# 2022–23 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Shaheen Holloway. The Pirates played their home games at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey and Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, New Jersey as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 10–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were defeated by DePaul in the first round of the Big East tournament. The Pirates received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), where they lost in the first round to Colorado.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2021–22 season 21–11, 11–8 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Georgetown in the first round of the Big East Tournament before losing to UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the South region where they lost in the First Round to TCU.
On March 21, 2022, head coach Kevin Willard left to the school to coach Maryland. On March 30, the school named former player Shaheen Holloway as the team's new head coach. He previously coached for Saint Peter's and was an assistant coach for Seton Hall from 2010 to 2018.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Bryce Aiken | 1 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Randolph, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Jared Rhoden | 14 | G, F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Baldwin, New York | Declared for the 2022 NBA draft; undrafted; signed with the Portland Trail Blazers |
| Myles Cale | 22 | G, F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Middletown, Delaware | Graduated |
| Ryan Conway | 23 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland | Transferred to Towson |
| Jahari Long | 25 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas | Transferred to Maryland |
| Tyler Powell | 33 | G, F | 6'5" | 220 | Freshman | Los Angeles, California | Transferred to Nevada |
| Brandon Weston | 20 | G, F | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | Brooklyn, New York | Transferred to Rhode Island |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| KC Ndefo | 13 | F | 6'7" | 206 | Graduate | Elmont, New York | Graduate transfer from Saint Peters. |
| Femi Odukale | 21 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York | Transferred from Pittsburgh. |
| Al-Amir Dawes | 2 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Newark, New Jersey | Transferred from Clemson. |
| Dre Davis | 14 | G, F | 6'6" | 212 | Junior | Indianapolis, Indiana | Transferred from Louisville. |
| Abdou Ndiaye | 33 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Senior | Louga, Senegal | Transferred from Illinois State. |

### 2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jaquan Sanders SG | Bronx, New York | Our Saviour Lutheran School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 5, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Tae Davis SF | Indianapolis, Indiana | Warren Central | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Jaquan Harris G | North Brunswick, New Jersey | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2022* 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Monmouth | W 79–52 | 1–0 | 12 – Jackson | 8 – Tied | 3 – Harris | Prudential Center (8,626) Newark, NJ |
| November 12, 2022* 8:00 p.m., FS2 | | Saint Peter's | W 80–44 | 2–0 | 13 – Tied | 11 – Dawes | 2 – Tied | Prudential Center (9,488) Newark, NJ |
| November 16, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | Iowa Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 67–83 | 2–1 | 13 – Davis | 8 – Samuel | 3 – Tied | Prudential Center (8,933) Newark, NJ |
| November 20, 2022* 3:00 p.m., FS1 | | Wagner | W 82–44 | 3–1 | 19 – Dawes | 8 – Samuel | 3 – Tied | Prudential Center (8,811) Newark, NJ |
| November 24, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPNews | | vs. Memphis ESPN Events Invitational Quarterfinals | W 70–69 | 4–1 | 14 – Samuel | 11 – Samuel | 5 – Tied | State Farm Field House (1,621) Orlando, FL |
| November 25, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Oklahoma ESPN Events Invitational Semifinals | L 64–77 | 4–2 | 12 – Dawes | 7 – Richmond | 5 – Richmond | State Farm Field House (1,396) Orlando, FL |
| November 27, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Siena ESPN Events Invitational 3rd Place Game | L 55–60 | 4–3 | 15 – Dawes | 7 – Tied | 4 – Richmond | State Farm Field House Orlando, FL |
| December 1, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 9 Kansas Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 65–91 | 4–4 | 17 – Richmond | 5 – Tied | 5 – Richmond | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| December 7, 2022* 8:30 p.m., FS2 | | Lincoln | W 82–55 | 5–4 | 17 – Ndefo | 14 – Samuel | 4 – Harris | Walsh Gymnasium (1,159) South Orange, NJ |
| December 11, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Rutgers Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic | W 45–43 | 6–4 | 10 – Davis | 8 – Ndefo | 2 – Tied | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,500) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Drexel | W 66–49 | 7–4 | 12 – Tied | 9 – Richmond | 4 – Richmond | Prudential Center (8,433) Newark, NJ |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 17, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX | | Providence | L 67–71 | 7–5 (0–1) | 28 – Richmond | 9 – Richmond | 5 – Richmond | Prudential Center (10,147) Newark, NJ |
| December 20, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Xavier | L 70–73 | 7–6 (0–2) | 17 – Richmond | 9 – Odukale | 5 – Richmond | Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 27, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Marquette | L 69–83 | 7–7 (0–3) | 15 – Davis | 9 – Ndefo | 5 – Richmond | Fiserv Forum (14,806) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 31, 2022 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | St. John's | W 88–66 | 8–7 (1–3) | 22 – Dawes | 9 – Tied | 6 – Richmond | Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ |
| January 3, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Creighton | L 61–83 | 8–8 (1–4) | 16 – Odukale | 6 – Samuel | 2 – Jam. Harris | CHI Health Center Omaha (16,592) Omaha, NE |
| January 7, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | Butler | W 76–51 | 9–8 (2–4) | 19 – Samuel | 8 – Richmond | 9 – Richmond | Prudential Center (9,033) Newark, NJ |
| January 10, 2023 8:42 p.m., FS1 | | at Georgetown | W 66–51 | 10–8 (3–4) | 24 – Dawes | 9 – Odukale | 6 – Richmond | Capital One Arena (4,189) Washington, D.C. |
| January 14, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | at DePaul | W 71–67 | 11–8 (4–4) | 16 – Ndefo | 12 – Ndefo | 4 – Richmond | Wintrust Arena (4,502) Chicago, IL |
| January 18, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | No. 15 UConn | W 67–66 | 12–8 (5–4) | 18 – Richmond | 10 – Richmond | 3 – Odukale | Prudential Center (9,710) Newark, NJ |
| January 21, 2023 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 20 Marquette | L 53–74 | 12–9 (5–5) | 10 – Richmond | 5 – Tied | 5 – Richmond | Prudential Center (9,796) Newark, NJ |
| January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Butler | W 70–49 | 13–9 (6–5) | 15 – D. Davis | 6 – T. Davis | 5 – Richmond | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 1, 2023 8:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at St. John's | W 84–72 | 14–9 (7–5) | 21 – Dawes | 13 – Richmond | 7 – Richmond | Carnesecca Arena (4,977) Queens, NY |
| February 5, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | DePaul | W 69–64 | 15–9 (8–5) | 14 – Tied | 7 – Samuel | 4 – Richmond | Prudential Center (9,770) Newark, NJ |
| February 8, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | No. 23 Creighton | L 62–75 | 15–10 (8–6) | 19 – Dawes | 3 – Tied | 3 – Dawes | Prudential Center (8,875) Newark, NJ |
| February 11, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Villanova | L 54–58 | 15–11 (8–7) | 14 – Samuel | 10 – Samuel | 9 – Richmond | Wells Fargo Center (15,015) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 14, 2023 6:05 p.m., CBSSN | | Georgetown | W 76–68 | 16–11 (9–7) | 20 – Dawes | 10 – Tied | 4 – Odukale | Prudential Center (8,812) Newark, NJ |
| February 18, 2023 12:00 p.m., FOX | | at No. 20 UConn | L 55–64 | 16–12 (9–8) | 16 – Tied | 5 – Ndefo | 2 – Tied | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| February 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 16 Xavier | L 60–82 | 16–13 (9–9) | 13 – Davis | 5 – Davis | 4 – Dawes | Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ |
| February 28, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | Villanova | L 72–76 | 16–14 (9–10) | 21 – Dawes | 10 – Odukale | 6 – Odukale | Prudential Center (11,071) Newark, NJ |
| March 4, 2023 12:00 p.m., FOX | | at No. 20 Providence | W 82–58 | 17–14 (10–10) | 24 – Davis | 8 – Odukale | 5 – Odukale | Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,589) Providence, RI |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023* 5:30 p.m., FS1 | (7) | vs. (10) DePaul First round | L 65–66 | 17–15 | 16 – Samuel | 12 – Samuel | 3 – Tied | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| NIT tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2023 11:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at (3) Colorado First round – Rutgers bracket | L 64–65 | 17–16 | 18 – Ndefo | 11 – Samuel | 4 – Tied | CU Events Center (2,363) Boulder, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
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