Pirates Host New Haven With Sights Set on Best Start Since 2014

Tuesday, November 18

Newark, N.J.

7:00 p.m.

Seton Hall University

New Haven

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Pirates Host New Haven With Sights Set on Best Start Since 2014

11/17/2025 5:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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SETON HALL PIRATES (4-0) vs. NEW HAVEN CHARGERS (2-3)

Date/Time: Tuesday, Nov. 18 • 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. New Haven: First Meeting

NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Seton Hall men's basketball team returns to Prudential Center on Tuesday night to square off with New Haven at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
The Pirates are looking to open the season 5-0 for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
Seton Hall leads the nation in total blocks (40) and blocks per game (10.0).
Freshman Najai Hines has been the leader in rim protection so far this season for The Hall, as his 4.0 blocks per game sits fourth in the nation and second in the BIG EAST.
Fellow frontcourt mate Stephon Payne ranks third in the conference and 24th in the country in blocks per game (2.8).
Hines swatted seven shots in Seton Hall's 70-58 win over Monmouth on Thursday, the most blocks by a Pirate since Ike Obiagu (7) on March 9, 2022.
Hines recorded his first career double-double last Monday against Fairfield, 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).
Elijah Fisher led all scorers with 21 points on an efficient 8-of-14 shooting from the floor in the win over Wagner on Nov. 7.
Tajuan Simpkins enters play as the team's leading scorer (12.0 ppg) despite coming off the bench in all four games so far this season.
Simpkins is the first Pirate to score in double figures in consecutive 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.
Fisher enters play with 978 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).