2024–25 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represents Seton Hall University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by third-year head coach Shaheen Holloway. The Pirates 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.

2024–25 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–8 (0–2 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rasheen Davis
  • Ryan Whalen
  • Corey Lowery
  • Andrew Francis
Home arenaPrudential Center
Walsh Gymnasium
Seasons
2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Marquette 2 0   1.000 11 2   .846
Georgetown 2 0   1.000 10 2   .833
St. John's 2 0   1.000 10 2   .833
No. 11 UConn 2 0   1.000 10 3   .769
Creighton 1 1   .500 8 5   .615
Villanova 1 1   .500 8 5   .615
Providence 1 1   .500 7 6   .538
DePaul 0 2   .000 8 4   .667
Xavier 0 2   .000 8 5   .615
Butler 0 2   .000 7 6   .538
Seton Hall 0 2   .000 5 8   .385
2025 Big East tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Pirates finished the 2023–24 season 25–12, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a fourth place. They were defeated by St. John's in the first round of the Big East tournament. The Pirates received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), where they won the tournament, beating Indiana State in the finals.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kadary Richmond 1 F 6'6" 205 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduate transferred to St. John's
Al-Amir Dawes 2 G 6'2" 185 Senior Newark, NJ Graduated
Elijah Hutchins-Everett 4 C 6'11" 225 Junior Orange, NJ Transferred to JMU[2]
Sadraque NgaNga 7 F 6'10" 218 Sophomore Luanda, Angola Transferred to San Jose State
Arda Özdoğan 9 C 6'10" 231 Freshman Ankara, Turkey Signed with Türk Telekom B.K.
Jaquan Sanders 13 G 6'4" 205 Sophomore Queens, NY Transferred to Hofstra[3]
Dre Davis 14 G/F 6'6" 210 Senior Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Ole Miss[4]
Jaden Bediako 14 C 6'10" 240 Graduate Ontario, Canada Graduated
Malachi Brown 22 F 6'1" 165 Freshman Buford, GA Transferred to Georgia State
JaQuan Harris 23 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore North Brunswick, NJ Transferred to Frank Phillips College

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Zion Harmon 1 G 6'0" 184 Junior Temple Hills, MD Bethune–Cookman
Chaunce Jenkins 2 G 6'4" 185 Graduate Newport News, VA Old Dominion
Prince Aligbe 4 F 6'7" 227 Junior Minneapolis, MN Boston College
Scotty Middleton 7 F 6'7" 181 Sophomore Miami, FL Ohio State
Yacine Toumi 9 F 6'10" 215 Graduate Meudon, France Evansville
Gus Yalden 19 F 6'9" 258 Sophomore Appleton, WI Wisconsin
Emmanuel Okorafor 23 C 6'9" 225 Junior Abia, Nigeria Louisville
Garwey Dual 33 G 6'5" 205 Sophomore Houston, TX Providence

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jahseem Felton
#0 SG
Charlotte, NC Combine Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 19, 2023 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Godswill Erheriene
#35 C
Glen Head, NY Long Island Lutheran 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 9, 2023 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80

Roster

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2024–25 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dylan Addae-Wusu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 237 lb (108 kg) GS St. John's The Bronx, New York  
G 1 Zion Harmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Bethune–Cookman Temple Hills, Maryland  
G 2 Chaunce Jenkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Old Dominion Newport News, Virginia  
F 4 Prince Aligbe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Boston College Minneapolis, Minnesota  
F 6 David Tubek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Dream City Christian School (AZ) Juba, South Sudan  
F 7 Scotty Middleton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So Ohio State Miami, Florida  
F 9 Yacine Toumi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Evansville Meudon, France  
G 15 Jasheem Felton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Combine Academy (NC) Charlotte, North Carolina  
G 18 John David Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So IMG Academy Tallahassee, Florida  
F 19 Gus Yalden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 258 lb (117 kg) So Wisconsin Appleton, Wisconsin  
G 21 Isaiah Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Word of God Christian Academy Fredericksburg, Virginia  
F 23 Emmanuel Okorafor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Louisville Abia, Nigeria  
G 33 Garwey Dual 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Providence Houston, Texas  
C 35 Assane Mbaye 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr The Patrick School (NJ) Canary Islands, Spain  
G 41 David Gabriel (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Jr North Bergen High School North Bergen, New Jersey  
C 54 Godswill Erheriene 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr Long Island Lutheran (NY) Ughelli, Nigeria  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:30 p.m., FS1
Saint Peter's W 57–53  1–0
 19  Jenkins   6  Tied   5  Dual  Prudential Center (8,072)
Newark, NJ
November 9, 2024*
12:00 p.m., FS2
Fordham L 56–57  1–1
 12  Toumi   7  Aligbe   5  Addae-Wusu  Walsh Gymnasium (1,286)
South Orange, NJ
November 13, 2024*
8:00 p.m., MSGSN
vs. Hofstra
Icons of the Game
L 48–49  1–2
 18  Jenkins   8  Addae-Wusu   4  Addae-Wusu  Nassau Coliseum (1,400)
Uniondale, NY
November 16, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS2
Wagner W 54–28  2–2
 16  Jenkins   7  Toumi   4  Addae-Wusu  Walsh Gymnasium (1,219)
South Orange, NJ
November 21, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. VCU
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
W 69–66 OT 3–2
 22  Jenkins   10  Coleman   4  Dual  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 22, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Vanderbilt
Charleston Classic semifinals
L 60–76  3–3
 20  Coleman   9  Jenkins   3  Addae-Wusu  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Florida Atlantic
Charleston Classic 3rd place game
W 63–61  4–3
 15  Jenkins   7  Coleman   2  Coleman  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 30, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS2
Monmouth L 51–63  4–4
 20  Coleman   6  Okorafor   3  Dual  Prudential Center (8,606)
Newark, NJ
December 4, 2024
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
NJIT W 67–56  5–4
 19  Aligbe   8  Aligbe   4  Coleman  Prudential Center (8,099)
Newark, NJ
December 8, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1
Oklahoma State
Big East–Big 12 Battle
L 76–85  5–5
 18  Coleman   4  Tubek   9  Dual  Prudential Center (8,791)
Newark, NJ
December 14, 2024
3:00 p.m., FOX
at Rutgers
Garden State Hardwood Classic
L 63–66  5–6
 15  Coleman   10  Okorafor   5  Dual  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
Big East regular season
December 17, 2024
7:30 p.m., Peacock
at Villanova L 67–79  5–7
(0–1)
 22  Coleman   9  Coleman   3  Middleton  Wells Fargo Center (6,501)
Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1
Georgetown L 60–61  5–8
(0–2)
 25  Coleman   9  Coleman   3  Addae-Wusu  Prudential Center (8,879)
Newark, NJ
December 31, 2024
2:00 p.m., Peacock
at Xavier       Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
January 8, 2025
6:30 p.m., Peacock
DePaul       Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 11, 2025
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Providence       Amica Mutual Pavilion 
Providence, RI
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1
at Butler       Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
January 18, 2025
8:00 p.m., FOX/FS1
St. John's       Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 21, 2025
8:00 p.m., Peacock
Marquette       Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 25, 2025
1:30 p.m., FS1
at Creighton       CHI Health Center Omaha 
Omaha, NE
January 28, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock
Providence       Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
February 2, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1
at DePaul       Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 5, 2025
6:30 p.m., FS1
Butler       Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
February 8, 2025
12:00 p.m., FS1
at Georgetown       Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2025
2:30 p.m., FOX
UConn       Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
February 18, 2025
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Marquette       Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., FS1
Xavier       Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
February 26, 2025
8:30 p.m., FS1
Villanova       Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
March 1, 2025
2:15 p.m., CBS
at St. John's       UBS Arena 
Elmont, NY
March 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1
Creighton       Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
March 8, 2025
TBD, FOX/FS1
at UConn       Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
Big East tournament
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
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References

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  1. ^ "NIT CHAMPS! Pirates Down Indiana State to Claim 2024 NIT Title". Seton Hall. April 4, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Mettlen, Shane (April 23, 2024). "Dukes Add Seton Hall Transfer To Offseason Haul". Daily News-Record. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Zagoria, Adam (April 30, 2024). "Seton Hall transfer headed to Hofstra". NJ.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  4. ^ Eckert, David (April 17, 2024). "Ole Miss basketball adds Seton Hall's Dre Davis to surging transfer portal class". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved September 1, 2024.