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
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	21–13 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach	Kevin Willard
Assistant coaches	Shaheen Holloway Chris Pompey Dan McHale
Home arena	Prudential Center Walsh Gymnasium

2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 Marquette	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
Notre Dame	13	–	5		.722			22	–	12		.647
Cincinnati	12	–	6		.667			26	–	11		.703
No. 15 Georgetown	12	–	6		.667			24	–	9		.727
South Florida	12	–	6		.667			22	–	14		.611
West Virginia	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Connecticut	8	–	10		.444			20	–	14		.588
Seton Hall	8	–	10		.444			21	–	13		.618
Rutgers	6	–	12		.333			14	–	18		.438
St. John's	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
Pittsburgh	5	–	13		.278			22	–	17		.564
Villanova	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
Providence	4	–	14		.222			15	–	17		.469
DePaul	3	–	15		.167			12	–	19		.387
*No. 2 Syracuse	0	–	1		.000			0	–	3		.000
**No. 17 Louisville†	0	–	8		.000			0	–	10		.000
† 2012 Big East tournament winner As of March 31, 2012 *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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Jordan Theodore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr Englewood, New Jersey F 2 Brandon Mobley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Savannah, Georgia G 4 Aaron Cosby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Louisville, Kentucky G 10 Sean Grennan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Sea Girt, New Jersey F 13 Haralds Kārlis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Riga, Latvia G 14 Freddie Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr New Haven, Connecticut F 15 Herb Pope 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Aliquippa, Pennsylvania G 20 John Snow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Newark, New Jersey C 21 Gene Teague 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 290 lb (132 kg) RS So Vineland, New Jersey G 22 Brian Oliver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS So Glassboro, New Jersey G 23 Fuquan Edwin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Paterson, New Jersey F 32 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Compton, California F 33 Patrik Auda 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Brno, Czech Republic G 35 Peter Dill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Long Hill, New Jersey C 42 Aaron Geramipoor 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Manchester, England	Head coach Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh) Assistant coach(es) Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall) Chris Pompey (Pittsburgh) Dan McHale (Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season Non–Conference
November 12* 7:00 pm, SNY		St. Francis	W 75–71 OT	1–0	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		Yale	W 73–62	4–1	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
November 26* 7:00 pm		Saint Peter's	W 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 NJIT	W 78–48	7–1	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
December 10* 8:00 pm		Wake Forest	W 68–54	8–1	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
December 18* 12:00 pm		Mercer	W 80–77 OT	9–1	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
December 21* 7:00 pm		at Dayton	W 69–64	10–1	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
December 23* 7:00 pm, SNY		at Longwood	W 87–61	11–1	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
Big East Regular Season
December 28 7:00 pm, Big East Network		at No. 1 Syracuse	L 49–75	11–2 (0–1)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
December 30 9:00 pm, ESPN2		West Virginia	W 67–48	12–2 (1–1)	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
January 3 7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network		No. 8 Connecticut	W 75–63	13–2 (2–1)	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
January 7 6:00 pm, BIG EAST Network		at Providence	W 66–57	14–2 (3–1)	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
January 10 7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network	No. 24	DePaul	W 94–73	15–2 (4–1)	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
January 13 7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network	No. 24	at South Florida	L 55–56	15–3 (4–2)	Tampa Bay Times Forum  Tampa, FL
January 18 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Villanova	L 76–84	15–4 (4–3)	The Pavilion  Villanova, PA
January 25 8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network		Notre Dame	L 42–55	15–5 (4–4)	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
January 28 8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network		Louisville	L 51–60	15–6 (4–5)	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
January 31 8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network		at No. 15 Marquette	L 59–66	15–7 (4–6)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
February 3 7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network		at Connecticut	L 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		Pittsburgh	W 73–66	17–8 (6–7)	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
February 14 7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network		St. John's	W 94–64	18–8 (7–7)	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
February 18 4:00 pm, BIG EAST Network		at Cincinnati	L 57–62	18–9 (7–8)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
February 21 7:00 pm, BIG EAST Network		Georgetown	W 73–55	19–9 (8–8)	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
February 25 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Rutgers Rivalry	L 72–77 OT	19–10 (8–9)	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
March 3 6:00 pm, BIG EAST Network		at DePaul	L 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

• 2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season