Media Notes
The Hall Finishes Homestand Wednesday vs. Xavier in Rare 7 p.m. Game
Seton Hall (16-10, 6-8 BIG EAST, Kenpom 59, RPI 48) vs. Xavier (18-9, 8-6 BIG EAST, Kenpom 36, RPI 17)
Wednesday, Feb. 22 · Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.) · 7 p.m. (only the 4th 7 p.m., local start time in 18 night games this season)
TV: FS1 / FOX Sports GO
Radio: WMCA 570 AM / Sirius 93 / XM 201 / SHUPirates.com / SHU Pirates App with Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Tickets: Ticketmaster.com
Game Promotions: Free “Breakfast for Dinner” for all Seton Hall Students in attendance
Kevin Willard on Inside the BIG EAST Radio Show
Double-Double! Seton Hall’s Delgado Leads Nation in Rebounding
What to Know About The Hall:
>> Seton Hall continues to push towards an NCAA Tournament bid and wraps up its three-game home stand when Xavier comes to town Wednesday night for a pivotal BIG EAST matchup. The Pirates are on the heels of a 92-70 setback to No. 2 Villanova Saturday afternoon in front of a sold out record crowd of 16,733 at Prudential Center. Junior Angel Delgado collected his 21st double-double and junior Khadeen Carrington scored 22 points, but the Wildcats shot 67.3 percent from the field to keep the Pirates at arm’s length.
>> While Seton Hall’s BIG EAST record currently stands at 6-8, its NCAA Tournament resume (see page 4) remains strong and can receive a big boost tonight from beating a Xavier squad that sits at No. 17 in the NCAA RPI and No. 36 in the KenPom. In fact, if the Pirates win, it will be their fourth victory against a team currently in the NCAA Top 50 RPI. As of Tuesday, Feb. 21, only 26 teams in the nation have at least four top-50 RPI victories on their resume this season.
>> The Pirates hold a 9-6 lead in the all-time series with Xavier, and are 6-0 at home. The Musketeers edged SHU, 72- 70, in the last meeting between the teams at Cintas Center on Feb. 1. Trevon Bluiett drained a jumped with 4.4 seconds remaining for the game-winning basket. Freshman Myles Powell matched a career-high 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field and was 6-of-12 from long range. Junior Angel Delgado tallied 13 points and 13 rebounds, while junior Desi Rodriguez posted 16 points. Senior Madison Jones was outstanding at the point with eight points, nine assists, a career-high five steals and five rebounds. Eight of the nine meetings since 2010 have been decided by single digits.
>> The Hall is 10-2 at home this season and has been able to take advantage of conference opponents stepping into its gym in recent history. It is 11-5 in its last 16 BIG EAST home games and has won seven of the last nine, including victories over Marquette, DePaul, St. John’s, Providence and Creighton this season and a victory over then No. 5-ranked Xavier in the 2015-16 home finale.
>> Fans have packed “The Rock” all season and SHU is averaging an attendance of 8,532 during its 11 games at Prudential Center this season, up from 6,884 through 11 games in 2015-16. The Pirates have called downtown Newark home since the 2007 season and have now had eight games with attendance over 10,000 including Saturday’s record- breaking crowd and the Garden State Hardwood Classic against Rutgers on Dec. 23 (10,481).
>> Although Xavier wound up with a narrow victory in the first matchup this season, head coach Kevin 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 the 2015-16 season, Seton Hall is 12-5 when facing an opponent for the second or third time in the same season. Two of those victories came against then No. 5 ranked Xavier last season. The Musketeers won the first matchup in Cincinnati, but The Hall won at Prudential Center on Feb. 28, 90-81, before an 87-83 BIG EAST Tournament semifinal victory at Madison Square Garden.
>> Including the first meeting with Xavier, the Pirates have endured several tightly contested games that have come down to the wire. SHU is tied for the league lead with five games decided by three points or fewer, the most in a single season under head coach Kevin Willard. The Pirates also played five such games during the 2013-14 campaign.
>> Named BIG EAST Player of the Week Monday afternoon, Carrington will look to piggyback off his outstanding play against a pair of nationally ranked teams last week. He posted 22 points versus No. 2 Villanova Saturday, and 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 No. 20 Creighton Wednesday night. 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 against the Bluejays, 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. Additionally, it is tied for the most points in a BIG EAST game in school history, joining:
>> The Brooklyn native has the ability to drive it to the rim or shoot it from long range, and is fifth in the conference with 17.8 points per game. He has 11, 20-point games and has scored in double figures in all but two contests this season, 56 times throughout his career. Carrington has also been clutch in late-game situations. For the season, he is averaging 10.3 points during the second half on 50.0 percent shooting, and leads the team in scoring during the final five minutes of game time. Another crucial factor for the Pirates of late has been Carrington’s ability to take good care of the ball. He owns a 2.6 assist-to-turnover ratio over the last 10 games with an even or positive ratio in 12 of 14 league contests.
>> Though grossly underrated in the national scope, the Best Big Man in the BIG EASTTM, Delgado, resides in South Orange. He enters Wednesday as the nation’s top rebounder with 13.2 per game, and has 6.3 more per game (157 total) than any other player in the conference. He has five 20-point games this season including a career-best 26 at Georgetown, and is one of two players in the top-15 in the BIG EAST in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage. He earned recognition on the weekly BIG EAST Honor Roll for the ninth time this season after posting a pair of double- doubles while averaging 18.0 points and 14.5 rebounds last week. No other player in the conference has more than five appearances on the Honor Roll. He has put on a show for the Pirate faithful this season, averaging 18.5 points and 15.2 rebounds in home games.
>> 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. The 6-foot-10 Dominican native posted 21 points and 20 rebounds against St. John’s at home and 12 points, 22 boards versus 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 Hall Finishes Homestand Wednesday vs. Xavier in Rare 7 p.m. Game
Seton Hall (16-10, 6-8 BIG EAST, Kenpom 59, RPI 48) vs. Xavier (18-9, 8-6 BIG EAST, Kenpom 36, RPI 17)
Wednesday, Feb. 22 · Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.) · 7 p.m. (only the 4th 7 p.m., local start time in 18 night games this season)
TV: FS1 / FOX Sports GO
Radio: WMCA 570 AM / Sirius 93 / XM 201 / SHUPirates.com / SHU Pirates App with Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Tickets: Ticketmaster.com
Game Promotions: Free “Breakfast for Dinner” for all Seton Hall Students in attendance
Kevin Willard on Inside the BIG EAST Radio Show
Double-Double! Seton Hall’s Delgado Leads Nation in Rebounding
What to Know About The Hall:
>> Seton Hall continues to push towards an NCAA Tournament bid and wraps up its three-game home stand when Xavier comes to town Wednesday night for a pivotal BIG EAST matchup. The Pirates are on the heels of a 92-70 setback to No. 2 Villanova Saturday afternoon in front of a sold out record crowd of 16,733 at Prudential Center. Junior Angel Delgado collected his 21st double-double and junior Khadeen Carrington scored 22 points, but the Wildcats shot 67.3 percent from the field to keep the Pirates at arm’s length.
>> While Seton Hall’s BIG EAST record currently stands at 6-8, its NCAA Tournament resume (see page 4) remains strong and can receive a big boost tonight from beating a Xavier squad that sits at No. 17 in the NCAA RPI and No. 36 in the KenPom. In fact, if the Pirates win, it will be their fourth victory against a team currently in the NCAA Top 50 RPI. As of Tuesday, Feb. 21, only 26 teams in the nation have at least four top-50 RPI victories on their resume this season.
>> The Pirates hold a 9-6 lead in the all-time series with Xavier, and are 6-0 at home. The Musketeers edged SHU, 72- 70, in the last meeting between the teams at Cintas Center on Feb. 1. Trevon Bluiett drained a jumped with 4.4 seconds remaining for the game-winning basket. Freshman Myles Powell matched a career-high 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field and was 6-of-12 from long range. Junior Angel Delgado tallied 13 points and 13 rebounds, while junior Desi Rodriguez posted 16 points. Senior Madison Jones was outstanding at the point with eight points, nine assists, a career-high five steals and five rebounds. Eight of the nine meetings since 2010 have been decided by single digits.
>> The Hall is 10-2 at home this season and has been able to take advantage of conference opponents stepping into its gym in recent history. It is 11-5 in its last 16 BIG EAST home games and has won seven of the last nine, including victories over Marquette, DePaul, St. John’s, Providence and Creighton this season and a victory over then No. 5-ranked Xavier in the 2015-16 home finale.
>> Fans have packed “The Rock” all season and SHU is averaging an attendance of 8,532 during its 11 games at Prudential Center this season, up from 6,884 through 11 games in 2015-16. The Pirates have called downtown Newark home since the 2007 season and have now had eight games with attendance over 10,000 including Saturday’s record- breaking crowd and the Garden State Hardwood Classic against Rutgers on Dec. 23 (10,481).
>> Although Xavier wound up with a narrow victory in the first matchup this season, head coach Kevin 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 the 2015-16 season, Seton Hall is 12-5 when facing an opponent for the second or third time in the same season. Two of those victories came against then No. 5 ranked Xavier last season. The Musketeers won the first matchup in Cincinnati, but The Hall won at Prudential Center on Feb. 28, 90-81, before an 87-83 BIG EAST Tournament semifinal victory at Madison Square Garden.
>> Including the first meeting with Xavier, the Pirates have endured several tightly contested games that have come down to the wire. SHU is tied for the league lead with five games decided by three points or fewer, the most in a single season under head coach Kevin Willard. The Pirates also played five such games during the 2013-14 campaign.
>> Named BIG EAST Player of the Week Monday afternoon, Carrington will look to piggyback off his outstanding play against a pair of nationally ranked teams last week. He posted 22 points versus No. 2 Villanova Saturday, and 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 No. 20 Creighton Wednesday night. 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 against the Bluejays, 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. Additionally, it is tied for the most points in a BIG EAST game in school history, joining:
- Jeremy Hazell vs. West Virginia (Dec. 26, 2009)
- Terry Dehere vs. St. John’s (Feb. 17, 1993)
- Marco Lokar vs. Pittsburgh (Feb. 20, 1990)d conference history. The 6-foot-10 Dominican native posted 21 points and 20 rebounds against St. John’s at home and 12 points, 22 boards versus 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 Brooklyn native has the ability to drive it to the rim or shoot it from long range, and is fifth in the conference with 17.8 points per game. He has 11, 20-point games and has scored in double figures in all but two contests this season, 56 times throughout his career. Carrington has also been clutch in late-game situations. For the season, he is averaging 10.3 points during the second half on 50.0 percent shooting, and leads the team in scoring during the final five minutes of game time. Another crucial factor for the Pirates of late has been Carrington’s ability to take good care of the ball. He owns a 2.6 assist-to-turnover ratio over the last 10 games with an even or positive ratio in 12 of 14 league contests.
>> Though grossly underrated in the national scope, the Best Big Man in the BIG EASTTM, Delgado, resides in South Orange. He enters Wednesday as the nation’s top rebounder with 13.2 per game, and has 6.3 more per game (157 total) than any other player in the conference. He has five 20-point games this season including a career-best 26 at Georgetown, and is one of two players in the top-15 in the BIG EAST in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage. He earned recognition on the weekly BIG EAST Honor Roll for the ninth time this season after posting a pair of double- doubles while averaging 18.0 points and 14.5 rebounds last week. No other player in the conference has more than five appearances on the Honor Roll. He has put on a show for the Pirate faithful this season, averaging 18.5 points and 15.2 rebounds in home games.
>> 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. The 6-foot-10 Dominican native posted 21 points and 20 rebounds against St. John’s at home and 12 points, 22 boards versus 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.
