The 2022–23 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. They were led by first-year head coach

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. The Pirates played their home games at the

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and Walsh Gymnasium in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 17–14, 10–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were defeated by DePaul in the first round of the Big East tournament. The Pirates received an at-large bid to the

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(NIT), where they lost in the first round to

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2021–22 season 21–11, 11–8 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Georgetown in the first round of the Big East Tournament before losing to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the South region where they lost in the First Round to

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. On March 21, 2022, head coach

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left to the school to coach

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. On March 30, the school named former player Shaheen Holloway as the team's new head coach. He previously coached for Saint Peter's and was an assistant coach for Seton Hall from 2010 to 2018.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2022 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball seasons

Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball The Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. The team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games in the P ...

2020s in Newark, New Jersey