# 2018–19 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Kevin Willard. 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 20-14, 9-9 for a 4 way tie for 3rd place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Georgetown in the Quarterfinals, Marquette in the semifinals before losing to Villanova in the championship. They received a at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Wofford.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2017–18 season 22–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. In the Big East tournament, they lost to Butler in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated NC State in the First Round before losing to Kansas in the Second Round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Khadeen Carrington | 0 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
| Jordan Walker | 2 | G | 5'11" | 155 | Freshman | Port Washington, NY | Transferred to Tulane |
| Eron Gordon | 4 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred to Valparaiso |
| Ismael Sanogo | 14 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Newark, NJ | Graduated |
| Desi Rodriguez | 20 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Bronx, NY | Graduated |
| Philip Flory | 25 | G/F | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Oshkosh, WI | Walk-on; transferred to Albany |
| Ángel Delgado | 31 | C | 6'10" | 245 | Senior | Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Ike Obiagu | 21 | C | 7'0" | 240 | Sophomore | Abuja, Nigeria | Transferred from Florida State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Obiagu will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

### Class of 2018 recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Anthony Nelson PG | Harlem, NY | South Kent School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 4 ||||||
| Jared Rhoden SG | Baldwin, NY | Our Saviour Lutheran School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 28, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Darnell Brodie C | Newark, NJ | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Dec 24, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 22, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2018* 12:00 pm | | at Boston College Charity exhibition | W 76–62 | – | 25 – Powell | 13 – Mamukelashvili | 4 – Nelson | Conte Forum (N/A) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 9, 2018* 3:00 pm | | New Haven | W 73–62 | – | 20 – Cale | 10 – Nzei | 5 – McKnight | Walsh Gymnasium (1,665) South Orange, NJ |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS2 | | Wagner | W 89–49 | 1–0 | 30 – Powell | 7 – Nzei | 5 – Nelson | Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) South Orange, NJ |
| November 14, 2018* 7:30 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 57–80 | 1–1 | 24 – Powell | 12 – Mamukelashvili | 2 – Nelson | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,713) Lincoln, NE |
| November 17, 2018* 8:00 pm, FS2 | | Saint Louis | L 64–66 | 1–2 | 16 – Powell | 7 – Mamukelashvili | 2 – Cale | Prudential Center (7,854) Newark, NJ |
| November 22, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Grand Canyon Wooden Legacy quarterfinals | W 82–75 | 2–2 | 40 – Powell | 8 – Mamukelashvili | 5 – Cale | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| November 23, 2018* 11:30pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Hawaii Wooden Legacy semifinals | W 64–54 | 3–2 | 19 – Powell | 9 – Mamukelashvili | 5 – Nelson | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| November 25, 2018* 10:30pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Miami (FL) Wooden Legacy championship | W 83–81 | 4–2 | 21 – Nzei | 5 – Tied | 5 – McKnight | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| December 1, 2018* 12:00 pm, FOX | | Louisville | L 65–70 | 4–3 | 23 – Powell | 6 – Nzei | 4 – Nzei | Prudential Center (8,505) Newark, NJ |
| December 4, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | New Hampshire | W 77–57 | 5–3 | 18 – McKnight | 11 – Mamukelashvili | 4 – Powell | Prudential Center (6,380) Newark, NJ |
| December 8, 2018* 12:00 pm, FOX | | vs. No. 9 Kentucky Citi Hoops Classic | W 84–83 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | 28 – Powell | 8 – Mamukelashvili | 5 – McKnight | Madison Square Garden (10,244) New York, NY |
| December 15, 2018* 2:00 pm, FS1 | | Rutgers Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic | W 72–66 | 7–3 | 28 – Powell | 9 – Mamukelashvili | 4 – McKnight | Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ |
| December 19, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS2 | | Sacred Heart | W 90–76 | 8–3 | 23 – Mamukelashvili | 8 – Mamukelashvili | 8 – Nelson | Prudential Center (7,107) Newark, NJ |
| December 22, 2018* 5:30 pm, FS1 | | at Maryland | W 78–74 | 9–3 | 27 – Powell | 8 – Gill | 4 – McKnight | Xfinity Center (12,555) College Park, MD |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2018 8:30 pm, FSN | | St. John's | W 76–74 | 10–3 (1–0) | 15 – Powell | 10 – Nzei | 4 – Tied | Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ |
| January 2, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at Xavier | W 80–70 | 11–3 (2–0) | 25 – Powell | 6 – Powell | 8 – Powell | Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 6, 2019 1:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | L 74–75 | 11–4 (2–1) | 16 – Powell | 7 – Nzei | 3 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (4,068) Chicago, IL |
| January 9, 2019 8:30 pm, FS1 | | Butler | W 76–75 | 12–4 (3–1) | 31 – Powell | 8 – Tied | 6 – McKnight | Prudential Center (7,640) Newark, NJ |
| January 12, 2019 2:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 21 Marquette | L 66–70 | 12–5 (3–2) | 21 – Powell | 9 – Powell | 7 – McKnight | Fiserv Forum (17,108) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 15, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at Providence | L 63–72 | 12–6 (3–3) | 16 – McKnight | 8 – Nzei | 4 – McKnight | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,367) Providence, RI |
| January 19, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1 | | DePaul | L 93–97 | 12–7 (3–4) | 25 – McKnight | 10 – Mamukelashvili | 9 – McKnight | Prudential Center (9,023) Newark, NJ |
| January 27, 2019 2:30 pm, FOX | | at No. 18 Villanova | L 52–80 | 12–8 (3–5) | 14 – Cale | 7 – Mamukelashvili | 3 – Tied | Wells Fargo Center (16,444) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, FSN | | Providence | W 65–63 | 13–8 (4–5) | 31 – Powell | 9 – Thompson | 2 – Tied | Prudential Center (7,858) Newark, NJ |
| February 2, 2019 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at Butler | L 68–70 | 13–9 (4–6) | 21 – Powell | 6 – Gill | 5 – McKnight | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,102) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 9, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Creighton | W 63–58 | 14–9 (5–6) | 22 – Powell | 10 – Mamukelashvili | 5 – Nelson | Prudential Center (9,681) Newark, NJ |
| February 13, 2019 8:30 pm, FS1 | | Georgetown | W 90–75 | 15–9 (6–6) | 30 – Powell | 9 – Nzei | 9 – McKnight | Prudential Center (7,828) Newark, NJ |
| February 17, 2019 3:00 pm, FS1 | | at Creighton | W 81–75 | 16–9 (7–6) | 20 – Cale | 9 – Mamukelashvili | 4 – Tied | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,036) Omaha, NE |
| February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Xavier | L 69–70 | 16–10 (7–7) | 21 – Cale | 8 – Tied | 4 – McKnight | Prudential Center (7,916) Newark, NJ |
| February 23, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's | L 70–78 | 16–11 (7–8) | 26 – Powell | 8 – Mamukelashvili | 3 – Powell | Madison Square Garden (18,529) New York, NY |
| March 2, 2019 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Georgetown | L 71–77 $^{2OT}$ | 16–12 (7–9) | 35 – Powell | 11 – Mamukelashvili | 5 – McKnight | Capital One Arena (13,753) Washington, D.C. |
| March 6, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1 | | No. 16 Marquette | W 73–64 | 17–12 (8–9) | 34 – Powell | 8 – Cale | 6 – McKnight | Prudential Center (9,080) Newark, NJ |
| March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, FOX | | No. 23 Villanova | W 79–75 | 18–12 (9–9) | 20 – Powell | 18 – Mamukelashvili | 5 – Tied | Prudential Center (16,114) Newark, NJ |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2019 9:40 pm, FS1 | (3) | vs. (6) Georgetown Quarterfinals | W 73–57 | 19–12 | 31 – Powell | 10 – Mamukelashvili | 3 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| March 14, 2019 9:00 pm, FS1 | (3) | vs. (2) No. 23 Marquette Semifinals | W 81–79 | 20–12 | 22 – Powell | 15 – Nzei | 7 – Powell | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| March 15, 2019 6:30 pm, FOX | (3) | vs. (1) No. 25 Villanova Championship | L 72–74 | 20–13 | 25 – Powell | 14 – Mamukelashvili | 4 – Powell | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2019* 9:40 pm, CBS | (10 MW) | vs. (7 MW) No. 19 Wofford First Round | L 68–84 | 20–14 | 27 – Powell | 8 – McKnight | 3 – Powell | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (13,495) Jacksonville, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||