The Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represents
Monmouth University
Monmouth University is a private university in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956 and Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its charter.
There are about 4,400 ful ...
in
West Long Branch
West Long Branch is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,097,[New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...]
, United States. The school's team currently competes in the
Colonial Athletic Association
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. They are currently led by head coach
King Rice and play their home games at the
OceanFirst Bank Center
OceanFirst Bank Center (formerly Multipurpose Activity Center) is a multi-purpose student recreational facility at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. It was opened on August 26, 2009. It currently hosts the Monmouth Hawks bas ...
. The Hawks had wins over five power conference opponents (
UCLA
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,
Notre Dame
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* Notre-Dame de Paris, a cathedral in Paris, France
* University of Notre Dame, a university in Indiana, United States
** Notre Dame Fighting Irish, th ...
,
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
NCAA Division I Tournament results
The Hawks have appeared in four
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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s. Their combined record is 1–4.
NIT results
The Hawks have appeared in two
National Invitation Tournament
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s. Their combined record is 1–2.
NCAA Division II Tournament results
The Hawks have appeared in two
NCAA Division II men's basketball tournaments. 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
*
King Rice – 2016, 2017
Northeast Conference Player of the Year
* Rahsaan Johnson – 2001
* Blake Hamilton – 2005
References
External links
Website
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