“Around the Big East” Season Preview – Seton Hall Pirates

2025-26 Season Recap:

21-12 record, 10-10 in conference play

Finished in 4th place in the Big East

Lost to St. John’s in the Big East Tournament (Quarterfinals)

Head Coach: Shaheen Holloway for his fifth season at the helm.

Departing players:

The whole roster, minus Trey Parker (and potentially Elijah Fisher). Below are some notables.

Adam Clark – Ole Miss (12.7 PPG)

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AJ Staton-McCray – Graduation (11.8 PPG)

Tajuan Simpkins – Mississippi State (9.7 PPG)

Mike Williams – Tulsa (7 PPG)

Najai Hines – Connecticut (6.5 PPG)

Stephon Payne – New Mexico State (5.9 PPG)

Josh Rivera – Tennessee State (3.3 PPG)

Jacob Dar – Rice (3.2 PPG)

Returning Players:

Elijah Fisher – 6’6″ graduate who averaged 6.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. Fisher is seeking a fifth-year of eligibility.

Trey Parker – 6′ junior who averaged 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.

New Players:

Rodney Brown Jr. – 6’6″ senior transfer from Loyola Marymount who averaged 14 points and 2.4 rebounds per game on 38.2% from three. Brown Jr. previously played for Cal and Virginia Tech.

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Roddie Anderson III – 6’3″ graduate transfer from Xavier who averaged 10.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. Anderson is a career 29.6% three-point shooter.

Simeon Wilcher – 6’4″ senior transfer from Texas who averaged 5.6 points per game on 33.7% from three. Villanova fans should be familiar with Wilcher, as he played his first two seasons at St. John’s.

Devin Williams – 6’10” junior transfer from Florida Atlantic who averaged 7.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. Williams can make the occasional three pointer at a 30.6% clip. The big man previously played at UCLA.

Del Jones – 6’3″ junior transfer from Radford who averaged 17.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game on 41.6% from the floor. Jones previously played for Clemson.

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Kareem Thomas – 6’5″ junior transfer from Dartmouth who averaged 15.9 points and 3 rebounds per game on 44.7% from three.

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