2019–20 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team explained

Coachrank:15
Aprank:15
Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Seton Hall Pirates
Conference:Big East Conference
Short Conf:Big East
Record:21–9
Conf Record:13–5
Hc Year:10th
Champion:Big East regular season co-champions

The 2019–20 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by tenth-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 21–9, 13–5 in Big East play, which put them in a three-way tie for first place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big East tournament, they were slated to play Marquette in the quarterfinals, but the Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the rest of the NCAA postseason.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2018–19 season 20–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Georgetown in the quarterfinals and Marquette in the semifinals before losing to Villanova by two points in the final. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region and were defeated by No. 7 seed Wofford in the first round.

Offseason

Class of 2019 recruits

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seton Hall Ranked in the AP Top 10 for First Time in 20 Years.