2018–19 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2018–19
Team:	Seton Hall Pirates
Conference:	Big East Conference
Short Conf:	Big East
Record:	20–14
Conf Record:	9–9
Hc Year:	9th
Champion:	Wooden Legacy champions
Bowl Result:	First Round

The 2018–19 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by ninth-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 20-14, 9-9 for a 4 way tie for 3rd place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Georgetown in the Quarterfinals, Marquette in the semifinals before losing to Villanova in the championship. They received a at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Wofford.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
	0	G	6'4"	195	Senior		Graduated
	2	G	5'11"	155	Freshman		Transferred to Tulane
Eron Gordon	4	G	6'3"	200	Sophomore		Transferred to Valparaiso
Ismael Sanogo	14	F	6'8"	215	Senior		Graduated
	20	F	6'6"	220	Senior		Graduated
Philip Flory	25	G/F	6'5"	190	Freshman		Walk-on; transferred to Albany
	31	C	6'10"	245	Senior		Graduated

Class of 2018 recruits

Schedule and results

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