The 2020–21 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eleventh-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. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 14–13, 10–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated St. John's in the quarterfinals before losing to Georgetown in the semifinals.

Previous season The Pirates finished the 2019–20 season 21–9, 13–5 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for first place; the program's first regular season title since 1992–93. However, the season ended due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic prior to playing a game in the Big East tournament, which was canceled during the first quarterfinal round game, following a campaign in which the Pirates were projected to receive an at-large bid to the also-canceled 2020 NCAA tournament regardless of how they fared in the Big East tournament.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Quincy McKnight 0 G 6'4" 185 Senior Bridgeport, Connecticut Graduated Anthony Nelson 2 G 6'4" 180 Sophomore New York City, New York Transferred to Manhattan Myles Powell 13 G 6'2" 195 Senior Trenton, New Jersey Graduated Taurean Thompson 15 F 6'11" 235 Senior New York City, New York Transferred to Detroit Mercy Asiah Avent 30 G 6'3" 190 Senior Springfield, New Jersey Graduated Darnell Brodie 32 F 6'9" 265 Sophomore Newark, New Jersey Transferred to Drake Romaro Gill 35 C 7'2" 255 Senior St. Thomas, Jamaica Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Bryce Aiken 1 G 6'0" 180 Graduate Student Randolph, New Jersey Graduate transfer from Harvard. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. Tray Jackson 2 F 6'9" 205 Sophomore Detroit, Michigan Transferred from Missouri. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jackson was initially to sit out 2020–21 season, however due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic the NCAA ruled on December 16, 2020, that all transfers are immediately eligible. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2020 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References