2016–17 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

2016–17 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball

Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	5–2 (1–0 MAAC)
Head coach	King Rice (6th year)
Assistant coach	Rick Callahan
Assistant coach	Sam Ferry
Assistant coach	Duane Woodward
Home arena	OceanFirst Bank Center

2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Fairfield	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	1	.833
Monmouth	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	2	.714
Iona	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Saint Peter's	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Marist	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Canisius	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Manhattan	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Siena	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Niagara	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
Rider	0	–	1	.000	3	–	3	.500
Quinnipiac	0	–	1	.000	1	–	5	.167


† 2017 MAAC Tournament winner As of December 2, 2016;

The 2016–17 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by sixth year head coach King Rice, played their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

Previous season

The Hawks finished the season 28–8, 17–3 in MAAC play to win the MAAC regular season championship. They defeated Rider and Fairfield to advance to the championship game of the MAAC Tournament where they lost to Iona. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As one of the last four teams left out of the NCAA Tournament, they received a #1 seed in the NIT where they defeated Bucknell in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to George Washington.

Roster

2016–17 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	James, JoshJosh James (C)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Greenburgh, NY
3.5 !F	1	Sarr, PierrePierre Sarr	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Dakar, Senegal
3.5 !F	4	Noack, GregGreg Noack	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bethlehem, PA
1.5 !G	5	Salnave, RayRay Salnave	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Elmont, NY
1.5 !G	10	Seaborn, MicahMicah Seaborn	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Fort Worth, TX
1.5 !G	11	Hornbeak, Je'lonJe'lon Hornbeak (C)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Arlington, TX
1.5 !G	12	Robinson, JustinJustin Robinson (C)	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lake Katrine, NY
3.5 !F	14	Traore, MustaphaMustapha Traore	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	15	Pillari, DanielDaniel Pillari	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Oceanport, NJ
1.5 !G	23	Tilghman, AustinAustin Tilghman	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Wilmington, DE
1.5 !G	24	Pillari, LouieLouie Pillari	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Tinton Falls, NJ
1.5 !G	30	Stewart, CollinCollin Stewart	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Glenville, NY
3.5 !F	32	Quinn, DiagoDiago Quinn	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	2.0 !So	New York, NY
5.0 !C	33	Tillman, ZacZac Tillman	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Yeadon, PA
5.0 !C	43	Brady, ChrisChris Brady	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Greenlawn, NY
3.5 !F	44	Ibiezugbe, SamSam Ibiezugbe	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Simsbury, CT

Head coach

King Rice (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	Drexel	W 78–65	1–0	OceanFirst Bank Center (3,738) West Long Branch, NJ
11/15/2016* 6:30 PM	at South Carolina Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	L 70–69 ^OT	1–1	Colonial Life Arena (9,779) Columbia, SC
11/18/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	at No. 18 Syracuse Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	L 50–71	1–2	Carrier Dome (22,636) Syracuse, NY
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM	Cornell	W 76–61	2–2	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,215) West Long Branch, NJ
11/26/2016* 1:05 PM	vs. South Carolina State Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	W 86–62	3–2	Hart Center (530) Worcester, MA
11/27/2016* 12:05 PM	at Holy Cross Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	W 80–77	4–2	Hart Center (1,565) Worcester, MA
12/01/2016 7:00 PM	at Quinnipiac	W 91–72	5–2 (1–0)	TD Bank Sports Center (1,654) Hamden, CT
12/04/2016 2:00 PM	Canisius			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
12/06/2016* 7:00 PM	at Wagner			Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
12/10/2016* 7:00 PM	Army			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
12/13/2016* 9:00 PM, ESPN3	at Memphis			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
12/20/2016* 7:00 PM	Princeton			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
12/29/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at North Carolina			Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
12/31/2016 1:00 PM	Rider			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
01/02/2017 7:00 PM	at Saint Peter's			Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ
01/06/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	Iona			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
01/08/2017 2:00 PM	Marist			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
01/14/2017 7:00 PM	at Niagara			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
01/16/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Canisius			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
01/20/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Manhattan			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
01/22/2017 7:00 PM	Fairfield			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
01/27/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	Quinnipiac			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
01/30/2017 7:00 PM	at Marist			McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY
02/02/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	Saint Peter's			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
02/06/2017 7:00 PM	at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
02/10/2017 9:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	at Manhattan			Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
02/13/2017 7:00 PM	at Siena			Times Union Center Albany, NY
02/16/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN3	Niagara			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
02/21/2017 7:00 PM	at Fairfield			Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT
02/24/2017	Siena			OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
02/26/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3	at Iona			Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
MAAC Tournament
03/02–06/2017	vs.			Times Union Center Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	RV																			N/A*
Coaches	NR

References

↑ http://www.monmouthhawks.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=14300&SPID=6806&SPSID=62256

Monmouth Hawks men's basketball

Venues	William T. Boylan Gymnasium (1965–2009) OceanFirst Bank Center (2009–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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