2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

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2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
Seton Hall Pirates wordmark.svg
ConferenceBig East Conference
2014–15 record16–15 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPrudential Center
Walsh Gymnasium
Seasons
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Villanova 16 2   .889 33 3   .917
No. 22 Georgetown 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
No. 24 Butler 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Providence 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
St. John's 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Xavier 9 9   .500 23 14   .622
DePaul 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 12   .333 16 15   .516
Marquette 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
Creighton 4 14   .222 14 19   .424
2015 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fifth year head coach Kevin Willard, played its home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center and were members of the Big East Conference. They 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.

Previous season[]

The Pirates finished the season 17–17, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Tournament where they lost to Providence.

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tom Maayan 1 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Galilee, Israel Left the team to join Israeli army[1]
Hakeem Harris 15 G 6'1" 190 Junior Bergenfield, NJ Transferred
Gene Teague 21 C 6'9" 270 RS Senior Vineland, NJ Graduated
Brian Oliver 22 G/F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Glassboro, NJ Graduated
Fuquan Edwin 23 G/F 6'6" 215 Senior Paterson, NJ Graduated
Patrik Auda 33 F 6'9" 235 RS Junior Brno, Czech Republic Signed to play professionally in Poland
Aaron Geramipoor 50 C 6'11" 245 Senior Manchester, England Graduated

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chier Ajou 42 C 7'2" 245 Junior Aweil, South Sudan Transferred from Northwestern. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ajou will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaiah Whitehead
SG
Brooklyn, NY Lincoln High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 19, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 95
Ángel Delgado
PF
Bronx, NY The Patrick School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 16, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 87
Desi Rodriguez
SF
Bronx, NY Lincoln High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Dec 23, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Khadeen Carrington
SG
Brooklyn, NY Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 11, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Ismael Sanogo
SF
Newark, NJ East Side High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 16, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Mike Nzei
PF
Centereach, NY Our Savior New American School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 19, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

Roster[]

2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Khadeen Carrington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York
F 1 Michael Nzei 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Makurdi, Nigeria
F 2 Brandon Mobley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Savannah, Georgia
G 4 Sterling Gibbs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Scotch Plains, New Jersey
F 13 Haralds Kārlis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Riga, Latvia
G 14 Ismael Sanogo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Newark, New Jersey
G 15 Isaiah Whitehead 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York
F 20 Desi Rodriguez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York
G 22 Trevonn Morton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York
F 25 Rashed Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Orangeburg, South Carolina
F 31 Ángel Delgado 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic
C 42 Cheir Ajou Current redshirt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Aweil, South Sudan
F 45 Stephane Manga 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Orléans, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/16/2014*
12:00 pm, FSN
Mercer W 63–47  1–0
Prudential Center (7,075[2])
Newark, NJ
11/21/2014*
4:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Nevada
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
W 68–60  2–0
Sports and Fitness Center (1,351[3])
St. Thomas, VI
11/23/2014*
6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Gardner–Webb
Paradise Jam semifinals
W 85–67  3–0
Sports and Fitness Center (2,005[4])
St. Thomas, VI
11/24/2014*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Illinois State
Paradise Jam finals
W 84–80  4–0
Sports and Fitness Center (2,955[5])
St. Thomas, VI
11/29/2014*
4:00 pm, FSN
George Washington W 58–54  5–0
Prudential Center (7,774[6])
Newark, NJ
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, FS2
Mount St. Mary's W 78–55  6–0
Prudential Center (5,912[7])
Newark, NJ
12/06/2014*
12:00 pm, FSN
Rutgers W 81–54  7–0
Prudential Center (8,710)
Newark, NJ
12/09/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 11 Wichita State L 68–77  7–1
Charles Koch Arena (10,056)
Wichita, KS
12/14/2014*
12:00 pm, FS1
Saint Peter's W 67–52  8–1
Prudential Center (6,502)
Newark, NJ
12/18/2014*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at South Florida W 89–69  9–1
USF Sun Dome (3,330)
Tampa, FL
12/21/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Georgia L 47–65  9–2
Stegeman Coliseum (7,556)
Athens, GA
12/27/2014*
12:00 pm, FS1
vs. Maine W 72–43  10–2
Walsh Gymnasium (1,833)
South Orange, NJ
Big East Conference Play
12/31/2014
12:00 pm, FS1
No. 15 St. John's W 78–67  11–2 (1–0)
Prudential Center (9,183)
Newark, NJ
01/03/2015
12:00 pm, FS1
No. 6 Villanova W 66–61 OT 12–2 (2–0)
Prudential Center (10,701)
Newark, NJ
01/07/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 19 at Xavier L 58–69  12–3 (2–1)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
01/10/2015
2:00 pm, FS1
No. 19 at Creighton W 68–67  13–3 (3–1)
CenturyLink Center (17,397)
Omaha, NE
01/13/2015
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 21 Butler L 75–79 OT 13–4 (3–2)
Prudential Center (7,574)
Newark, NJ
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 24 DePaul L 60–64  13–5 (3–3)
Prudential Center (7,743)
Newark, NJ
01/25/2015
3:00 pm, FSN
No. 24 at Butler L 57–77  13–6 (3–4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,823)
Indianapolis, IN
01/28/2015
7:00 pm, FS1
at Marquette W 80–70  14–6 (4–4)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,917)
Milwaukee, WI
01/31/2015
12:00 pm, FS1
Xavier W 90–82  15–6 (5–4)
Prudential Center (8,205)
Newark, NJ
02/03/2015
9:15 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 62–75  15–7 (5–5)
Allstate Arena (5,431)
Rosemont, IL
02/07/2015
12:00 pm, CBSSN
Marquette L 54–57  15–8 (5–6)
Prudential Center (8,566)
Newark, NJ
02/10/2015
7:00 pm, FS1
Georgetown L 67–86  15–9 (5–7)
Prudential Center (8,357)
Newark, NJ
02/14/2015
4:00 pm, FSN
at Providence L 62–69  15–10 (5–8)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,120)
Providence, RI
02/16/2015
7:00 pm, FS1
at No. 6 Villanova L 54–80  15–11 (5–9)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
02/21/2015
12:00 pm, FS1
at St. John's L 72–85  15–12 (5–10)
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
02/28/2015
4:00 pm, CBSSN
Creighton W 67–66  16–12 (6–10)
Prudential Center (8,507)
Newark, NJ
03/04/2015
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 24 Providence L 66–79  16–13 (6–11)
Prudential Center (7,162)
Newark, NJ
03/07/2015
12:00 pm, FOX
at Georgetown L 67–73  16–14 (6–12)
Verizon Center (14,392)
Washington, D.C.
Big East Tournament
03/11/2015
7:00 pm, FS1
vs. Marquette
First round
L 56–78  16–15
Madison Square Garden (12,588)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings[]

Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP NR NR NR RV RV RV RV NR 19 21 24 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 19 21 24 NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR

References[]

  1. ^ "Seton Hall guard leaves for Israeli army". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "MBB vs. Mercer box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. ^ "MBB vs. Nevada box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  4. ^ "MBB vs. Gardner-Webb box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  5. ^ "MBB vs. Illinois State box score" (PDF). shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  6. ^ "MBB vs. George Washington box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  7. ^ "MBB vs. Mount St. Mary's box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
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