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.[3][4][5]

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.[6][7]

The university's athletic director is Bryan Felt.[8] The program's mascot is The Pirate[9] and colors are blue, gray, and white.[10]

Sports

Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Cross country Golf
Golf Soccer
Soccer Softball
Swimming & diving Swimming & diving
Ice Hockey (D-II) Tennis
Volleyball

Men's

Basketball

Main article: Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball

The university first sponsored men's basketball in 1903.[11] The program won the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1953[12] and lost in the final of the 1989 NCAA Tournament to Michigan, 80–79 in overtime.[13]

Former programs

Football

Early football team of Seton Hall

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.[6]

The sport's second stint at the school came in Division III. After several years of poor success, football was dropped in 1982.[14][7][6]

Wrestling

The sport of wrestling was sponsored by the school until 2001 when the school decided to drop varsity sponsorship for financial purposes.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Fight Song - Alma Mater". SHUPirates.com. July 5, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Athletics Communications". SHUPirates.com. July 10, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Varsity Sports". Seton Hall University. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Member Schools". BIG EAST Conference Athletics. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b c The Fall, Rise, and Fall of Seton Hall Football By Matthew Soetebeer on The Setonian, 27 Mar 2024
  7. ^ a b Former programs on shupirates.com
  8. ^ "Bryan Felt Named Seton Hall's Director of Athletics". Seton Hall University Athletics. July 18, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  9. ^ Brennan, Eamonn (October 5, 2011). "Seton Hall Updates Mascot Look". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "New book spotlights history of SHU b-ball". The Setonian. Archived from the original on September 22, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  12. ^ "1953 Men's NIT Basketball Tournament". ArtofElimination.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Football Dropped". The Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. March 2, 1982. p. 12. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  15. ^ "Seton Hall to Discontinue Wrestling". shupirates.com. March 23, 2001. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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