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; 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.
Seton Hall Pirates | |
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University | Seton Hall University |
Conference | Big East |
NCAA | Division I |
Athletic director | Bryan Felt |
Location | South Orange, New Jersey |
Varsity teams | 14 (6 men's, 8 women's) |
Basketball arena | Prudential Center (men’s) Walsh Gymnasium (men’s and women’s) |
Ice hockey arena | Richard J. Codey Arena |
Baseball stadium | Owen T. Carroll Field |
Softball stadium | Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field |
Soccer stadium | Owen T. Carroll Field |
Other venues | Richie Regan Recreation & Athletic Center |
Mascot | The Pirate |
Nickname | Pirates |
Fight song | "Onward Setonia"[1] |
Colors | Blue and white[2] |
Website | www |
The university's athletic director is Bryan Felt.[6] The program's mascot is The Pirate[7] and colors are blue, gray, and white.[8]
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Cross country |
Cross country | Golf |
Golf | Soccer |
Soccer | Softball |
Swimming & diving | Swimming & diving |
Ice Hockey (D-II) | Tennis |
Volleyball |
The university first sponsored men's basketball in 1903.[9] The program won the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1953[10] and lost in the final of the 1989 NCAA Tournament to Michigan, 80–79 in overtime.[11]
The school sponsored football from 1882 to 1932 and from 1973 to 1982. The sport's second stint at the school came in Division III. The sport was dropped in 1982.[12]
The sport of wrestling was sponsored by the school until 2001 when the school decided to drop varsity sponsorship for financial purposes.[13]