2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Pirates wordmark.svg 125 Big East Conference Big East 20 25–9 12–6 Kevin Willard 6th Shaheen Holloway Fred Hill Grant Billmeier Prudential CenterWalsh Gymnasium Big East tournament champions NCAA tournament First Round The 2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates played home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center, with one exhibition and one regular season game at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, New Jersey. They were coached, for the sixth year, by Kevin Willard. They were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Creighton, Xavier, and the eventual national champion Villanova to become champions of the Big East tournament. They received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga. Previous season The Pirates 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. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Brandon Mobley 2 F 6'9" 225 Senior Savannah, GA Graduated Sterling Gibbs 4 G 6'2" 185 RS Junior Scotch Plains, NJ Graduate transferred to Connecticut Haralds Kārlis 13 F 6'6" 210 Senior Riga, Latvia Graduated Cheir Ajou 42 C 7'1" 245 RS Junior Aweil, South Sudan Transferred to Texas Wesleyan Stephane Manga 45 F 6'6" 220 Senior Orléans, France Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jevon Thomas 2 G 6'0" 180 Junior Queens, NY Transferred from Kansas State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thomas will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Braeden Anderson 4 F 6'9" 225 RS Junior Okotoks, AB Transferred from Fresno State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Anderson graduated from Fresno State. Derrick Gordon 32 G 6'3" 205 RS Senior Plainfield, NJ Transferred from Massachusetts. Will be eligible to play immediately since Gordon graduated from Massachusetts. Incoming recruits no no 2015 Amarveer Singh SF New Orleans, LA Thurgood Marshall High School 6 7 180 03/02/2015 3 3 80 Myles Carter SF Chicago, IL Saint Rita High School 6 8 221 03/23/2015 3 3 76 Dalton Soffer SG San Diego, CA Poway High School 6 4 190 11/12/2014 0 0 67 2015 2015 Seton Hall Signees 2015 Seton Hall Signees 2015 Seton Hall Signees 6 August 2015 yes Roster 2015 Seton Hall Pirates y Khadeen Carrington y 0 G 6 3 180 SO Brooklyn, New York USA Michael Nzei 1 F 6 7 200 SO Makurdi, Nigeria NIG Jevon Thomas 2 G 6 1 185 JR Queens, New York USA I Braeden Anderson y 4 F 6 9 240 JR y Okotoks, Alberta CAN Ismael Sanogo 14 G 6 8 210 SO Newark, New Jersey USA Isaiah Whitehead y 15 G 6 4 210 SO Brooklyn, New York USA Desi Rodriguez 20 F 6 6 215 SO Brooklyn, New York USA y Dalton Soffer 21 G 6 5 205 FR San Diego, California USA Myles Carter 23 F 6 9 230 FR Chicago, Illinois USA Rashed Anthony 25 F 6 9 235 SO y Orangeburg, South Carolina USA Ángel Delgado y 31 F 6 9 225 SO Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic DRC Derrick Gordon y 32 G 6 3 205 SR y Plainfield, New Jersey USA Veer Singh 33 G/F 6 7 195 FR New Orleans, Louisiana USA Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh) Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall) Fred Hill (Montclair State) Dwayne Morton (LIU Brooklyn) http://www.shupirates.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/seha-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule yes 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004488; color:#D3D3D3;"| Exhibition Oct 31, 2015 12:00pm yes Baruch Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ 1,073 84–79 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004488; color:#D3D3D3;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 13, 2015 7:00pm yes Dartmouth Prudential Center Newark, NJ 6,114 FSN 84–67 1–0 Nov 15, 2015 1:30pm yes Wagner Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ 1,800 FS1 69–59 2–0 Nov 19, 2015 7:00pm yes yes Long Beach State TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic quarterfinals 3,437 ESPNU 77–80 2–1 Nov 20, 2015 7:00pm yes yes Bradley TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic consolation round 2,820 ESPNU 67–59 3–1 Nov 21, 2015 3:30pm yes yes Ole Miss TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic 5th place game 1,553 ESPN3 75–63 4–1 Nov 28, 2015 7:30pm yes Georgia Prudential Center Newark, NJ 6,553 FS1 69–62 5–1 Dec 2, 2015 7:00pm yes yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 2,280 ASN 64–72 5–2 Dec 5, 2015 12:00pm yes yes Rutgers The RAC Piscataway, NJ Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic 5,631 ESPNews 84–55 6–2 Dec 10, 2015 8:00pm yes Troy Prudential Center Newark, NJ 5,549 FS1 78–69 7–2 Dec 13, 2015 2:30pm yes Saint Peter's Prudential Center Newark, NJ 6,433 FS1 72–64 8–2 Dec 19, 2015 12:00pm yes Wichita State Prudential Center Newark, NJ 7,596 FOX 80–76 OT 9–2 Dec 22, 2015 6:30pm yes South Florida Prudential Center Newark, NJ 5,700 FS2 66–49 10–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004488; color:#D3D3D3;"| Big East Regular Season Dec 30, 2015 7:00pm yes Marquette BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI 13,314 FS1 83–63 11–2 1–0 Jan 2, 2016 11am DePaul Prudential Center Newark, NJ Big East New Year's Marathon 8,201 FS1 78–74 12–2 2–0 Jan 6, 2016 7:00pm yes Villanova 11 The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500 FS1 63–72 12–3 2–1 Jan 9, 2016 2:00pm Creighton Prudential Center Newark, NJ 8,010 FS1 67–82 12–4 2–2 Jan 16, 2016 4:30pm yes Providence 12 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 11,148 FS1 81–72 13–4 3–2 Jan 20, 2016 9:00pm Villanova 4 Prudential Center Newark, NJ 8,788 CBSSN 71–72 13–5 3–3 Jan 23, 2016 2:00pm yes Xavier 5 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,368 FSN 76–84 13–6 3–4 Jan 27, 2016 7:00pm St. John's Prudential Center Newark, NJ 6,767 FS1 79–60 14–6 4–4 Jan 30, 2016 8:00pm yes Creighton CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 17,927 FSN 75–65 15–6 5–4 Feb 3, 2016 8:30pm Marquette Prudential Center Newark, NJ 6,008 FS1 79–62 16–6 6–4 Feb 6, 2016 9:05pm Georgetown Prudential Center Newark, NJ 9,167 CBSSN 69–61 17–6 7–4 Feb 10, 2016 7:00pm Butler Prudential Center Newark, NJ 7,476 FS1 75–81 17–7 7–5 Feb 17, 2016 9:15pm yes Georgetown Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 5,278 FS1 72–64 18–7 8–5 Feb 21, 2016 12:00pm yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York City, NY 13,204 FS1 62–61 19–7 9–5 Feb 25, 2016 7:00pm Providence Prudential Center Newark, NJ 8,600 FS1 70–52 20–7 10–5 Feb 28, 2016 12:30pm Xavier 5 Prudential Center Newark, NJ 10,353 FS1 90–81 21–7 11–5 Mar 2, 2016 8:30pm yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 7,392 FS1 78–85 21–8 11–6 Mar 5, 2016 12:00pm yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 5,954 FSN 80–66 22–8 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004488; color:#D3D3D3;"| Big East tournament Mar 10, 2016 9:30pm yes 3 Creighton 6 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Quarterfinals FS1 81–73 13,813 23–8 |- Mar 11, 2016 9:00pm yes 3 5 Xavier 2 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Semifinals FS1 87–83 17,130 24–8 |- Mar 12, 2016 5:30pm yes 3 3 Villanova 1 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Championship FOX 69–67 19,812 25–8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004488; color:#D3D3D3;"| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 2016 9:57 pm yes yes 6 MW 20 Gonzaga 11 MW Pepsi Center Denver, CO First Round truTV 52–68 19,500 25–9 AP Poll Eastern Time MW Midwest Region http://www.shupirates.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/seha-m-baskbl-sched.html Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball 2015-08-06 2014-07-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20140730233348/http://www.shupirates.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/seha-m-baskbl-sched.html dead Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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