The 2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Pirates played home games in

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at the

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, with one exhibition and one regular season game at Walsh Gymnasium in

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. They were coached, for the sixth year, by Kevin Willard. They were members of the

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. They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Creighton, Xavier, and the eventual national champion Villanova to become champions of the Big East tournament. They received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the season 16–15, 6-12 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Marquette.

Departures

Incoming transfers

Incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

References

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Seton Hall Seton Hall University (SHU) is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizab ...

Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball seasons

2010s in Newark, New Jersey