Pirates Host Monmouth Looking for 4-0 Start to Season

Thursday, November 13

Newark, N.J.

7:00 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Monmouth

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Pirates Host Monmouth Looking for 4-0 Start to Season

11/12/2025 7:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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SETON HALL PIRATES (3-0) vs. MONMOUTH HAWKS (1-1)

Date/Time: Thursday, Nov. 13 • 7 p.m. Eastern
Site: Newark, N.J. • Prudential Center (11,153)
TV: ESPN+ • Ed Cohen & Tarik Turner
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Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App • Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
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Seton Hall All-Time vs. Monmouth: 15-1

NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Seton Hall men's basketball team returns to Prudential Center on Thursday night to square off with Monmouth at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
The Pirates are seeking their second 4-0 start in the past three seasons.
Seton Hall leads the nation in total blocks (30) and sits second in the nation in blocks per game (10.0).
The Pirates picked up their third win of the season with an 82-59 victory over Fairfield on Monday.
Four different Pirates finished in double figures, led by AJ Staton-McCray's 13 points.
Najai Hines recorded his first career double-double, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Hines' double-double came in his third career game, the fastest Pirate freshman to do so since Angel Delgado in 2014 (also his third game).
Seton Hall improved to 2-0 with a 68-61 win over Wagner last Friday night, marking the Pirates' 17th straight victory over the Seahawks.
Elijah Fisher led all scorers with 21 points on an efficient 8-of-14 shooting from the floor.
Simpkins was the first Pirates to record back-to-back double digit scoring games off the bench since Tray Jackson from Jan. 3-7, 2023.
The Pirates opened the season on Monday night with a 77-50 victory over Saint Peter's at Prudential Center.
Hines' six blocks on opening night were the most by a Pirate freshman since Mike Davis, who also had six at Saint Mary's on Dec. 1, 2007.
It was also the most blocks by any Pirate since KC Ndefo swatted six shots against Lincoln on Dec. 7, 2022.
Of the 277 Division I teams that played last Monday night, only 33 of them had more blocks as a team than Hines did individually.
Ten different Pirates recorded at least one made field goal and three Seton Hall players finished in double figures.
Elijah Fisher got the start on opening night for the Pirates as he begins his second stint in the BIG EAST Conference. Fisher spent one season with DePaul during the 2023-24 campaign.
Fisher enters play with 976 career points.
Seton Hall will play five consecutive home games to open the season for the first time since 1981-82.
Seton Hall welcomes in 11 newcomers to the program to join a group of four returnees, highlighted by sophomores Godswill Erheriene and Jahseem Felton.
Of those 11 newcomers, 10 players transfer into the program.
Last season was an outlier in terms of Holloway's performances in conference play, finishing below .500 in league games for just the second time in seven seasons as a head coach.
Holloway's first two seasons at Seton Hall were the winningest in program history in terms of both overall and BIG EAST wins.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

Plenty of fresh faces will adorn the court at Prudential Center this season as 11 newcomers, 10 of whom are transfers, join the squad this season.
The 10 transfers on the roster rank The Hall tied for eighth in the nation.
Despite being new to Seton Hall, these transfers bring a wealth of experience and success to the roster.
Four transfers have scored at least 900 points in their careers (Clark, Fisher, Rivera, Staton-McCray).
Four players enter the program coming off double digit scoring averages a season ago (Clark, Fisher, Rivera, Simpkins).
Seven transfers have started at least 20 games in their career, with four having started in at least 60 games prior to this season (Clark, Fisher, Payne, Staton-McCray).