Wagner Travels To Newark For Clash With No. 25 Seton Hall - Seton Hall University Athletics
Game 7: Wagner Seahawks (2-0, 0-0 NEC) at No. 25 Seton Hall Pirates (5-1, 0-0 BIG EAST)
The Pirates are off to their best start since 2017-18
Game 7: Wagner Seahawks (2-0, 0-0 NEC) at No. 25 Seton Hall Pirates (5-1, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Wednesday, Dec. 1 • Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.) • 7 p.m.
TV: FS2 with Pat O'Keefe & Jim Spanarkel
Web: FOX Sports Live
Radio: AM970 / XM 383 / SXM app 973 / Pirate Sports Network & TuneIn with Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
Game Notes: Seton Hall | Wagner
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South Orange, N.J. - Off to its best start since 2017-18, the 25th-ranked Seton Hall men's basketball team will face Wagner at Prudential Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on FS2.There's still time to get tickets and they can be purchased here.
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
- Off to its best start since 2017-18, No. 25 Seton Hall will face Wagner at Prudential Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on FS2.
- Wednesday will be the second of five-consecutive games where the Pirates are the home team following two weeks playing on the road.
- The Pirates are 77-11(.875) all-time against non-conference opponents at the Prudential Center and are 3-0 this season.
- The Hall is off to its best start since 2017-18 when it began the season with a 9-1 record.
- The Hall is one of only six teams with a top-five win this season (Gonzaga, Duke, UCLA, Arizona, Dayton) and the only team in the country with a top-five road win.
- The Pirates have held four of its first six opponents to 65 points or less and currently rank 35th in adjusted defensive efficiency by KenPom.
- The Pirates tallied 21 assists on 28 made field goals against Bethune-Cookman.
- Seton Hall was ranked in the AP Top 25 for the second consecutive week on Monday as the Pirates came in at No. 25.
- The last time the Pirates were ranked 25th nationally was Feb. 15, 1992.
- The Hall is 3-4 all-time when ranked 25th in the AP Top 25.
- Since 2016-17, the Pirates are 15-6 against non-conference opponents when nationally ranked.
- Seton Hall is 172-63 all-time when ranked in the AP Top 25.
- Senior guard Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday after averaging 22.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in a 2-1 week for the Pirates.
- Rhoden, who scored a career-high 29 points in the loss to Ohio State, was also named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on 11/22 following a 16 point, five rebound performance in Seton Hall's win at No. 4 Michigan.
- The Pirates' 67-65 win over the Wolverines was the program's 10th all-time win over an Associated Press top-five ranked team and their first-ever on the road against a non-conference opponent.
- Graduate student Bryce Aiken (Randolph, N.J.) has started the last three games for the Pirates, the first time he's started at least three-consecutive games since December 2019 in his final season at Harvard.
- Just two full seasons and six games into his Seton Hall career, graduate student Ike Obiagu (Abuja, Nigeria) has swatted 134 career shots at Seton Hall and is sole possession of sixth place on program's career blocks list.
- 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 are 26-6 all-time the Seahawks.
- The two teams are squaring for the sixth time in the last seven seasons.
- Wagner's last win against the Pirates was a 95-90 double OT victory on Jan. 31, 1979. Since then, The Hall has won 12 straight in the series.
- The Hall is 20-1 all-time against Wagner at home.
- Its last home loss against the Seahawks came on Dec. 19, 1967 (99-91).
- Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Famer P.J. Carlesimo coached at both Wagner (1976-82) and Seton Hall (1982-94) in his storied career.
- First-year assistant coach Donald Copeland spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Wagner before returning to his alma mater.
