# 2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fifth year head coach Kevin Willard, played its home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Marquette.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the season 17–17, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Providence.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Tom Maayan | 1 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Galilee, Israel | Left the team to join Israeli army |
| Hakeem Harris | 15 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Junior | Bergenfield, NJ | Transferred |
| Gene Teague | 21 | C | 6'9" | 270 | RS Senior | Vineland, NJ | Graduated |
| Brian Oliver | 22 | G/F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Senior | Glassboro, NJ | Graduated |
| Fuquan Edwin | 23 | G/F | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Paterson, NJ | Graduated |
| Patrik Auda | 33 | F | 6'9" | 235 | RS Junior | Brno, Czech Republic | Signed to play professionally in Poland |
| Aaron Geramipoor | 50 | C | 6'11" | 245 | Senior | Manchester, England | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Chier Ajou | 42 | C | 7'2" | 245 | Junior | Aweil, South Sudan | Transferred from Northwestern. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ajou will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

## Incoming recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaiah Whitehead SG | Brooklyn, NY | Lincoln High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 19, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Ángel Delgado PF | Bronx, NY | The Patrick School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Aug 16, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Desi Rodriguez SF | Bronx, NY | Lincoln High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Dec 23, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Khadeen Carrington SG | Brooklyn, NY | Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 11, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Ismael Sanogo SF | Newark, NJ | East Side High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Mike Nzei PF | Centereach, NY | Our Savior New American School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 19, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| 11/16/2014* 12:00 pm, FSN | | Mercer | W 63–47 | 1–0 | Prudential Center (7,075) Newark, NJ |
| 11/21/2014* 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Nevada Paradise Jam quarterfinals | W 68–60 | 2–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,351) St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/23/2014* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Gardner–Webb Paradise Jam semifinals | W 85–67 | 3–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,005) St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/24/2014* 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Illinois State Paradise Jam finals | W 84–80 | 4–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,955) St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/29/2014* 4:00 pm, FSN | | George Washington | W 58–54 | 5–0 | Prudential Center (7,774) Newark, NJ |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Mount St. Mary's | W 78–55 | 6–0 | Prudential Center (5,912) Newark, NJ |
| 12/06/2014* 12:00 pm, FSN | | Rutgers Rivalry | W 81–54 | 7–0 | Prudential Center (8,710) Newark, NJ |
| 12/09/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 11 Wichita State | L 68–77 | 7–1 | Charles Koch Arena (10,056) Wichita, KS |
| 12/14/2014* 12:00 pm, FS1 | | Saint Peter's | W 67–52 | 8–1 | Prudential Center (6,502) Newark, NJ |
| 12/18/2014* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at South Florida | W 89–69 | 9–1 | USF Sun Dome (3,330) Tampa, FL |
| 12/21/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Georgia | L 47–65 | 9–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (7,556) Athens, GA |
| 12/27/2014* 12:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Maine | W 72–43 | 10–2 | Walsh Gymnasium (1,833) South Orange, NJ |
| Big East Conference Play ||||||
| 12/31/2014 12:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 15 St. John's | W 78–67 | 11–2 (1–0) | Prudential Center (9,183) Newark, NJ |
| 01/03/2015 12:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 6 Villanova | W 66–61 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 (2–0) | Prudential Center (10,701) Newark, NJ |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 19 | at Xavier | L 58–69 | 12–3 (2–1) | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm, FS1 | No. 19 | at Creighton | W 68–67 | 13–3 (3–1) | CenturyLink Center (17,397) Omaha, NE |
| 01/13/2015 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 21 | Butler | L 75–79 $^{OT}$ | 13–4 (3–2) | Prudential Center (7,574) Newark, NJ |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 24 | DePaul | L 60–64 | 13–5 (3–3) | Prudential Center (7,743) Newark, NJ |
| 01/25/2015 3:00 pm, FSN | No. 24 | at Butler | L 57–77 | 13–6 (3–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,823) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Marquette | W 80–70 | 14–6 (4–4) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,917) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/31/2015 12:00 pm, FS1 | | Xavier | W 90–82 | 15–6 (5–4) | Prudential Center (8,205) Newark, NJ |
| 02/03/2015 9:15 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | L 62–75 | 15–7 (5–5) | Allstate Arena (5,431) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/07/2015 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Marquette | L 54–57 | 15–8 (5–6) | Prudential Center (8,566) Newark, NJ |
| 02/10/2015 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Georgetown | L 67–86 | 15–9 (5–7) | Prudential Center (8,357) Newark, NJ |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm, FSN | | at Providence | L 62–69 | 15–10 (5–8) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,120) Providence, RI |
| 02/16/2015 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 6 Villanova | L 54–80 | 15–11 (5–9) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 02/21/2015 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's | L 72–85 | 15–12 (5–10) | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY |
| 02/28/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | Creighton | W 67–66 | 16–12 (6–10) | Prudential Center (8,507) Newark, NJ |
| 03/04/2015 7:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 24 Providence | L 66–79 | 16–13 (6–11) | Prudential Center (7,162) Newark, NJ |
| 03/07/2015 12:00 pm, FOX | | at Georgetown | L 67–73 | 16–14 (6–12) | Verizon Center (14,392) Washington, D.C. |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2015 7:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Marquette First round | L 56–78 | 16–15 | Madison Square Garden (12,588) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | 19 | 21 | 24 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 21 | 24 | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |