Seton Hall basketball: 2024-25 non-conference schedule set

In his season year at the helm, Seton Hall basketball coach Shaheen Holloway has produced a non-conference schedule that meets two of his stated criteria: to play local opponents, and to scale back the degree of difficulty from the slates he largely inherited the past two years.

Here is the Pirates’ 2024-25 slate, followed by three takeaways (most times and TV designations will be added later, along with the Big East schedule):

Jan 6, 2024; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Seton Hall Pirates head coach Shaheen Holloway talks with guard Dylan Addae-Wusu (0) during the first half against the Marquette Golden Eagles at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Monday, Nov. 4 vs. Saint Peter’s at Prudential Center

Saturday Nov. 9 vs. Fordham at Walsh Gym

Wednesday, Nov. 13 vs. Hofstra at Nassau Coliseum

Saturday, Sept. 16 vs. Wagner at Walsh Gym

Thursday, Nov. 21 vs. VCU at Charleston Classic, 5 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 22 vs. Vanderbilt or Nevada at Charleston Classic, 5 or 7:30 p.m.

Sunday. Nov. 24 vs. TBD at Charleston Classic, time TBD

Saturday, Nov. 30 vs. Monmouth at Prudential Center

Wednesday, Dec. 4 vs. NJIT at Prudential Center

Sunday, Dec. 8 vs. Oklahoma State at Prudential Center

Saturday, Dec. 14 at Rutgers

3 TAKEAWAYS

1. More Walsh Gym action

This marks just the second time Seton Hall has scheduled two non-conference regular-season games in Walsh Gym since 1992. Using the historic 1,300 seat venue twice this fall is not inspired by the raucous atmosphere of last March’s NIT games there. It’s because open dates at the Prudential Center were hard to get with the Devils, concerts and other events already on the books. The Fordham game originally was intended for the Rock but got moved to campus due to a concert.

Playing at Walsh is both charming and advantageous (a hoop-head’s paradise in many ways), and should remain an annual staple, but in terms of revenue, its capacity is way smaller than the season-ticket base. The challenge of finding suitable dates in…

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Publish date : 2024-09-05 15:04:34

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