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MANHATTAN COLLEGE JASPERS 6-7 // 1-0 MAAC Head Coach (Years at Manhattan).......... Steve Masiello (7th) Overall Coaching Record....................................... 108-100 Record at Manhattan............................................ 108-100 Assistant Coaches............................................ Matt Grady .................................................................Shawn Finney .............................................................Michael Alvarado Director of Operations.................................. Brandon Kuhn
2017-18 MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL
2017-18 MANHATTAN SCHEDULE
Date 11.15 11.18 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.26 12.01 12.02 12.09 12.16 12.20 12.23 12.30 ^ 01.02 ^ 01.05 ^ 01.07 ^ 01.11 ^ 01.13 ^ 01.19 ^ 01.21 ^ 01.24 ^ 01.27 ^ 01.30 ^ 02.02 ^ 02.08 ^ 02.10 ^ 02.15 ^ 02.18 ^ 02.23 ^ 02.25 ^ ^-MAAC contest
Opponent Time/Result ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN W, 80-79 HARVARD W, 73-69 vs. UMKC L, 63-74 vs. Missouri State L, 65-69 vs. Northern Illinois L, 68-70 at Fordham L, 57-70 vs. Holy Cross W, 70-54 vs. Towson L, 55-56 vs. Morgan State W, 80-66 at Tulsa L, 66-80 at Hofstra W, 63-61 at Seton Hall L, 62-74 FAIRFIELD W, 61-58 at Marist 7:00 PM at Monmouth 7:00 PM RIDER 6:00 PM at Fairfield 7:00 PM SIENA 7:00 PM CANISIUS 7:00 PM at Saint Peter’s 12:00 PM at Niagara 7:00 PM IONA 7:00 PM MARIST 7:00 PM at Siena 7:00 PM at Rider 7:00 PM MONMOUTH 7:00 PM at Quinnipiac 7:00 PM NIAGARA 2:00 PM at Iona 7:00 PM QUINNIPIAC 6:00 PM
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4-10 // 0-2 MAAC Head Coach (Years at MU)........................... King Rice (7th) Overall Coaching Record....................................... 110-102 Record at Monmouth............................................ 110-102 Assistant Coaches (Years at MU)............. Rick Callahan (7th) ....................................................Duane Woodward (4th) .......................................................... Jamal Meeks (3rd) Director of Basketball Operations.........Anthony Molisso (1st) Special Assistant to the Head Coach....... Brian Stafman (1st) Date 11.10 11.12 11.14 11.19 11.22 11.25 11.27 12.02 12.06 12.09 12.12 12.22 12.28 12.31 01.05 01.12 01.14 01.19 01.25 01.27 01.29 02.02 02.04 02.08 02.10 02.13 02.16 02.18 02.22 02.24
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Opponent Time/Result BUCKNELL W, 79-78 at Seton Hall L, 65-75 at Lehigh W, 80-72 at Virginia L, 53-73 at UNC Asheville L, 51-62 PENN L, 96-101 (4OT) ALBANY W, 81-73 at UConn (at XL Center) L, 81-84 (OT) HOFSTRA L, 84-85 vs. Kentucky (at MSG) L, 76-93 at Princeton L, 58-69 at Yale W, 85-64 at Quinnipiac L, 76-78 at Saint Peter’s L, 64-77 MANHATTAN 7:00 PM at Niagara 7:00 PM at Canisius 2:00 PM IONA 7:00 PM SIENA 7:00 PM vs. Marist (Nassau Coliseum) 4:00 PM at Rider 7:00 PM FAIRFIELD 7:00 PM NIAGARA 2:00 PM at Iona 7:00 PM at Manhattan 7:00 PM SAINT PETER’S 7:00 PM CANISIUS 7:00 PM at Siena 2:00 PM RIDER 7:00 PM at Fairfield 1:00 PM
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2017-18 MAAC STANDINGS (as of 1/1)
H AW K S V S . M A N H AT TA N J A N U A R Y 5 , 2 01 8
SCHOOL OVERALL PCT. MAAC PCT. STRK 1. Canisius 8-7 .533 2-0 1.000 W4 2. Quinnipiac 5-9 .357 2-0 1.000 W2 3. Manhattan 6-7 .462 1-0 1.000 W1 4. Marist 3-10 .231 1-0 1.000 W1 5. Rider 8-6 .571 1-1 .500 W1 6. Saint Peter’s 7-6 .538 1-1 .500 W1 7. Iona 7-7 .500 1-1 .500 L1 8. Fairfield 6-7 .462 1-1 .500 L1 9. Monmouth 4-10 .286 0-2 .000 L2 10. Niagara 7-8 .467 0-2 .000 L2 11. Siena 4-11 .267 0-2 .000 L2
MONMOUTH QUICK FACTS Founded:...........................................................................................................1933 Location:................................................................................... West Long Branch, NJ Enrollment:......................................................................................................6,300 Athletics Website:....................................................................... MonmouthHawks.com President:.........................................................................................Grey J. Dimenna Director of Athletics:.........................................................................Dr. Marilyn McNeil Mascot............................................................................................................Hawks Colors.................................................................................................Blue and White Home Arena............................................................................ OceanFirst Bank Center Capacity...........................................................................................................4,100 Affiliation............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference........................................................................................... Metro Atlantic Facebook....................................................................................Monmouth Basketball Twitter............................................................................................ @MonmouthBBall Instagram................................................................................ @MonmouthMensBBall
NOTES ON THE HAWKS n Monmouth guard Austin Tilghman posted the second triple-double in program history at Yale, scoring 11 points to go along with 15 assists and 14 rebounds. He is the first guard in school history to post a triple-double, joining former center John Bunch as the only Hawks to accomplish the feat. Bunch went for 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks against St. Francis (NY) on 2/3/07 at Boylan Gym. Tilghman’s 15 assists were the most since Derric Thomas had 17 on 1/17/86 against LIU Brooklyn. The 15 assists were the second most in a single game in school history (Derric Thomas 2x, 2/24/86 vs. Loyola & 2/5/86 vs. Wagner, Greg McLaughlin 2/9/85 vs. Vermont). His 14 rebounds were the most for a Hawk since Diago Quinn had 16 on 2/28/16 vs. Niagara. The 14 boards were the most by an MU guard since Deon Jones posted 13 at Siena on 3/1/15.
2017-18 MONMOUTH ROSTER NUMERICAL
2017-18 MANHATTAN ROSTER NUMERICAL
No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 13 15 23 24 32 33 44
Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Ray Salnave RFr. G 6-3 205 Pierre Sarr Jr. F 6-8 195 Melik Martin Fr. F 6-6 200 Deion Hammond Fr. G 6-4 200 Mustapha Traore RSo. F 6-8 210 Nick Rutherford* Jr. G 6-3 185 Micah Seaborn RJr. G 6-5 195 George Papas Fr. G 6-5 175 Marcus McClary Fr. G 6-3 195 Daniel Pillari Sr. G 5-10 170 Austin Tilghman Sr. G 6-1 230 Louie Pillari RSo. G 6-6 200 Diago Quinn Jr. F 6-9 255 Zac Tillman 5Sr. C 6-10 280 Sam Ibiezugbe So. C 6-11 245
Hometown/High School/Previous Elmont, NY/Benjamin N. Cardozo Dakar, Senegal/Roselle Catholic York, PA/York Catholic Mitchellville, MD/Riverdale Baptist School Philadelphia, PA/The Phelps School Indianapolis, IN/Allen/Florida Atlantic Fort Worth, TX/Prime Prep Jersey City, NJ/Union Catholic/Gould Academy Linden, NJ/The Patrick School Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional Wilmington, DE/Archbishop Carroll Tinton Falls, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy New York, NY/Lake Forest Academy Yeadon, PA/Shipley School Simsbury, CT/The Masters School
No. 0 2 3 4 5 10 11 14 21 22 23 24 30 32 33 52
No. 3 44 2 13 11 15 24 32 5 0 1 10 23 33 4
Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Deion Hammond Fr. G 6-4 200 Sam Ibiezugbe So. C 6-11 245 Melik Martin Fr. F 6-6 200 Marcus McClary Fr. G 6-3 195 George Papas Fr. G 6-5 175 Daniel Pillari Sr. G 5-10 170 Louie Pillari RSo. G 6-6 200 Diago Quinn Jr. F 6-9 255 Nick Rutherford* Jr. G 6-3 185 Ray Salnave RFr. G 6-3 205 Pierre Sarr Jr. F 6-8 195 Micah Seaborn RJr. G 6-5 195 Austin Tilghman Sr. G 6-1 230 Zac Tillman 5Sr. C 6-10 280 Mustapha Traore RSo. F 6-8 210
Hometown/High School/Previous Mitchellville, MD/Riverdale Baptist School Simsbury, CT/The Masters School York, PA/York Catholic Linden, NJ/The Patrick School Jersey City, NJ/Union Catholic/Gould Academy Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional Tinton Falls, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy New York, NY/Lake Forest Academy Indianapolis, IN/Allen/Florida Atlantic Elmont, NY/Benjamin N. Cardozo Dakar, Senegal/Roselle Catholic Fort Worth, TX/Prime Prep Wilmington, DE/Archbishop Carroll Yeadon, PA/Shipley School Philadelphia, PA/The Phelps School
ALPHABETICAL
n Louie Pillari netted career highs in points with 23, field goals made with nine, and three pointers with five in Monmouth’s win over Yale. He was 9-13 from the field and 5-7 from deep, scoring 14 of his points in the first half and nine more in the second. His previous career high came last season in the MAAC quarterfinals vs. Niagara with 17, and it was his second double-digit game of the season (14 points at Virginia).
n Deion Hammond is one of five MAAC rookies averaging in double fi gures, and his 10.9 points per game ranks him third amongst conference freshmen. He trails only Rider’s Jordan Allen and Frederick Scott in rookie scoring, and is second in three pointers made by a freshmen behind Allen, who leads the conference overall. He has scored in double digits eight times, and leads Monmouth in three pointers made with 31.
n Austin Tilghman has missed one career game, coming last season vs. Fairfield due to illness, and is on track to finish at least second in program history in games played. He has played in 116, and the Hawks have 16 games remaining in the regular season, which would put him at 132, one ahead of Justin Robinson’s 131 in second. Chris Brady is the all-time leader at 135 games played.
n MU has seen nine different starting lineups in the first 14 games of the season, with 10 different players earning a spot on the floor to start a game to this point. On Monmouth’s roster, 11 players have earned a start at some point in their career, 10 of them this season in addition to Zac Tillman, who has totaled 67 starts in his Monmouth career. George Papas picked up his first career start against Hofstra. Only three players on the roster have never started a game in the Blue and White (D. Pillari, Ibiezugbe, Martin).
n Micah Seaborn is now 18th all-time in scoring, 10 points behind Kevin Owens in 17th. Austin Tilghman is also in the top-20 in career assists with 202, seven shy of three players tied in 16th. Tilghman has already set a career-high with 65 assists. For the eighth time in the King Rice era, MU shot over 90% from the foul line against Yale. It was the second highest percentage since Rice took over as the Hawks shot 94.4% on 17-18 from the stripe, not missing until there were 27 seconds remaining in the game. It was the best percentage since the Blue and White shot 19-of-20, 95% at St. Francis Brooklyn on 12/10/13.
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MU Category MC
Name Pos. Warren Williams Fr. Patrick Strzala Fr. Zavier Turner Sr. Zane Waterman Sr. Jesse Boyce So. Nehemiah Mack Fr. Aaron Walker Jr. So. Calvin Crawford Sr. Matt Maloney Jr. Thomas Capuano Jr. Rich Williams Sr. Ebube Ebube Fr. Ibrahima Diallo GS Kevin Salis Fr. Pauly Paulicap So. Samson Usilo Jr.
Yr. F G G F G G G F G G G F F F F G
Ht. 6-9 6-4 5-9 6-9 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-9 6-1 6-0 6-6 6-7 6-10 6-6 6-8 6-4
Wt. 240 190 175 230 190 190 203 210 180 180 210 220 245 210 225 215
Hometown/High School/Previous Kingston, Jamaica / St. Benedict’s Prep Bayonne, NJ / Bayonne Indianapolis, IN / Ball State Winston-Salem, NC / Fayetteville Academy Thornwood, NY / Westlake Harrisburg, PA / Massanutten Prep (VA) Brooklyn, NY / Cardozo Middletown, NY / St. Thomas More (CT) Somers, NY / Somers Hastings-on-Hudson, NY / Iona Prep Brooklyn, NY / Vermont Academy (VT) San Juan, Puerto Rico / Lawrenceville Academy Dakar, Senegal / Rutgers Pawling, NY / Trinity Pawling Elmont, NY / Harcum College Lagos, Nigeria / Nazareth (NY)
MONMOUTH vs MANHATTAN NOTES
ALPHABETICAL No. 5 22 14 30 24 10 21 33 32 2 3 52 11 4 23 0
Name Pos. Jesse Boyce So. Thomas Capuano Jr. Calvin Crawford Sr. Ibrahima Diallo GS Ebube Ebube Fr. Nehemiah Mack Fr. Matt Maloney Jr. Pauly Paulicap So. Kevin Salis Fr. Patrick Strzala Fr. Zavier Turner Sr. Samson Usilo Jr. Aaron Walker Jr. So. Zane Waterman Sr. Rich Williams Sr. Warren Williams Fr.
Ht. G G F F F G G F F G G G G F G F
Wt. 6-2 6-0 6-9 6-10 6-7 6-1 6-1 6-8 6-6 6-4 5-9 6-4 6-2 6-9 6-6 6-9
Cl. 190 180 210 245 220 190 180 225 210 190 175 215 203 230 210 240
Hometown/High School/Previous Thornwood, NY / Westlake Hastings-on-Hudson, NY / Iona Prep Middletown, NY / St. Thomas More (CT) Dakar, Senegal / Rutgers San Juan, Puerto Rico / Lawrenceville Academy Harrisburg, PA / Massanutten Prep (VA) Somers, NY / Somers Elmont, NY / Harcum College Pawling, NY / Trinity Pawling Bayonne, NJ / Bayonne Indianapolis, IN / Ball State Lagos, Nigeria / Nazareth (NY) Brooklyn, NY / Cardozo Winston-Salem, NC / Fayetteville Academy Brooklyn, NY / Vermont Academy (VT) Kingston, Jamaica / St. Benedict’s Prep
THE TAPE
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14 Games Played 13 4-10 Overall Record 6-7 .456 Field Goal % .458 2-2 Home Record 4-0 .390 3PT % .386 2-7 Road Record 1-3 .686 Free Throw % .650 0-1 Neutral Record 1-4 36.4 Rebounds/Game 31.9 0-2 Conference Record 1-0 169 Assists 181 472 1st Half Points 427 233 Turnovers 224 516 2nd Half Points 423 39 Blocks 52 39 Overtime Points 13 74 Steals 81 +0.7 Rebound Margin -2.2 1029 Total Points 863 312 Personal Fouls 256 350 FG made 303 73.5 Points/Game 66.4 104 3PT made 90 77.4 Points Against/Game 67.7 225 FT made 167 -3.9 Scoring Margin -1.3
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Monmouth will play on a television or broadcast platform in all of their home games this season, and in several road games as well. MU will appear on FoxSports 1, SNY, and the ACC Network in addition to ESPNU and several games on ESPN3, including all home games. Select conference road games will air on ESPN3 as well. In addition to televised contests, you can listen to Monmouth’s road games on the radio on the Shore Sports Network. The broadcast team of Eddy Occhipinti, Steve Bazaz and former Hawk Josh James will combine to bring you all the action when the Blue and White are away from West Long Branch. The games are aired on 1160 and 1310 AM on the radio, at shoresportsnetwork.com online, and on mobile devices by using the new Shore Sports Network app for your iPhone or Android device.
MANHATTAN QUICK FACTS
Founded:...........................................................................................................1853 Location:............................................................................................... Riverdale, NY Enrollment:......................................................................................................3,675 Athletics Website:.................................................................................GoJaspers.com President:.................................................................................Dr. Brennan O’Donnell Director of Athletics:.............................................................................Marianne Reilly Mascot.......................................................................................................... Jaspers Colors.............................................................................................. Green and White Home Arena................................................................................. Draddy Gymnasium Capacity...........................................................................................................2,520 Affiliation............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference........................................................................................... Metro Atlantic Facebook........................................................................... Manhattan Jaspers Athletics Twitter................................................................................................. @JaspersMBB
SEE YOU AT THE OCEANFIRST BANK CENTER! Be sure to secure your tickets for the following promotional dates for the remainder of the season! Friday, Jan. 19 vs. Iona at 7 pm Promotion: Frank Strong Friday, Feb. 2 vs. Fairfield at 7 pm Promotion: White Out Sunday, Feb. 4 vs. Niagara at 2 pm Promotion: Super Bowl Tailgate Thursday, Feb. 22 vs. Rider at 7 pm Promotion: Senior Night
n Monmouth has won three games in a row against the Jaspers. n Monmouth is 5-8 all-time vs. the Jaspers. n The Hawks are 3-5 vs. Manhattan since joining the MAAC in 2013. n Five of the games played since the Hawks joined the league have been decided by single digits. n Monmouth guard Ray Salnave and Manhattan guard Aaron Walker Jr. played high school basketball together at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School. MU assistant coach Duane Woodward also played scholastically at Cardozo from 1990-1994. n Monmouth will play Manhattan on the road on Saturday, February 10th at 7:00 pm.
SERIES HISTORY Date Location 12/03/88 West Long Branch, 12/22/93 Riverdale, NY 12/10/94 West Long Branch, 12/09/95 Riverdale, NY 12/23/96 West Long Branch, 12/08/13 Riverdale, NY 02/19/14 West Long Branch, 01/25/15 Riverdale, NY 02/01/15 West Long Branch, 01/21/16 Riverdale, NY 02/15/16 West Long Branch, 01/20/17 West Long Branch, 02/10/17 Riverdale, NY
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
Winner Monmouth Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan Monmouth Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan Monmouth Monmouth Monmouth
Score 61-48 73-75 59-66 46-74 76-55 66-75 61-75 64-71 76-87 71-78 79-70 82-71 62-58
TONIGHT IN THE MAAC JANUARY 5, 2018 Niagara at Siena
7:00 PM
Fairfield at Rider
7:00 PM
Saint Peter’s at Iona
7:00 PM
Canisius at Quinnipiac
8:00 PM
2017-18 MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL
2017-18 MANHATTAN SCHEDULE
Date 11.15 11.18 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.26 12.01 12.02 12.09 12.16 12.20 12.23 12.30 ^ 01.02 ^ 01.05 ^ 01.07 ^ 01.11 ^ 01.13 ^ 01.19 ^ 01.21 ^ 01.24 ^ 01.27 ^ 01.30 ^ 02.02 ^ 02.08 ^ 02.10 ^ 02.15 ^ 02.18 ^ 02.23 ^ 02.25 ^ ^-MAAC contest
Opponent Time/Result ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN W, 80-79 HARVARD W, 73-69 vs. UMKC L, 63-74 vs. Missouri State L, 65-69 vs. Northern Illinois L, 68-70 at Fordham L, 57-70 vs. Holy Cross W, 70-54 vs. Towson L, 55-56 vs. Morgan State W, 80-66 at Tulsa L, 66-80 at Hofstra W, 63-61 at Seton Hall L, 62-74 FAIRFIELD W, 61-58 at Marist 7:00 PM at Monmouth 7:00 PM RIDER 6:00 PM at Fairfield 7:00 PM SIENA 7:00 PM CANISIUS 7:00 PM at Saint Peter’s 12:00 PM at Niagara 7:00 PM IONA 7:00 PM MARIST 7:00 PM at Siena 7:00 PM at Rider 7:00 PM MONMOUTH 7:00 PM at Quinnipiac 7:00 PM NIAGARA 2:00 PM at Iona 7:00 PM QUINNIPIAC 6:00 PM
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4-10 // 0-2 MAAC Head Coach (Years at MU)........................... King Rice (7th) Overall Coaching Record....................................... 110-102 Record at Monmouth............................................ 110-102 Assistant Coaches (Years at MU)............. Rick Callahan (7th) ....................................................Duane Woodward (4th) .......................................................... Jamal Meeks (3rd) Director of Basketball Operations.........Anthony Molisso (1st) Special Assistant to the Head Coach....... Brian Stafman (1st) Date 11.10 11.12 11.14 11.19 11.22 11.25 11.27 12.02 12.06 12.09 12.12 12.22 12.28 12.31 01.05 01.12 01.14 01.19 01.25 01.27 01.29 02.02 02.04 02.08 02.10 02.13 02.16 02.18 02.22 02.24
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Opponent Time/Result BUCKNELL W, 79-78 at Seton Hall L, 65-75 at Lehigh W, 80-72 at Virginia L, 53-73 at UNC Asheville L, 51-62 PENN L, 96-101 (4OT) ALBANY W, 81-73 at UConn (at XL Center) L, 81-84 (OT) HOFSTRA L, 84-85 vs. Kentucky (at MSG) L, 76-93 at Princeton L, 58-69 at Yale W, 85-64 at Quinnipiac L, 76-78 at Saint Peter’s L, 64-77 MANHATTAN 7:00 PM at Niagara 7:00 PM at Canisius 2:00 PM IONA 7:00 PM SIENA 7:00 PM vs. Marist (Nassau Coliseum) 4:00 PM at Rider 7:00 PM FAIRFIELD 7:00 PM NIAGARA 2:00 PM at Iona 7:00 PM at Manhattan 7:00 PM SAINT PETER’S 7:00 PM CANISIUS 7:00 PM at Siena 2:00 PM RIDER 7:00 PM at Fairfield 1:00 PM
q-Preseason National Invitation Tournament (NIT) ^-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference contest * - All road contests will air on the Shore Sports Network, 1160/1310AM and ShoreSportsNetwork.com.
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2017-18 MAAC STANDINGS (as of 1/1)
H AW K S V S . M A N H AT TA N J A N U A R Y 5 , 2 01 8
SCHOOL OVERALL PCT. MAAC PCT. STRK 1. Canisius 8-7 .533 2-0 1.000 W4 2. Quinnipiac 5-9 .357 2-0 1.000 W2 3. Manhattan 6-7 .462 1-0 1.000 W1 4. Marist 3-10 .231 1-0 1.000 W1 5. Rider 8-6 .571 1-1 .500 W1 6. Saint Peter’s 7-6 .538 1-1 .500 W1 7. Iona 7-7 .500 1-1 .500 L1 8. Fairfield 6-7 .462 1-1 .500 L1 9. Monmouth 4-10 .286 0-2 .000 L2 10. Niagara 7-8 .467 0-2 .000 L2 11. Siena 4-11 .267 0-2 .000 L2
MONMOUTH QUICK FACTS Founded:...........................................................................................................1933 Location:................................................................................... West Long Branch, NJ Enrollment:......................................................................................................6,300 Athletics Website:....................................................................... MonmouthHawks.com President:.........................................................................................Grey J. Dimenna Director of Athletics:.........................................................................Dr. Marilyn McNeil Mascot............................................................................................................Hawks Colors.................................................................................................Blue and White Home Arena............................................................................ OceanFirst Bank Center Capacity...........................................................................................................4,100 Affiliation............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference........................................................................................... Metro Atlantic Facebook....................................................................................Monmouth Basketball Twitter............................................................................................ @MonmouthBBall Instagram................................................................................ @MonmouthMensBBall
NOTES ON THE HAWKS n Monmouth guard Austin Tilghman posted the second triple-double in program history at Yale, scoring 11 points to go along with 15 assists and 14 rebounds. He is the first guard in school history to post a triple-double, joining former center John Bunch as the only Hawks to accomplish the feat. Bunch went for 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks against St. Francis (NY) on 2/3/07 at Boylan Gym. Tilghman’s 15 assists were the most since Derric Thomas had 17 on 1/17/86 against LIU Brooklyn. The 15 assists were the second most in a single game in school history (Derric Thomas 2x, 2/24/86 vs. Loyola & 2/5/86 vs. Wagner, Greg McLaughlin 2/9/85 vs. Vermont). His 14 rebounds were the most for a Hawk since Diago Quinn had 16 on 2/28/16 vs. Niagara. The 14 boards were the most by an MU guard since Deon Jones posted 13 at Siena on 3/1/15.
2017-18 MONMOUTH ROSTER NUMERICAL
2017-18 MANHATTAN ROSTER NUMERICAL
No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 13 15 23 24 32 33 44
Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Ray Salnave RFr. G 6-3 205 Pierre Sarr Jr. F 6-8 195 Melik Martin Fr. F 6-6 200 Deion Hammond Fr. G 6-4 200 Mustapha Traore RSo. F 6-8 210 Nick Rutherford* Jr. G 6-3 185 Micah Seaborn RJr. G 6-5 195 George Papas Fr. G 6-5 175 Marcus McClary Fr. G 6-3 195 Daniel Pillari Sr. G 5-10 170 Austin Tilghman Sr. G 6-1 230 Louie Pillari RSo. G 6-6 200 Diago Quinn Jr. F 6-9 255 Zac Tillman 5Sr. C 6-10 280 Sam Ibiezugbe So. C 6-11 245
Hometown/High School/Previous Elmont, NY/Benjamin N. Cardozo Dakar, Senegal/Roselle Catholic York, PA/York Catholic Mitchellville, MD/Riverdale Baptist School Philadelphia, PA/The Phelps School Indianapolis, IN/Allen/Florida Atlantic Fort Worth, TX/Prime Prep Jersey City, NJ/Union Catholic/Gould Academy Linden, NJ/The Patrick School Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional Wilmington, DE/Archbishop Carroll Tinton Falls, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy New York, NY/Lake Forest Academy Yeadon, PA/Shipley School Simsbury, CT/The Masters School
No. 0 2 3 4 5 10 11 14 21 22 23 24 30 32 33 52
No. 3 44 2 13 11 15 24 32 5 0 1 10 23 33 4
Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Deion Hammond Fr. G 6-4 200 Sam Ibiezugbe So. C 6-11 245 Melik Martin Fr. F 6-6 200 Marcus McClary Fr. G 6-3 195 George Papas Fr. G 6-5 175 Daniel Pillari Sr. G 5-10 170 Louie Pillari RSo. G 6-6 200 Diago Quinn Jr. F 6-9 255 Nick Rutherford* Jr. G 6-3 185 Ray Salnave RFr. G 6-3 205 Pierre Sarr Jr. F 6-8 195 Micah Seaborn RJr. G 6-5 195 Austin Tilghman Sr. G 6-1 230 Zac Tillman 5Sr. C 6-10 280 Mustapha Traore RSo. F 6-8 210
Hometown/High School/Previous Mitchellville, MD/Riverdale Baptist School Simsbury, CT/The Masters School York, PA/York Catholic Linden, NJ/The Patrick School Jersey City, NJ/Union Catholic/Gould Academy Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional Tinton Falls, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy New York, NY/Lake Forest Academy Indianapolis, IN/Allen/Florida Atlantic Elmont, NY/Benjamin N. Cardozo Dakar, Senegal/Roselle Catholic Fort Worth, TX/Prime Prep Wilmington, DE/Archbishop Carroll Yeadon, PA/Shipley School Philadelphia, PA/The Phelps School
ALPHABETICAL
n Louie Pillari netted career highs in points with 23, field goals made with nine, and three pointers with five in Monmouth’s win over Yale. He was 9-13 from the field and 5-7 from deep, scoring 14 of his points in the first half and nine more in the second. His previous career high came last season in the MAAC quarterfinals vs. Niagara with 17, and it was his second double-digit game of the season (14 points at Virginia).
n Deion Hammond is one of five MAAC rookies averaging in double fi gures, and his 10.9 points per game ranks him third amongst conference freshmen. He trails only Rider’s Jordan Allen and Frederick Scott in rookie scoring, and is second in three pointers made by a freshmen behind Allen, who leads the conference overall. He has scored in double digits eight times, and leads Monmouth in three pointers made with 31.
n Austin Tilghman has missed one career game, coming last season vs. Fairfield due to illness, and is on track to finish at least second in program history in games played. He has played in 116, and the Hawks have 16 games remaining in the regular season, which would put him at 132, one ahead of Justin Robinson’s 131 in second. Chris Brady is the all-time leader at 135 games played.
n MU has seen nine different starting lineups in the first 14 games of the season, with 10 different players earning a spot on the floor to start a game to this point. On Monmouth’s roster, 11 players have earned a start at some point in their career, 10 of them this season in addition to Zac Tillman, who has totaled 67 starts in his Monmouth career. George Papas picked up his first career start against Hofstra. Only three players on the roster have never started a game in the Blue and White (D. Pillari, Ibiezugbe, Martin).
n Micah Seaborn is now 18th all-time in scoring, 10 points behind Kevin Owens in 17th. Austin Tilghman is also in the top-20 in career assists with 202, seven shy of three players tied in 16th. Tilghman has already set a career-high with 65 assists. For the eighth time in the King Rice era, MU shot over 90% from the foul line against Yale. It was the second highest percentage since Rice took over as the Hawks shot 94.4% on 17-18 from the stripe, not missing until there were 27 seconds remaining in the game. It was the best percentage since the Blue and White shot 19-of-20, 95% at St. Francis Brooklyn on 12/10/13.
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MU Category MC
Name Pos. Warren Williams Fr. Patrick Strzala Fr. Zavier Turner Sr. Zane Waterman Sr. Jesse Boyce So. Nehemiah Mack Fr. Aaron Walker Jr. So. Calvin Crawford Sr. Matt Maloney Jr. Thomas Capuano Jr. Rich Williams Sr. Ebube Ebube Fr. Ibrahima Diallo GS Kevin Salis Fr. Pauly Paulicap So. Samson Usilo Jr.
Yr. F G G F G G G F G G G F F F F G
Ht. 6-9 6-4 5-9 6-9 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-9 6-1 6-0 6-6 6-7 6-10 6-6 6-8 6-4
Wt. 240 190 175 230 190 190 203 210 180 180 210 220 245 210 225 215
Hometown/High School/Previous Kingston, Jamaica / St. Benedict’s Prep Bayonne, NJ / Bayonne Indianapolis, IN / Ball State Winston-Salem, NC / Fayetteville Academy Thornwood, NY / Westlake Harrisburg, PA / Massanutten Prep (VA) Brooklyn, NY / Cardozo Middletown, NY / St. Thomas More (CT) Somers, NY / Somers Hastings-on-Hudson, NY / Iona Prep Brooklyn, NY / Vermont Academy (VT) San Juan, Puerto Rico / Lawrenceville Academy Dakar, Senegal / Rutgers Pawling, NY / Trinity Pawling Elmont, NY / Harcum College Lagos, Nigeria / Nazareth (NY)
MONMOUTH vs MANHATTAN NOTES
ALPHABETICAL No. 5 22 14 30 24 10 21 33 32 2 3 52 11 4 23 0
Name Pos. Jesse Boyce So. Thomas Capuano Jr. Calvin Crawford Sr. Ibrahima Diallo GS Ebube Ebube Fr. Nehemiah Mack Fr. Matt Maloney Jr. Pauly Paulicap So. Kevin Salis Fr. Patrick Strzala Fr. Zavier Turner Sr. Samson Usilo Jr. Aaron Walker Jr. So. Zane Waterman Sr. Rich Williams Sr. Warren Williams Fr.
Ht. G G F F F G G F F G G G G F G F
Wt. 6-2 6-0 6-9 6-10 6-7 6-1 6-1 6-8 6-6 6-4 5-9 6-4 6-2 6-9 6-6 6-9
Cl. 190 180 210 245 220 190 180 225 210 190 175 215 203 230 210 240
Hometown/High School/Previous Thornwood, NY / Westlake Hastings-on-Hudson, NY / Iona Prep Middletown, NY / St. Thomas More (CT) Dakar, Senegal / Rutgers San Juan, Puerto Rico / Lawrenceville Academy Harrisburg, PA / Massanutten Prep (VA) Somers, NY / Somers Elmont, NY / Harcum College Pawling, NY / Trinity Pawling Bayonne, NJ / Bayonne Indianapolis, IN / Ball State Lagos, Nigeria / Nazareth (NY) Brooklyn, NY / Cardozo Winston-Salem, NC / Fayetteville Academy Brooklyn, NY / Vermont Academy (VT) Kingston, Jamaica / St. Benedict’s Prep
THE TAPE
MU Category MC
14 Games Played 13 4-10 Overall Record 6-7 .456 Field Goal % .458 2-2 Home Record 4-0 .390 3PT % .386 2-7 Road Record 1-3 .686 Free Throw % .650 0-1 Neutral Record 1-4 36.4 Rebounds/Game 31.9 0-2 Conference Record 1-0 169 Assists 181 472 1st Half Points 427 233 Turnovers 224 516 2nd Half Points 423 39 Blocks 52 39 Overtime Points 13 74 Steals 81 +0.7 Rebound Margin -2.2 1029 Total Points 863 312 Personal Fouls 256 350 FG made 303 73.5 Points/Game 66.4 104 3PT made 90 77.4 Points Against/Game 67.7 225 FT made 167 -3.9 Scoring Margin -1.3
CATCH THE HAWKS ALL SEASON LONG
Monmouth will play on a television or broadcast platform in all of their home games this season, and in several road games as well. MU will appear on FoxSports 1, SNY, and the ACC Network in addition to ESPNU and several games on ESPN3, including all home games. Select conference road games will air on ESPN3 as well. In addition to televised contests, you can listen to Monmouth’s road games on the radio on the Shore Sports Network. The broadcast team of Eddy Occhipinti, Steve Bazaz and former Hawk Josh James will combine to bring you all the action when the Blue and White are away from West Long Branch. The games are aired on 1160 and 1310 AM on the radio, at shoresportsnetwork.com online, and on mobile devices by using the new Shore Sports Network app for your iPhone or Android device.
MANHATTAN QUICK FACTS
Founded:...........................................................................................................1853 Location:............................................................................................... Riverdale, NY Enrollment:......................................................................................................3,675 Athletics Website:.................................................................................GoJaspers.com President:.................................................................................Dr. Brennan O’Donnell Director of Athletics:.............................................................................Marianne Reilly Mascot.......................................................................................................... Jaspers Colors.............................................................................................. Green and White Home Arena................................................................................. Draddy Gymnasium Capacity...........................................................................................................2,520 Affiliation............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference........................................................................................... Metro Atlantic Facebook........................................................................... Manhattan Jaspers Athletics Twitter................................................................................................. @JaspersMBB
SEE YOU AT THE OCEANFIRST BANK CENTER! Be sure to secure your tickets for the following promotional dates for the remainder of the season! Friday, Jan. 19 vs. Iona at 7 pm Promotion: Frank Strong Friday, Feb. 2 vs. Fairfield at 7 pm Promotion: White Out Sunday, Feb. 4 vs. Niagara at 2 pm Promotion: Super Bowl Tailgate Thursday, Feb. 22 vs. Rider at 7 pm Promotion: Senior Night
n Monmouth has won three games in a row against the Jaspers. n Monmouth is 5-8 all-time vs. the Jaspers. n The Hawks are 3-5 vs. Manhattan since joining the MAAC in 2013. n Five of the games played since the Hawks joined the league have been decided by single digits. n Monmouth guard Ray Salnave and Manhattan guard Aaron Walker Jr. played high school basketball together at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School. MU assistant coach Duane Woodward also played scholastically at Cardozo from 1990-1994. n Monmouth will play Manhattan on the road on Saturday, February 10th at 7:00 pm.
SERIES HISTORY Date Location 12/03/88 West Long Branch, 12/22/93 Riverdale, NY 12/10/94 West Long Branch, 12/09/95 Riverdale, NY 12/23/96 West Long Branch, 12/08/13 Riverdale, NY 02/19/14 West Long Branch, 01/25/15 Riverdale, NY 02/01/15 West Long Branch, 01/21/16 Riverdale, NY 02/15/16 West Long Branch, 01/20/17 West Long Branch, 02/10/17 Riverdale, NY
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
Winner Monmouth Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan Monmouth Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan Monmouth Monmouth Monmouth
Score 61-48 73-75 59-66 46-74 76-55 66-75 61-75 64-71 76-87 71-78 79-70 82-71 62-58
TONIGHT IN THE MAAC JANUARY 5, 2018 Niagara at Siena
7:00 PM
Fairfield at Rider
7:00 PM
Saint Peter’s at Iona
7:00 PM
Canisius at Quinnipiac
8:00 PM
