2019–20 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by ninth-year head coach King Rice, played their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–13 overall, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. Before they could face #5 seeded Quinnipiac in the MAAC Tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2019–20 record18–13 (12–8 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaOceanFirst Bank Center
2019–20 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Siena15–5 .750  20–10  .667
Saint Peter's14–6 .700  18–12  .600
Rider12–8 .600  18–12  .600
Monmouth12–8 .600  18–13  .581
Quinnipiac10–10 .500  15–15  .500
Niagara9–11 .450  12–20  .375
Iona9–11 .450  12–16  .429
Fairfield8–12 .400  12–20  .375
Manhattan8–12 .400  13–17  .433
Canisius7–13 .350  12–20  .375
Marist6–14 .300  7–23  .233
Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 MAAC Tournament was canceled during the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2018–19 season 14–21 overall, 10–8 in MAAC play to finish in 6th place. In the MAAC Tournament, they defeated Niagara,[1] Quinnipiac,[2] and Canisius[3] before losing to Iona 81–60 in the championship game.[4][5]

Roster
2019–20 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Ray Salnave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Elmont, New York
G 1 Gob Gabriel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Manchester, New Hampshire
F 2 Melik Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr York, Pennsylvania
G 3 Deion Hammond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mitchellville, Maryland
F 4 Mustapha Traore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 5 George Papas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Jersey City, New Jersey
F 10 Jarvis Vaughan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Churchville, Virginia
G 11 Donovann Toatley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Largo, Maryland
G 13 Marcus McClary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Linden, New Jersey
G 15 Mike James Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) So West Hempstead, New York
F 21 Nikkei Rutty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) So New Rochelle, New York
G 24 Louie Pillari 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Tinton Falls, New Jersey
G 25 Samuel Chaput 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Longueuil, Quebec
F 33 Jake Glezen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) Fr Wantagh, New York
C 44 Sam Ibiezugbe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) Sr Simsbury, Connecticut
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2019

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm		 at Lehigh W 66–62  1–0
 Stabler Arena (621)
Bethlehem, PA
November 9, 2019*
4:00 pm		 at Hofstra L 74–94  1–1
 Mack Sports Complex (3,897)
Hempstead, NY
November 13, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Kansas State
Fort Myers Tip-Off		 L 54–73  1–2
 Bramlage Coliseum (7,635)
Manhattan, KS
November 15, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at No. 5 Kansas L 57–112  1–3
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCN		 at Pittsburgh
Fort Myers Tip-Off		 L 50–63  1–4
 Petersen Events Center (6,753)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 22, 2019*
8:30 pm		 vs. Kennesaw State
MAAC/ASUN Challenge		 W 71-40  2–4
 HP Field House (153)
Orlando, FL
November 23, 2019*
8:30 pm		 vs. Stetson
MAAC/ASUN Challenge		 L 55-63  2–5
 HP Field House (121)
Orlando, FL
November 26, 2019*
7:30 pm		 Radford
Fort Myers Tip-Off		 W 80-63  3–5
 OceanFirst Bank Center (1,388)
West Long Branch, NJ
November 27, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Norfolk State
Fort Myers Tip-Off		 W 75-71  4–5
 OceanFirst Bank Center (1,369)
West Long Branch, NJ
December 10, 2019*
8:00 pm		 at Princeton L 66–67  5–5
 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,254)
Princeton, NJ
December 21, 2019*
2:00 pm		 Albany W 72–70  6–5
 OceanFirst Bank Center (1,669)
West Long Branch, NJ
MAAC regular season
January 3, 2020
7:00 pm		 at Siena L 72–75  6–6
(0–1)		 Times Union Center (6,273)
Albany, NY
January 5, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Iona W 73–61  7–6
(1–1)		 OceanFirst Bank Center (2,261)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 10, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Canisius W 84–65  8–6
(2–1)		 OceanFirst Bank Center (1,720)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 12, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Quinnipiac L 70–84  8–7
(2–2)		 People's United Center (903)
Hamden, CT\
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Marist W 74–66  9–7
(3–2)		 OceanFirst Bank Center (1,664)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Manhattan W 65–58  10–7
(4–2)		 Draddy Gymnasium (977)
Bronx, NY
January 24, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Niagara W 82–71  11–7
(5–2)		 OceanFirst Bank Center (2,415)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 26, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Iona W 94–88  12–7
(6–2)		 Hynes Athletic Center (1,313)
New Rochelle, NY
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Saint Peter's L 63–66  12–8
(6–3)		 Yanitelli Center (655)
Jersey City, NJ
February 2, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Rider W 90–84  13–8
(7–3)		 OceanFirst Bank Center (2,067)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Fairfield L 53–55  13–9
(7–4)		 Webster Bank Arena (1,023)
Bridgeport, CT
February 9, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Saint Peter's L 69–81  13–10
(7–5)		 OceanFirst Bank Center (3,217)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Canisius W 85–71  14–10
(8–5)		 Koessler Athletic Center (883)
Buffalo, NY
February 16, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Niagara L 72–77  14–11
(8–6)		 Gallagher Center (1,111)
Lewiston, NY
February 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Marist W 65–61 OT 15–11
(9–6)		 McCann Arena (1,235)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 23, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Quinnipiac W 89–78  16–11
(10–6)		 OceanFirst Bank Center (2,476)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Rider L 67–79  16–12
(10–7)		 Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
March 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Manhattan W 80–60  17–12
(11–7)		 OceanFirst Bank Center (3,271)
West Long Branch, NJ
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Fairfield W 69–45  18–12
(12–7)		 OceanFirst Bank Center (1,752)
West Long Branch, NJ
March 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Siena L 72–86  18–13
(12–8)		 OceanFirst Bank Center (2,657)
West Long Branch, NJ
MAAC Tournament
March 12, 2020
9:30 pm, ESPN3		 (4) vs. (5) Quinnipiac
Quarterfinals		 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Boardwalk Hall[6] 
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[7][8][9]

References
  1. "MU ADVANCES IN MAAC TOURNEY WITH WIN OVER NIAGARA". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. "MU OVERPOWERS QUINNIPIAC TO MOVE TO MAAC SEMIS". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. "MU HEADED TO MAAC FINALS AFTER TOPPING CANISIUS". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. "MONMOUTH'S MAAC TOURNEY RUN ENDS IN FINALS VS IONA". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. "Monmouth vs. Iona - Game Recap - March 11, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  6. "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  7. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  8. "2019-20 Monmouth Hawks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  9. "2019-20 Monmouth Hawks Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
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