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Team: Seton Hall Pirates
2025-26 Record: 21-12, 10-10 Big East
2025-26 Big East Finish: Fourth, five games behind Villanova, one game in front of Creighton
Final 2025-26 Computer Rankings
NET: #53
KenPom.com: #51
BartTorvik.com: #56
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Postseason: The Pirates advanced to the Big East semifinals with a win over Creighton, but had their season ended by St. John’s, 78-68. After they were left out of the NCAA tournament — at #53 in the NET with a 1-6 record in Quadrant 1, this was not a gigantic surprise — Seton Hall released this statement:
Our men’s basketball program gave everything it had in what was a successful season that included 21 victories, the ninth top-five finish in the BIG EAST over the last 11 seasons and the nation’s second-best win turnaround from last season. After not receiving an NCAA Tournament bid, our student-athletes and coaches, in conjunction with administration, have decided to decline non-NCAA postseason tournament invitations for this year and turn their focus to the 2026-27 season. We congratulate Coach Holloway and his team on a tremendous season, and we thank Seton Hall fans for their support all season long. Our University remains committed to building on this year’s success as we prepare for the future.
I would like to specifically point at the “turn their focus to the 2026-27 season” part. Got it? Okay, next section.
Notable Departures: Eight guys who had a rotation role for the Pirates last season are gone. Top four scorers? Gone. Top four rebounders? Gone. The only guy who averaged more than 1.5 assists per game? Gone. All four guys who averaged at least a steal per game? Gone. Both guys who averaged more than a block per game? Gone, and Najai Hines, who led the entire Big East in blocks per game even though he didn’t start and averaged 18 minutes a night, is specifically gone to UConn.
Three of the four guys who started all 33 games are gone. Five of the six guys who played in all 33 games are gone.
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