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Big East Basketball: Grades and recap of each teams 2026 offseason moves

Mar 22, 2026; San Diego, CA, USA; St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino looks on in the first half against the Kansas Jayhawks during a second round game of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Viejas Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Mar 22, 2026; San Diego, CA, USA; St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino looks on in the first half against the Kansas Jayhawks during a second round game of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Viejas Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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Seton Hall Pirates - Grade: B

  • 2025-26 record: 21-12 (10-10)

Roster departures

  • Adam Clark (12.7 ppg and 4.9 apg)
  • AJ Staton-McCray (11.8 ppg and 3.2 rpg)
  • TJ Simpkins (9.7 ppg and 2.8 rpg)
  • Mike Williams (7.0 ppg and 2.6 rpg)
  • Elijah Fisher (6.6 ppg and 2.9 rpg)
  • Najai Hines (6.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg)
  • Stephon Payne (5.9 ppg and 6.5 rpg)
  • Josh Rivera (3.3 ppg and 2.0 rpg)
  • Jacob Dar (3.2 ppg and 1.9 rpg)

Roster returnees 

  • Trey Parker (4.3 ppg and 2.8 rpg)

Roster additions

  • Roddie Anderson (10.9 ppg and 2.2 apg at Xavier)
  • Del Jones (17.2 ppg and 3.5 apg at Radford)
  • Rodney Brown (14 ppg and 2.4 rpg at LMU)
  • Kareem Thomas (15.9 ppg and 3.0 rpg at Dartmouth)
  • Simeon Wilcher (5.6 ppg and 1.7 apg at Texas)
  • Devin Williams (7.5 ppg and 5.2 rpg at Florida Atlantic)
  • Chris Nwuli (2.2 ppg and 1.5 rpg at Rutgers)
  • Mayar Wol (10.5 ppg and 2.7 rpg at Bowling Green)
  • Adbulai Fanta Kabba (4.7 ppg and 5.8 rpg at Western Carolina)
  • Terry Copeland Jr. (JUCO center prospect)

It’s hard to judge a program with known resource issues, such as Seton Hall, which essentially lost its entire roster. To their credit, it’s been a slow but steady process to rebuild the group, with some interesting prospects. 

In the backcourt, Anderson has produced at the Big East level, while Jones and Thomas are intriguing mid-major transfers. Brown and Wol give them the needed shooting, too. The frontcourt got a late boost with Copeland, the JUCO Player of the Year and potential starting center on the roster.

It’s hard to see Seton Hall doing much better with its financial resources, and Coach Shaheen Holloway has made it work in the past. They’ll need Anderson to be a true lead guard, but if it works out, the Pirates will be a threat.

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