# 2024–25 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represents Seton Hall University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by third-year head coach Shaheen Holloway. The Pirates play 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.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2023–24 season 25–12, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a fourth place. They were defeated by St. John's in the first round of the Big East tournament. The Pirates received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), where they won the tournament, beating Indiana State in the finals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Kadary Richmond | 1 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduate transferred to St. John's |
| Al-Amir Dawes | 2 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Newark, NJ | Graduated |
| Elijah Hutchins-Everett | 4 | C | 6'11" | 225 | Junior | Orange, NJ | Transferred to James Madison |
| Sadraque NgaNga | 7 | F | 6'10" | 218 | Sophomore | Luanda, Angola | Transferred to San Jose State |
| Arda Özdoğan | 9 | C | 6'10" | 231 | Freshman | Ankara, Turkey | Signed with Türk Telekom B.K. |
| Jaquan Sanders | 13 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Sophomore | Queens, NY | Transferred to Hofstra |
| Dre Davis | 14 | G/F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred to Ole Miss |
| Jaden Bediako | 14 | C | 6'10" | 240 | Graduate | Ontario, Canada | Graduated |
| Malachi Brown | 22 | F | 6'1" | 165 | Freshman | Buford, GA | Transferred to Georgia State |
| JaQuan Harris | 23 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | North Brunswick, NJ | Transferred to Frank Phillips College |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Zion Harmon | 1 | G | 6'0" | 184 | Junior | Temple Hills, MD | Bethune–Cookman |
| Chaunce Jenkins | 2 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Graduate | Newport News, VA | Old Dominion |
| Prince Aligbe | 4 | F | 6'7" | 227 | Junior | Minneapolis, MN | Boston College |
| Scotty Middleton | 7 | F | 6'7" | 181 | Sophomore | Miami, FL | Ohio State |
| Yacine Toumi | 9 | F | 6'10" | 215 | Graduate | Meudon, France | Evansville |
| Gus Yalden | 19 | F | 6'9" | 258 | Sophomore | Appleton, WI | Wisconsin |
| Emmanuel Okorafor | 23 | C | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | Abia, Nigeria | Louisville |
| Garwey Dual | 33 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Providence |

#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jahseem Felton #0 SG | Charlotte, NC | Combine Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 19, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Godswill Erheriene #35 C | Glen Head, NY | Long Island Lutheran | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 9, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | Saint Peter's | W 57–53 | 1–0 | 19 – Jenkins | 6 – Tied | 5 – Dual | Prudential Center (8,072) Newark, NJ |
| November 9, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FS2 | | Fordham | L 56–57 | 1–1 | 12 – Toumi | 7 – Aligbe | 5 – Addae-Wusu | Walsh Gymnasium (1,286) South Orange, NJ |
| November 13, 2024* 8:00 p.m., MSGSN | | vs. Hofstra Icons of the Game | L 48–49 | 1–2 | 18 – Jenkins | 8 – Addae-Wusu | 4 – Addae-Wusu | Nassau Coliseum (1,400) Uniondale, NY |
| November 16, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS2 | | Wagner | W 54–28 | 2–2 | 16 – Jenkins | 7 – Toumi | 4 – Addae-Wusu | Walsh Gymnasium (1,219) South Orange, NJ |
| November 21, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. VCU Charleston Classic quarterfinals | W 69–66 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | 22 – Jenkins | 10 – Coleman | 4 – Dual | TD Arena Charleston, SC |
| November 22, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Vanderbilt Charleston Classic semifinals | L 60–76 | 3–3 | 20 – Coleman | 9 – Jenkins | 3 – Addae-Wusu | TD Arena Charleston, SC |
| November 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Florida Atlantic Charleston Classic 3rd place game | W 63–61 | 4–3 | 15 – Jenkins | 7 – Coleman | 2 – Coleman | TD Arena Charleston, SC |
| November 30, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS2 | | Monmouth | L 51–63 | 4–4 | 20 – Coleman | 6 – Okorafor | 3 – Dual | Prudential Center (8,606) Newark, NJ |
| December 4, 2024 8:30 p.m., CBSSN | | NJIT | W 67–56 | 5–4 | 19 – Aligbe | 8 – Aligbe | 4 – Coleman | Prudential Center (8,099) Newark, NJ |
| December 8, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | Oklahoma State Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 76–85 | 5–5 | 18 – Coleman | 4 – Tubek | 9 – Dual | Prudential Center (8,791) Newark, NJ |
| December 14, 2024 3:00 p.m., FOX | | at Rutgers Garden State Hardwood Classic | L 63–66 | 5–6 | 15 – Coleman | 10 – Okorafor | 5 – Dual | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 17, 2024 7:30 p.m., Peacock | | at Villanova | L 67–79 | 5–7 (0–1) | 22 – Coleman | 9 – Coleman | 3 – Middleton | Wells Fargo Center (6,501) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Georgetown | L 60–61 | 5–8 (0–2) | 25 – Coleman | 9 – Coleman | 3 – Addae-Wusu | Prudential Center (8,879) Newark, NJ |
| December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., Peacock | | at Xavier | L 72–94 | 5–9 (0–3) | 19 – Coleman | 5 – Coleman | 4 – Jenkins | Cintas Center (10,212) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., Peacock | | DePaul | W 85–80 $^{OT}$ | 6–9 (1–3) | 24 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 7 – Addae-Wusu | Prudential Center (8,257) Newark, NJ |
| January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Providence | L 85–91 | 6–10 (1–4) | 26 – Coleman | 7 – Aligbe | 4 – Middleton | Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,193) Providence, RI |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Butler | L 77–82 | 6–11 (1–5) | 21 – Jenkins | 7 – Toumi | 4 – Jenkins | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,607) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | St. John's | L 51–79 | 6–12 (1–6) | 11 – Coleman | 7 – Erheriene | 3 – Dual | Prudential Center (9,652) Newark, NJ |
| January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock | | No. 10 Marquette | L 59–76 | 6–13 (1–7) | 27 – Coleman | 9 – Coleman | 3 – Tied | Prudential Center (8,152) Newark, NJ |
| January 25, 2025 1:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Creighton | L 54–79 | 6–14 (1–8) | 12 – Aligbe | 4 – Tied | 5 – Dual | CHI Health Center Omaha (18,430) Omaha, NE |
| January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | Providence | L 67–69 | 6–15 (1–9) | 19 – Aligbe | 4 – Tied | 4 – Dual | Prudential Center (8,422) Newark, NJ |
| February 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | at DePaul | L 57–74 | 6–16 (1–10) | 18 – Coleman | 6 – Tubek | 5 – Dual | Wintrust Arena (5,003) Chicago, IL |
| February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | Butler | L 54–84 | 6–17 (1–11) | 17 – Aligbe | 6 – Tied | 6 – Dual | Prudential Center (8,634) Newark, NJ |
| February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Georgetown | L 46–60 | 6–18 (1–12) | 21 – Coleman | 10 – Coleman | 6 – Dual | Capital One Arena (9,261) Washington, D.C. |
| February 15, 2025 2:30 p.m., FOX | | UConn | W 69–68 $^{OT}$ | 7–18 (2–12) | 23 – Coleman | 10 – Erheriene | 3 – Dual | Prudential Center (10,222) Newark, NJ |
| February 18, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 16 Marquette | L 56–80 | 7–19 (2–13) | 13 – Coleman | 4 – Tied | 4 – Dual | Fiserv Forum (14,948) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1 | | Xavier | L 66–73 | 7–20 (2–14) | 24 – Coleman | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Prudential Center (9,337) Newark, NJ |
| February 26, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | Villanova | L 54–59 | 7–21 (2–15) | 18 – Addae-Wusu | 9 – Aligbe | 6 – Addae-Wusu | Prudential Center (8,697) Newark, NJ |
| March 1, 2025 2:15 p.m., CBS | | at No. 7 St. John's | L 61–71 | 7–22 (2–16) | 18 – Addae-Wusu | 6 – Coleman | 7 – Addae-Wusu | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Creighton | L 61–79 | 7–23 (2–17) | – | – | – | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| March 8, 2025 2:30 p.m., FOX | | at UConn | L 50–81 | 7–24 (2–18) | 15 – Aligbe | 3 – Tied | 4 – Dual | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 9:00 p.m., Peacock | (11) | vs. (6) Villanova First round | L 55–67 | 7–25 | 25 – Coleman | 7 – Addae-Wusu | 5 – Dual | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||