# 2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates played home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center, with one exhibition and one regular season game at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, New Jersey. They were coached, for the seventh year, by Kevin Willard. They were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Marquette before losing to Villanova in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 9 seed in the South region where they lost to Arkansas in the first round.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2015–16 season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Creighton, Xavier, and Villanova to win the Big East tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.

## Preseason

Prior to the season, Seton Hall was picked to finish in a tie for fourth place in a poll of Big East coaches. Khadeen Carrington and Angel Delgado were named to the preseason All-Big East second team.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Braeden Anderson | 4 | F | 6'9" | 240 | RS Junior | Okotoks, Alberta | Completed athletic eligibility; graduated from Fresno State in 2015 (ultimately graduated from Seton Hall Law in 2018) |
| Isaiah Whitehead | G | 15 | 6'4" | 210 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, NY | 42nd pick in 2016 NBA draft |
| Derrick Gordon | G | 32 | 6'3" | 205 | RS Senior | Plainfield, NJ | Graduated |
| Myles Carter | F | 23 | 6'9" | 220 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Dismissed (Mid-Season) |
| Veer Singh | F | 33 | 6'7" | 195 | Sophomore | New York, NY | Transferred (Mid-Season) |
| Jevon Thomas | G | 2 | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | Queens, NY | Transferred (Mid-Season) |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Madison Jones | G | 30 | 6'1" | 165 | Senior | Raleigh, NC | Transferred from Wake Forest. |

## Incoming recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Myles Powell #19 SG | Trenton, NJ | South Kent School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 19, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Eron Gordon #44 SG | Indianapolis, IN | Cathedral High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 16, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 2, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, FSN/YES | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 91–70 | 1–0 | 27 – Carrington | 14 – Delgado | 10 – Jones | Walsh Gymnasium (1,856) South Orange, NJ |
| Nov 13, 2016* 2:00 pm, FS1 | | Central Connecticut | W 82–58 | 2–0 | 18 – Carrington | 16 – Delgado | 4 – Carrington | Prudential Center (6,354) Newark, NJ |
| Nov 17, 2016* 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Iowa Gavitt Tipoff Games | W 91–83 | 3–0 | 26 – Powell | 11 – Delgado | 4 – Jones | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,391) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 24, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Florida AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals | L 76–81 | 3–1 | 28 – Carrington | 9 – Tied | 4 – Jones | HP Field House (1,949) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov 25, 2016* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Quinnipiac AdvoCare Invitational consolation 2nd round | W 90–79 | 4–1 | 23 – Rodriguez | 12 – Nzei | 4 – Delgado | HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov 27, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Stanford AdvoCare Invitational 5th place game | L 52–66 | 4–2 | 20 – Carrington | 9 – Delgado | 2 – Jones | HP Field House (1,216) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Dec 1, 2016* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Columbia | W 95–71 | 5–2 | 21 – Powell | 11 – Delgado | 5 – Sanogo | Prudential Center (6,463) Newark, NJ |
| Dec 6, 2016* 9:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. Hawaii Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational | W 68–57 | 6–2 | 19 – Carrington | 14 – Delgado | 2 – Tied | Bloch Arena (4,024) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 7, 2016* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. California Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational | W 60–57 | 7–2 | 16 – Delgado | 12 – Delgado | 4 – Carrington | Bloch Arena (4,024) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 12, 2016* 9:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. No. 16 South Carolina Under Armour Reunion | W 67–64 | 8–2 | 21 – Carrington | 12 – Tied | 3 – Jones | Madison Square Garden (7,558) New York City, NY |
| Dec 17, 2016* 6:00 pm, FSN/YES | | Delaware | W 81–68 | 9–2 | 22 – Delgado | 15 – Delgado | 4 – Tied | Prudential Center (7,662) Newark, NJ |
| Dec 23, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | Rutgers Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic | W 72–61 | 10–2 | 20 – Carrington | 16 – Delgado/Sanogo | 5 – Jones | Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| Dec 28, 2016 8:00 pm, FS2 | | at No. 10 Creighton | L 75–89 | 10–3 (0–1) | 27 – Carrington | 10 – Delgado | 3 – Carrington | CenturyLink Center (18,084) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 1, 2017 4:30 pm, FS1 | | Marquette | W 69–66 | 11–3 (1–1) | 18 – Delgado | 12 – Delgado | 5 – Carrington | Prudential Center (7,894) Newark, NJ |
| Jan 7, 2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | DePaul | W 87–56 | 12–3 (2–1) | 25 – Rodriguez | 12 – Delgado | 4 – Tied | Prudential Center (7,797) Newark, NJ |
| Jan 11, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Marquette | L 86–89 $^{OT}$ | 12–4 (2–2) | 30 – Rodriguez | 19 – Delgado | 9 – Jones | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,388) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 14, 2017 12:00 pm, FSN/YES | | at Providence | L 61–65 | 12–5 (2–3) | 20 – Rodriguez | 16 – Delgado | 5 – Carrington | Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,253) Providence, RI |
| Jan 16, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 1 Villanova MLK Day Marathon | L 46–76 | 12–6 (2–4) | 15 – Rodriguez | 7 – Nzei | 2 – Carrington | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| Jan 22, 2017 12:00 pm, FS1 | | St. John's | W 86–73 | 13–6 (3–4) | 21 – Delgado | 20 – Delgado | 8 – Carrington | Prudential Center (9,801) Newark, NJ |
| Jan 25, 2017 8:30 pm, FS1 | | No. 11 Butler | L 54–61 | 13–7 (3–5) | 12 – Tied | 22 – Delgado | 3 – Delgado | Prudential Center (7,009) Newark, NJ |
| Feb 1, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at Xavier | L 70–72 | 13–8 (3–6) | 26 – Powell | 13 – Delgado | 9 – Jones | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| Feb 4, 2017 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at Georgetown | W 68–66 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (4–6) | 26 – Delgado | 17 – Delgado | 2 – Carrington | Verizon Center (10,142) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 8, 2017 8:30 pm, FS1 | | Providence | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 15–8 (5–6) | 21 – Carrington | 15 – Delgado | 5 – Tied | Prudential Center (7,024) Newark, NJ |
| Feb 11, 2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at St. John's | L 70–78 | 15–9 (5–7) | 17 – Rodriguez | 12 – Nzei | 5 – Delgado | Madison Square Garden (9,027) New York City, NY |
| Feb 15, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 20 Creighton | W 87–81 | 16–9 (6–7) | 41 – Carrington | 17 – Delgado | 7 – Carrington | Prudential Center (6,637) Newark, NJ |
| Feb 18, 2017 12:30 pm, FOX | | No. 2 Villanova | L 70–92 | 16–10 (6–8) | 22 – Carrington | 12 – Delgado | 4 – Jones | Prudential Center (16,733) Newark, NJ |
| Feb 22, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Xavier | W 71–64 | 17–10 (7–8) | 25 – Delgado | 13 – Delgado | 5 – Carrington | Prudential Center (7,139) Newark, NJ |
| Feb 25, 2017 2:00 pm, FSN/YES | | at DePaul | W 82–79 | 18–10 (8–8) | 19 – Rodriguez | 10 – Delgado | 6 – Carrington | Allstate Arena (5,144) Rosemont, IL |
| Feb 28, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1 | | Georgetown | W 62–59 | 19–10 (9–8) | 27 – Rodriguez | 13 – Delgado | 3 – Tied | Prudential Center (8,500) Newark, NJ |
| Mar 4, 2017 2:30 pm, FOX | | at No. 13 Butler | W 70–64 | 20–10 (10–8) | 21 – Rodriguez | 16 – Delgado | 4 – Delgado | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) Indianapolis, IN |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| Mar 9, 2017 2:30 pm, FS1 | (5) | vs. (4) Marquette Quarterfinals | W 82–76 | 21–10 | 19 – Carrington | 16 – Delgado | 9 – Delgado | Madison Square Garden (17,324) New York City, NY |
| Mar 10, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1 | (5) | vs. (1) No. 2 Villanova Semifinals | L 53–55 | 21–11 | 14 – Rodriguez | 8 – Delgado | 2 – Delgado | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York City, NY |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar 17, 2017 1:30 pm, TNT | (9 S) | vs. (8 S) Arkansas First Round | L 71–77 | 21–12 | 22 – Carrington | 13 – Delgado | 2 – Tied | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,179) Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: RV = Received votes :
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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 |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | RV | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |