2011–12 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

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.

2011–12 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record21–13 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPrudential Center
Walsh Gymnasium
Seasons
← 2010–11
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Marquette144 .778278 .771
Notre Dame135 .7222212 .647
Cincinnati126 .6672611 .703
No. 15 Georgetown126 .667249 .727
South Florida126 .6672214 .611
West Virginia99 .5001914 .576
Connecticut810 .4442014 .588
Seton Hall810 .4442113 .618
Rutgers612 .3331418 .438
St. John's612 .3331319 .406
Pittsburgh513 .2782217 .564
Villanova513 .2781319 .406
Providence414 .2221517 .469
DePaul315 .1671219 .387
*No. 2 Syracuse01 .00003 .000
**No. 17 Louisville08 .000010 .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

Roster

2011–12 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G1Jordan Theodore6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)174 lb (79 kg)SrEnglewood, New Jersey
F2Brandon Mobley6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrSavannah, Georgia
G4Aaron Cosby6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrLouisville, Kentucky
G10Sean Grennan6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg)FrSea Girt, New Jersey
F13Haralds Kārlis6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrRiga, Latvia
G14Freddie Wilson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrNew Haven, Connecticut
F15Herb Pope6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)236 lb (107 kg)RS SrAliquippa, Pennsylvania
G20John Snow6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)183 lb (83 kg)FrNewark, New Jersey
C21Gene Teague6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)290 lb (132 kg)RS SoVineland, New Jersey
G22Brian Oliver6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)226 lb (103 kg)RS SoGlassboro, New Jersey
G23Fuquan Edwin6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoPaterson, New Jersey
F32Kevin Johnson6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)FrCompton, California
F33Patrik Auda6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg)SoBrno, Czech Republic
G35Peter Dill6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)SrLong Hill, New Jersey
C42Aaron Geramipoor6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg)SoManchester, 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#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season Non–Conference
November 12*
7:00 pm, SNY
St. FrancisW 75–71 OT1–0
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
November 17*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. VCU
Charleston Classic First Round
W 69–54 2–0
Carolina First Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 18*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Saint Joseph's
2011 Charleston Classic Semifinals
W 78–70 3–0
Carolina First Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 20*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Northwestern
2011 Charleston Classic Championship
L 73–80 3–1
Carolina First Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 22*
7:00 pm
YaleW 73–62 4–1
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
November 26*
7:00 pm
Saint Peter'sW 63–54 5–1
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 2*
9:00 pm
Auburn
SEC–Big East Challenge
W 81–59 6–1
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 6*
7:00 pm
at NJITW 78–48 7–1
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 10*
8:00 pm
Wake ForestW 68–54 8–1
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 18*
12:00 pm
MercerW 80–77 OT9–1
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 21*
7:00 pm
at DaytonW 69–64 10–1
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
December 23*
7:00 pm, SNY
at LongwoodW 87–61 11–1
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
Big East Regular Season
December 28
7:00 pm, Big East Network
at No. 1 SyracuseL 49–75 11–2 (0–1)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 30
9:00 pm, ESPN2
West VirginiaW 67–48 12–2 (1–1)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 3
7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network
No. 8 ConnecticutW 75–63 13–2 (2–1)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 7
6:00 pm, BIG EAST Network
at ProvidenceW 66–57 14–2 (3–1)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
January 10
7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network
No. 24 DePaulW 94–73 15–2 (4–1)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 13
7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network
No. 24 at South FloridaL 55–56 15–3 (4–2)
Tampa Bay Times Forum 
Tampa, FL
January 18
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at VillanovaL 76–84 15–4 (4–3)
The Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
January 25
8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network
Notre DameL 42–55 15–5 (4–4)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 28
8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network
LouisvilleL 51–60 15–6 (4–5)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 31
8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network
at No. 15 MarquetteL 59–66 15–7 (4–6)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 3
7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network
at ConnecticutL 46–69 15–8 (4–7)
XL Center 
Hartford, CT
February 8
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at Rutgers
Rivalry
W 59–54 16–8 (5–7)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
February 12
12:00 pm, BIG EAST Network
PittsburghW 73–66 17–8 (6–7)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
February 14
7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network
St. John'sW 94–64 18–8 (7–7)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
February 18
4:00 pm, BIG EAST Network
at CincinnatiL 57–62 18–9 (7–8)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
February 21
7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network
GeorgetownW 73–55 19–9 (8–8)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
February 25
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Rutgers
Rivalry
L 72–77 OT19–10 (8–9)
Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
March 3
6:00 pm, BIG EAST Network
at DePaulL 58–86 19–11 (8–10)
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
2012 Big East tournament
March 6
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Providence
First Round
W 79–47 20–11 (8–10)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 7
7:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Louisville
Second Round
L 55–61 20–12 (8–10)
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 21–12
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
March 17
11:00 am, ESPN
No. (1 SH) No. (5 SH) Massachusetts
Second Round
L 67–77 21–13
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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