SETON HALL PIRATES - Roster Personals

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0 Khadeen CARRINGTON G So. 6-3 x 180 Brooklyn, NY (Bishop Loughlin)

PERSONAL: Son of Lima Dufont and Reynold Carrington, who coaches professional soccer in Trinidad and Tobago after a lengthy playing career on the professional and international circuits... Has a sister, Tifah Carrington, and two brothers, Jo Jo Roach and Kariym Balthazar who lettered in soccer at Herkimer and Dowling College ... Born October 3, 1995 in Trinidad. 

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15 Isaiah Whitehead SG So. 6-4 x 210 Brooklyn, NY (Abraham Lincoln HS)

PERSONAL: Son of Ericka Rambert and Mark Whitehead... Has three sisters, Cheri Rambert, Sade Whitehead and Jada Rambert, and one brother, Jaylen Barez... Seton Hall's fifth McDonald's All American... Lists proximity to home, family environment and head coach Kevin Willard as reasons for choosing Seton Hall... Born March 8, 1995 in Brooklyn, N.Y. 

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14 Ismael Sanogo G/F So. 6-8 x 210 Newark, NJ (East Side HS)

PERSONAL: Son of Assetou Traore and Yacouba Sanogo... Has a brother Osmane Sanogo... Nickname is "Ish"... Born July 16, 1996 in Ivory Coast and grew up in Newark, N.J. 

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20 Desi Rodriguez F So. 6-6 x 215 Bronx, NY (Abraham Lincoln HS)

PERSONAL: Son of Dana Rodriquez and Larry Howard... Has a brother Daniel Rodriguez and a sister Rachel Buntin... Nickname is "Dunkin' Desi"... Born March 23, 1996 in Bronx, N.Y. 

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31 Angel Delgado F So. 6-9 x 245 Bajos De Haina (REP. DOM.) (Patrick School - NJ)

PERSONAL: Son of Angela Janet Astacio and Rafael Delgado... Has a sister, Yaelis Astacio, and a brother, Raidin Luis Delgado... Lived in the Dominican Republic until 2012... Born November 20, 1994 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 

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OFF THE BENCH

1 Michael Nzei F Rs-Fr. 6-7 x 200 Makurdi, NIG (Our Savior New American - NY)

PERSONAL: Son of Jennifer Nzei and the late Theophilus Nzei... Has two sisters, Kate Nzei and Ndi-Grace Nzei, and one brother, Anbu Nzei... Lived in Nigeria until 2012... Born July 14, 1995 in Makurdi, Nigeria. 

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4 Braeden Anderson F Jr. 6-9 x 240 Okotoks, Alberta (ex Fresno State)

Braeden transferred to Seton Hall in May 2015 and will attend Seton Hall Law School in the Fall.
Personal: Parents are Kingsley and Lori Anderson ... has five siblings - three brothers, Tegan, Kobe, Tavias, and two sisters, Jaya, and Kades ... enjoys playing video games ... favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... biggest athletic thrill is dunking on people ... most admires Will Smith.

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25 Rashed Anthony F So. 6-9 x 235 Orangeburg, SC (Flora Macdonald Academy)

PERSONAL: Son of Willie Anthony and Rozetta Moultrie... Has two sisters Willetta Anthony and Kayla Williams... Born on June 7, 1995 in Orangeburg, S.C. 

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32 Derrick Gordon G Sr. 6-3 x 205 Plainfield, NJ (ex Massachusetts)

Derrick transferred to Seton Hall in June 2015 and will be attending graduate school.

Personal: Full name is Derrick Robert Gordon ... Born Dec. 12, 1991 in Plainfield, N.J. ... Son of Michael and Sandra Gordon ... Has two brothers, Mike and a twin Darryl.

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33 Veer Singh G/F Fr. 6-7 x 195 New York, NY (Thurgood Marshall/St. Peter's Prep, NJ)

Played AAU basketball for the New York Lightning, the same program that developed current Pirates Khadeen Carrington and Angel Delgado.

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Head Coach 

Kevin Willard 

Prior to Louisville, Willard worked with Pitino as a coaching associate with the Boston Celtics for four years. His duties with the Celtics included game and practice preparation, scouting and assisting the coaching staff in all facets of basketball operations. He also provided advance scouting, video tape breakdowns and assisted with individual workouts prior to games.

A basketball lifer, Willard played point guard on the Division I level for four years; the last three coming at the University of Pittsburgh. He earned BIG EAST All-Academic honors while appearing in 75 games for the Panthers. He spent his freshman season at Western Kentucky, where he played in the Hilltoppers' backcourt and sank over 40 percent of his three-point field goal attempts.