The Pirates finished the 2016 – 17 season 21 – 12 , 10 – 8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place . As the No. 5 seed in the Big East Tournament , they defeated Marquette before losing to Villanova in the semifinals . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed in the South region where they lost to 8-seeded Arkansas on a controversial flagrant foul call late in the game in the First Round
Big East Tournament
2017 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team