The 2018–19 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Kevin Willard. 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. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 for a 4 way tie for 3rd place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Georgetown in the Quarterfinals, Marquette in the semifinals before losing to Villanova in the championship. They received a at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Wofford.
Previous season The Pirates finished the 2017–18 season 22–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. In the Big East tournament, they lost to Butler in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated NC State in the First Round before losing to Kansas in the Second Round.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Khadeen Carrington 0 G 6'4" 195 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated Jordan Walker 2 G 5'11" 155 Freshman Port Washington, NY Transferred to Tulane Eron Gordon 4 G 6'3" 200 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Valparaiso Ismael Sanogo 14 F 6'8" 215 Senior Newark, NJ Graduated Desi Rodriguez 20 F 6'6" 220 Senior Bronx, NY Graduated Philip Flory 25 G/F 6'5" 190 Freshman Oshkosh, WI Walk-on; transferred to Albany Ángel Delgado 31 C 6'10" 245 Senior Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Ike Obiagu 21 C 7'0" 240 Sophomore Abuja, Nigeria Transferred from Florida State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Obiagu will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Class of 2018 recruits
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big East regular season
!colspan=9 style="|Big East tournament
!colspan=9 style="|NCAA tournament
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