Seton Hall Pirates – March Madness Team Predictions, Odds and Preview 2016

No. 6 Midwest – Seton Hall Pirates (Overall: 25-8, Conf: 12-6)

Kevin Willard is finally going to the NCAA National Tournament as head coach of Seton Hall after failing to do so over the past five seasons. And he has Isaiah Whitehead and the team’s defense to thank for feeling much more secure about job security. Whitehead (18.1 PPG, 5.0 APG) stepped up this season and has proven to be the floor leader the Pirates need. The defense, on the other hand, is what really blows their opponents away. Seton Hall is 65^th in the nation in scoring defense (67.8 PPG) and 28^th in opponents’ shooting percentage 40.0%. KenPom has the Pirates 15^th in adjusted defensive efficiency. The Pirates are also very hard to score on in the paint with opponents making just 49.5% of their shots at the rim—fifth best in the Division I. Teams without good outside shooting to fall back on are in for a long day versus Seton Hall.

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Team Weaknesses:

The Pirates went just 7-6 in games decided by eight points or fewer prior to the Big East tourney. That could’ve been much better if they only took full advantage of their trips to the charity stripe. See, the Pirates are shooting 67.0% from the free throw line, which is bad enough to be ranked 286^th overall. They’re also not doing well shooting three-pointers with Seton Hall knocking only 6.1 triples per game on a mediocre 35.4% clip.

Team Stats:

Category	Stat	NCAA Rank
Points Per Game	75.0	116
Rebounds Per Game	40.2	21
Blocks Per Game	4.7	44
3-Point Percentage	35.4%	144
Free Throw Percentage	67%	286

Starting Lineup:

Position	Name	PPG
F	Angel Delgado	9.9
F	Desi Rodriguez	12.7
G	Ismael Sanogo	4.9
G	Derrick Gordon	7.8
G	Isaiah Whitehead	18.1

Writer’s Prediction:

Seton Hall reaches the round of 32.Writer’s Prediction:

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