The 2018–19 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented

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in the

2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 8, 2019. Pract ...

. They played their home games at

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as members of the

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, and were led by 8th-year head coach

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. They finished the 2018–19 season 14–21 overall, 10–8 in MAAC play to finish in 6th place. As the 6th seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 11 seed Niagara in the first round 76–72, upset No. 3 seed

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98–92 in the quarterfinals, upset No. 2 seed

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73–59 in the semifinals before losing to No. 1 seed

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, 60–81 in the championship game.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2017–18 season 11–20, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Saint Peter's.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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