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WILLARD FILE EDUCATION • University of Pittsburgh (Received BA in 1997) COACHING EXPERIENCE • Overall Head Coach Record: 127-130 (.494), eight seasons • Head Coach, Seton Hall University, 2010-present >> Record: 82-81 (.503), five seasons >> Led team 2011-12 team to NIT berth >> Guided 2014-15 squad to Paradise Jam championship, Garden State Hardwood Classic championship and two wins over Associated Press top-15 teams • Head Coach, Iona College, 2007-10 >> Record: 45-49 (.479), three seasons >> 2009-10 team went 21-10 completing one of the greatest turnarounds in college basketball history; Iona record prior to Willard’s arrival in 2007 was 2-28 • Associate Head Coach, University of Louisville, 2005-07 • Assistant Coach, University of Louisville, 2001-05 • Coaching Associate, Boston Celtics, 1997-01
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COLLEGIATE CAREER • Three-year letterwinner, University of Pittsburgh (1994-97) >> Member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team • One-year letterwinner, Western Kentucky University (1993-94)
COACHING RECORD Year School Position Record 2001-02 Louisville Assistant Coach 19-13 2002-03 Louisville Assistant Coach 27-5 2003-04 Louisville Assistant Coach 20-10 2004-05 Louisville Assistant Coach 33-5 2005-06 Louisville Associate Head Coach 21-13 2006-07 Louisville Associate Head Coach 24-10 2007-08 Iona Head Coach 12-20 2008-09 Iona Head Coach 12-19 2009-10 Iona Head Coach 21-10 2010-11 Seton Hall Head Coach 13-17 2011-12 Seton Hall Head Coach 21-13 2012-13 Seton Hall Head Coach 15-18 2013-14 Seton Hall Head Coach 17-17 2014-15 Seton Hall Head Coach 16-15 Asst./Assoc. Coach Totals 142-58 Head Coach Totals 127-130
Pct. Conference .594 Conference USA .781 Conference USA .667 Conference USA .868 Conference USA .618 BIG EAST .706 BIG EAST .375 MAAC .387 MAAC .677 MAAC .433 BIG EAST .618 BIG EAST .454 BIG EAST .500 BIG EAST .516 BIG EAST .710 .494
Conf. Record 8-8 11-5 9-7 14-2 6-10 12-4 8-10 7-11 12-6 7-11 8-10 3-15 6-12 6-12 60-36 57-87
Pct. Finish .500 T-Seventh .688 Second .563 T-Sixth .875 First .375 T-11th .750 T-Second .444 Seventh .389 Seventh .667 Third .389 12th .444 T-Ninth .167 T-13th .333 Eighth .333 T-Seventh .625 .396
Kevin Willard, now entering his sixth season as the Seton Hall men’s basketball head coach in 2015-16, has reenergized the program both on the court and in the classroom and has the Pirates ready to break through in the BIG EAST. With 50 percent of the team’s scoring and 60 percent of the team’s rebounding returning, boasting two All-BIG EAST performers, bringing in a talented freshman recruiting class and a pair of impact transfers, The Hall is poised for upward movement in the conference in 2015-16 with the goal of reaching the NCAA Tournament. Willard has developed student-athletes who have earned nine All-BIG EAST selections and 20 BIG EAST Academic All-Star selections, and he has boasted three perfect single-year academic progress rate in the four NCAA reports since becoming the Pirates’ head coach. He has proven to be a strong evaluator and recruiter of talent, as he brought in a consensus top 15 national recruiting class in 2014, led by Isaiah Whitehead, the program’s first McDonald’s All-American since 2001 and just the fifth all-time. He also has been able to retain Metropolitan New York’s top talent with seven of the team’s 13 players hailing from either New York City or New Jersey. In 2014-15, Willard guided one of the youngest teams in NCAA Div. I to a winning season full of accomplishments. Under Willard’s direction, the Pirates captured the 2014 Paradise Jam championship, claimed the first-ever Garden State Hardwood Classic trophy with a win over Rutgers and defeated two Associated Press top-15 teams (No. 15 St. John’s, No. 6 Villanova) in back-to-back games for the first time in over 20 years. Seton Hall returned to the national rankings for the first time in three years, earning a No. 19 ranking in the Associated Press poll on Jan. 5 and remaining ranked for a total of three weeks. The No. 19 ranking was the highest for Seton Hall since being No. 22 on Jan. 30, 2001 and the first time inside the top 20 since Jan. 23, 2001. And although the team was young, Willard and his staff did an outstanding job developing the freshmen student-athletes into fantastic BIG EAST contributors, headlined by forward Angel Delgado, who was named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year after becoming just the second freshman in BIG EAST history to lead the conference in rebounding (Troy Murphy in 1999). Joining Delgado on the BIG EAST All-Rookie team was Whitehead, who had a big impact on the team, finishing second in scoring at 12.0 points per game. He earned Joe Calabrese MVP honors after scoring 25 points in Seton Hall’s win over Rutgers in the inaugural Garden State Hardwood Classic. Khadeen Carrington, Desi Rodriguez and Rashed Anthony also were freshmen playing critical roles for the Pirates, who received nearly half of their season points from rookies. Willard and his staff also aided in the development of Sterling Gibbs, who blossomed into a BIG EAST star after finishing in the top five in the conference in scoring and assists, the only player in the league to do so. Gibbs was a second-team All-BIG EAST selection, dropped 20 or more points nine times during the season and had a 40-point outburst against Illinois State in the Paradise Jam championship title game to earn MVP honors. Gibbs finished ninth in the nation in three-point shooting at 43.6 percent, which is also second-highest of any Seton Hall Pirate ever. Off the court, Willard is a big believer in academic success, and his vision has translated into incredible results. The Pirates posted a GPA over 3.0 during the spring 2015 semester. At the same time, the program was honored with the distinguished NCAA APR Public Recognition Award for sporting an Academic Progress Rate in the top 10 percent of all Div. I men’s basketball schools. Five Pirates were bestowed the BIG EAST Academic All-Star award for holding a 3.0 GPA or higher during the entire 2014-15 academic year, including Angel Delgado, Sterling Gibbs, Haralds Karlis, Brandon Mobley and Michael Nzei.
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Inducted into Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame in June 2012. Seton Hall’s all-time assists leader with 681. He scored 1,588 points during his career, the 14th highest total in school history, recorded 231 steals (fourth all-time) and hit 185 three-pointers (5th all-time) Led team to 2000 Sweet Sixteen 2000 BIG EAST Most Improved Player Four time All-Metropolitan Selection Played professionally in Germany, Israel, Italy and Turkey High School McDonald’s All-American at St. Patrick’s High School in Elizabeth, N.J. where he is also the only player to ever have his number retired
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Returned to Seton Hall in 2013 after previously serving as an assistant to former head coach Tommy Amaker (1998-01) Helped SHU land the top-ranked recruiting class in the nation in 2000-01 (Andre Barrett, Samuel Dalembert, Eddie Griffin, Marcus Toney-El) Spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Northwestern University prior to returning to South Orange Former Rutgers University head coach (2006-10) Part of Sweet-16 runs as an assistant at both Seton Hall and Villanova Named the #1 assistant coach in the country by Basketball Times (2004-05) and by Lindy’s College Basketball magazine (2002-03) In over 30 years as a Division I basketball coach, he has mentored 10 players that went on to the NBA
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Returned to Seton Hall for a second stint on head coach Kevin Willard’s staff after being hired as an assistant coach in September Spent the 2014-15 season as an assistant coach at Fairleigh Dickinson Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain for the Pirates from 2003-07, playing in 106 career games and helping the program reach the NCAA Tournament twice (2004, 2006) A team leader on and off the court, he received the Robin Cunningham Award in recognition of his academic success during his career Graduate and former standout at St. Patrick High School where he played under and later coached alongside longtime head man Kevin Boyle; helping the school capture a Tournament of Champions title in 2003 Played professionally in Germany and Portugal and started his own basketball summer camp, the Billmeier and Nardi Skills Camp, alongside former St. Patrick teammate and Villanova guard Mike Nardi
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Enters his sixth season at The Hall and second in his current role as Director of Basketball Operations Previously served as the team’s Director of Player Development (2013-14), Coordinator of Basketball Operations from 2011-13 and Video Assistant in 2010 11 after working as the Video Coordinator under Kevin Willard for one season at Iona Former Administrative Assistant and Video Coordinator for the men’s basketball program at Towson University Named a student assistant coach by head coach Phil Martelli while at Saint Joseph’s Worked as an intern for the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers Father, Joe, is a longtime area high school coach Married to the former Amy Iuliano and together, the two have one son, Colin Joseph, who was born in May of 2014
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Officially joined the men’s basketball staff as a coordinator of basketball operations prior to the 2014-15 season Elevated to the position after serving as a volunteer with the program for the 2013-14 campaign Recruited to Iona College by Kevin Willard where he played three years before transferring to Seton Hall for his final collegiate season Totaled 930 points and 210 three-pointers over his collegiate career. One of four Pirates to appear in all 33 games in 2012-13, earning BIG EAST Academic All-Star honors
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Recent graduate in his second season as a member of the men’s basketball staff Joins Smyth, Grant Billmeier and Shaheen Holloway as former Pirates on staff under Coach Willard Appeared in four games as a walk-on for The Hall in 2013-14 and was named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star Former women’s basketball manager where he served as video coordinator and organized practice and game day operations
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Named to men’s basketball staff prior to the 2015-16 campaign Former team manager who was elevated to the position of head men’s basketball manager heading into his senior year Responsibilities include gameday film preparation, filming practices and managing the team’s equipment Graduated in May 2015 and is currently pursuing a Master of Strategic Communications
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Entering his seventh year at The Hall and fifth working with the men’s basketball squad Came to South Orange after serving as an assistant athletic trainer at Columbia University where he also worked with men’s basketball Also held athletic training positions with USA Weightlifting, Northeastern University and St. Peter’s University Earned a master’s degree in sport administration from Temple University in 2002
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Returns for his third season as the primary strength and conditioning coach for the Pirates Previously held similar positions at the collegiate level at Penn State and the University of Kentucky where he worked with the Wildcats’ men’s and women’s basketball teams Spent four seasons as part of the strength and conditioning staff with the Minnesota Vikings Part of two national championship winning teams in football while at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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The Seton Hall men’s basketball team participates in several community service initiatives annually, honoring the University’s longstanding devotion to service that remains at the core of its mission. The Pirates have most recently lent a helping hand to several charitable organizations and endeavors, such as “Reading with the Pirates” Program, America’s Grow A Row, the Saint John’s Soup Kitchen in Newark, the South Mountain YMCA, Team Walker Program for Jersey City Youth, while also making visits to the pediatric unit of Saint Barnabas Medical Center.
The H.A.L.L. (Helping Athletes Learn to be Leaders) Program works in conjunction with the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills program by focusing on building leaders within the Seton Hall community while enhancing the quality of the student-athlete experience as a whole. The H.A.L.L. Program consists of five different components, each beneficial in their own way in aiding in the development of a future leader. The five components are Leadership Development, Student-Athlete Welfare Enhancement, Academic and Athletic Success Initiatives, Community Enrichment, and Spiritual Growth. Each of these components provides student-athletes with the skills and resources necessary to face and overcome potential challenges, on and off the playing surface, and to be as successful as they possibly can be inside the classrooms and in their future.
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GAME OPPONENTS - - DARTMOUTH VS. All-Time Series .................................. Dartmouth leads, 4-3 Last Meeting .....................Dartmouth, 54-53 (12/30/78) First Meeting .......................Seton Hall, 26-24 (1/5/1916) Seton Hall Home Record ................................................................... 2-2 Notable Moment: December 30, 1947 The Pirates downed visiting Dartmouth, 57-52, as part of a stretch that saw The Hall open the 1947-48 campaign with 16 wins in its first 17 contests
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Name Tommy Carpenter Cameron Smith Ike Ngwudo Connor Boehm Taylor Johnson Matt Rennie Malik Gill Michael Stones Evan Boudreaux Guilien Smith Kevin Crescenzi Mike Fleming Wesley Dickinson Miles Wright Quinten Payne Brandon McDonnell Eli Harrison Cole Harrison
Pos. F G F F G F G G F G G G F G G F F C
Ht. 6-7 6-1 6-6 6-7 6-4 6-8 5-9 6-2 6-8 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-7 6-4 6-5 6-8 6-6 6-11
Wt. 220 175 200 235 180 230 175 170 220 180 195 175 215 205 190 210 205 235
Cl. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Jr.
Hometown (Previous School) Greensboro, N.C. (Northfield Mt. Hermon) Bristow, Va. (Miller School) Baldwin, N.Y. (Milton Academy (Mass.)) Winnetka, Ill. (New Trier) Fort Worth, Texas (Northwest) North Brunswick, N.J. (Rutgers Prep) New Rochelle, N.Y. (Mount St. Michael Academy) Orlando, Fla. (Windermere Prep) Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest) West Roxbury, Mass. (Catholic Memorial) North Palm Beach, Fla. (Benjamin School/Tilton School (N.J.)
Lake Forest, Ill. (Stevenson/Northfield Mt. Hermon) Bergenfield, N.J. (Dwight-Englewood/Peddie School) Boston, Mass. (Tabor Academy) St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles North/Ball State) Jackson, N.J. (Jackson Memorial) Sisters, Ore. (Sisters) Brentwood, Tenn. (Montrose Christian (Md.)
KNOW YOUR FOE LOCATION ......................................................... Hanover, N.H. CONFERENCE ............................................................. Ivy League NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES ........................................................ 7 (Last 1959) HEAD COACH ........................ Paul Cormier (13th season) NOTABLE ALUMNI ....................... Dave Gavitt (First BIG EAST commissioner) ......................................................Dr. Seuss (author) ............................................ Meryl Streep (actress) ............................................Nelson Rockefeller ................................. (former Vice President of the United States)
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GAME OPPONENTS - - WAGNER VS. All-Time Series ..................................Seton Hall leads, 21-6 Last Meeting .......................Seton Hall, 97-82 (12/22/00) First Meeting ...................... Seton Hall, 59-43 (12/10/46) Seton Hall Home Record ..................................................................15-1 Notable Moment: December 23, 1996 - Current Associate Head Coach Shaheen Holloway scored a game-high 27 points and handed out 11 assists as the Pirates raced to a 113-91 victory. The 113 points remain the fifth-highest single game total in program history.
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Name Corey Henson Aaren Edmead Dwaun Anderson Henry Brooks AJ Sumbry JoJo Cooper Marquis Salmon Romone Saunders Japhet Kadji Michael Carey Devin Liggeons Mike Aaman Greg Senat
Pos. So. So. R-Sr. Gr. R-So. So. R-So. So. So. Jr. Fr. R-Sr. Jr.
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Wt. 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-8 6-8 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-7 6-5 6-3 6-8 6-8
Cl. 175 165 200 215 227 190 210 200 205 190 185 210 240
Hometown (Previous School) Upper Marlboro, Md. (DeMatha Catholic) Deer Park, N.Y. (Deer Park) Suttons Bay, Mich. (Michigan State) New Orleans, La. ( Penn) East Windsor, N.J. (Quinnipiac) Wilmington, Del. (Concord) Lancaster, Calif. (East Los Angeles Community College) Temple Hills, Md. (Mt. Zion Prep) Douala, Cameroon (IMG Academy (FL)) Nassau, Bahamas (San Jacinto College) Philadelphia, Pa. (Imhotep Charter) Hazlet, N.J. (Rhode Island) Elmont, N.Y. (Marianapolis Prep (CT))
Former men’s basketball standout Donald Copeland ’06 joined the Wagner men’s basketball staff as a Graduate Manager prior to the 2015-16 season
KNOW YOUR FOE LOCATION ............................................. Staten Island, N.Y. CONFERENCE ......................Northeast Conference (NEC) NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES ................................................................... 1 (2003) HEAD COACH ..................Bashir Mason (Fourth season) NOTABLE ALUMNI ............................................. Robert Loggia (actor) ......... Tiffany Andrade (former Miss New Jersey - 2008) .Andrew Bailey (MLB Pitcher - 2009 A.L. Rookie of the Year) .......... Bob Beckel (political commentator / TV personality)
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Single Game Individual Records POINTS 1. 52 2. 49 3. 48 4. 47 5. 47
Nick Werkman vs. Scranton, 1/29/64 Nick Werkman vs. St. Peter’s, 1/22/62 Nick Galis vs. Santa Clara, 12/22/78 Dawan Scott vs. Cal-Bakersfield, 12/20/78 Les Fries vs. Brown, 12/22/21
POINTS IN A HALF 1. 34 Nick Werkman vs. Scranton, 1/29/64 REBOUNDS 1. 34 2. 32 3. 31 4. 30 5. 28
Walter Dukes vs. King’s, 12/13/52 Nick Werkman vs. Boston College, 1/25/63 Walter Dukes vs. Loyola (MD), 1/15/52 Nick Werkman vs. St. Francis (PA), 1/16/62 Glenn Mosley vs. Merrimack, 1/12/77
FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 21 Nick Werkman vs. Scranton, 1/29/64 21 Nick Galis vs. Santa Clara, 12/22/78 3. 16 Dawan Scott vs. Cal-Bakersfield, 12/20/78 16 Mark Bryant vs. Villanova, 2/27/88 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 12 Jamel Jackson vs. VMI, 12/12/09 2. 9 Shaheen Holloway vs. BC, 1/4/97 3. 8 Brian Oliver vs. LIU-Brooklyn. 12/5/13 8 Jeremy Hazell vs. Louisville, 1/19/08 8 Jeremy Hazell vs. UND, 2/11/10 3-PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (min. 5 attempts) 1. 1.000 (5-5) James Major vs. Pittsburgh, 1/14/87 1.000 (5-5) Gerald Greene vs. Fordham, 12/16/88 1.000 (5-5) Jordan Theodore vs. Georgetown, 2/21/12 4. .875 (7-8) Darius Lane vs. San Francisco, 11/16/01 5. .833 (5-6) Andre Barrett vs. G’town, 2/28/04 .833 (5-6) Andre Barrett vs. St. Peter’s, 12/13/04 .833 (5-6) Paul Gause vs. Providence, 1/22/09 CONSECUTIVE FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 12-12 John Ramsey vs. St. Michael’s, 12/3/74 12-12 Brian Laing vs. Delaware St., 12/31/07 FREE THROWS MADE 1. 25 Les Fries vs. Brown, 12/22/21 2. 20 Nick Werkman vs. Loyola (MD), 12/7/62 3. 19 Nick Werkman vs. So. Illinois, 12/21/61 19 Nick Werkman vs. St. Peter’s, 1/27/62 19 Walter Dukes vs. John Carroll, 12/16/52 CONSECUTIVE FREE THROWS MADE 1. 17 Nick Werkman vs. Loyola (MD), 12/7/62 2. 16 Sterling Gibbs vs. Oklahoma, 11/22/13 3. 15 Donald Copeland vs. N.C. State, 1/25/06 4. 13 Sterling Gibbs vs. Illinois State 11/24/14 5. 12 Jordan Theodore vs. VCU, 11/17/11
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ASSISTS 1. 17 2. 15 15 4. 14 14 14 14
Paul Lape vs. St. Peter’s, 3/1/73 Gerald Greene vs. Manhattan, 12/9/85 Dan Callandrillo vs Wagner, 1/31/79 Mike Jones vs. Monmouth, 12/17/83 Shaheen Holloway vs. ‘Cuse, 2/7/98 Shaheen Holloway vs. WVU, 2/5/00 Eugene Harvey vs. Hartford, 12/3/09
STEALS 1. 8 Levell Sanders vs. UND, 2/16/97 8 Paul Gause vs. Saint Mary’s, 12/2/06 vs. Monmouth, 11/11/07 vs. James Madison, 12/22/07 8 Fuquan Edwin vs. Eastern Washington, 12/22/13 vs. Mercer, 12/18/11 BLOCKS 1. 11 2. 10
Sam Dalembert vs. SJU, 1/18/00 Eddie Griffin vs. Norfolk St., 12/4/00
TEAM Records POINTS SCORED (HOME) 1. 134 2. 120 3. 116 4. 114 5. 113
vs. VMI, 12/12/09 vs. Scranton, 1/26/62 vs. St. Francis (PA), 2/13/65 Vs. Manhattan, 12/9/85 vs. Wagner, 12/23/96
FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED 1. 12 vs. St. Peter’s, 1/21/42 2. 15 vs. Maryland, 12/30/41 3. 16 vs. Cathedral, 11/27/15 4. 18 vs. Rutgers, 1/9/43 5. 19 vs. West Chester State, 12/2/40 LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY 1. 62 vs. Kean (108-46), 11/29/98 2. 57 vs. Winthrop (106-49), 12/29/90 3. 53 vs. LIU (107-54), 12/9/90 53 vs. Manhattan (114-61), 12/9/85 5. 52 Vs. King’s (96-44), 2/16/52 SINGLE GAME ATTENDANCE 1. 39,187 Michigan 80, SHU 79 (OT) 4/3/89, Seattle, WA 39,187
SHU 95, Duke 78 4/1/89, Seattle, WA
3. 32,633
Syracuse 78, SHU 62 1/19/91, Syracuse, NY
4. 32,037
Syracuse 90, SHU 66 1/7/89, Syracuse, NY
5. 30,681
Oklahoma State 68, SHU 66 3/24/00, Syracuse, NY
SINGLE GAME HOME ATTENDANCE 1. 20,029 SHU 77, Connecticut 64, 3/1/92 20,029 N. Carolina 70, SHU 66, 1/24/93 20,029 SHU 66, Georgetown 56, 2/21/93 20,029 SHU 92, St. John’s 73, 3/6/93 5. 19,761 SHU 94, Georgetown 86, 1/3/89 19,761 Syracuse 86, SHU 79, 2/6/89
Nick Werkman vs. Scranton // 52 points <<< 1/29/64
Individual Records POINTS 1. 861 Walter Dukes 2. 830 Nick Werkman 3. 793 Nick Werkman 4. 770 Terry Dehere 5. 743 Nick Galis
1952-53 1963-64 1961-62 1992-93 1978-79
SCORING AVERAGE 1. 33.2 Nick Werkman 2. 32.0 Nick Werkman 3. 29.5 Nick Werkman 4. 27.5 Nick Galis 5. 26.1 Walter Dukes
1963-64 1961-62 1962-63 1978-79 1952-53
REBOUNDS 1. 734 Walter Dukes 2. 513 Walter Dukes 3. 473 Glenn Mosley 4. 450 Walter Dukes 5. 413 Nick Werkman
1952-53 1951-52 1976-77 1950-51 1961-62
ASSISTS 1. 226 2. 197 3. 195 195 5. 188
Jordan Theodore Golden Sunkett Paul Lape Gerald Greene Shaheen Holloway
2011-12 1962-63 1973-74 1988-89 1997-98
ASSISTS AVERAGE 1. 8.57 Golden Sunkett 2. 7.68 Paul Lape 3. 7.22 Paul Lape 4. 7.15 Roger Kindel 5. 6.61 Mike Jones
1962-63 1972-73 1973-74 1971-72 1983-84
STEALS 1. 102 Fuquan Edwin 2. 90 Paul Gause 3. 85 Paul Gause 4. 81 Dan Callandrillo 5. 80 Glenn Mosley
2011-12 2006-07 2008-09 1979-80 1976-77
BLOCKS 1. 133 2. 125 3. 107 4. 88 5. 76
Eddie Griffin Glenn Mosley Samuel Dalembert Dawan Scott Luther Wright
2000-01 1976-77 1999-00 1977-78 1992-93
TEAM Records POINTS SCORED 1. 3107 2. 2768 3. 2725
1988-89 1987-88 1992-93
3-PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. .419 (224-535) 2. .418 (208-498) 3. .389 (198-509)
1988-89 1990-91 1992-93
SCORING AVERAGE 1. 88.1 2. 84.8 3. 83.2
1961-62 1976-77 1963-64
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. .630 (837-1674) 2. .500 (892-1774) 3. .491 (871-1773)
1957-58 1974-75 1977-78
FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 1049 2. 999 3. 992
1988-89 1987-88 1976-77
REBOUNDS 1. 1706 2. 1517 3. 1513
1952-53 1973-74 1988-89
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. .630 (837-1674) 2. .500 (892-1774) 3. .491 (871-1773)
1957-58 1974-75 1977-78
REBOUND AVERAGE (games-rebounds) 1. 60.3 (25-1508) 2. 58.6 (23-1348) 3. 57.1 (25-1428)
1963-64 1962-63 1964-65
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 1. 1082 2. 1039 3. 942
1952-53 1988-89 1956-57
ASSISTS 1. 632 2. 587 3. 540
1988-89 1987-88 1992-93
FREE THROWS MADE 1. 785 2. 750 3. 683
1988-89 1952-53 1992-93
STEALS 1. 339 1982-83 2. 311 1981-82 3. 305 2007-08
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1. .756 (785-1039) 2. .755 (683-905) 3. .754 (450-597)
1988-89 1992-93 2006-07
3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1. 761 2. 730 3. 722
2000-01 1997-98 2001-02
3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 261 2. 252 3. 250 250
2012-13 2013-14 1999-00 2000-01
STEALS 1. 236 2000-01 2. 198 1999-00 3. 173 1990-91 173 1988-89 173 2009-10
Jordan Theodore // 226 assists 2011-12 >>>
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Whether the Seton Hall basketball team is home or on the road, fans of the Pirates will be able to follow every play on the radio. Each of Seton Hall’s regular season games will be heard primarily on the Pirates’ flagship station AM 970 THE ANSWER (WNYM) out of Hackensack, N.J. Select games during the season will air on WMCA 570AM. Pirate fans outside of the radio market can tune in to hear Seton Hall basketball live on the Pirate Sports Network via SHUPirates.com, the official website of Seton Hall University Athletics. Seton Hall’s radio broadcast team of veteran announcers Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin is back for its 13th season in 2015-16.
Cohen, well-known in the New York area as the play-by-play voice of the New York Mets, is one of the most respected and accomplished play-byplay announcers in the nation. Cohen is currently the head announcer on SportsNet New York and has broadcast Mets games for over 20 years along with being the radio voice of St. John’s basketball from 1995-2002. He has also called national baseball broadcasts for CBS and ESPN Radio and has handled play-by-play duties for CBS Radio and Westwood One for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Mike Infantino (Engineer) Behind the scenes ensuring that each Seton Hall broadcast airs without a hitch is veteran engineer Mike Infantino. In his 27th season of Pirates basketball, Infantino has worked with a wide range of collegiate and professional teams in his career.
Veteran sportscaster Dave Popkin will handle color commentary and back-up play-by-play on the Seton Hall Radio Network. The versatile Popkin also handles play-by-play for college football and basketball telecasts on ESPNU and ESPN3 and he has served as the voice of Northeast Conference Basketball on MSG Network for the last 16 years. The Nutley, NJ resident has called 14 seasons of minor league baseball, including for the Triple A Iowa Cubs and Double A El Paso Diablos. He is the former voice of Monmouth University and Long Island University sports and previously handled play-by-play for Atlantic 10 Basketball. Dave has called five different sports for CN8 – The Comcast Network over its 13-year history.
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The date is April 24, 1931. Comfortably ahead by four runs in the ninth inning, fans of the defending Eastern Intercollegiate Champion Holy Cross Crusaders are filing towards the exits, assured that their home team had placed another notch in the win column. In quintessential Seton Hall style, the SHU nine gives clear notice that they did not share the same sentiment. The visiting team shot ahead behind a series of walks, hits and errors that caused many of the departing Crusader supporters to promptly pull an about face. Five runs later, Seton Hall had taken an 11-10 advantage that would eventually stand as the game’s final score. That day, SHU became the first team in four years to defeat regional power Holy Cross twice in the same season and that day, Pirates became synonymous with the blue & white. The commotion that was the last-ditch comeback prompted a local sportswriter in attendance to exclaim, “This Seton Hall team is a gang of Pirates!” Upon hearing of the proclamation after the game, the SHU team decided that their newfound name was fitting, and that they would return to South Orange and be known as the Pirates thereafter. In many ways, the origin of the Pirate nickname is representative of the Seton Hall spirit. On that New England afternoon, the original gang of Pirates did not shy away in the face of adversity. Instead, they continued forward, rising to the occasion and emerging victorious. Hazard Zet Forward.
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ALMA MATER Originally written by Charles A. Byrne in 1936, the Seton Hall University Alma Mater was officially adopted by the University in 1937 when the dean read it before the student body. The original music was composed by Nicola A. Montani and was revised by Walter Cohrssen in 1978. A new choral and brass arrangement was added by John Nowik in 2000. The alma mater is frequently sung at Seton Hall men’s and women’s basketball games and it is tradition for the song to be performed after each game. It has become a recent tradition for the SHU men’s basketball team to line up on the court after each home game, regardless of the outcome, and sing the alma mater with the Pirate faithful.
Seton Hall Alma Mater (Lyrics by Charles A. Byrne ’37) To Alma Mater all be loyal, keep her name in purest light. Never waver from her precepts, guard her banner blue and white. O sing her praise to highest skies and be ye faithful in her eyes, for she will foster all your dreams, her name is Seton Hall. When on life’s hard stones you stumble, pray to God to be your guide. Think of Seton Hall your mother, then forge on in steady stride. O sing her praise to highest skies, and be ye faithful in her eyes, for she will foster all your dreams, her name is Seton Hall.
FIGHT SONG Although there is no known date for the publishing of the most modern version of the Seton Hall University fight song, the cheer represents a culmination of a number of SHU chants and cheers dating all the way back to the 1920’s. The earliest version of the modern fight song dates back to that era of the 1920 just as athletics were becoming an important tradition in South Orange. One chant closely resembles today’s battle cry:
For the Blue / For the White / For the Blue and White / We will fight, fight, fight / Fight team (pause), Fight Fight
“Onward Setonia” Onward Setonia / We are bound for victory Hazard Zet Forward / We will honor that decree Onward Setonia / Stand up proud and stand up tall Fight! Fight! Fight! For the blue and white And the glory of Seton Hall! S! H! U!
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Dear Seton Hall University Fan, At Seton Hall, we are very excited about the path our athletic programs are following. In order to ensure success on and off the court, we want to educate our fans on the importance of knowing and following the rules. As a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the BIG EAST Conference, Seton Hall University is responsible for ensuring that the faculty, staff, administrators, student-athletes, alumni and athletics representatives of the University abide by NCAA regulations and guidelines. The NCAA defines an â&#x20AC;&#x153;athletics representativeâ&#x20AC;? as anyone who is involved with the promotion of Seton Hall athletics, has made financial donations to the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund, is a season ticket holder, or has arranged or provided employment to enrolled student-athletes. NCAA legislation sets strict rules and regulations that all members of the Seton Hall family must follow. There are guidelines that prohibit the recruitment of a studentathlete by anyone other than a certified coach. If you know of a potential student-athlete who would be a good fit for the Seton Hall athletics program, please pass that information on to a member of our coaching staff. Please do not initiate any form of contact (including letters, telephone calls or email) to any prospective studentathlete or their parent or guardian for the purposes of recruiting. In many instances, you hear of athletics representatives who are well-meaning but cross the line and thus cause their athletics programs disgrace and sanctions. We ask that if you have any questions, please contact our Office of Athletic Compliance at (973) 761-9494 or visit our website at www.shupirates.com for our Guidebook to NCAA Rules that provides detailed information concerning NCAA rules and regulations. Thank you for your continued support of Seton Hall Athletics. Go Pirates!
Patrick Lyons Director of Athletics/Recreational Services
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Date Sat., Oct. 31 Fri., Nov. 13 Sun., Nov. 15 Thu., Nov. 19 Fri., Nov. 20 Sun., Nov. 22 Sat., Nov. 28 Wed., Dec. 2 Sat., Dec. 5 Thu., Dec. 10 Sun., Dec. 13 Sat., Dec. 19 Tue., Dec. 22 Wed., Dec. 30 Sat., Jan. 2 Wed., Jan. 6 Sat., Jan. 9 Sat., Jan. 16 Wed., Jan. 20 Sat., Jan. 23 Wed., Jan. 27 Sat., Jan. 30 Wed., Feb 3 Sat., Feb. 6 Wed., Feb. 10 Wed., Feb. 17 Sun., Feb. 21 Thu., Feb. 25 Sun., Feb. 28 Wed., March 2 Sat., March 5 March 9-12
Opponent BARUCH (exhibition) DARTMOUTH WAGNER vs. Long Beach State ! vs. Bradley/Virginia ! vs. TBA ! GEORGIA at George Washington at Rutgers TROY SAINT PETER’S WICHITA STATE SOUTH FLORIDA at Marquette* DEPAUL* at Villanova* CREIGHTON* at Providence* VILLANOVA* at Xavier* ST. JOHN’S* at Creighton* MARQUETTE* GEORGETOWN* BUTLER* at Georgetown* at St. John’s* PROVIDENCE* XAVIER* at Butler* at DePaul* BIG EAST Championship
Location Television Radio Time SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. WSOU 89.5 FM 12 p.m. NEWARK, N.J. FSN AM970 7 p.m. SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. FS1 AM970 1:30 p.m. Charleston, S.C. ESPNU AM970 7 p.m. Charleston, S.C. TBA AM970 7/9:30 p.m. Charleston, S.C. TBA AM970 TBA NEWARK, N.J. FS1 AM970 7:30 p.m. Washington, D.C. ASN AM970 7 p.m. Piscataway, N.J. ESPNEWS AM970 12 p.m. NEWARK, N.J. FS1 AM970 8 p.m. NEWARK, N.J. FS1 AM970 2:30 p.m. NEWARK, N.J. FOX AM970 12 p.m. NEWARK, N.J. FS2 AM970 6:30 p.m. Milwaukee, Wis. FS1 WMCA 570 7 p.m. NEWARK, N.J. FS1 AM970 11 a.m. Villanova, Pa. FS1 AM970 7 p.m. NEWARK, N.J. FS1 TBA 2 p.m. Providence, R.I. FS1 AM970 4:30 p.m. NEWARK, N.J. CBS SN AM970 9 p.m. Cincinnati, Ohio FSN WMCA 570 2 p.m. NEWARK, N.J. FS1 AM970 7 p.m. Omaha, Neb. FSN AM970 8 p.m. NEWARK, N.J. FS1 AM970 8:30 p.m. NEWARK, N.J. CBS SN AM970 9 p.m. NEWARK, N.J. FS1 AM970 7 p.m. Washington, D.C. FS1 WMCA 570 9 p.m. New York, N.Y. (MSG) FS1 AM970 12 p.m. NEWARK, N.J. FS1 AM970 7 p.m. NEWARK, N.J. FS1 AM970 12:30 p.m. Indianapolis, Ind. FS1 AM970 8:30 p.m. Rosemont, Ill. FSN TBA 12 p.m. New York, N.Y. (MSG) FS1/FOX AM970
All times Eastern All games in CAPS are home games Games in NEWARK, N.J. are at Prudential Center Games in SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. are at Walsh Gymnasium * BIG EAST Conference game ! Gildan Charleston Classic at TD Arena FS1 = FOX Sports 1 FS2 = FOX Sports 2 FSN = FOX Sports Networks CBS SN = CBS Sports Network ASN = American Sports Network
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INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKETS Individual game tickets for all men’s basketball games at Prudential Center can be purchased via three methods: online at SHUPirates.com, over the phone toll free at (800) 745-3000, and in-person at the Seton Hall Athletic Ticket Office and Prudential Center Box Office. With any questions on individual game tickets, please contact the Seton Hall Athletic Ticket Office at (973) 275-HALL (4255) or via e-mail at tickets@shu.edu.
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