Seton Hall basketball adds European wing to complete 2026-27 roster

Three days after the start of the fall semester, after nearly wholesale turnover, Seton Hall basketball’s 2026-27 roster has been finalized with the addition of European wing Theo Airhienbuwa.

Here is more about the 6-foot-7, 20-year-old from Italy, who is the second international to join the team after the start of the fall semester (Israeli forward Ilay Dolinski came aboard earlier this week), and the roster’s composition.

Seton Hall Pirates head coach Shaheen Holloway reacts during the first half against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Prudential Center.

1. Airhienbuwa has international experience

The Verona native, who has been listed as weighing 200 pounds, appeared in 10 games during the 2025-26 EuroCup for Trento, a team in Serie A (Italy’s top-level domestic league), where he averaged 1.6 points and 1.0 rebounds in 6.5 minutes per game while shooting 5-of-13 from the field (38 percent), 1-of-4 from 3-point range and 5-of-8 from the free-throw line.

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He also appeared in 11 Serie A contests for Trento in 2025-26, averaging 2.5 points and 0.5 rebounds in 4.2 minutes while shooting 8-of-16 from the field (50 percent), 3-of-5 from 3-point range and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line.

In 111 total minutes for Trento this past season, between the EuroCup and Serie A, Airhienbuwa committed just three turnovers.

For context, among his teammates with Trento (and getting major minutes) were former Michigan guard Devonte Jones, former Davidson standout forward Peyton Aldridge and former Butler/Arkansas/Gonzaga guard Khalif Battle.

Airhienbuwa has been a member of Italy’s under-18 and under-20 national teams and won a gold medal at the 2025 European U-20 Championship. He was one of the top players on that squad.

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2. The roster appears set at 14 players

Two of the Pirates’ springtime commitments never made it to campus: 6-foot-8 Rutgers transfer Chris Nwuli and 6-foot-9 Brazilian and G League forward Nathan Mariano.

Nwuli’s mother, who lives in the Las Vegas area, has…

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