The 2019–20 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented
Monmouth University in the
2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was sch ...
. The Hawks, led by ninth-year head coach
King Rice, played their home games at
OceanFirst Bank Center
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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.
Previous season
The
Hawks
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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
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,
Quinnipiac, and
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before losing to
Iona
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81–60 in the championship game.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Source
References
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Monmouth Hawks
The Monmouth Hawks refer to the 23 sports teams representing Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The Hawks compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association, joining on July 1, 2022. The footbal ...
Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
Monmouth Hawks men's basketball