2023–24 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

2023–24 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Record18–15 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaOceanFirst Bank Center
Seasons
2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charleston 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Drexel 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Hofstra 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Towson 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Delaware 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Stony Brook 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Monmouth 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
Campbell 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Northeastern 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Elon 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
North Carolina A&T 5 13   .278 7 25   .219
William & Mary 4 14   .222 10 23   .303
Hampton 3 15   .167 9 24   .273
2024 CAA tournament winner

The 2023–24 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 13th-year head coach King Rice, played their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, New Jersey, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 7–26, 5–13 in CAA play, to finish tied for last place.[1] They defeated Hampton in the first round of the CAA tournament,[2] before losing to Drexel in the second round.[3]

Roster

2023–24 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jayden Doyle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So South Kent School Knoxville, TN
G 1 Abdi Jr. Bashir 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr PHHoenix Prep Omaha, NE
F 2 Jaret Valencia 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Legacy SSS Quibdó, Colombia
G 3 Jakari Spence 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Robert Morris Toms River, NJ
G 4 Andrew Ball 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Shawnee HS Marlton, NJ
G 5 Corey Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr The Pennington School Ocean Township, NJ
G 10 Jack Leahy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Wyoming Seminary Long Branch, NJ
G 11 Gabe Spinelli 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Evansville Worcester, MA
G 13 Jack Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So The Phelps School Manasquan, NJ
G 14 Jack Holmstrom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Guilford HS Rockford, IL
C 15 Amaan Sandhu 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So First Love Christian Academy Punjab, India
G 21 Xander Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Bucknell West Long Branch, NJ
F 23 Cornelius Jr. Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Camden HS Willingboro Township, NJ
F 25 Nikita Konstantynovskyi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Tulsa Kyiv, Ukraine
G 30 Sam Fagan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Neptune HS Lake Como, NJ
F 35 Klemen Vuga 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Virginia Episcopal School Mengeš, Slovenia
F 42 Quinn Peters 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Manasquan HS Spring Lake Heights, NJ
F 50 Braedan Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr CC of Baltimore County Essex Warrenton, VA
C 99 Tadhg Crowley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Trinity-Pawling School Yonkers, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Rhode Island College W 91–44 
OceanFirst Bank Center (471)
West Long Branch, NJ
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason L 61–72  0–1
EagleBank Arena (3,145)
Fairfax, VA
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at West Virginia W 73–65  1–1
WVU Coliseum (10,473)
Morgantown, WV
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY
Princeton L 57–82  1–2
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,656)
West Long Branch, NJ
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., 
FloHoops/NBCSPHI
Lehigh W 88–79  2–2
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,310)
West Long Branch, NJ
November 24, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Belmont
Cathedral of College Basketball Classic
W 93–84  3–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Lafayette
Cathedral of College Basketball Classic
W 63–53  4–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
November 26, 2023*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Penn
Cathedral of College Basketball Classic
L 61–76  4–3
The Palestra (840)
Philadelphia, PA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cornell L 87–91  4–4
Newman Arena (871)
Ithaca, NY
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., 
FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI
Northern Illinois W 74–71  5–4
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,722)
West Long Branch, NJ
December 12, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FS1
at Seton Hall L 61–70  5–5
Prudential Center (8,053)
Newark, NJ
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., 
FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI
Rider W 77–71  6–5
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,776)
West Long Branch, NJ
December 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY
Manhattan W 77–71  7–5
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,407)
West Long Branch, NJ
December 31, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 12 Oklahoma L 56–72  7–6
Lloyd Noble Center (6,683)
Norman, OK
CAA regular season
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY
Towson W 51–43  8–6
(1–0)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,484)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Northeastern W 81–62  9–6
(2–0)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,190)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at UNC Wilmington L 56–69  9–7
(2–1)
Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, NC
January 13, 2024
4:30 p.m., FloHoops
at Charleston L 83–94  9–8
(2–2)
TD Arena (4,790)
Charleston, SC
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Drexel L 74–78  9–9
(2–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,348)
Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Hampton W 85–77  10–9
(3–3)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,440)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 25, 2024
6:30 p.m., FloHoops
at Stony Brook L 65–72  10–10
(3–4)
Island Federal Arena (1,905)
Stony Brook, NY
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Hofstra W 81–78  11–10
(4–4)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,276)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., 
FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI
Drexel W 67–62  12–10
(5–4)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,672)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Delaware L 80–84  12–11
(5–5)
Bob Carpenter Center (3,037)
Newark, DE
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., 
FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI
William & Mary W 68–64  13–11
(6–5)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,586)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 10, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Northeastern L 65–77  13–12
(6–6)
Matthews Arena (801)
Boston, MA
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Campbell W 88–87  14–12
(7–6)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,582)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m., 
FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI
Stony Brook W 84–61  15–12
(8–6)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,511)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Towson L 61–80  15–13
(8–7)
SECU Arena (1,910)
Towson, MD
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., 
FloHoops/NBCSPHI
North Carolina A&T W 83–67  16–13
(9–7)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,353)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Hampton L 56–64  16–14
(9–8)
Hampton Convocation Center (1,008)
Hampton, VA
March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Elon W 85–70  17–14
(10–8)
Schar Center (1,735)
Elon, NC
CAA tournament
March 9, 2024
12:00 p.m., FloHoops
(8) vs. (9) Campbell
Second round
W 90–67  18–14
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2024
12:00 p.m., FloHoops
(8) vs. (1) Charleston
Quarterfinals
L 59–83  18–15
Entertainment and Sports Arena (–)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "MU RUNS PAST HAMPTON, 100-64 IN CAA OPENING ROUND". Monmouth University Athletics. March 3, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Edelson, Stephen (March 2, 2023). "Monmouth basketball season ends with 64-45 loss to Drexel; King Rice ejected". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Monmouth Hawks Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2023.