2023–24 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Shaheen Holloway. The Pirates played 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.

2023–24 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record25–12 (13–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rasheen Davis
  • Ryan Whalen
  • Corey Lowery
Home arenaPrudential Center
Walsh Gymnasium
Seasons
2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 18 2   .900 37 3   .925
No. 13 Creighton 14 6   .700 25 10   .714
No. 12 Marquette 14 6   .700 27 10   .730
Seton Hall 13 7   .650 25 12   .676
St. John's 11 9   .550 20 13   .606
Villanova 10 10   .500 18 16   .529
Providence 10 10   .500 21 14   .600
Butler 9 11   .450 18 15   .545
Xavier 9 11   .450 16 18   .471
Georgetown 2 18   .100 9 23   .281
DePaul 0 20   .000 3 29   .094
2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Pirates finished the 2022–23 season 17–16, 10–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were defeated by DePaul in the first round of the Big East tournament. The Pirates received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), where they lost in the first round to Colorado.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Tray Jackson 1 F 6'10" 210 Senior Detroit, MI Graduate transferred to Michigan
Tyrese Samuel 4 F 6'10" 230 Senior Montrea, QC Graduate transferred to Florida
Alexis Yetna 10 F 6'8" 225 GS Senior Paris, France Graduate transferred to Fairfield
KC Ndefo 13 F 6'7" 206 GS Senior Elmont, NY Graduated
Jamar Harris 15 G 6'2" 195 GS Senior North Brunswick, NJ Graduated
Femi Odukale 21 G 6'6" 205 Junior Brooklyn, NY Transferred to New Mexico State
Tae Davis 22 F 6'9" 204 Freshman Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Notre Dame
Abdou Ndiaye 33 F 6'9" 200 Senior Louga, Senegal Transferred
Jorge Mercado 43 G 6'4" 215 Junior The Bronx, NY Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Elijah Muhammad 50 F 6'10" 189 Freshman Queens, NY Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Elijah Hutchins-Everett 4 C 6'11" 255 Junior Orange, NJ Austin Peay
Sadraque Nganga 7 G 6'9" 205 Sophomore Chandler, AZ Boise State
Jaden Bediako 15 C 6'10" 245 GS Senior Brampton, ON Santa Clara

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaiah Coleman
#49 SG
Raleigh, NC Word of God Christian Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 8, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
David Tubek
#47 SF
Glendale, AZ Dream City Christian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 5, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77

2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80

Roster

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2023–24 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) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr St. John's The Bronx, New York  
G 1 Kadary Richmond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Syracuse Brooklyn, New York  
G 2 Al-Amir Dawes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Clemson Newark, New Jersey  
C 4 Elijah Hutchins-Everett 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Austin Peay Orange, New Jersey  
F 6 David Tubek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Dream City Christian School (AZ) Juba, South Sudan  
F 7 Sadraque NgaNga 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Boise State Luanda, Angola  
C 9 Arda Ozdogan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Fr Tema Koleji Ankara, Turkey  
G 13 Jaquan Sanders 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Our Saviour Lutheran School Queens, New York  
G/F 14 Dre Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Louisville Indianapolis, Indiana  
C 15 Jaden Bediako 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Santa Clara Brampton, Ontario  
G 18 John David Thomas (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr IMG Academy Tallahassee, Florida  
G 19 Gionn Swann (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Alexandria City High School Alexandria, Virginia  
G 21 Isaiah Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Word of God Christian Academy Fredericksburg, Virginia  
G 22 Malachi Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Legacy Early College Buford, Georgia  
G 23 JaQuan Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So St. Thomas Aquianas High School North Brunswick, New Jersey  
G 41 David Gabriel (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So North Bergen High School North Bergen, New Jersey  
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
Exhibition
October 28, 2023*
4:00 p.m., 
NJIT W 68–60 
 24  Richmond   9  Richmond   6  Richmond  Wellness and Events Center (1,012)
Newark, NJ
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
Saint Peter's W 70–59  1–0
 18  Richmond   6  Tied   7  Richmond  Prudential Center (8,087)
Newark, NJ
November 11, 2023*
4:00 p.m., FS2
Fairleigh Dickinson W 85–55  2–0
 14  Richmond   10  Bediako   3  Addae-Wusu  Walsh Gymnasium (1,326)
South Orange, NJ
November 15, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FS1
Albany W 96–71  3–0
 21  Dawes   8  Coleman   4  Richmond  Prudential Center (7,712)
Newark, NJ
November 18, 2023*
12:00 p.m., WWOR
Wagner W 72–51  4–0
 17  Davis   10  Richmond   5  Richmond  Prudential Center (8,344)
Newark, NJ
November 23, 2023*
5:30 p.m., FS1
vs. No. 23 USC
Rady Children's Invitational semifinal
L 63–71  4–1
 18  Richmond   9  Addae-Wusu   3  Davis  LionTree Arena (3,588)
San Diego, CA
November 24, 2023*
6:00 p.m., FOX
vs. Iowa
Rady Children's Invitational 3rd place game
L 72–85  4–2
 18  Davis   11  Bediako   3  3 Tied  LionTree Arena (3,912)
San Diego, CA
November 29, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FS2
Northeastern W 88–75  5–2
 25  Dawes   8  Bediako   6  Richmond  Prudential Center (8,045)
Newark, NJ
December 5, 2023*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 6 Baylor
Big East–Big 12 Battle
L 60–78  5–3
 18  Richmond   7  Hutchins-Everett   6  Richmond  Ferrell Center (8,269)
Waco, TX
December 9, 2023*
8:30 p.m., FS1
Rutgers
Garden State Hardwood Classic
L 63–70  5–4
 21  Richmond   11  Bediako   4  Richmond  Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJ
December 12, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FS1
Monmouth W 70–61  6–4
 17  Coleman   10  Bediako   5  Richmond  Prudential Center (8,053)
Newark, NJ
December 17, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. Missouri W 93–87  7–4
 25  Dawes   8  Tied   6  Addae-Wusu  T-Mobile Center (7,062)
Kansas City, MO
Big East regular season
December 20, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 5 UConn W 75–60  8–4
(1–0)
 23  Richmond   9  Bediako   5  Richmond  Prudential Center (9,441)
Newark, NJ
December 23, 2023
2:00 p.m., FS1
at Xavier L 54–74  8–5
(1–1)
 18  Davis   9  Bediako   4  Dawes  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS1
at No. 23 Providence W 61–57  9–5
(2–1)
 17  Davis   11  Addae-Wusu   6  Richmond  Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,458)
Providence, RI
January 6, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 7 Marquette W 78–75  10–5
(3–1)
 23  Dawes   11  Bediako   5  Richmond  Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJ
January 9, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS1
at Georgetown W 74–70  11–5
(4–1)
 25  Dawes   8  Richmond   8  Richmond  Capital One Arena (5,577)
Washington, D.C.
January 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1
at Butler W 78–72  12–5
(5–1)
 24  Richmond   12  Richmond   5  Richmond  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,777)
Indianapolis, IN
January 16, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1
St. John's W 85–60  13–5
(6–1)
 21  Dawes   10  Addae-Wusu   5  Addae-Wusu  Prudential Center (9,204)
Newark, NJ
January 20, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1
No. 18 Creighton L 94–97 3OT 13–6
(6–2)
 21  Tied   12  Addae-Wusu   11  Richmond  Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJ
January 24, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS1
Providence L 63–67  13–7
(6–3)
 26  Dawes   10  Tied   3  Dawes  Prudential Center (8,895)
Newark, NJ
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 14 Marquette L 57–75  13–8
(6–4)
 18  Bediako   9  Davis   4  Dawes  Fiserv Forum (17,751)
Milwaukee, WI
January 30, 2024
9:00 p.m., FS1
at DePaul W 72–39  14–8
(7–4)
 16  Davis   12  Davis   3  Addae-Wusu  Wintrust Arena (2,990)
Chicago, IL
February 7, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS2
Georgetown W 76–70  15–8
(8–4)
 25  Davis   10  Davis   8  Richmond  Prudential Center (9,422)
Newark, NJ
February 11, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Villanova L 54–80  15–9
(8–5)
 14  Dawes   5  Bediako   3  Tied  Wells Fargo Center (13,754)
Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Xavier W 88–70  16–9
(9–5)
 20  Richmond   9  Bediako   13  Richmond  Prudential Center (8,361)
Newark, NJ
February 18, 2024
5:00 p.m., FS1
at St. John's W 68–62  17–9
(10–5)
 19  Dawes   11  Richmond   2  Tied  UBS Arena (9,584)
Elmont, NY
February 24, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS2
Butler W 76–64  18–9
(11–5)
 21  Davis   9  Bediako   4  Addae-Wusu  Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJ
February 28, 2024
9:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 12 Creighton L 64–85  18–10
(11–6)
 18  Davis   8  Davis   4  Richmond  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,022)
Omaha, NE
March 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBS
at No. 3 UConn L 61–91  18–11
(11–7)
 20  Davis   5  Tied   2  Richmond  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
March 6, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS1
Villanova W 66–56  19–11
(12–7)
 20  Richmond   12  Bediako   5  Richmond  Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJ
March 9, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1
DePaul W 86–62  20–11
(13–7)
 28  Davis   7  Davis   9  Dawes  Prudential Center (9,419)
Newark, NJ
Big East tournament
March 14, 2024
2:30 p.m., FS1
(4) vs. (5) St. John's
Quarterfinals
L 72–91  20–12
 22  Dawes   6  Davis   9  Richmond  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York City, NY
National Invitation Tournament
March 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(1) Saint Joseph's
First Round - Seton Hall Bracket
W 75–72 OT 21–12
 26  Dawes   11  Davis   5  Richmond  Walsh Gymnasium (1,233)
South Orange, NJ
March 23, 2024
11:30 a.m., ESPN2
(1) North Texas
Second Round - Seton Hall Bracket
W 72–58  22–12
 18  Davis   15  Richmond   6  Richmond  Walsh Gymnasium (1,204)
South Orange, NJ
March 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(1) UNLV
Quarterfinals - Seton Hall Bracket
W 91–68  23–12
 21  Dawes   7  Davis   10  Richmond  Walsh Gymnasium (1,316)
South Orange, NJ
April 2, 2024
9:30 p.m., ESPN2
(1) vs. (4) Georgia
Semifinals
W 84–67  24–12
 20  Dawes   9  Davis   6  Richmond  Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
April 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN
(1) vs. (1) Indiana State
Championship
W 79–77  25–12
 24  Dawes   13  Richmond   5  Richmond  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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References

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  1. ^ "Colorado escapes Seton Hall 65-64 in NIT behind Wright's 18". CBS Sports. March 15, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  2. ^ Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball