2011–12 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

2011–12 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference Big East Conference
2011–12 record 21–13 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach Kevin Willard
Assistant coach Shaheen Holloway
Assistant coach Chris Pompey
Assistant coach Dan McHale
Home arena Prudential Center
Walsh Gymnasium
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 Marquette144 .778  278  .771
Notre Dame135 .722  2212  .647
Cincinnati126 .667  2611  .703
No. 15 Georgetown126 .667  249  .727
South Florida126 .667  2214  .611
West Virginia99 .500  1914  .576
Connecticut810 .444  2014  .588
Seton Hall810 .444  2113  .618
Rutgers612 .333  1418  .438
St. John's612 .333  1319  .406
Pittsburgh513 .278  2217  .564
Villanova513 .278  1319  .406
Providence414 .222  1517  .469
DePaul315 .167  1219  .387
*No. 2 Syracuse01 .000  03  .000
**No. 17 Louisville08 .000  010  .000
2012 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2012[1]
*Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) **Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by head coach Kevin Willard, played its home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the Big East Basketball Tournament to Louisville. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament, where they hosted two home games played at Walsh Gymnasium and lost in the second round to Massachusetts.

Roster

2011–12 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Jordan Theodore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)174 lb (79 kg) Sr Englewood, New Jersey
F 2 Brandon Mobley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Savannah, Georgia
G 4 Aaron Cosby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Louisville, Kentucky
G 10 Sean Grennan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Sea Girt, New Jersey
F 13 Haralds Kārlis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Riga, Latvia
G 14 Freddie Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr New Haven, Connecticut
F 15 Herb Pope 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)236 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
G 20 John Snow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)183 lb (83 kg) Fr Newark, New Jersey
C 21 Gene Teague 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)290 lb (132 kg) RS So Vineland, New Jersey
G 22 Brian Oliver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)226 lb (103 kg) RS So Glassboro, New Jersey
G 23 Fuquan Edwin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Paterson, New Jersey
F 32 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) Fr Compton, California
F 33 Patrik Auda 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Brno, Czech Republic
G 35 Peter Dill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Long Hill, New Jersey
C 42 Aaron Geramipoor 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) So Manchester, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season Non–Conference
November 12*
7:00 PM, SNY
St. Francis W 7571 OT 10
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
November 17*
5:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. VCU
Charleston Classic First Round
W 6954  20
Carolina First Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 18*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Saint Joseph's
2011 Charleston Classic Semifinals
W 7870  30
Carolina First Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 20*
8:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. Northwestern
2011 Charleston Classic Championship
L 7380  31
Carolina First Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 22*
7:00 PM
Yale W 7362  41
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
November 26*
7:00 PM
Saint Peter's W 6354  51
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 2*
9:00 PM
Auburn
SEC–Big East Challenge
W 8159  61
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 6*
7:00 PM
at NJIT W 7848  71
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 10*
8:00 PM
Wake Forest W 6854  81
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 18*
12:00 PM
Mercer W 8077 OT 91
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 21*
7:00 PM
at Dayton W 6964  101
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
December 23*
7:00 PM, SNY
at Longwood W 8761  111
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
Big East Regular Season
December 28
7:00 PM, Big East Network
at No. 1 Syracuse L 4975  112 (01)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 30
9:00 PM, ESPN2
West Virginia W 6748  122 (11)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 3
7:00 PM, BIG EAST Network
No. 8 Connecticut W 7563  132 (21)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 7
6:00 PM, BIG EAST Network
at Providence W 6657  142 (31)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
January 10
7:00 PM, BIG EAST Network
No. 24 DePaul W 9473  152 (41)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 13
7:00 PM, BIG EAST Network
No. 24 at South Florida L 55–56  153 (42)
Tampa Bay Times Forum 
Tampa, FL
January 18
7:00 PM, ESPNU
at Villanova L 76–84  154 (43)
The Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
January 25
8:00 PM, BIG EAST Network
Notre Dame L 42–55  155 (44)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 28
8:00 PM, BIG EAST Network
Louisville L 51–60  156 (45)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 31
8:00 PM, BIG EAST Network
at No. 15 Marquette L 59–66  157 (46)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 3
7:00 PM, BIG EAST Network
at Connecticut L 46–69  158 (47)
XL Center 
Hartford, CT
February 8
9:00 PM, ESPN2
at Rutgers W 59–54  168 (57)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
February 12
12:00 PM, BIG EAST Network
Pittsburgh W 73–66  178 (67)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
February 14
7:00 PM, BIG EAST Network
St. John's W 94–64  188 (77)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
February 18
4:00 PM, BIG EAST Network
at Cincinnati L 57–62  189 (78)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
February 21
7:00 PM, BIG EAST Network
Georgetown W 73–55  199 (88)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
February 25
5:00 PM, ESPNU
Rutgers L 72–77 OT 1910 (89)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
March 3
6:00 PM, BIG EAST Network
at DePaul L 58–86  1911 (810)
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
2012 Big East Tournament
March 6
7:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Providence
First Round
W 79–47  2011 (810)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 7
7:00 PM, ESPN
vs. Louisville
Second Round
L 55–61  2012 (810)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
2012 NIT
March 13
7:15 PM, ESPN3
No. (1 SH) No. (8 SH) Stony Brook
First Round
W 63–61  2112
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
March 17
11:00 AM, ESPN
No. (1 SH) No. (5 SH) Massachusetts
Second Round
L 67–77  2113
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

Notes

  1. "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
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