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

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2014–15
Team:	Seton Hall Pirates
Conference:	Big East Conference
Short Conf:	Big East
Record:	16–15
Conf Record:	6–12
Asst Coach3:	Dwayne Morton
Champion:	Paradise Jam tournament champions

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
	1	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore		Left the team to join Israeli army^[1]
Hakeem Harris	15	G	6'1"	190	Junior		Transferred
Gene Teague	21	C	6'9"	270	RS Senior		Graduated
	22	G/F	6'7"	225	RS Senior		Graduated
	23	G/F	6'6"	215	Senior		Graduated
	33	F	6'9"	235	RS Junior		Signed to play professionally in Poland
Aaron Geramipoor	50	C	6'11"	245	Senior		Graduated

Incoming transfers

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style="background:#0000FF; color:#D3D3D3;"| Non-Conference Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#0000FF; color:#D3D3D3;"| Big East Conference Play|-!colspan=9 style="background:#0000ff; color:#D3D3D3;"| Big East tournament^[2]

Rankings

See main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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

Notes and References

1. News: Seton Hall guard leaves for Israeli army. ESPN. December 11, 2013.
2. Web site: Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball . 2014-09-02 . 2014-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140730233348/http://www.shupirates.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/seha-m-baskbl-sched.html . dead .