WEAR BLUE: No. 23 Seton Hall Set For BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle With No. 7 Texas At The Rock - Seton Hall University Athletics
Game 9: No. 7 Texas Longhorns (6-1, 0-0 Big 12) at No. 23 Seton Hall Pirates (7-1, 0-0 BIG EAST)
The Pirates are on a four-game win streak entering their second top 10 clash of the season
Game 9: No. 7 Texas Longhorns (6-1, 0-0 Big 12) at No. 23 Seton Hall Pirates (7-1, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Thursday, Dec. 9 • Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.) • 6:30 p.m.
TV: FS1 with Joe Davis & Jim Jackson
Web: FOX Sports Live
Radio: AM970 / Sirius 134 / XM 202 / SXM app 965 / Pirate Sports Network & TuneIn with Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
Game Notes: Seton Hall | Texas
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Game Promotion: It's Pirate Pride Week – wear your best Pirate BLUE gear in support of the Pirates! | Team Walker Toy Drive
South Orange, N.J. - No. 23 Seton Hall will face its second top-10 opponent of the young season as the Pirates welcome No. 7 Texas for a BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle matchup at Prudential Center on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. on FS1.There are a limited number of tickets still available and they can be purchased here.
GAME PROMOTIONS
- It's Pirate Pride Week – wear your best Pirate BLUE gear in support of the Pirates!
- Please consider bringing a new unwrapped toy to donate to the Team Walker Toy Drive to support Jersey City children. The donation table will be on the concourse near section 18.
- The Pirates will honor their 2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic team recipients during a second-half media timeout.
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.
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
- Seton Hall has appeared in the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle once previously, falling at Iowa State back on Dec. 8, 2019.
- Last season, the Pirates were scheduled to host Baylor at Prudential Center, but the game was canceled due to COVID-19 issues.
- Head coach Kevin Willard is one win away from tying P.J. Carlesimo (212 wins) for second on Seton Hall's all-time wins list.
- 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 eight teams with a top-five win this season (Gonzaga, Duke, UCLA, Arizona, Dayton, Ohio State, Alabama) and the only team in the country with a top-five road win.
- The last and only time the Pirates defeated two ranked non-conference opponents during the regular season in the BIG EAST Era was in 2017-18 when The Hall knocked off No. 22 Texas Tech and No. 17 Louisville.
- The Pirates have held six of its first eight opponents to 67 points or less and currently rank 31st in adjusted defensive efficiency by KenPom.
- Seton Hall was ranked in the AP Top 25 for the third consecutive week on Monday as the Pirates came in at No. 23.
- When ranked, Seton Hall is 23-25 all-time in games against other ranked opponents and is 9-8 at home.
- The Hall is 6-1 all-time when ranked 23rd in the AP Top 25.
- Since 2016-17, the Pirates are 17-6 against non-conference opponents when nationally ranked.
- Seton Hall is 174-63 all-time when ranked in the AP Top 25.
- The Pirates are 78-11(.876) all-time against non-conference opponents at the Prudential Center and are 4-0 this season.
- Sophomore guard Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) is averaging 7.7 assists (28 total), 7.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.7 steals for the Pirates over the last three games.
- Senior guard Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) has twice been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll this season.
- Rhoden, who scored a career-high 29 points in the loss to Ohio State, was first named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on 11/22 following a 16 point, five rebound performance 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 Ike Obiagu (Abuja, Nigeria) has recorded a block in 20 consecutive games dating back to last season.
- Senior graduate student Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.) returned for the Pirates against Nyack and he scored 12 points and grabbed three rebounds in 21 minutes.
- Cale inched closer to the top five in career games played in program history and is five games away from tying Mike Nzei's Seton Hall record of 135 career games played.
