2022–23 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:Seton Hall Pirates
Conference:Big East Conference
Short Conf:Big East
Record:17–16
Conf Record:10–10
Head Coach:Shaheen Holloway
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Rasheen Davis
Asst Coach2:Rylan Whalen
Asst Coach3:Corey Lowery
Stadium:Prudential Center
Walsh Gymnasium
Tourney Result:First Round

The 2022–23 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Shaheen Holloway. 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 17–14, 10–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were defeated by DePaul in the first round of the Big East tournament. The Pirates received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), where they lost in the first round to Colorado.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2021–22 season 21–11, 11–8 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Georgetown in the first round of the Big East Tournament before losing to UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the South region where they lost in the First Round to TCU.

On March 21, 2022, head coach Kevin Willard left to the school to coach Maryland.[1] On March 30, the school named former player Shaheen Holloway as the team's new head coach. He previously coached for Saint Peter's and was an assistant coach for Seton Hall from 2010 to 2018.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
1 G 6'0" 180 Senior Graduated
14 G,F 6'6" 210 Senior Declared for the 2022 NBA draft; undrafted; signed with the Portland Trail Blazers[3]
22 G,F 6'6" 210 Senior Graduated
Ryan Conway 23 G 6'1" 180 Senior Transferred to Towson[4]
Jahari Long 25 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Transferred to Maryland[5]
Tyler Powell 33 G,F 6'5" 220 FreshmanTransferred to Nevada[6]
Brandon Weston 20 G,F 6'5" 200 FreshmanTransferred to Rhode Island[7]

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
13 F 6'7" 206 Graduate Graduate transfer from Saint Peters.[8]
Femi Odukale 21 G 6'6" 205 Junior Transferred from Pittsburgh.[9]
2 G 6'2" 180 Senior Transferred from Clemson.[10]
14 G,F 6'6" 212 Junior Transferred from Louisville.[11]
Abdou Ndiaye 33 F 6'9" 200 Transferred from Illinois State.[12]

2022 recruiting class

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Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seton Hall officially announces Kevin Willard's resignation, Maryland introduces him as head coach. 2022-03-21. bigeastcoastbias.com. March 21, 2022 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Seton Hall hires Shaheen Holloway as new men's basketball coach after historic run at Saint Peter's. 2022-03-30. espn.com. March 30, 2022 . en-US.
  3. News: Ex-Seton Hall star Jared Rhoden inks 1-year deal with Trail Blazers . 1 September 2022 . NJ.com . 2 August 2022.
  4. News: Towson adds Seton Hall transfer Ryan Conway . 1 September 2022 . zagsblog.com . 24 April 2022.
  5. News: Seton Hall transfer guard Jahari Long commits to Maryland men's basketball . 1 September 2022 . testudotimes.com . 20 May 2022.
  6. News: Nevada basketball lands another transfer, this time Seton Hall's Tyler Powell . 1 September 2022 . nevadasportsnet.com . 11 May 2022.
  7. News: URI sneaks in under recruiting deadline to nab Seton Hall transfer Brandon Weston . 1 September 2022 . providencejournal.com . 19 May 2022.
  8. News: Zagoria . Adam . Seton Hall lands Saint Peter's graduate transfer K.C. Ndefo. 1 September 2022 . NJ.com. 28 May 2022.
  9. News: Seton Hall basketball adds guard Femi Odukale, transfer from Pitt . 1 September 2022 . Asbury Park Press . 8 May 2022.
  10. News: Former Clemson guard Al-Amir Dawes announces transfer destination . 1 September 2022 . On3 . 4 May 2022.
  11. News: McGavic . Matthew . Former Louisville Forward Dre Davis, Signee Tae Davis Commit to Seton Hall . 1 September 2022 . si.com Press . 29 April 2022.
  12. News: Seton Hall basketball adds Illinois State transfer Abdou Ndiaye . 1 September 2022 . Asbury Park Press . 30 May 2022.