Assistant coach Shaheen Holloway | 2016–17 record 18–10 (8–8 Big East) | |
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Head coach Kevin Willard (7th year) | ||
The 2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represents Seton Hall University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates play home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center, with one exhibition and one regular season game at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, New Jersey. They are coached, for the seventh year, by Kevin Willard. They are members of the Big East Conference.
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Previous season
The Pirates 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.
Preseason
Prior to the season, Seton Hall was picked to finish in a tie for fourth place in a poll of Big East coaches. Khadeen Carrington and Angel Delgado were named to the preseason All-Big East second team.