5 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Marquette before losing to Villanova in the semifinals.

They defeated Creighton, Xavier, and Villanova to win the Big East tournament.

As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.

Prior to the season, Seton Hall was picked to finish in a tie for fourth place in a poll of Big East coaches.

[1] Khadeen Carrington and Angel Delgado were named to the preseason All-Big East second team.