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2023–24 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

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2023–24 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Record18–15 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaOceanFirst Bank Center
Seasons
2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charleston 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Drexel 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Hofstra 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Towson 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Delaware 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Stony Brook 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Monmouth 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
Campbell 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Northeastern 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Elon 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
North Carolina A&T 5 13   .278 7 25   .219
William & Mary 4 14   .222 10 23   .303
Hampton 3 15   .167 9 24   .273
2024 CAA tournament winner

The 2023–24 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 13th-year head coach King Rice, played their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, New Jersey, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).

Previous season

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The Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 7–26, 5–13 in CAA play, to finish tied for last place.[1] They defeated Hampton in the first round of the CAA tournament,[2] before losing to Drexel in the second round.[3]

Roster

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2023–24 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jayden Doyle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So South Kent School Knoxville, TN
G 1 Abdi Jr. Bashir 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr PHHoenix Prep Omaha, NE
F 2 Jaret Valencia 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Legacy SSS Quibdó, Colombia
G 3 Jakari Spence 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Robert Morris Toms River, NJ
G 4 Andrew Ball 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Shawnee HS Marlton, NJ
G 5 Corey Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr The Pennington School Ocean Township, NJ
G 10 Jack Leahy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Wyoming Seminary Long Branch, NJ
G 11 Gabe Spinelli 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Evansville Worcester, MA
G 13 Jack Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So The Phelps School Manasquan, NJ
G 14 Jack Holmstrom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Guilford HS Rockford, IL
C 15 Amaan Sandhu 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So First Love Christian Academy Punjab, India
G 21 Xander Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Bucknell West Long Branch, NJ
F 23 Cornelius Jr. Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Camden HS Willingboro Township, NJ
F 25 Nikita Konstantynovskyi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Tulsa Kyiv, Ukraine
G 30 Sam Fagan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Neptune HS Lake Como, NJ
F 35 Klemen Vuga 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Virginia Episcopal School Mengeš, Slovenia
F 42 Quinn Peters 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Manasquan HS Spring Lake Heights, NJ
F 50 Braedan Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr CC of Baltimore County Essex Warrenton, VA
C 99 Tadhg Crowley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Trinity-Pawling School Yonkers, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Rhode Island College W 91–44 
OceanFirst Bank Center (471)
West Long Branch, NJ
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason L 61–72  0–1
EagleBank Arena (3,145)
Fairfax, VA
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at West Virginia W 73–65  1–1
WVU Coliseum (10,473)
Morgantown, WV
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY
Princeton L 57–82  1–2
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,656)
West Long Branch, NJ
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., 
FloHoops/NBCSPHI
Lehigh W 88–79  2–2
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,310)
West Long Branch, NJ
November 24, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Belmont
Cathedral of College Basketball Classic
W 93–84  3–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Lafayette
Cathedral of College Basketball Classic
W 63–53  4–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
November 26, 2023*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Penn
Cathedral of College Basketball Classic
L 61–76  4–3
The Palestra (840)
Philadelphia, PA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cornell L 87–91  4–4
Newman Arena (871)
Ithaca, NY
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., 
FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI
Northern Illinois W 74–71  5–4
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,722)
West Long Branch, NJ
December 12, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FS1
at Seton Hall L 61–70  5–5
Prudential Center (8,053)
Newark, NJ
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., 
FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI
Rider W 77–71  6–5
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,776)
West Long Branch, NJ
December 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY
Manhattan W 77–71  7–5
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,407)
West Long Branch, NJ
December 31, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 12 Oklahoma L 56–72  7–6
Lloyd Noble Center (6,683)
Norman, OK
CAA regular season
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY
Towson W 51–43  8–6
(1–0)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,484)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Northeastern W 81–62  9–6
(2–0)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,190)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at UNC Wilmington L 56–69  9–7
(2–1)
Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, NC
January 13, 2024
4:30 p.m., FloHoops
at Charleston L 83–94  9–8
(2–2)
TD Arena (4,790)
Charleston, SC
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Drexel L 74–78  9–9
(2–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,348)
Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Hampton W 85–77  10–9
(3–3)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,440)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 25, 2024
6:30 p.m., FloHoops
at Stony Brook L 65–72  10–10
(3–4)
Island Federal Arena (1,905)
Stony Brook, NY
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Hofstra W 81–78  11–10
(4–4)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,276)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., 
FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI
Drexel W 67–62  12–10
(5–4)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,672)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Delaware L 80–84  12–11
(5–5)
Bob Carpenter Center (3,037)
Newark, DE
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., 
FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI
William & Mary W 68–64  13–11
(6–5)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,586)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 10, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Northeastern L 65–77  13–12
(6–6)
Matthews Arena (801)
Boston, MA
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Campbell W 88–87  14–12
(7–6)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,582)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m., 
FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI
Stony Brook W 84–61  15–12
(8–6)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,511)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Towson L 61–80  15–13
(8–7)
SECU Arena (1,910)
Towson, MD
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., 
FloHoops/NBCSPHI
North Carolina A&T W 83–67  16–13
(9–7)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,353)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Hampton L 56–64  16–14
(9–8)
Hampton Convocation Center (1,008)
Hampton, VA
March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Elon W 85–70  17–14
(10–8)
Schar Center (1,735)
Elon, NC
CAA tournament
March 9, 2024
12:00 p.m., FloHoops
(8) vs. (9) Campbell
Second round
W 90–67  18–14
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2024
12:00 p.m., FloHoops
(8) vs. (1) Charleston
Quarterfinals
L 59–83  18–15
Entertainment and Sports Arena (–)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "MU RUNS PAST HAMPTON, 100-64 IN CAA OPENING ROUND". Monmouth University Athletics. March 3, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Edelson, Stephen (March 2, 2023). "Monmouth basketball season ends with 64-45 loss to Drexel; King Rice ejected". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Monmouth Hawks Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2023.