2016–17 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

2016–17 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
MAAC regular season champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record27–7 (18–2 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaOceanFirst Bank Center
Seasons
2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Monmouth 18 – 2   .900 27 – 7   .794
Saint Peter's 14 – 6   .700 23 – 13   .639
Iona † 12 – 8   .600 22 – 13   .629
Siena 12 – 8   .600 17 – 17   .500
Fairfield 11 – 9   .550 16 – 15   .516
Rider 10 – 10   .500 18 – 15   .545
Canisius 10 – 10   .500 18 – 16   .529
Quinnipiac 7 – 13   .350 10 – 21   .323
Niagara 6 – 14   .300 10 – 23   .303
Marist 5 – 15   .250 8 – 24   .250
Manhattan 5 – 15   .250 10 – 22   .313
† 2017 MAAC tournament winner

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 as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). They finished the season 27–7, 18–2 in MAAC play to win the regular season championship, their second consecutive conference title.[1] As the No. 1 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated Niagara before losing to Siena in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champions who did not win their conference tournament, Monmouth received an automatic bid the National Invitation Tournament. As a No. 4 seed, they lost to Ole Miss in the first round.

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2016–17 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 No. 1 seed in the NIT where they defeated Bucknell in the first round before losing to George Washington in the second round.

Roster

2016–17 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Josh James (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Greenburgh, NY
F 1 Pierre Sarr 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Dakar, Senegal
F 4 Greg Noack 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Bethlehem, PA
G 5 Ray Salnave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Elmont, NY
G 10 Micah Seaborn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Fort Worth, TX
G 11 Je'lon Hornbeak (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Arlington, TX
G 12 Justin Robinson (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Lake Katrine, NY
F 14 Mustapha Traore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA
G 15 Daniel Pillari 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Oceanport, NJ
G 23 Austin Tilghman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Wilmington, DE
G 24 Louie Pillari 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Tinton Falls, NJ
G 30 Collin Stewart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Glenville, NY
F 32 Diago Quinn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So New York, NY
C 33 Zac Tillman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Sr Yeadon, PA
C 43 Chris Brady 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Greenlawn, NY
F 44 Sam 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 and results

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 69–70 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 W 94–88  6–2
(2–0) 		OceanFirst Bank Center (2,175)
West Long Branch, NJ
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Wagner W 81–71  7–2
 Spiro Sports Center (1,302)
Staten Island, NY
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm 		Army W 81–71  8–2
 OceanFirst Bank Center (3,465)
West Long Branch, NJ
12/13/2016*
9:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Memphis W 82–79  9–2
 FedEx Forum (7,831)
Memphis, TN
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Princeton W 96–90  10–2
 OceanFirst Bank Center (3,530)
West Long Branch, NJ
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 9 North Carolina L 74–102  10–3
 Dean Smith Center (20,064)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/31/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Rider L 90–93 OT 10–4
(2–1) 		OceanFirst Bank Center (3,128)
West Long Branch, NJ
01/02/2017
7:00 pm 		at Saint Peter's L 61–71  10–5
(2–2) 		Yanitelli Center (525)
Jersey City, NJ
01/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Iona W 92–74  11–5
(3–2) 		OceanFirst Bank Center (3,105)
West Long Branch, NJ
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Marist W 71–64  12–5
(4–2) 		OceanFirst Bank Center (2,428)
West Long Branch, NJ
01/14/2017
7:00 pm 		at Niagara W 90–83  13–5
(5–2) 		Gallagher Center (893)
Lewiston, NY
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Canisius W 76–72  14–5
(6–2) 		Koessler Athletic Center (1,684)
Buffalo, NY
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Manhattan W 82–71  15–5
(7–2) 		OceanFirst Bank Center (3,495)
West Long Branch, NJ
01/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Fairfield W 91–49  16–5
(8–2) 		OceanFirst Bank Center (2,793)
West Long Branch, NJ
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Quinnipiac W 95–76  17–5
(9–2) 		OceanFirst Bank Center (2,982)
West Long Branch, NJ
01/30/2017
7:00 pm 		at Marist W 83–71  18–5
(10–2) 		McCann Field House (1,308)
Poughkeepsie, NY
02/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Saint Peter's W 71–70 OT 19–5
(11–2) 		OceanFirst Bank Center (3,878)
West Long Branch, NJ
02/06/2017
7:00 pm 		at Rider W 74–69  20–5
(12–2) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
02/10/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Manhattan W 62–58  21–5
(13–2) 		Draddy Gymnasium (987)
Riverdale, NY
02/13/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Siena W 102–82  22–5
(14–2) 		Times Union Center (5,716)
Albany, NY
02/16/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		Niagara W 93–75  23–5
(15–2) 		OceanFirst Bank Center (2,934)
West Long Branch, NJ
02/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Fairfield W 82–62  24–5
(16–2) 		Webster Bank Arena (1,816)
Bridgeport, CT
02/24/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Siena W 77–73  25–5
(17–2) 		OceanFirst Bank Center (4,172)
West Long Branch, NJ
02/26/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Iona W 79–73  26–5
(18–2) 		Hynes Athletic Center (2,611)
New Rochelle, NY
MAAC tournament
03/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(1) vs. (9) Niagara
Quarterfinals 		W 84–59  27–5
 Times Union Center (2,298)
Albany, NY
03/05/2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		(1) vs. (4) Siena
Semifinals 		L 85–89  27–6
 Times Union Center 
Albany, NY
NIT
03/14/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		(4) (5) Ole Miss
First Round – Syracuse Bracket 		L 83–91  27–7
 OceanFirst Bank Center (1,672)
West Long Branch, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[2][3].

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRV

References

  1. ^ "Niagara vs. Monmouth - Game Recap - February 16, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball".
  3. ^ "2021-22 Monmouth Hawks Schedule".