Monmouth Hawks men's basketball

Monmouth Hawks
Monmouth Hawks
	2017–18 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team
University	Monmouth University
Head coach	King Rice (7th season)
Conference	MAAC
Location	West Long Branch, New Jersey
Arena	OceanFirst Bank Center ; (capacity: 4,100)
Nickname	Hawks
Colors	Midnight blue and white;
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, 2017

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 OceanFirst Bank Center. The Hawks had wins over five power conference opponents (UCLA, Notre Dame, USC, Georgetown, and Rutgers) and received votes in the AP poll for the first time ever during the 2015–16 season. They last appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2006.

Postseason

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

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1996	13	First Round	No. 4 Marquette	L 44–68
2001	16	First Round	No. 1 Duke	L 52–95
2004	15	First Round	No. 2 Mississippi State	L 52–85
2006	16	Opening Round First Round	No. 16 Hampton No. 1 Villanova	W 71–49 L 45–58

The Hawks have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	First Round Second Round	Bucknell George Washington	W 90–80 L 71–87
2017	First Round	Ole Miss	L 83–91

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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
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
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-Biltmore 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

All-Americans

(*) Denotes Honorable Mention

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year

^ "Monmouth University Athletics Quick Facts". December 28, 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2016.

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Venues	William T. Boylan Gymnasium (1965–2009) OceanFirst Bank Center (2009–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Canisius Golden Griffins Fairfield Stags Iona Gaels Manhattan Jaspers Marist Red Foxes Merrimack Warriors Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Niagara Purple Eagles Quinnipiac Bobcats Rider Broncs Sacred Heart Pioneers Saint Peter's Peacocks Siena Saints
Tournament & awards	MAAC men's basketball tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Rookie 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

v t e Monmouth University
Located in: West Long Branch, New Jersey
Athletics	Monmouth Hawks Baseball Softball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's lacrosse Men's soccer OceanFirst Bank Center Kessler Stadium Monmouth Baseball Field
Campus	Murry Guggenheim House Lauren K. Woods Theatre Monmouth University Polling Institute Shadow Lawn WMCX
Founded: 1933