Seton Hall Basketball: Analyzing Pirates 2019-20 projected rotation

FULLERTON, CA - NOVEMBER 25: Head coach Kevin Willard of the Seton Hall Pirates instructs his players during a time out in the first half of the game game against the Miami Hurricanes during the Wooden Legacy Tournament at Titan Gym on November 25, 2018 in Fullerton, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – MARCH 06: Myles Cale #22 of the Seton Hall Pirates celebrates the win over the Marquette Golden Eagles on March 06, 2019 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.The Seton Hall Pirates defeated the Marquette Golden Eagles 73-64. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

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Minutes Allocated (40 total): Myles Cale (30), Jared Rhoden (10)

Few outside of Pirate fans will even know that Cale was the team’s second-leading scorer last season, averaging 10.2 ppg on 41% shooting, though he did make 38% of his shots from deep on four attempts a game.

Consistency is the key for the 6’6 wing this upcoming season. He had nine games of at least 14 points in a respective contest, while only making more than three field goal attempts in 15 out of 34 games. Relying on Powell on offense is good enough for Seton Hall to be an NCAA Tournament team but to be top-15 worthy as I believe they are, someone has to step up and be a consistent double-digit scorer. Cale has the ability to do it but has to do it much more often.

Rhoden is another rising sophomore figured to play a big role in the future but will have to play behind an upperclassman in Cale. The 6’6 guard averaged a couple of points and rebounds in 13 mpg but also shot the ball poorly like Nelson. He’ll have to take advantage of the upcoming opportunities to warrant more minutes, as whoever can be a reliable shooting option on the perimeter will force Coach Willard’s hands.

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