This is a list of notable Seton Hall Preparatory School alumni. This includes graduates and non-graduate former students of Seton Hall Prep.
- John P. Caufield (1918–1986), politician and public safety official from Newark who served 20 years as the Fire Director for the Newark Fire Department and seven years in the New Jersey Senate[4]
- Thomas P. Giblin (born 1947), politician who has served since 2006 in the New Jersey General Assembly where he has represented the 34th legislative district[5]
- Patrick E. Hobbs (born 1960), dean of Seton Hall University School of Law[6]
- Shavar Jeffries, attorney and candidate in the 2014 election for Mayor of Newark[7]
- James F. Kelley (1902–1996), president of Seton Hall College (since renamed as Seton Hall University) from 1936 to 1949[8]
- W.J. "Jim" Lane (born 1951), Mayor of Scottsdale, Arizona[9]
- Mike Purzycki (born 1945), Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware[10]
- Jay P. Rolison Jr. (1929-2007, class of 1947), lawyer and politician from New York who served in the New York Senate from 1967 to 1990[11][12]
- Robert A. Salerno, associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia[13]
- Paul V. Scura, former executive vice president and head of investment bank of Prudential Securities and current Trustee of Seton Hall Prep[14]
- John Sheridan (1942-2014), lawyer and government official who served as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation[15]
- James R. Zazzali (born 1937), former Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court[16]
- Jabri Abdur-Rahim (born 2002), college basketball player for the Georgia Bulldogs[24]
- Ira Bowman (born 1973), assistant coach at Auburn University and retired professional basketball player formerly in the NBA[25]
- Alex Buzbee (born 1985), former defensive end for the Washington Redskins[26][27]
- Nick Christiani (born 1987), professional baseball player[28]
- Brandon Costner (born 1987), professional basketball player for Patriots BBC of the Basketball Africa League[29]
- Walter Dukes (1930-2001), former center for Seton Hall University, and NBA center for the Knicks, Lakers, and Pistons[30]
- Eric Duncan (born 1984), First Round Draft pick of the New York Yankees Minor league baseball player [31]
- David Festa (born 2000), professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins[32]
- Ashton Gibbs (born 1990), point guard for the University of Pittsburgh basketball team[33]
- Sterling Gibbs (born 1993), professional basketball player for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League[34]
- Jules Heningburg (born 1996), professional lacrosse player on the Redwoods Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League and New England Black Wolves of the National Lacrosse League[35]
- Jarrod Johnson (born 1969), former professional football player who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers and the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football[36]
- Kerry Keating (born 1971), head coach, Santa Clara University Broncos and former UCLA Bruins' assistant coach[37]
- Jack Kiley (1929–1982), professional basketball player who played for the Fort Wayne Pistons[38]
- Brandin Knight (born 1981), University of Pittsburgh basketball coach and player, NBA athlete[39]
- Brevin Knight (born 1975), Stanford basketball player, NBA athlete[40]
- Jim Lansing (1919–2000), All-American end for the Fordham Rams football team and former Fordham football head coach[41]
- Sean Maguire (born 1994), football quarterback[42]
- Michael Malone (born 1971), head coach of the Denver Nuggets[43]
- Joe Martinez (born 1983), pitcher for the Cleveland Indians[44]
- Keven McDonald (born 1956, class of 1974), college basketball player from 1974 to 1978 with the Penn Quakers men's basketball team[45][46]
- Harry "Moose" Miller (1923-2007), former Center/Forward for the Seton Hall University basketball team who played one season for the Toronto Huskies of the Basketball Association of America[47][48]
- Kevin Monangai (born 1993), running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League[49]
- John Morrison (born 1945), professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association for the Denver Rockets[50]
- Chet Parlavecchio (born 1960), former college and NFL linebacker who has been a Tennessee Titans assistant special teams coach[51]
- Gorgi Popstefanov (born 1987, class of 2005), Macedonian road racing cyclist[52]
- Rick Porcello (born 1988), pitcher with the Boston Red Sox and 2018 World Series Champion[53]
- Dorian Scott (born 1982), Jamaican Olympian shotputter[54]
- Mason Toye (born 1998, class of 2017), soccer player with Minnesota United of Major League Soccer[55]
- Tom Verducci (born 1960), senior writer for Sports Illustrated[56] and field reporter for the MLB postseason on TBS[57]
- Spencer Weisz (born 1995, class of 2013), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League[58]
- Tony Woods (born 1965), former NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins[59]
Charles Joseph Watters, Arlington National Cemetery. Accessed August 16, 2012. "Charles Joseph Watters was born on January 17, 1927 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Watters attended Seton Hall Preparatory School and went on to graduate from Seton Hall University."
Van Gelder, Lawrence. "Key Figure in Newark", The New York Times, June 18, 1970. Accessed February 16, 2021. "He was educated at the Sacred Heart School in Newark, Seton Hall Prep in neighboring South Orange and also took night courses in colleges. Not long after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the Navy."
Thomas P. Giblin 2014 Honorary Grand Marshal, Queens County St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. Accessed May 16, 2021. "Tom was raised in Newark, New Jersey and graduated from Seton Hall Prep and Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ."
Essex County Irishman of the Year is Patrick E. Hobbs, Dean and Professor of Law at Seton Hall University; Essex County Irishwoman of the Year Award is Nancy Erika Smith, Employment and Civil Rights Attorney, Essex County, New Jersey, press release dated March 30, 2010. Accessed August 5, 2011. "Dean Hobbs is the recipient of several notable honors and awards, including the Seton Hall Preparatory School Alumnus of the Year, University Faculty Excellence Award, New Jersey Law Journal Faculty Survey highest rated professor among NJ law faculty and the Seton Hall Law Student Bar Association Professor of the Year Award."
About Archived February 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Shavar Jeffries for Mayor 2014. Accessed January 14, 2014. "Shavar attended public schools for most of his life until he received a scholarship from the Boys and Girls Club of Newark to attend Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey."
Mayor Michael S. Purzycki, City of Wilmington. Accessed August 29, 2018. "Mike Purzycki was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1945. He graduated Seton Hall Prep in 1963 and earned a football scholarship to the University of Delaware, where he played four years and set every Blue Hen receiving record."
"Senator Jay P. Rolison Jr.", Poughkeepsie Journal, September 3, 2007. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Born April 5, 1929 in Madison, N.J,, he was the son of the late Jay P. Sr. and Margaret Denman Rolison. He was a graduate of Seton Hall Prep., Providence College and Fordham Law School."
Capps, Reilly. "Eschbach talks loud game", The Oklahoman, September 12, 1999. Accessed March 21, 2023. "His parents tried to culture him, and his father, a firefighter, took a third job to pay for him to attend Seton Hall Prep, a Catholic School in New Jersey."
Bienstock, Hal. "10 Things You Didn't Know About Ted Leo" Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, HARP magazine, March / April 2007, accessed April 17, 2007. "My high school, Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J., was musically prolific. I went there with Matt Sweeney from Skunk and Chavez, J. Colangelo from American Standard and Murphy’s Law, and Chris Infante, the first bass player for my old band Chisel. Other notable alumni include Bill Bellamy and, supposedly, Pancho Villa."
Almond, Steve. "Ted Leo", New Times Broward-Palm Beach, March 29, 2007. Accessed March 10, 2011. "It's virtually impossible to figure out how Ted Leo became, you know, Ted Leo. Born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, Leo graduated from Seton Hall Prep and received a degree in English from Notre Dame. He is now a strict vegan and plays socially conscious punk music. (We didn't think they even allowed vegans on the Notre Dame campus.)"
"Jabri Abdur-Rahim adjusting swiftly to Blair", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 6, 2019. Accessed May 7, 2023. "Those three players are Jaylen Blakes of Somerset, Luke Kolaja of Basking Ridge and Jabri Abdur-Rahim of Short Hills. Abdur-Rahim transferred to Blair from Seton Hall Prep and credited those two players as making his adjustment to prep school much easier."
Goldstein, Richard. "Walter Dukes, 70, a Standout At Seton Hall and in the N.B.A.", The New York Times, March 16, 2001. Accessed August 29, 2018. "A native of Rochester, Dukes moved to South Orange, N.J., in 1948 to attend Seton Hall Prep."
Carino, Jerry. "In huge blow, Sterling Gibbs leaving Seton Hall basketball", Asbury Park Press, April 28, 2015. Accessed January 15, 2019. "The final thud from Seton Hall's freefall in men's basketball echoed Tuesday with news that Sterling Gibbs -- a homegrown talent and the face of the program -- is leaving to take a postgraduate year elsewhere.... Well-regarded on and off the court coming out of Seton Hall Prep, Gibbs played at Texas for one year but transferred home after seeing limited time."
Hamilton, Matt. "Jules Heningburg: Maplewood Kid to Tewaaraton Candidate", USA Lacrosse Magazine, April 12, 2018. Accessed May 16, 2021. "After a baptism under fire during his freshman year at Rutgers, senior Jules Heningburg is reaching his peak in the college lacrosse world at just the right time for the Scarlet Knights.... It’s quire an achievement for a player that didn’t attract much attention from top-tier Division I programs coming out of Seton Hall Prep (N.J.)."
Reinhard, Paul. "Anything Is Possible For Jarrod", The Morning Call, July 30, 1991. Accessed October 24, 2011. "Well, by the time he graduated from Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J., Johnson had blossomed into a 243-pound center. 'It's good I didn't gain another 100 pounds between my freshman and senior years in college,' he quipped yesterday during a telephone conversation. Johnson, an East Orange, N.J., native who as a young boy rooted for the Pittsburgh Steelers after watching them win Super Bowl IX, became an outstanding center at Lehigh University."
Kerry Keating, CSTV. Accessed November 17, 2007. "Keating was born on July 15, 1971 in Stoughton, Mass., and was raised in Rockville Centre, N.Y. He attended high school at Archbishop Molloy and graduated from Seton Hall Prep."
Litsky, Frank. "Jim Lansing, 81, Fordham Athlete and Coach", The New York Times, December 9, 2000. Accessed November 7, 2017. "James Samuel Lansing was born Sept. 16, 1919, in Pelham, N.Y., and graduated from Pelham High School and then from Seton Hall Prep in South Orange, N.J."
Lanni, Patrick. "Jameis Winston suspended: Sean Maguire, former Seton Hall Prep QB, to start for Florida State", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 17, 2014. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Former Seton Hall Prep quarterback Sean Maguire, now a redshirt sophomore at reigning national champion and top-ranked Florida State, will start Saturday's game against No. 22 Clemson in place of Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston, who was suspended for the first half by FSU coach Jimbo Fisher after making an obscene comment on campus. Seton Hall Prep coach John Finnegan said Maguire, a Sparta native, is prepared."
Staff. "Penn Honors Its Heritage, Examines Fall", Philadelphia Daily News, December 20, 1984. Accessed October 20, 2012. "They have not been able to attract blue chip recruits like McDonald, who was the best player in North Jersey when he played for Seton Hall Prep, and Price, who was the star of the New York City Ben Franklin teams that won two consecutive championships."
"Intra-Mural Program To Begin Monday; Footballers End First Week of Drills", The Daily Tar Heel, July 14, 1945. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Harry Miller, giant six foot-five inch, 230 pound Marine right end from New York City, who burned up the Seton Hall Prep School football eleven a few years ago, has been showing up exceptionally well in the pre-season workouts, and has great possibilities in holding down a first-string berth on Snavely's aggregation this year."
Shorr-Parks, Eliot. "Eagles sign New Jersey native Kevin Monangai", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 1, 2015. Accessed April 27, 2016. "A native of Roseland, NJ, he attended Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, NJ, where he was named the county player of the year and second-team All-State after rushing for 2,266 yards and 35 touchdowns as a senior."
John Morrison, Stats Crew. Accessed May 23, 2021. "High School: Seton Hall Prep"
Ragozzino, Joe. "South Orange’s Mason Toye selected by Minnesota United in Major League Soccer SuperDraft", Essex News Daily, January 19, 2018. Accessed March 14, 2018. "South Orange native Mason Toye, a freshman striker from Indiana University, was selected by the Minnesota United with the seventh overall pick in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft for college players on Friday, Jan. 19. Toye is a 2017 Seton Hall Prep graduate who was the New Jersey State Player of the Year during his senior season."