Seton Hall Pirates

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Seton Hall Pirates
Seton Hall Pirates logo.svg
University Seton Hall University
Conference Big East
NCAA Division I
Athletic directorBryan Felt
Location South Orange, New Jersey
Varsity teams14 (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 stadiumMike Sheppard, Sr. Field
Soccer stadiumOwen T. Carroll Field
Other venuesRichie Regan Recreation & Athletic Center
Mascot The Pirate
Nickname Pirates
Fight song"Onward Setonia" [1]
ColorsBlue and white [2]
   
Website www.shupirates.com

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.

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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]

Teams

Men's sportsWomen's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Cross countryGolf
GolfSoccer
Soccer Softball
Swimming & divingSwimming & diving
Ice Hockey (D-II)Tennis
Volleyball

Men's

Basketball

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]

Defunct

Football

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]

Wrestling

The sport of wrestling was sponsored by the school until 2001 when the school decided to drop varsity sponsorship for financial purposes. [13]

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