2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The Pirates finished the 2015–16 season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Creighton, Xavier, and Villanova to win the Big East tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.

Prior to the season, Seton Hall was picked to finish in a tie for fourth place in a poll of Big East coaches.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bigeast.com/news/2016/10/10/MBB_1010164924.aspx|title=Villanova Picked Unanimously Again To Win In Preseason Coaches' Poll|website=Big East Conference|language=en|access-date=2017-02-08}} Khadeen Carrington and Angel Delgado were named to the preseason All-Big East second team.

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 11, 2016

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Fairleigh Dickinson

| site_stadium = Walsh Gymnasium

| site_cityst = South Orange, NJ

| attend = 1,856

| tv = FSN/YES

| score = 91–70

| record = 1–0

| highscorer = Carrington

| points = 27

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = Jones

| assists = 10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 13, 2016

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Central Connecticut

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| attend = 6,354

| tv = FS1

| score = 82–58

| record = 2–0

| highscorer = Carrington

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 16

| highassister = Carrington

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 17, 2016

| time = 9:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Iowa

| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| gamename = Gavitt Tipoff Games

| attend = 10,391

| tv = BTN

| score = 91–83

| record = 3–0

| highscorer = Powell

| points = 26

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Jones

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 24, 2016

| time = 9:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Florida

| site_stadium = HP Field House

| site_cityst = Lake Buena Vista, FL

| gamename = AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals

| attend = 1,949

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 76–81

| record = 3–1

| highscorer = Carrington

| points = 28

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Jones

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 25, 2016

| time = 7:30{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Quinnipiac

| site_stadium = HP Field House

| site_cityst = Lake Buena Vista, FL

| gamename = AdvoCare Invitational consolation 2nd round

| attend =

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 90–79

| record = 4–1

| highscorer = Rodriguez

| points = 23

| highrebounder = Nzei

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Delgado

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 27, 2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = HP Field House

| site_cityst = Lake Buena Vista, FL

| gamename = AdvoCare Invitational 5th place game

| attend = 1,216

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 52–66

| record = 4–2

| highscorer = Carrington

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Jones

| assists = 2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 1, 2016

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Columbia

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| attend = 6,463

| tv = FS1

| score = 95–71

| record = 5–2

| highscorer = Powell

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Sanogo

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 6, 2016

| time = 9:30{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Hawaii

| site_stadium = Bloch Arena

| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI

| gamename = Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational

| attend = 4,024

| tv = FS1

| score = 68–57

| record = 6–2

| highscorer = Carrington

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 7, 2016

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = Bloch Arena

| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI

| gamename = Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational

| attend = 4,024

| tv = FS1

| score = 60–57

| record = 7–2

| highscorer = Delgado

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Carrington

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 12, 2016

| time = 9:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = South Carolina

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename = Under Armour Reunion

| attend = 7,558

| tv = FS1

| score = 67–64

| record = 8–2

| highscorer = Carrington

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Jones

| assists = 3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 17, 2016

| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Delaware

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| attend = 7,662

| tv = FSN/YES

| score = 81–68

| record = 9–2

| highscorer = Delgado

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 15

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 23, 2016

| time = 6:30{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| gamename = Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic

| attend = 10,481

| tv = FS1

| score = 72–61

| record = 10–2

| highscorer = Carrington

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Delgado/Sanogo

| rebounds = 16

| highassister = Jones

| assists = 5

}}

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 28, 2016

| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Creighton

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = CenturyLink Center

| site_cityst = Omaha, NE

| attend = 18,084

| tv = FS2

| score = 75–89

| record = 10–3

| conference = 0–1

| highscorer = Carrington

| points = 27

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Carrington

| assists = 3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 1, 2017

| time = 4:30{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Marquette

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| attend = 7,894

| tv = FS1

| score = 69–66

| record = 11–3

| conference = 1–1

| highscorer = Delgado

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Carrington

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 7, 2017

| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = DePaul

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| attend = 7,797

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 87–56

| record = 12–3

| conference = 2–1

| highscorer = Rodriguez

| points = 25

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 11, 2017

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Marquette

| site_stadium = BMO Harris Bradley Center

| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI

| attend = 12,388

| tv = FS1

| score = 86–89

| overtime = OT

| record = 12–4

| conference = 2–2

| highscorer = Rodriguez

| points = 30

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 19

| highassister = Jones

| assists = 9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 14, 2017

| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Providence

| site_stadium = Dunkin' Donuts Center

| site_cityst = Providence, RI

| attend = 9,253

| tv = FSN/YES

| score = 61–65

| record = 12–5

| conference = 2–3

| highscorer = Rodriguez

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 16

| highassister = Carrington

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 16, 2017

| time = 6:30{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Villanova

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = The Pavilion

| site_cityst = Villanova, PA

| gamename = MLK Day Marathon

| attend = 6,500

| tv = FS1

| score = 46–76

| record = 12–6

| conference = 2–4

| highscorer = Rodriguez

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Nzei

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Carrington

| assists = 2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 22, 2017

| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = St. John's

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| attend = 9,801

| tv = FS1

| score = 86–73

| record = 13–6

| conference = 3–4

| highscorer = Delgado

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 20

| highassister = Carrington

| assists = 8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 25, 2017

| time = 8:30{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Butler

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| attend = 7,009

| tv = FS1

| score = 54–61

| record = 13–7

| conference = 3–5

| highscorer = Tied

| points = 12

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 22

| highassister = Delgado

| assists = 3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 1, 2017

| time = 9:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Xavier

| site_stadium = Cintas Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| attend = 10,250

| tv = FS1

| score = 70–72

| record = 13–8

| conference = 3–6

| highscorer = Powell

| points = 26

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Jones

| assists = 9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 4, 2017

| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Georgetown

| site_stadium = Verizon Center

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| attend = 10,142

| tv = FS1

| score = 68–66

| overtime = OT

| record = 14–8

| conference = 4–6

| highscorer = Delgado

| points = 26

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 17

| highassister = Carrington

| assists = 2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 8, 2017

| time = 8:30{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Providence

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| attend = 7,024

| tv = FS1

| score = 72–70

| overtime = OT

| record = 15–8

| conference = 5–6

| highscorer = Carrington

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 15

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 11, 2017

| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = St. John's

| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| attend = 9,027

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 70–78

| record = 15–9

| conference = 5–7

| highscorer = Rodriguez

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Nzei

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Delgado

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 15, 2016

| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Creighton

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| attend = 6,637

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 87–81

| record = 16–9

| conference = 6–7

| highscorer = Carrington

| points = 41

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 17

| highassister = Carrington

| assists = 7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 18, 2017

| time = 12:30{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Villanova

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| attend = 16,733

| tv = FOX

| score = 70–92

| record = 16–10

| conference = 6–8

| highscorer = Carrington

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Jones

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 22, 2017

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Xavier

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| attend = 7,139

| tv = FS1

| score = 71–64

| record = 17–10

| conference = 7–8

| highscorer = Delgado

| points = 25

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Carrington

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 25, 2017

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = DePaul

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, IL

| attend = 5,144

| tv = FSN/YES

| score = 82–79

| overtime =

| record = 18–10

| conference = 8–8

| highscorer = Rodriguez

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Carrington

| assists = 6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 28, 2017

| time = 6:30{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Georgetown

| site_stadium = Prudential Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| attend = 8,500

| tv = FS1

| score = 62–59

| overtime =

| record = 19–10

| conference = 9–8

| highscorer = Rodriguez

| points = 27

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 4, 2017

| time = 2:30{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Butler

| opprank = 13

| site_stadium = Hinkle Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN

| attend = 9,100

| tv = FOX

| score = 70–64

| record = 20–10

| conference = 10–8

| highscorer = Rodriguez

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 16

| highassister = Delgado

| assists = 4

}}

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 9, 2017

| time = 2:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 5

| opponent = Marquette

| oppseed = 4

| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden (17,324)

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| attend =

| tv = FS1

| score = 82–76

| record = 21–10

| highscorer = Carrington

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 16

| highassister = Delgado

| assists = 9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 10, 2017

| time = 6:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 5

| opponent = Villanova

| oppseed = 1

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden (19,812)

| site_cityst = New York City, NY

| gamename = Semifinals

| attend =

| tv = FS1

| score = 53–55

| record = 21–11

| highscorer = Rodriguez

| points = 14

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Delgado

| assists = 2

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Seton Hall Pirates}}| 2017 NCAA Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 17, 2017

| time = 1:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 9 S

| opponent = Arkansas

| oppseed = 8 S

| site_stadium = Bon Secours Wellness Arena

| site_cityst = Greenville, SC

| gamename = First Round

| attend = 14,179

| tv = TNT

| score = 71–77

| record = 21–12

| highscorer = Carrington

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Delgado

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 2

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}

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