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2020–21 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
2020–21 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	14–13 (10–9 Big East)
Head coach	Kevin Willard (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Grant Billmeier; Tony Skinn; Duane Woodward;
Home arena	Prudential Center; Walsh Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2020–21 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Kevin Willard. 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. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 14–13, 10–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated St. John's in the quarterfinals before losing to Georgetown in the semifinals.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		at Louisville	L 70–71	0–1	22 – Mamukelashvili	10 – Mamukelashvili	3 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
November 30, 2020* 9:00 pm, FS1		Iona	W 86–68	1–1	26 – Rhoden	10 – Rhoden	3 – 3 Tied	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 2, 2020* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Rhode Island	L 70–83	1–2	25 – Mamukelashvili	10 – Mamukelashvili	3 – Reynolds	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
December 4, 2020* 9:00 pm, FS1		vs. No. 21 Oregon	L 70–83	1–3	17 – Reynolds	6 – Mamukelashvili	8 – Reynolds	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
December 6, 2020* 8:00 pm, BTN		at Penn State	W 98–92 ^OT	2–3	30 – Mamukelashvili	8 – Rhoden	7 – Reynolds	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
December 8, 2020* 5:00 pm, FS1		Wagner	W 78–45	3–3	22 – Rhoden	11 – Rhoden	5 – Reynolds	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Big East regular season
December 11, 2020 4:30 pm, CBSSN		St. John's	W 77–68	4–3 (1–0)	32 – Mamukelashvili	9 – Tied	5 – Reynolds	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 15, 2020 8:00 pm, FS1		Xavier	Postponed due to COVID-19					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
December 17, 2020 9:00 pm, FS1		at Marquette	W 70–63	5–3 (2–0)	17 – Mamukelashvili	8 – Rhoden	7 – Mamukelashvili	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 20, 2020 4:30 pm, FS1		Providence	L 77–80 ^OT	5–4 (2–1)	20 – Mamukelashvili	9 – Obiagu	6 – Mamukelashvili	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 23, 2020 5:00 pm, FS1		Georgetown	W 78–67	6–4 (3–1)	30 – Cale	12 – Rhoden	6 – Aiken	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 30, 2020 7:00 pm, FS1		at Xavier	W 85–68	7–4 (4–1)	18 – Mamukelashvili	8 – Rhoden	6 – Reynolds	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 2, 2021 4:30 pm, FS1		Butler	W 68–60	8–4 (5–1)	24 – Mamukelashvili	9 – Mamukelashvili	6 – Mamukelashvili	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 6, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1		at No. 7 Creighton	L 53–89	8–5 (5–2)	14 – Mamukelashvili	5 – Mamukelashvili	2 – Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (1,689) Omaha, NE
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, FS1		at DePaul	W 76–68	9–5 (6–2)	18 – Rhoden	8 – Mamukelashvili	4 – Reynolds	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 16, 2021 3:00 pm, CBSSN		Xavier	Postponed due to COVID-19					Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 19, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1		at No. 3 Villanova	L 74–76	9–6 (6–3)	23 – Mamukelashvili	9 – Mamukelashvili	5 – Mamukelashvili	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 22, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1		at Butler	Postponed due to COVID-19					Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 27, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1		No. 17 Creighton	L 81–85	9–7 (6–4)	27 – Aiken	9 – Cale	6 – Reynolds	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 30, 2021 3:00 pm, FOX		No. 3 Villanova	L 72–80	9–8 (6–5)	13 – Reynolds	9 – Mamukelashvili	3 – 3 Tied	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 3, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1		at Providence	W 60–43	10–8 (7–5)	20 – Mamukelashvili	7 – Tied	4 – Reynolds	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
February 6, 2021 12:00 pm, FOX		at UConn	W 80–73	11–8 (8–5)	22 – Mamukelashvili	7 – Mamukelashvili	3 – Tied	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 14, 2021 3:00 pm, FS1		Marquette	W 57–51	12–8 (9–5)	20 – Rhoden	9 – Mamukelashvili	4 – Rhoden	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 17, 2021 8:30 pm, FS1		DePaul	W 60–52	13–8 (10–5)	25 – Mamukelashvili	11 – Mamukelashvili	5 – Reynolds	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 20, 2021 5:30 pm, CBSSN		at Georgetown	L 75–81	13–9 (10–6)	22 – Mamukelashvili	9 – Rhoden	4 – Tied	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Butler	L 52–61	13–10 (10–7)	14 – Rhoden	6 – Samuel	6 – Reynolds	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,524) Indianapolis, IN
March 3, 2021 6:30 pm, FS1		UConn	L 58–69	13–11 (10–8)	20 – Mamukelashvili	10 – Mamukelashvili	4 – Reynolds	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
March 6, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1		at St. John's	L 71–81	13–12 (10–9)	15 – Mamukelashvili	10 – Mamukelashvili	4 – Mamukelashvili	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Big East tournament
March 11, 2021 3:00 pm, FS1	(5)	vs. (4) St. John's Quarterfinals	W 77–69 ^OT	14–12	20 – Mamukelashvili	16 – Rhoden	4 – Mamukelashvili	Madison Square Garden Manhattan, NY
March 12, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1	(5)	vs. (8) Georgetown Semifinals	L 58–66	14–13	22 – Rhoden	10 – Mamukelashvili	5 – Mamukelashvili	Madison Square Garden Manhattan, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Quincy McKnight	0	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Bridgeport, Connecticut	Graduated
Anthony Nelson	2	G	6'4"	180	Sophomore	New York City, New York	Transferred to Manhattan
Myles Powell	13	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Trenton, New Jersey	Graduated
Taurean Thompson	15	F	6'11"	235	Senior	New York City, New York	Transferred to Detroit Mercy
Asiah Avent	30	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Springfield, New Jersey	Graduated
Darnell Brodie	32	F	6'9"	265	Sophomore	Newark, New Jersey	Transferred to Drake
Romaro Gill	35	C	7'2"	255	Senior	St. Thomas, Jamaica	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Bryce Aiken	1	G	6'0"	180	Graduate Student	Randolph, New Jersey	Graduate transfer from Harvard. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Tray Jackson	2	F	6'9"	205	Sophomore	Detroit, Michigan	Transferred from Missouri. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jackson was initially to sit out 2020–21 season, however due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic the NCAA ruled on December 16, 2020 that all transfers are immediately eligible. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jahari Long PG	Houston, TX	Episcopal HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 20, 2019
Jahari Long PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Dimingus Stevens SG	Washington, DC	Bishop Walsh School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 6, 2019
Dimingus Stevens SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

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2020–21 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Villanova	11	–	4	.733	18	–	7	.720
No. 19 Creighton	14	–	6	.700	22	–	9	.710
UConn	11	–	6	.647	15	–	8	.652
St. John's	10	–	9	.526	16	–	11	.593
Seton Hall	10	–	9	.526	14	–	13	.519
Providence	9	–	10	.474	13	–	13	.500
Xavier	6	–	7	.462	13	–	8	.619
Georgetown †	7	–	9	.438	13	–	13	.500
Marquette	8	–	11	.421	13	–	14	.481
Butler	8	–	12	.400	10	–	15	.400
DePaul	2	–	13	.133	5	–	14	.263

† 2021 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll