# 2017–18 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eighth-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 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.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2016–17 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 8-seeded Arkansas on a controversial flagrant foul call late in the game in the first round.

## Offseason
### Returning players

Following the season, junior forward Ángel Delgado declared himself eligible of the NBA draft, but did not hire an agent. On May 22, 2017, he withdrew his name from the draft and announced he would return to Seton Hall for his senior season. Junior guard Khadeen Carringon also announced he would make himself eligible for the NBA draft, but also withdrew his name from the draft to return to the Hall for his senior season.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jevon Thomas | 2 | G | 6'1" | 185 | RS Junior | Queens, NY | Graduate transferred to UT Permian Basin |
| Dalton Soffer | 21 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Sophomore | San Diego, CA | Graduate transferred to Cal State San Marcos |
| Myles Carter | 23 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Dismissed from the team |
| Rashed Anthony | 25 | F | 6'9" | 235 | RS Junior | Orangeburg, SC | Transferred to Saint Louis |
| Madison Jones | 30 | G | 6'2" | 160 | Senior | Raleigh, NC | Graduated |
| Manny Anderson | 35 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Franklin, NJ | Walk-on; didn't return |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Quincy McKnight | 30 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Bridgeport, CT | Transferred from Sacred Heart. Under NCAA transfer rules, McKnight will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Taurean Thompson | 33 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Junior | Jersey City, NJ | Transferred from Syracuse. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thompson will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Romaro Gill | 35 | C | 7'0" | 235 | Junior | St. Thomas, Jamaica | Junior college transferred from Vincennes University. |

### Class of 2017 recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Myles Cale #17 SG | Middletown, DE | Appoquinimink High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Mar 11, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Jordan Walker PG | Port Washington, NY | St. Patrick Prep | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Sandro Mamukelashvili PF | Tbilisi, Georgia | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Apr 19, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 22, 2017. ||||||

## Preseason

In its annual preseason preview, Blue Ribbon Yearbook ranked Seton Hall No. 15 in the country. Senior forward Ángel Delgado was named a fourth team All-American.
Seton Hall was picked to finish second in the Big East preseason Coaches' Poll. Khadeen Carrington and Angel Delgado were named to the preseason All-Big East First Team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2017* 7:30 pm | No. 23 | La Salle Charity Exhibition | W 87–74 | – | 22 – Rodriguez | 9 – Delgado | 5 – Tied | Walsh Gymnasium (1,140) South Orange, NJ |
| November 4, 2017* 4:00 pm | No. 23 | LIU Post | W 77–43 | – | 18 – Rodriguez | 13 – Mamukelashvili | 2 – Tied | Walsh Gymnasium (1,215) South Orange, NJ |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2017* 6:30 pm, FS2 | No. 23 | Fairleigh Dickinson NIT Season Tip-Off campus game | W 90–68 | 1–0 | 17 – Rodriguez | 10 – Delgado | 6 – Carrington | Prudential Center (6,733) Newark, NJ |
| November 12, 2017* 1:30 pm, FS1 | No. 23 | Monmouth NIT Season Tip-Off campus game | W 75–65 | 2–0 | 18 – Powell | 11 – Delgado | 4 – Carrington | Prudential Center (7,139) Newark, NJ |
| November 15, 2017* 6:30 pm, FS1 | No. 22 | Indiana Gavitt Tipoff Games | W 84–68 | 3–0 | 23 – Rodriguez | 11 – Delgado | 5 – Carrington | Prudential Center (8,452) Newark, NJ |
| November 18, 2017* 4:00 pm, FS2 | No. 22 | NJIT | W 82–53 | 4–0 | 19 – Rodriguez | 9 – Mamukelashvili | 5 – Carrington | Prudential Center (6,743) Newark, NJ |
| November 23, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 20 | vs. Rhode Island NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals | L 74–75 | 4–1 | 21 – Powell | 14 – Delgado | 3 – Delgado | Barclays Center (1,874) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 24, 2017* 9:45 pm, ESPNews | No. 20 | vs. Vanderbilt NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game | W 72–59 | 5–1 | 27 – Rodriguez | 8 – Tied | 4 – Gordon | Barclays Center (3,952) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 30, 2017* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. No. 22 Texas Tech Under Armour Reunion | W 89–79 | 6–1 | 24 – Rodriguez | 7 – Rodriguez | 4 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (6,081) New York, NY |
| December 3, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 17 Louisville Billy Minardi Classic | W 79–77 | 7–1 | 29 – Rodriguez | 13 – Delgado | 4 – Carrington | KFC Yum! Center (19,244) Louisville, KY |
| December 9, 2017* 3:00 pm, FOX | No. 19 | VCU Never Forget Tribute Classic | W 90–67 | 8–1 | 17 – Rodriguez | 13 – Delgado | 5 – Powell | Prudential Center (9,112) Newark, NJ |
| December 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 15 | Saint Peter's | W 84–61 | 9–1 | 18 – Delgado | 11 – Delgado | 5 – Carrington | Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) South Orange, NJ |
| December 16, 2017* 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 15 | at Rutgers Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic | L 65–71 | 9–2 | 18 – Powell | 21 – Delgado | 4 – Carrington | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,318) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 23 | Wagner | W 89–68 | 10–2 | 26 – Carrington | 10 – Delgado | 5 – Tied | Prudential Center (6,481) Newark, NJ |
| December 23, 2017* 12:00 pm, FSN | No. 23 | Manhattan | W 74–62 | 11–2 | 15 – Tied | 18 – Delgado | 5 – Rodriguez | Prudential Center (8,001) Newark, NJ |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1 | No. 23 | No. 25 Creighton | W 90–84 | 12–2 (1–0) | 23 – Rodriguez | 14 – Tied | 5 – Delgado | Prudential Center (9,824) Newark, NJ |
| December 31, 2017 5:00 pm, FS1 | No. 23 | St. John's | W 75–70 | 13–2 (2–0) | 24 – Carrington | 12 – Delgado | 6 – Delgado | Prudential Center (8,456) Newark, NJ |
| January 6, 2018 2:30 pm, FS1 | No. 21 | at Butler | W 90–87 | 14–2 (3–0) | 29 – Carrington | 15 – Delgado | 6 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,855) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 9, 2018 9:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 13 | at Marquette | L 64–84 | 14–3 (3–1) | 14 – Sanogo | 10 – Delgado | 7 – Carrington | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,901) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 13, 2018 12:00 pm, FS1 | No. 13 | Georgetown | W 74–61 | 15–3 (4–1) | 19 – Powell, Rodriguez | 13 – Delgado | 6 – Carrington | Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ |
| January 17, 2018 8:45 pm, FS1 | No. 19 | at Creighton | L 63–80 | 15–4 (4–2) | 19 – Powell | 10 – Sanogo | 5 – Carrington | CenturyLink Center (17,705) Omaha, NE |
| January 20, 2018 2:30 pm, FOX | No. 19 | No. 11 Xavier | L 64–73 | 15–5 (4–3) | 19 – Rodriguez | 18 – Delgado | 5 – Tied | Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ |
| January 28, 2018 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at DePaul | W 86–70 | 16–5 (5–3) | 21 – Powell | 19 – Delgado | 5 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (5,650) Chicago, IL |
| January 31, 2018 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Providence | W 73–57 | 17–5 (6–3) | 23 – Carrington | 14 – Delgado | 7 – Carrington | Prudential Center (8,434) Newark, NJ |
| February 4, 2018 12:00 pm, FOX | | at No. 1 Villanova | L 76–92 | 17–6 (6–4) | 20 – Rodriguez | 9 – Delgado | 4 – Tied | Wells Fargo Center (16,115) Philadelphia, Pa |
| February 7, 2018 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Marquette | L 85–88 | 17–7 (6–5) | 21 – Rodriguez | 7 – Tied | 5 – Carrington | Prudential Center (8,210) Newark, NJ |
| February 10, 2018 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Georgetown | L 80–83 | 17–8 (6–6) | 25 – Powell | 12 – Delgado | 9 – Carrington | Capital One Arena (11,037) Washington, D.C. |
| February 14, 2018 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 4 Xavier | L 90–102 | 17–9 (6–7) | 30 – Powell | 7 – Tied | 5 – Walker | Cintas Center (10,512) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 18, 2018 1:00 pm, FS1 | | DePaul | W 82–77 | 18–9 (7–7) | 33 – Rodriguez | 19 – Delgado | 5 – Carrington | Prudential Center (10,110) Newark, NJ |
| February 21, 2018 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at Providence | W 89–77 | 19–9 (8–7) | 25 – Carrington | 11 – Delgado | 4 – Powell | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,432) Providence, RI |
| February 24, 2018 12:00 pm, FOX | | at St. John's | W 81–74 $^{OT}$ | 20–9 (9–7) | 22 – Carrington | 13 – Delgado | 8 – Powell | Madison Square Garden (18,840) New York, NY |
| February 28, 2018 8:30 pm, FS1 | | No. 4 Villanova | L 68–69 $^{OT}$ | 20–10 (9–8) | 23 – Carrington | 8 – Delgado | 7 – Carrington | Prudential Center (13,711) Newark, NJ |
| March 3, 2018 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Butler | W 77–70 | 21–10 (10–8) | 25 – Carrington | 10 – Tied | 5 – Powell | Prudential Center (9,743) Newark, NJ |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2018 9:30 pm, FS1 | (3) | vs. (6) Butler Quarterfinals | L 74–75 | 21–11 | 17 – Carrington | 9 – Delgado | 7 – Carrington | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 15, 2018* 4:30 pm, TBS | (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) NC State First Round | W 94–83 | 22–11 | 26 – Carrington | 10 – Sanogo | 4 – Delgado | Intrust Bank Arena (14,390) Wichita, KS |
| March 17, 2018* 7:10 pm, TBS | (8 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Kansas Second Round | L 79–83 | 22–12 | 28 – Carrington | 23 – Delgado | 5 – Carrington | Intrust Bank Arena (14,385) Wichita, KS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
* ^A Game was suspended with 13:03 left in the 2nd half due to unsafe floor conditions and resumed at noon on February 22 at Alumni Hall.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 23 | 22 | 20 | RV | 19 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 19 | RV | RV | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | 23 | 23^ | 22 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 19 | RV | RV | | | | | | | RV |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings