# 2011–12 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by head coach Kevin Willard, played its home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the Big East Basketball tournament to Louisville. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament, where they hosted two home games played at Walsh Gymnasium and lost in the second round to Massachusetts.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season Non–Conference ||||||
| November 12* 7:00 pm, SNY | | St. Francis | W 75–71 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| November 17* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. VCU Charleston Classic First Round | W 69–54 | 2–0 | Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC |
| November 18* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Saint Joseph's 2011 Charleston Classic Semifinals | W 78–70 | 3–0 | Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC |
| November 20* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Northwestern 2011 Charleston Classic Championship | L 73–80 | 3–1 | Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC |
| November 22* 7:00 pm | | Yale | W 73–62 | 4–1 | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| November 26* 7:00 pm | | Saint Peter's | W 63–54 | 5–1 | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| December 2* 9:00 pm | | Auburn SEC–Big East Challenge | W 81–59 | 6–1 | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| December 6* 7:00 pm | | at NJIT | W 78–48 | 7–1 | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| December 10* 8:00 pm | | Wake Forest | W 68–54 | 8–1 | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| December 18* 12:00 pm | | Mercer | W 80–77 $^{OT}$ | 9–1 | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| December 21* 7:00 pm | | at Dayton | W 69–64 | 10–1 | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| December 23* 7:00 pm, SNY | | at Longwood | W 87–61 | 11–1 | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| Big East Regular Season ||||||
| December 28 7:00 pm, Big East Network | | at No. 1 Syracuse | L 49–75 | 11–2 (0–1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| December 30 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | West Virginia | W 67–48 | 12–2 (1–1) | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| January 3 7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network | | No. 8 Connecticut | W 75–63 | 13–2 (2–1) | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| January 7 6:00 pm, BIG EAST Network | | at Providence | W 66–57 | 14–2 (3–1) | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI |
| January 10 7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network | No. 24 | DePaul | W 94–73 | 15–2 (4–1) | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| January 13 7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network | No. 24 | at South Florida | L 55–56 | 15–3 (4–2) | Tampa Bay Times Forum Tampa, FL |
| January 18 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Villanova | L 76–84 | 15–4 (4–3) | The Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| January 25 8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network | | Notre Dame | L 42–55 | 15–5 (4–4) | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| January 28 8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network | | Louisville | L 51–60 | 15–6 (4–5) | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| January 31 8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network | | at No. 15 Marquette | L 59–66 | 15–7 (4–6) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 3 7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network | | at Connecticut | L 46–69 | 15–8 (4–7) | XL Center Hartford, CT |
| February 8 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Rutgers Rivalry | W 59–54 | 16–8 (5–7) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| February 12 12:00 pm, BIG EAST Network | | Pittsburgh | W 73–66 | 17–8 (6–7) | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| February 14 7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network | | St. John's | W 94–64 | 18–8 (7–7) | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| February 18 4:00 pm, BIG EAST Network | | at Cincinnati | L 57–62 | 18–9 (7–8) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| February 21 7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network | | Georgetown | W 73–55 | 19–9 (8–8) | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| February 25 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Rutgers Rivalry | L 72–77 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 (8–9) | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| March 3 6:00 pm, BIG EAST Network | | at DePaul | L 58–86 | 19–11 (8–10) | Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL |
| 2012 Big East tournament ||||||
| March 6 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Providence First Round | W 79–47 | 20–11 (8–10) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 7 7:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. Louisville Second Round | L 55–61 | 20–12 (8–10) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 2012 NIT ||||||
| March 13 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | No. (1 SH) | No. (8 SH) Stony Brook First Round | W 63–61 | 21–12 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| March 17 11:00 am, ESPN | No. (1 SH) | No. (5 SH) Massachusetts Second Round | L 67–77 | 21–13 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||