2025–26 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2025–26 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Shaheen Holloway. 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.
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record21–12 (10–10 Big East)
Headcoach
- Shaheen Holloway (4th season)
Assistant coaches
- Rasheen Davis
- Ryan Whalen
- Corey Lowery
- Andrew Francis
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| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 21–12 (10–10 Big East) |
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| Home arena | Prudential Center Walsh Gymnasium |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 St. John's † | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 UConn | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 34 | – | 6 | .850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Following the team's loss in the Big East tournament, they announced on March 15, 2026 that they would not participate in any postseason tournaments.[1]
Previous season
The Pirates finished the 2024–25 season a school worst 7–25, 2–18 in Big East play to finish in last place.[2] They were defeated by Villanova in the first round of the Big East tournament.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Dylan Addae-Wusu | 0 | G | 6'4" | 237 | Graduate | The Bronx, New York | Graduated |
| Prince Aligbe | 7 | F | 6'7" | 228 | Junior | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Transferred to Southern Illinois[3] |
| Isaiah Coleman | 21 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | Fredericksburg, Virginia | Transferred to Oklahoma State[4] |
| Garwey Dual | 33 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas | Transferred to McNeese[5] |
| Zion Harmon | 1 | G | 6'0" | 184 | Junior | Temple Hills, Maryland | Transferred to Georgetown College[6] |
| Chaunce Jenkins | 2 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Graduate | Newport News, Virginia | Graduated |
| Scotty Middleton | 7 | F | 6'7" | 181 | Sophomore | Miami, Florida | Transferred to Tulane |
| Emmanuel Okorafor | 23 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | Abia, Nigeria | Transferred to Wichita State |
| Yacine Toumi | 9 | F | 6'10" | 215 | Graduate | Meudon, France | Graduate transferred to Hawaii |
| David Tubek | 6 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Sophomore | Juba, South Sudan | Transferred to UTEP |
| Gus Yalden | 19 | F | 6'9" | 258 | Sophomore | Appleton, Wisconsin | Transferred to Vermont |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Adam Clark | 0 | G | 5'10" | 165 | Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Merrimack |
| Jacob Dar | 1 | G/F | 6'7" | 190 | Senior | Omaha, Nebraska | Rice |
| Elijah Fisher | 22 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Pacific |
| Trey Parker | 13 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Sophomore | Fayetteville, North Carolina | NC State |
| Stephon Payne | 6 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Jacksonville, Florida | Jacksonville |
| Josh Rivera | 7 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Senior | New Brunswick, New Jersey | Fordham |
| Tajuan Simpkins | 2 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York | Elon |
| AJ Staton-McCray | 14 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Delray Beach, Florida | Miami (FL) |
| Patrick Suemnick | 9 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Graduate | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Oklahoma State |
| Mike Williams | 23 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland | LSU |
2025 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Najai Hines #25 SG |
Plainfield, NJ | Plainfield | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Jul 22, 2025 | |
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals:  247Sports:  ESPN: (83) | ||||||
2026 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Darien Moore #1 SG |
Wolfeboro, NH | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82) | ||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 3, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Saint Peter's | W 77–50 | 1–0 |
12 – Hines | 9 – Hines | 3 – Dar | Prudential Center (6,312) Newark, NJ | ||||
| November 7, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Wagner | W 68–61 | 2–0 |
19 – Fisher | 11 – Payne | 6 – Clark | Walsh Gymnasium (1,308) South Orange, NJ | ||||
| November 10, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Fairfield | W 82−59 | 3−0 |
13 – Staton-McCray | 10 – Hines | 4 – Clark | Walsh Gymnasium (1,297) South Orange, NJ | ||||
| November 13, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Monmouth | W 70−58 | 4−0 |
14 – Simpkins | 8 – Tied | 6 – Clark | Prudential Center (6,179) Newark, NJ | ||||
| November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Haven | W 68−45 | 5−0 |
18 – Simpkins | 11 – Payne | 5 – Clark | Prudential Center (6,201) Newark, NJ | ||||
| November 24, 2025* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. No. 23 NC State Maui Invitational Quarterfinals |
W 85–74 | 6–0 |
22 – Staton-McCray | 8 – Staton-McCray | 3 – Tied | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI | ||||
| November 25, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN |
vs. USC Maui Invitational Semifinals |
L 81–83 | 6–1 |
18 – Clark | 5 – Tied | 7 – Clark | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI | ||||
| November 26, 2025* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Washington State Maui Invitational 3rd Place Game |
W 75–61 | 7–1 |
20 – Staton-McCray | 7 – Payne | 7 – Clark | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI | ||||
| December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Central Connecticut | W 77–61 | 8–1 |
12 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 12 – Clark | Walsh Gymnasium (1,219) South Orange, NJ | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Kansas State | W 78–67 | 9–1 |
16 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 4 – Staton-McCray | Bramlage Coliseum (9,195) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| December 13, 2025* 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Rutgers Garden State Hardwood Classic |
W 81–59 | 10–1 |
18 – Staton-McCray | 6 – Tied | 7 – Clark | Prudential Center (11,153) Newark, NJ | ||||
| Big East regular season | |||||||||||
| December 19, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Providence | W 72–67 | 11–1 (1–0) |
22 – Simpkins | 16 – Payne | 7 – Clark | Amica Mutual Pavilion (10,993) Providence, RI | ||||
| December 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
Villanova | L 56–64 | 11–2 (1–1) |
13 – Fisher | 10 – Payne | 3 – Stanton-McCray | Prudential Center (11,153) Newark, NJ | ||||
| December 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Marquette | W 79–73 | 12–2 (2–1) |
14 – Payne | 22 – Payne | 6 – Clark | Fiserv Forum (15,028) Milwaukee, WI | ||||
| January 4, 2026 12:00 p.m., Peacock |
Creighton | W 56–54 | 13–2 (3–1) |
10 – Fisher | 9 – Hines | 3 – Parker | Prudential Center (8,532) Newark, NJ | ||||
| January 10, 2026 6:15 p.m., FS1 |
at Georgetown | W 76–67 | 14–2 (4–1) |
22 – Clark | 6 – Payne | 2 – Clark | Capital One Arena (8,230) Washington, D.C. | ||||
| January 13, 2026 8:00 p.m., TruTV |
No. 25 | No. 3 UConn | L 64–69 | 14–3 (4–2) |
16 – Williams | 7 – Hines | 2 – Clark | Prudential Center (9,699) Newark, NJ | |||
| January 17, 2026 12:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV |
No. 25 | Butler | L 66–77 | 14–4 (4–3) |
17 – Staton-McCray | 16 – Hines | 3 – Tied | Prudential Center (8,326) Newark, NJ | |||
| January 20, 2026 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
at St. John's | L 60–65 | 14–5 (4–4) |
16 – Staton-McCray | 15 – Payne | 2 – Clark | Madison Square Garden (13,776) New York, NY | ||||
| January 24, 2026 5:00 p.m., TruTV |
at DePaul | L 60–67 | 14–6 (4–5) |
14 – Tied | 6 – Payne | 5 – Clark | Wintrust Arena (5,368) Chicago, IL | ||||
| January 28, 2026 7:30 p.m., Peacock |
Xavier | W 86–68 | 15–6 (5–5) |
27 – Simpkins | 8 – Hines | 4 – Tied | Prudential Center (6,673) Newark, NJ | ||||
| January 31, 2026 12:00 p.m., Peacock |
Marquette | W 69–64 | 16–6 (6–5) |
19 – Clark | 9 – Payne | 6 – Clark | Prudential Center (8,131) Newark, NJ | ||||
| February 4, 2026 6:30 p.m., Peacock |
at Villanova | L 60–72 | 16–7 (6–6) |
18 – Clark | 8 – Staton-Mccray | 3 – Clark | Wells Fargo Center (6,501) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| February 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Creighton | L 68–69 | 16–8 (6–7) |
20 – Clark | 11 – Payne | 4 – Clark | CHI Health Center Omaha (16,714) Omaha, NE | ||||
| February 11, 2026 7:30 p.m., Peacock |
Providence | W 87–80 | 17–8 (7–7) |
31 – Clark | 6 – Rivera | 8 – Clark | Prudential Center (7,590) Newark, NJ | ||||
| February 15, 2026 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Butler | W 63–56 | 18–8 (8–7) |
19 – Staton-McCray | 7 – Tied | 7 – Clark | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,773) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| February 18, 2026 8:00 p.m., TruTV |
DePaul | L 57–69 | 18–9 (8–8) |
19 – Clark | 6 – Payne | 5 – Clark | Prudential Center (6,770) Newark, NJ | ||||
| February 21, 2026 6:15 p.m., FS1 |
Georgetown | W 51–47 | 19–9 (9–8) |
12 – Hines | 10 – Hines | 2 – Tied | Prudential Center (9,055) Newark, NJ | ||||
| February 28, 2026 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
at No. 6 UConn | L 67–71 | 19–10 (9–9) |
20 – Staton-McCray | 11 – Hines | 8 – Clark | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,244) Storrs, CT | ||||
| March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., TruTV |
at Xavier | W 77−68 | 20−10 (10−9) |
16 – Clark | 8 – Dar | 5 – Williams | Cintas Center (9,884) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
| March 6, 2026 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 18 St. John's | L 65−72 | 20−11 (10−10) |
15 – Clark | 9 – Williams | 3 – Tied | Prudential Center (9,554) Newark, NJ | ||||
| Big East tournament | |||||||||||
| March 12, 2026 2:30 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN |
(4) | vs. (5) Creighton Quarterfinal |
W 72−61 | 21−11 |
16 – Clark | 8 – Parker | 6 – Clark | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY | |||
| March 13, 2026 5:30 p.m., Fox |
(4) | vs. (1) No. 13 St. John's Semifinal |
L 68−78 | 21−12 |
17 – Clark | 7 – Stanton-McCray | 11 – Clark | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||