Seton Hall Pirates

<h2 id="sports">Sports</h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Men's sports</th><th scope="col">Women's sports</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Seton_Hall_Pirates_baseball/WjzyR7qX">Baseball</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Seton_Hall_Pirates_women%2527s_basketball/lVI3INwN">Basketball</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%2527s_basketball/8n5tagm4">Basketball</a></td><td>Cross country</td></tr><tr><td>Cross country</td><td>Golf</td></tr><tr><td>Golf</td><td>Soccer</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%2527s_soccer/Wf2J7CP1">Soccer</a></td><td>Softball</td></tr><tr><td>Swimming & diving</td><td>Swimming & diving</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tennis</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Volleyball</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Men's</h3>
<h4>Basketball</h4>
<p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%2527s_basketball/8n5tagm4">Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball</a></p>
<p>The university first sponsored men's basketball in 1903.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> The program won the <a href="/facts/National_Invitation_Tournament/E2qPR1U1">National Invitation Tournament</a> (NIT) in 1953<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> and lost in the final of the <a href="/facts/1989_NCAA_Men%2527s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament/cWEUQAgv">1989 NCAA Tournament</a> to <a href="/facts/1988%25E2%2580%259389_Michigan_Wolverines_men%2527s_basketball_team/Bbcpy4Pt">Michigan</a>, 80–79 in overtime.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a>
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<h3>Former programs</h3>
<h4>Football</h4>

<p>Seton Hall first fielded a football team in 1882, with an initial success that was interrupted in 1906 when the university decided to drop the program. After a brief comeback in 1913, the sport would be prohibited the following year. It was not until 1922 when football was reissued by the university, with a 30-0 victory over Cooper Union. The Pirates became an official NCAA team in 1973.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> 
</p><p>The sport's second stint at the school came in <a href="/facts/NCAA_Division_III/DEJFnGAJ">Division III</a>. After several years of poor success, football was dropped in 1982.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a>
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<h4>Wrestling</h4>
<p>The sport of <a href="/facts/Collegiate_Wrestling/bpjRugRR">wrestling</a> was sponsored by the school until 2001 when the school decided to drop varsity sponsorship for financial purposes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a>
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<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seton Hall University athletics.

<ul><li><a href="https://shupirates.com/">Official website</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://archivesspace-library.shu.edu/repositories/2/resources/420">Seton Hall University Athletics Collection</a>, SHU 0020, Seton Hall University</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"NCAA Division 1 Varsity Sports". Seton Hall University. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090422185051/http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=1150047" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090422185051/http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=1150047</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"Member Schools". BIG EAST Conference Athletics. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090422185051/http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=1150047" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090422185051/http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=1150047</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"A History of the Big East". Enquirer.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 5, 2003. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2012. <a href="https://archive.today/20130102131630/http://www.enquirer.com/bearcats/2003/11/05/wwwuc1hist.html" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20130102131630/http://www.enquirer.com/bearcats/2003/11/05/wwwuc1hist.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>The Fall, Rise, and Fall of Seton Hall Football By Matthew Soetebeer on The Setonian, 27 Mar 2024 <a href="https://www.thesetonian.com/article/2024/03/seton-hall-football" target="_blank">https://www.thesetonian.com/article/2024/03/seton-hall-football</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>Former programs on shupirates.com <a href="https://shupirates.com/sports/2016/7/10/trads-seha-football-html?id=75" target="_blank">https://shupirates.com/sports/2016/7/10/trads-seha-football-html?id=75</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"Bryan Felt Named Seton Hall's Director of Athletics". Seton Hall University Athletics. July 18, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020. <a href="https://shupirates.com/news/2019/7/18/general-bryan-felt-named-seton-halls-director-of-athletics.aspx" target="_blank">https://shupirates.com/news/2019/7/18/general-bryan-felt-named-seton-halls-director-of-athletics.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>Brennan, Eamonn (October 5, 2011). "Seton Hall Updates Mascot Look". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2012. <a href="https://www.espn.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/36213/seton-hall-updates-mascot-look" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/36213/seton-hall-updates-mascot-look</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>"Seton Hall University Graphic Standards Manual" (PDF). Seton Hall University. July 16, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100331050423/http://www.shu.edu/offices/technology/upload/graphics-manual.pdf#page=19" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100331050423/http://www.shu.edu/offices/technology/upload/graphics-manual.pdf#page=19</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:9"><p>"New book spotlights history of SHU b-ball". The Setonian. Archived from the original on September 22, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060922113740/http://domapp01.shu.edu/depts/affairs/Setonian.nsf/d5b2806150d5195f85256adc006592cd/0734fa0cae690ff785256c870007a89a?OpenDocument" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20060922113740/http://domapp01.shu.edu/depts/affairs/Setonian.nsf/d5b2806150d5195f85256adc006592cd/0734fa0cae690ff785256c870007a89a?OpenDocument</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:10"><p>"1953 Men's NIT Basketball Tournament". ArtofElimination.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved June 6, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160119153838/http://www.artofelimination.com/Results/003_1953/1953-mens-nit-basketball-tournament" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160119153838/http://www.artofelimination.com/Results/003_1953/1953-mens-nit-basketball-tournament</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:11"><p>Luicci, Tom (January 25, 2009). "Reunion of Seton Hall's 1989 Final Four Team Brings P.J. Carlesimo to Tears". NJ.com. Retrieved June 6, 2012. <a href="http://www.nj.com/setonhall/index.ssf/2009/01/reunion_of_seton_halls_1989_fi.html" target="_blank">http://www.nj.com/setonhall/index.ssf/2009/01/reunion_of_seton_halls_1989_fi.html</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:12"><p>The Fall, Rise, and Fall of Seton Hall Football By Matthew Soetebeer on The Setonian, 27 Mar 2024 <a href="https://www.thesetonian.com/article/2024/03/seton-hall-football" target="_blank">https://www.thesetonian.com/article/2024/03/seton-hall-football</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:13"><p>"Football Dropped". The Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. March 2, 1982. p. 12. Retrieved June 6, 2012. <a href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19820302&id=b28dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2CQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5445,190496" target="_blank">https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19820302&id=b28dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2CQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5445,190496</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:14"><p>Former programs on shupirates.com <a href="https://shupirates.com/sports/2016/7/10/trads-seha-football-html?id=75" target="_blank">https://shupirates.com/sports/2016/7/10/trads-seha-football-html?id=75</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:15"><p>The Fall, Rise, and Fall of Seton Hall Football By Matthew Soetebeer on The Setonian, 27 Mar 2024 <a href="https://www.thesetonian.com/article/2024/03/seton-hall-football" target="_blank">https://www.thesetonian.com/article/2024/03/seton-hall-football</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:16"><p>"Seton Hall to Discontinue Wrestling". shupirates.com. March 23, 2001. Retrieved January 1, 2024. <a href="https://shupirates.com/news/2001/3/23/Seton_Hall_to_Discontinue_Wrestling_Program" target="_blank">https://shupirates.com/news/2001/3/23/Seton_Hall_to_Discontinue_Wrestling_Program</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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