 80-70 victory last season; the program’s first-ever win in eight all-time road games against Marquette. The 23 assists matched the program’s highest total during the Kevin Willard era (vs. St. John’s, 2/14/12 - W 94-64) and the performance also featured a then career-high 20 points from Khadeen Carrington as well as another double-double from Delgado (12 pts, 11 reb)
- The win over the Bulls was also the latest in a series of stellar defensive efforts that has seen The Hall surrender under 70 points in nine of 12 games this season and yield an average of 59.0 ppg during its five-game unbeaten streak. Last season’s victory at Marquette and a subsequent 92-80 triumph over Xavier at home in the following game (1/31) represent two of the three instances among The Hall’s 12 BIG EAST wins over the last two years in which its opponent has scored 70 points or more. Overall, SHU is 22-6 (.786) over the last two seasons when limiting its opponent to 69 points or less
- The Pirates bring a five-game winning streak into their BIG EAST opener against a Marquette program that came out on top when the teams met at the conference tournament last March. Seton Hall has won its last three league openers, most recently downing then-no. 15 St. John’s, 78-67, to kick-off the conference slate last season. The result marked the first time that SHU won three-straight BIG EAST openers since doing so in the 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2000-01 campaigns. The Hall has only won four-straight league openers one time in its history as a founding member of the conference (1987-90).
Game 13 - Away Game 3
Seton Hall (10-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) at Marquette (10-2, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Date Wednesday, Dec. 30 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Location BMO Harris Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wis.
Tickets Next Home Game - vs. DePaul (1/2, 11:00 a.m.)
Tune in FS1 | FOX Sports GO
Links Live Stats | Seton Hall Radio (PSN) | @SetonHallMBB on Twitter | FS1 on Twitter | #The1
Notes Media Central | Seton Hall Notes
The Tip
It's here.A belated gift arrives on Wednesday as with the holiday season winding down, the action on the hardwood is set to ramp up when Seton Hall travels to Milwaukee to square off with Marquette in the BIG EAST opener for both squads.
One streak will come to an end with the Pirates (10-2, 0-0 BIG EAST), winners of their last five, take on a Golden Eagles (10-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) team that has rattled off nine consecutive victories after opening the season with two losses in the first three outings.
The two sides will be meeting for the first time since last season's BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden, a game in which Isaiah Whitehead (Brooklyn, N.Y.) delivered team-highs in both points and rebounds for SHU.
Whitehead is coming off a virtuosic performance in which he handed out a career-high 10 assists to spur a 66-49 rout of USF in the non-conference finale last Tuesday and enters league play as one of two players in the conference who rank among the top-seven in both scoring (14.8 ppg) and assists (4.1 apg) alongside Preseason Player of the Year Kris Dunn of Providence.
The standout sophomore was sidelined last season however when a 20-point effort from Khadeen Carrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and a double-double from rebounding machine Angel Delgado (Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic) helped Seton Hall secure its first-ever victory at Marquette (1/28) - an 80-70 win that featured 23 assists for The Hall as a team.
Carrington has scored in double-figures a team-best 10 times this season while Delgado heads into league play on the heels of five consecutive double-doubles and in prime position to repeat as BIG EAST rebounding champion; averaging a BIG EAST-best 10.1 boards/game.
Delgado's stiffest competition on the glass may come from MU's stellar freshman Henry Ellenson, a McDonald's All-American that has quickly established himself as one of the premier players in the country, ranking second in the conference in both scoring (16.8 ppg) and rebounding (9.8 rpg).
Ellenson headlines a cast that has helped Marquette to a 7-2 home record through nine outings while fellow newcomers Haanif Cheatham (10.3 ppg) and Traci Carter (4.9 apg) have complemented each other well and have commanded starting roles. Sophomore Sandy Cohen III and junior Luke Fischer are also combining for nearly 10 more points per game than they did a season ago, helping Marquette enter the BIG EAST slate averaging 80.5 ppg.
The Hall has similarly benefited from the continued development of Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) and Ismael Sanogo (Newark, N.J.), two vital members of a young core that has powered SHU to double-digit non-conference victories for the fourth time in five years and is well-attuned to the rigors of the 18-game BIG EAST slate after playing central roles as freshmen.
Tune In:
Wednesday's BIG EAST opener from Milwaukee can be seen live nationally on FS1 with tip-off slated for 7:00 p.m ET. Brian Anderson (play-by-play) and Nick Bahe (analyst) will be on the call while the Seton Hall radio team of Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin can be heard on 570 AM (WMCA) as well as online at PirateSportsNet.tv
Follow Us:
For exclusive content and coverage throughout the season and especially on gameday, be sure to follow @SetonHallMBB on Twitter
Tickets
Seton Hall will return home after the trip to Milwaukee, taking on DePaul in the first of a full slate of BIG EAST hoops games scheduled on FS1 this Saturday.Tickets to the conference home opener against the Blue Demons (1/2, 11:00 a.m.) remain available and fans can ring in the New Year with BIG EAST basketball by purchasing online through Ticketmaster, by calling the Seton Hall Athletics Ticket Office at (973) 275-HALL (4255) or visiting the Prudential Center Box Office on gameday.
Pirate Points
- The Hall wrapped up non-conference play with its 10th victory of the season last Tuesday, leading wire-to-wire in a convincing 66-49 victory over USF. Angel Delgado recorded his fifth consecutive double-double and the 16th of his career; finishing with 14 points and 11 rebounds for the second-straight game. Freshman Veer Singh (New York, N.Y.) turned in his best performance to this point in the season, knocking down four 3-pointers in 17 minutes off the bench to finish as the only other Pirate in double-figures (12 pts)
- Last season’s BIG EAST rebounding champion, Delgado heads into conference play once again atop the league rankings at 10.1 rebounds per game. Delgado’s current run of five-straight double-doubles marks the longest for a Seton Hall player since the late Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall’s only other BIG EAST Rookie of the Year, recorded a double-double in 10 consecutive appearances during the 2000-01 season. Delgado has registered double-digit rebounds in nine of 12 games this season after doing so 10 times in 18 BIG EAST games last year; including both against the Golden Eagles during the regular season.
- Flourishing at the point guard position, sophomore Isaiah Whitehead was at the forefront of a well-balanced attack that saw the Pirates record a season-high 21 assists in the win over the Bulls. Whitehead handed out a career-high 10 helpers, moving his season average to 4.1 apg - the seventh-highest in the BIG EAST. Entering conference play, Whitehead also ranks seventh in the league in scoring (14.8 ppg) and joins Preseason Player of the Year Kris Dunn (PC) as the only players who stand among the top-seven in both categories
- Wednesday marks a return to the BMO Harris Bradley Center where The Hall finished with 23 assists in an 80-70 victory last season; the program’s first-ever win in eight all-time road games against Marquette. The 23 assists matched the program’s highest total during the Kevin Willard era (vs. St. John’s, 2/14/12 - W 94-64) and the performance also featured a then career-high 20 points from Khadeen Carrington as well as another double-double from Delgado (12 pts, 11 reb)
- The win over the Bulls was also the latest in a series of stellar defensive efforts that has seen The Hall surrender under 70 points in nine of 12 games this season and yield an average of 59.0 ppg during its five-game unbeaten streak. Last season’s victory at Marquette and a subsequent 92-80 triumph over Xavier at home in the following game (1/31) represent two of the three instances among The Hall’s 12 BIG EAST wins over the last two years in which its opponent has scored 70 points or more. Overall, SHU is 22-6 (.786) over the last two seasons when limiting its opponent to 69 points or less
- The Pirates bring a five-game winning streak into their BIG EAST opener against a Marquette program that came out on top when the teams met at the conference tournament last March. Seton Hall has won its last three league openers, most recently downing then-no. 15 St. John’s, 78-67, to kick-off the conference slate last season. The result marked the first time that SHU won three-straight BIG EAST openers since doing so in the 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2000-01 campaigns. The Hall has only won four-straight league openers one time in its history as a founding member of the conference (1987-90).
