Seton Hall Draws No. 1 Seed In NIT, Will Host Saint Joe's At Walsh Gym

South Orange, N.J. - For the seventh time in the last eight postseasons contested, the Seton Hall men's basketball team will be playing in a national postseason tournament as the Pirates will host Saint Joseph's at 7 p.m. on March 20 inside historic Walsh Gymnasium. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

The Pirates (20-12) will be competing in the NIT for the 19th time in program history. Shaheen Holloway is the only head coach in Seton Hall history to lead the Pirates to the postseason in his first two seasons.

Picked to finish ninth in the BIG EAST preseason poll by the league's head coaches, second-year head coach Shaheen Holloway led his alma mater to a 13-7 record in BIG EAST play — tied for the second-most BIG EAST wins in program history — and a fourth-place finish in the league standings. Holloway now holds program records for most wins and most BIG EAST victories by a Seton Hall head coach through his first two seasons.

After starting the season 5-4, Seton Hall won eight of its next nine games including wins over Missouri, No. 5 UConn, No. 23 Providence, No. 7 Marquette, Butler and St. John's. The Pirates would go on a slight three-game skid before winning seven of their next 10 games to end the regular season. Seton Hall

Seton Hall is the 11th-most experienced team in the nation according to KenPom as the Pirates start four seniors and one graduate student. The Pirates' power trio made up of first-team All-BIG EAST selection Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) and Dre Davis (Indianapolis Ind.) have been the catalyst all season long. That trio along with Dylan Addae-Wusu (Bronx, N.Y.) have all scored 1,000 points in their college careers. Jaden Bediako (Brampton, Ontario) ranks second in the BIG EAST and 11th nationally averaging 3.8 offensive rebounds per game.

Seton Hall men's basketball season ticket holders have priority access to purchase tickets and will receive a link by email Sunday night. Season ticket holders can also call (973) 275-4255 or visit the Regan Center ticket office on Monday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tickets are $20 per seat. Any remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public Monday at 5 p.m. All tickets purchased online or by phone will be held at will call on gameday.

Student season ticket holders will receive priority access to a free ticket to the game beginning Sunday night until 5 p.m., on Monday. Student season ticket holders must register for the free ticket using a link that will be sent to their student.shu.edu email Sunday night, and requests will be filled in the order that they are received. Student season ticket holders will then be instructed to pick up their physical ticket to the game at the front desk of the Regan Center beginning Wednesday at noon. Any student tickets remaining after season ticket holder priority access will then be available to all students first-come, first-serve at the front desk of the Regan Center beginning Wednesday at noon.