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
G 0 James, JoshJosh James (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Greenburgh, NY
F 1 Sarr, PierrePierre Sarr 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Dakar, Senegal
F 4 Noack, GregGreg Noack 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Bethlehem, PA
G 5 Salnave, RayRay Salnave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Elmont, NY
G 10 Seaborn, MicahMicah Seaborn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Fort Worth, TX
G 11 Hornbeak, Je'lonJe'lon Hornbeak (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Arlington, TX
G 12 Robinson, JustinJustin Robinson (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Lake Katrine, NY
F 14 Traore, MustaphaMustapha Traore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA
G 15 Pillari, DanielDaniel Pillari 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Oceanport, NJ
G 23 Tilghman, AustinAustin Tilghman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Wilmington, DE
G 24 Pillari, LouieLouie Pillari 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Tinton Falls, NJ
G 30 Stewart, CollinCollin Stewart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Glenville, NY
F 32 Quinn, DiagoDiago Quinn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So New York, NY
C 33 Tillman, ZacZac Tillman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Sr Yeadon, PA
C 43 Brady, ChrisChris Brady 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Greenlawn, NY
F 44 Ibiezugbe, SamSam Ibiezugbe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Simsbury, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# 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

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