Monmouth University Men’s Basketball

Monmouth University opens the 2018-19 basketball season Tuesday (November 6, 8:30pm) when they host Lehigh as part of a women’s/men’s doubleheader at the OceanFirst Bank Center.

The Hawks are coming off an 11-20 season in which they tied for 8th in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Association and gone from that squad are Micah Seaborn, Austin Tilghman and Zac Tillman.  However they return 64% of their scoring from last season led by sophomore guard Deion Hammond who was named to the 2018 MAAC All-Rookie team after averaging 12ppg as a freshman.  Hammond was selected to the All-MAAC Preseason third team while the Hawks were picked to finish 5th in the conference.  Among other returning players are guards Ray Salnave and Louie Pillari, center Diago Quinn and forward Melik Martin.  Quinn is the only returning senior of the roster.

Along with nine returning players the Hawks have brought in six newcomers, including transfers Nick Rutherford (Florida Atlantic) and Trevon Gross Jr. (University of Virginia).

Two-time conference coach of the year King Rice returns for his 8th season in West Long Branch where he sports a career record of 117-112.

All Monmouth road games will once again be broadcast on the Shore Sports Network’s 1160/1310AM beginning with Friday’s game at Colgate.  The 19-game broadcast schedule includes a meeting with 13th ranked West Virginia on November 15th in Conway, South Carolina and a trip to #2 Kentucky on November 28th.  Eddy Occhipinti and Steve Bazaz will call all the action with the games also heard on shoresportsnetwork.com and on the free Shore Sports Network app. For ticket information on Monmouth home games visit www.monmouthhawks.com.

hawks fall short
hawks fall short
hawks fall short
COLLEGE PARK, MD. – Monmouth, which trailed by 16 points in the first half, rallied from 10 points down late in the second half, but Deon Jones’ (Wilmington, Del./Sanford School) game-tying three-pointer rattled out with 10 seconds left, as the Maryland Terrapins barely held on at home in the XFINITY Center for a 61-56 win over the Hawks on Friday night.
Hawks fall in ot
Hawks fall in ot
Hawks fall in ot
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Monmouth University senior Andrew Nicholas (Wrightsville, Pa./Eastern York), who eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau for his career, led four Hawks in double-figures with a team-best 24 points, but the Blue & White dropped a 79-75 overtime decision to Towson University in the 2014 CBE Hall of Fame Classic in the MAC on Sunday afternoon.
hawks defeat cc
hawks defeat cc
hawks defeat cc
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Paced by three Hawks in double-figures, Monmouth University posted a 65-50 victory over Central Connecticut State on Saturday night in the MAC as part of the 2014 CBE Hall of Fame Classic.
home opener  win
home opener win
home opener win
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Monmouth University connected on 54.3% from the floor, while eight different Hawks scored at least six points, led by Deon Jones’ (Wilmington, Del./Sanford School) 14, as the Blue & White defeated Bethune-Cookman University 73-50 in its home opener on Friday night, as part of the 2014 CBE Hall of Fame Classic.
wv survives hawks
wv survives hawks
wv survives hawks
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – Monmouth, which led by as many as 14 points in the second half, succumbed to a late Mountaineer run, to fall at West Virginia University in the 2014-15 season opener on Friday night in WVU Coliseum.
#6 In pre-season poll
#6 In pre-season poll
#6 In pre-season poll
The Monmouth University men's basketball team, led by fourth-year head coach King Rice, was selected sixth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) preseason coaches' poll, as announced on the MAAC's Preseason Awards Show on ESPN3 on Wednesday evening.
Monmouth's season ends
Monmouth's season ends
Monmouth's season ends
Deon Jones (Wilmington, Del./Sanford School/Towson), Josh James (White Plains, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac) and Andrew Nicholas (Wrightsville, Pa./Eastern York) combined for 39 of the Hawks' 60 points, but Monmouth University's first season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference came to an end with a 71-60 First Round loss to in-state rival Rider University on Thursday evening at the MassMutual Ce
Loss To Siena
Loss To Siena
Loss To Siena
Juniors Andrew Nicholas and Deon Jones each scored in double-figures, but Monmouth University dropped its regular season finale at Siena 70-54.
skid snapped
skid snapped
skid snapped
Highlighted by junior Andrew Nicholas' game-high 27 points on 10-of-13 shooting, Monmouth University snapped its losing streak with a 75-50 victory over Niagara University.
Hawks Fall in 2OT to Marist
Hawks Fall in 2OT to Marist
Hawks Fall in 2OT to Marist
Monmouth University rallied from 10 points down in regulation to force overtime but Marist College hit six free throws in the final 20 seconds to hold on for a 96-92 double overtime victory.

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