Heading into the 2025-26 college basketball season, the expectations were quite low for Seton Hall men’s basketball. Following the worst season in program history the year prior, the Pirates were picked to finish dead last in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches Poll and were nowhere to be found in most preseason rankings, including the AP Preseason / Week 1 Poll.
In their first game of conference play, Seton Hall men’s basketball proved that their 10-1 start to the season was no fluke—and that the Pirates deserve to be nationally ranked.
It’s been a season full of honors and awards for Seton Hall men’s soccer senior defender Augustin Resch.
Seton Hall men’s basketball defeated in-state rivals Rutgers University (RU), 81-59, at the Prudential Center on Saturday in the 11th installment of the Garden State Hardwood Classic (GSHC) and the teams’ 76th all-time matchup since 1916.
After receiving All-BIG EAST honors last month, Seton Hall men’s soccer continued its list of postseason achievements this week with two players named to the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Second Team and another named to both the All-East First Team and 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s All-America First Team.
On Feb. 4, 1916, two small New Jersey universities separated by less than 30 miles met for the first time ever on the hardwood.
In their first true road test, Seton Hall men’s basketball defeated the Kansas State University (KSU) Wildcats, 78-67, at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas, on Saturday. This game marked the start of a home-and-home series for the two programs, with them scheduled to play again next season at the Prudential Center.
In their third and final game of the season at Walsh Gymnasium, Seton Hall men’s basketball defeated the Central Connecticut State (CCSU) Blue Devils, 77-61, on Wednesday.
Earlier today, the BIG EAST named Seton Hall men’s basketball team’s AJ Staton-McCray its Player of the Week.
Seton Hall men’s basketball ended its trip to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational on a high note, beating the Washington State University Cougars (WSU), 75-61, in the third-place game. The Pirates played with confidence from start to finish and showed that they are much better than what many expected coming into the season.
Even after Seton Hall men’s basketball’s statement win over the No. 23 North Carolina State University Wolfpack on Monday, ESPN’s matchup predictor gave the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans a 71.9% chance to win the following game—better odds than last game, yes, but the Pirates were still the underdogs.
Ahead of Monday's game, ESPN’s matchup predictor gave the No. 23 North Carolina State University Wolfpack an 83.5% chance to defeat Seton Hall men’s basketball in the opening round of the Maui Invitational.
Seton Hall men’s soccer fell to the No. 11 Bryant University Bulldogs, 1-0, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, bringing their season to an end.
On Thursday, the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship kicked off on fields across the country.
Seton Hall men’s basketball defeated the University of New Haven Chargers, 68-45, in their first-ever meeting at the Prudential Center on Tuesday.
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