2018–19 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2019 Big East Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
2018–19 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Kevin Willard (9th season)
Assistant coach	Grant Billmeier
Assistant coach	Tony Skinn
Assistant coach	Duane Woodward
Home arena	Prudential Center; Walsh Gymnasium

The 2018–19 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team will represent Seton Hall University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by ninth-year head coach Kevin Willard. The Pirates will play 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.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2017–18 season 22–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. In the Big East Tournament, they lost to Butler in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated NC State in the First Round before losing to Kansas in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Khadeen Carrington	0	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Jordan Walker	2	G	5'11"	155	Freshman	Port Washington, NY	Transferred to Tulane
Eron Gordon	4	G	6'3"	200	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Valparaiso
Ismael Sanogo	14	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Newark, NJ	Graduated
Desi Rodriguez	20	F	6'6"	220	Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated
Philip Flory	25	G/F	6'5"	190	Freshman	Oshkosh, WI	Walk-on; transferred to Albany
Ángel Delgado	31	C	6'10"	245	Senior	Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic	Graduated/Went undrafted in 2018 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ike Obiagu	21	C	7'0"	240	Sophomore	Abuja, Nigeria	Transferred from Florida State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Obiagu will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Class of 2018 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Anthony Nelson PG	Harlem, NY	South Kent School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 24, 2017
Anthony Nelson PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 4
Jared Rhoden SG	Baldwin, NY	Our Saviour Lutheran School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 28, 2017
Jared Rhoden SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
Darnell Brodie C	Newark, NJ	Montverde Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Dec 24, 2016
Darnell Brodie C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

Roster

2018–19 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Quincy McKnight	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Sacred Heart	Bridgeport, Connecticut
F	1	Michael Nzei	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Our Savior New American School	Makurdi, Nigeria
G	2	Anthony Nelson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	South Kent School	New York, New York
G	13	Myles Powell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Trenton Catholic Academy	Trenton, New Jersey
G/F	14	Jared Rhoden	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Our Saviour Lutheran School	Baldwin, New York
F	15	Taurean Thompson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Syracuse	Jersey City, New Jersey
C	21	Ike Obiagu	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Florida State	Abuja, Nigeria
G/F	22	Myles Cale	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Appoquinimink High School	Middletown, Delaware
F	23	Sandro Mamukelashvili	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Montverde Academy	Tbilisi, Georgia
F	32	Darnell Brodie	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr	East Side	Newark, New Jersey
G	33	Shavar Reynolds	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Manchester Township High School	Manchester, New Jersey
C	35	Romaro Gill	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	Vincennes	St. Thomas, Jamaica

Head coach

Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 9, 2018* 3:00 pm	New Haven	–	–	–	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS2	Wagner	–	–	–	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
November 14, 2018* 7:30 pm, BTN	at Nebraska Gavitt Tipoff Games	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
November 17, 2018* 8:00 pm, FS2	Saint Louis	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
November 22, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Grand Canyon Wooden Legacy quarterfinals	–	–	–	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
November 23, 2018* TBD, ESPN2/ESPN3	vs. Hawaii/Utah Wooden Legacy	–	–	–	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
November 25, 2018* TBA, TBD	vs. TBD Wooden Legacy	–	–	–	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
December 1, 2018* 12:00 pm, FOX	Louisville	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 4, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS1	New Hampshire	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 8, 2018* 12:00 pm, FOX	vs. Kentucky Citi Hoops Classic	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 15, 2018* 2:00 pm, FS1	Rutgers Garden State Hardwood Classic	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 19, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS2	Sacred Heart	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 22, 2018* 5:30 pm, FS1	at Maryland	–	–	–	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Big East regular season
December 29, 2018 8:30 pm, FSN	St. John's	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 2, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1	at Xavier	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 6, 2019 1:00 pm/5:00 pm, FS1	at DePaul	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 9, 2019 8:30 pm, FS1	Butler	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 12, 2019 2:00 pm, FS1	at Marquette	–	–	–	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 15, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1	at Providence	–	–	–	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
January 19, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1	DePaul	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 27, 2019 2:30 pm, FOX	at Villanova	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, FSN	Providence	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 2, 2019 12:00 pm, FS1	at Butler	–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 9, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN	Creighton	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 13, 2019 8:30 pm, FS1	Georgetown	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 17, 2019 3:00 pm, FS1	at Creighton	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Xavier	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 23, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1	at St. John's	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
March 2, 2019 6:30 pm, CBSSN	at Georgetown	–	–	–	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
March 6, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1	Marquette	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
March 9, 2019 TBA, FOX/FS1/FSN	Villanova	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Big East Tournament
March 13–16, 2019 FS1	vs. TBD Quarterfinal	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll