The Seton Hall Pirates are the intercollegiate athletic sports teams representing Seton Hall University, located in South Orange, New Jersey. The Pirates compete as a member of the NCAA Division I level (non-football sub-level), primarily competing in the Big East Conference for all sports since the 1979–80 season.
Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and swimming & diving, while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball. Seton Hall canceled football (which was played in Division III) in 1982.
The university's athletic director is Bryan Felt. The program's mascot is The Pirate and colors are blue, gray, and white.
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| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Cross country | Golf |
| Golf | Soccer |
| Soccer | Softball |
| Swimming & diving | Swimming & diving |
| Tennis | |
| Volleyball |
Men's
Basketball
Main article: Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
The university first sponsored men's basketball in 1903.9 The program won the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 195310 and lost in the final of the 1989 NCAA Tournament to Michigan, 80–79 in overtime.11
Former programs
Football
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 1973.12
The sport's second stint at the school came in Division III. After several years of poor success, football was dropped in 1982.131415
Wrestling
The sport of wrestling was sponsored by the school until 2001 when the school decided to drop varsity sponsorship for financial purposes.16
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seton Hall University athletics.- Official website
- Seton Hall University Athletics Collection, SHU 0020, Seton Hall University
References
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The Fall, Rise, and Fall of Seton Hall Football By Matthew Soetebeer on The Setonian, 27 Mar 2024 https://www.thesetonian.com/article/2024/03/seton-hall-football ↩
Former programs on shupirates.com https://shupirates.com/sports/2016/7/10/trads-seha-football-html?id=75 ↩
"Bryan Felt Named Seton Hall's Director of Athletics". Seton Hall University Athletics. July 18, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020. https://shupirates.com/news/2019/7/18/general-bryan-felt-named-seton-halls-director-of-athletics.aspx ↩
Brennan, Eamonn (October 5, 2011). "Seton Hall Updates Mascot Look". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2012. https://www.espn.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/36213/seton-hall-updates-mascot-look ↩
"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. https://web.archive.org/web/20100331050423/http://www.shu.edu/offices/technology/upload/graphics-manual.pdf#page=19 ↩
"New book spotlights history of SHU b-ball". The Setonian. Archived from the original on September 22, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20060922113740/http://domapp01.shu.edu/depts/affairs/Setonian.nsf/d5b2806150d5195f85256adc006592cd/0734fa0cae690ff785256c870007a89a?OpenDocument ↩
"1953 Men's NIT Basketball Tournament". ArtofElimination.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved June 6, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160119153838/http://www.artofelimination.com/Results/003_1953/1953-mens-nit-basketball-tournament ↩
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. http://www.nj.com/setonhall/index.ssf/2009/01/reunion_of_seton_halls_1989_fi.html ↩
The Fall, Rise, and Fall of Seton Hall Football By Matthew Soetebeer on The Setonian, 27 Mar 2024 https://www.thesetonian.com/article/2024/03/seton-hall-football ↩
"Football Dropped". The Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. March 2, 1982. p. 12. Retrieved June 6, 2012. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19820302&id=b28dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2CQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5445,190496 ↩
Former programs on shupirates.com https://shupirates.com/sports/2016/7/10/trads-seha-football-html?id=75 ↩
The Fall, Rise, and Fall of Seton Hall Football By Matthew Soetebeer on The Setonian, 27 Mar 2024 https://www.thesetonian.com/article/2024/03/seton-hall-football ↩
"Seton Hall to Discontinue Wrestling". shupirates.com. March 23, 2001. Retrieved January 1, 2024. https://shupirates.com/news/2001/3/23/Seton_Hall_to_Discontinue_Wrestling_Program ↩