Monmouth Hawks men's basketball

Monmouth Hawks

2016–17 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

University

Monmouth University

Conference

Location

Head coach

King Rice (6th year)

Arena

Nickname

Hawks

Colors

Midnight Blue and White^[1]

NCAA Tournament appearances

1976^, 1981*, 1982* 1996, 2001, 2004, 2006
^at Division III level
*at Division II level

Conference tournament champions

1996, 2001, 2004, 2006

Conference regular season champions

2004, 2005, 2016

The Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represents Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They are currently led by head coach King Rice and play their home games at the Multipurpose Activity Center. The Hawks have wins over UCLA, USC, Notre Dame, and Georgetown which are their biggest wins in program history in their 2015-2016 campaign.

Postseason results

The Hawks have appeared in four NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1996	First Round	Marquette	L 44–68
2001	First Round	Duke	L 52–95
2004	First Round	Mississippi State	L 52–85
2006	Opening Round First Round	Hampton Villanova	W 71–49 L 45–58

The Hawks have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament. Their combined record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2016	First Round Second Round	Bucknell George Washington	W 90–80 L 71–87

The Hawks have appeared in two NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1981	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Clarion Bloomsburg	L 78–80 W 79–64
1982	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place	Cheyney Edinboro	L 53–66 L 53–56

The Hawks have appeared in one NCAA Division III Tournament. Their combined record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1976	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Lynchburg Shepard	W 97–73 L 71–79

The Hawks have appeared in five NAIA Tournaments. Their record is 3–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1966	First Round	Midwestern State	L 92–94
1968	First Round Second Round	Bishop Westminster (PA)	W 102–91 L 69–70
1969	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Central State Asheville-Baltimore Maryland-Eastern Shore	W 63–59 W 115–81 L 94–99
1974	First Round	Missouri Western	L 84–96
1975	First Round	Marymount (KS)	L 72–86

Monmouth Hawks men's basketball

Venues	William T. Boylan Gymnasium (1965–2009) OceanFirst Bank Center (2009–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball

Teams	Canisius Golden Griffins Fairfield Stags Iona Gaels Manhattan Jaspers Marist Red Foxes Monmouth Hawks Niagara Purple Eagles Quinnipiac Bobcats Rider Broncs Siena Saints Saint Peter's Peacocks

Tournament & awards	MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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