The Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represents

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in West Long Branch,

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, United States. The school's team currently competes in the

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. They are currently led by head coach

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and play their home games at the OceanFirst Bank Center. The Hawks had wins over five power conference opponents (

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, Notre Dame,

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, Georgetown, and

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) 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

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Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Hawks have appeared in four

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s. Their combined record is 1–4.

NIT results

The Hawks have appeared in two

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s. Their combined record is 1–2.

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Hawks have appeared in two

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s. Their combined record is 1–3.

NCAA Division III Tournament results

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

NAIA Tournament results

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

Awards

All-Americans * Rahsaan Johnson* – 2001 * Blake Hamilton* – 2005 * Justin Robinson* - 2016, 2017 (*) Denotes Honorable Mention Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year * Justin Robinson – 2016, 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year *

– 2016, 2017 Northeast Conference Player of the Year * Rahsaan Johnson – 2001 * Blake Hamilton – 2005

References

External links

Website
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