monmouth university hawks
PENN QUAKERS 2-2 // 0-0 Ivy Head Coach (Years at Penn).................Steve Donahue (3rd) Overall Coaching Record....................................... 228-250 Record at Penn........................................................28-36 Assistant Coaches........................................... Nat Graham ................................................................... Ira Bowman ................................................................... Joe Mihalich Director of Operations..................................... Brad Fadem
2017-18 MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL
PENN QUICK FACTS
Founded:..........................................................................................................1,740 Location:............................................................................................Philadelphia, PA Enrollment:....................................................................................................10,468 Athletics Website:............................................................................ PennAthletics.com President:.......................................................................................Dr. Amy Gutmann Director of Athletics:.................................................................... Dr. M. Grace Calhoun Mascot......................................................................................................... Quakers Colors................................................................................................... Red and Blue Home Arena............................................................................................The Palestra Capacity...........................................................................................................8,722 Affiliation............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference.......................................................................................................... Ivy Facebook.............................................................................................. Penn Athletics Twitter............................................................................................ @Penn Basketball
3-0 // 0-0 America East Head Coach (Years at Albany).................. Will Brown (17th) Overall Coaching Record....................................... 353-248 Record at Penn.................................................... 263-238 Assistant Coaches..................................................Jon Iati ..................................................................Josh Pelletier ................................................................. Jerrad Knotts Director of Operations................................... David Steckel
ALBANY QUICK FACTS
Founded:...........................................................................................................1844 Location:...................................................................................................Albany, NY Enrollment:....................................................................................................13,100 Athletics Website:.......................................................................... UAlbanySports.com President:.................................................................................Dr. Havidan Rodriguez Director of Athletics:................................................................................Mark Benson Mascot................................................................................................... Great Danes Colors................................................................................................Purple and Gold Home Field............................................................................................ SEFCU Arena Capacity...........................................................................................................4,538 Affiliation............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference............................................................................................ America East Facebook........................................................................................ U Albany Athletics Twitter................................................................................................ @UAlbanyMBB
@MonmouthBBall
@MUHawks
2017-18 MONMOUTH SCHEDULE q q q
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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 7:00 PM PENN 7:00 PM ALBANY 7:00 PM at UConn (at XL Center) 4:00 PM HOFSTRA 7:00 PM vs. Kentucky (at MSG) 12:00 PM at Princeton 7:00 PM at Yale 7:00 PM at Quinnipiac 7:30 PM at Saint Peter’s 12:00 PM 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.
FOLLOW MONMOUTH MEN’S BASKETBALL @MonmouthMensBBall
2-2 // 0-0 MAAC Head Coach (Years at MU)........................... King Rice (7th) Overall Coaching Record......................................... 108-94 Record at Monmouth.............................................. 108-94 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
ALBANY GREAT DANES
Monmouth Basketball
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY HAWKS
M U V S . P E N N2 5 &A 2N7 ,D2 01A7 L B A N Y NOVEMBER
All info as of 11/20/17.
MONMOUTH QUICK FACTS Founded:...........................................................................................................1933 Location:................................................................................... West Long Branch, NJ Enrollment:......................................................................................................6,371 Athletics Website:....................................................................... MonmouthHawks.com President:.........................................................................................Grey J. Dimenna Director of Athletics:..............................................................................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 Deion Hammond became the first Monmouth freshman to score 30 points in his first two games under King Rice, topping Micah Seaborn’s 28 points in 201516. Ed Waite also scored 28 points in his first two games prior to Rice’s tenure in 2009. Hammond hit three straight triples at Seton Hall in the first half to pull MU within one, finishing with a game high 17 points. He became the first Hawk to lead Monmouth in scoring in a game as a true freshman since Josh James on February 22, 2014 against Saint Peter’s. For the sixth time in seven seasons since taking over as head coach, King Rice opened the season with a 1-1 record. In five of those years, including four in a row, the loss has come at the hands of a high-major program: 2017, Seton Hall: 2016, South Carolina: 2015, Southern California: 2014, West Virginia: 2012, Notre Dame.
n
Diago Quinn turned in a breakout performance in the inaugural game of his junior year, netting a career-high 16 points including a highlight reel dunk with 4:09 remaining. Quinn followed that up with another double digit game, just the third of his career and second in three games, in the win at Lehigh. He dunked twice and hit a career-best seven field goals, helping MU move to 2-1 on the season.
2017-18 MONMOUTH ROSTER NUMERICAL No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 13 15 23 24 32 33 44
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. 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. 3 44 2 13 11 15 24 32 5 0 1 10 23 33 4
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. 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
n Monmouth outrebounded Lehigh by a whopping 53-24 margin, with the +29 being Monmouth’s largest rebounding advantage in the King Rice era. The next closest was +26 in Monmouths win over Fairfield last 1/22, with MU snagging 57 caroms in that contest.
n Micah Seaborn was Monmouth’s lone Preseason All-MAAC selection, and was one of two unanimous choices to the MAAC Preseason First Team. Seaborn was a Preseason Second Team choice last year before ending his redshirt sophomore campaign on the First Team. Monmouth was chosen third in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll. The Hawks have never finished lower than projected in the preseason poll, with 2016-17 coming as the only year MU did not finish higher as the Blue and White were selected first in the poll and ended up winning the regular season crown. Monmouth graduated 61.9 percent of its scoring from last season with the loss of five seniors. Justin Robinson completed a famed career as the two-time MAAC Player of the Year and finished up as the school’s all-time leading Division I scorer, netting 2,003 points. Je’lon Hornbeak graduated after two strong seasons, and Chris Brady closed atop MU’s charts in blocks and rebounding. Josh James, a two-year captain and 500+ point scorer, joined Collin Stewart, a 700+ point career scorer, in closing out their time in the Blue and White.
TALE OF
MU Category UP
THE TAPE
MU Category UP
4 Games Played 4 2-2 Overall Record 2-2 .444 Field Goal % .416 1-0 Home Record 2-1 .366 3PT % .300 1-2 Road Record 0-1 .735 Free Throw % .649 0-0 Neutral Record 0-0 37.8 Rebounds/Game 42.0 0-0 Conference Record 0-0 34 Assists 67 127 1st Half Points 158 75 Turnovers 39 150 2nd Half Points 129 10 Blocks 16 0 Overtime Points 21 12 Steals 35 +5.6 Rebound Margin -1.5 277 Total Points 308 80 Personal Fouls 70 88 FG made 112 69.2 Points/Game 77.0 26 3PT made 36 74.5 Points Against/Game 60.0 75 FT made 48 -5.3 Scoring Margin +17.0
n
Monmouth returns 1,050 of the 2,761 points the team scored last season, meaning that Monmouth brings back 38.1% of its scoring from 2016-17. The Hawks graduated four of their top six leading scorers from a season ago, and their top four rebounders. Micah Seaborn’s 13.2 points per game is the highest returning, while Austin Tilghman’s 3.2 rebounds per contest are the top coming back.
n
Monmouth is one of just three teams in the nation to equal or improve its conference win total in five straight seasons. The Hawks won five games two seasons in a row before improving by eight games to 13, and won 17 and 18 MAAC games respectively the last two seasons. Navy has increased in five straight seasons (0-2-4-8-9-10), as has South Carolina (2-4-5-6-11-12). With the MAAC moving to 18 league games this season, it will be impossible for MU to top last year’s 18-win total.
n
TALE OF
MU Category UA
THE TAPE
MU Category UA
4 Games Played 3 2-2 Overall Record 3-0 .444 Field Goal % .497 1-0 Home Record 2-0 .366 3PT % .294 1-2 Road Record 1-0 .735 Free Throw % .761 0-0 Neutral Record 0-0 37.8 Rebounds/Game 41.7 0-0 Conference Record 0-0 34 Assists 33 127 1st Half Points 108 75 Turnovers 39 150 2nd Half Points 129 10 Blocks 4 0 Overtime Points 0 12 Steals 7 +5.6 Rebound Margin +13.7 277 Total Points 237 80 Personal Fouls 46 88 FG made 88 69.2 Points/Game 79.0 26 3PT made 10 74.5 Points Against/Game 71.0 75 FT made 51 -5.3 Scoring Margin +8.0
All info as of 11/20/17.
NUMERICAL
2017-18 PENN ROSTER
No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 35 40 44
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Max Rothschild Jr. F 6-8 225 Ray Jerome So. G 6-2 185 Antonio Woods Jr. G 6-1 195 Jake Silpe Jr. G 6-2 185 Darnell Foreman Sr. G 6-1 170 Jackson Donahue Jr. G 6-0 185 Caleb Wood Sr. G 6-4 180 Tyler Hamilton Jr. G 6-4 210 Devon Goodman So. G 6-0 160 Eddie Scott Fr. G 6-6 195 Sam Jones Sr. F 6-7 185 Zach Kaminsky So. F 6-6 205 Matt MacDonald Sr. G 6-5 200 Ryan Betley So. G 6-5 185 Jakub Mijakowski So. F 6-7 230 Jelani Williams Fr. G 6-5 195 Jarrod Simmons Fr. F 6-8 215 AJ Brodeur So. F 6-8 220 Mark Jackson Fr. C 7-3 250 Dan Dwyer Sr. F 6-8 220 Collin McManus Jr. C 6-10 240
Hometown/High School/Previous Chicago IL/New Hampton Latham, NY/Cheshire Academy Cincinnati, OH/Summit CD Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East Camden, NJ/Pitman Pawcatuck, CT/Northfield Mount Hermon Reno, NV/Galena/Lassen CC Atlanta, GA/Cheshire Academy Laverock, PA/Germantown Acad. Bowie, MD/Gonzaga College HS Gilbert, AZ/Gilbert Christian Atlanta, GA/Pace Academy Eggertsville, NY/Canisius HS/FDU Downingtown, PA/Downingtown West Warsaw, Poland/Mountain Mission School Washington, DC/Sidwell Friends Crescent, PA/Moon Area Northborough, MA./Northfield Mt. Hermon Salt Lake City, UT/SLC East River Forest, IL/Fenwick Bedford, NH/Northfield Mt. Hermon
No. 21 25 5 40 4 12 11 35 1 14 15 20 44 22 0 13 3 24 23 10 2
Name Ryan Betley AJ Brodeur
Hometown/High School/Previous Downingtown, PA/Downingtown West Northborough, MA./Northfield Mt. Hermon Pawcatuck, CT/Northfield Mount Hermon River Forest, IL/Fenwick Camden, NJ/Pitman Laverock, PA/Germantown Acad. Atlanta, GA/Cheshire Academy Salt Lake City, UT/SLC East Latham, NY/Cheshire Academy Gilbert, AZ/Gilbert Christian Atlanta, GA/Pace Academy Eggertsville, NY/Canisius HS/FDU Bedford, NH/Northfield Mt. Hermon Warsaw, Poland/Mountain Mission School Chicago IL/New Hampton Bowie, MD/Gonzaga College HS Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East Crescent, PA/Moon Area Washington, DC/Sidwell Friends Reno, NV/Galena/Lassen CC Cincinnati, OH/Summit CD
ALPHABETICAL
Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. So. G 6-5 185 So. F 6-8 220 Jackson Donahue Jr. G 6-0 185 Dan Dwyer Sr. F 6-8 220 Darnell Foreman Sr. G 6-1 170 Devon Goodman So. G 6-0 160 Tyler Hamilton Jr. G 6-4 210 Mark Jackson Fr. C 7-3 250 Ray Jerome So. G 6-2 185 Sam Jones Sr. F 6-7 185 Zach Kaminsky So. F 6-6 205 Matt MacDonald Sr. G 6-5 200 Collin McManus Jr. C 6-10 240 Jakub Mijakowski So. F 6-7 230 Max Rothschild Jr. F 6-8 225 Eddie Scott Fr. G 6-6 195 Jake Silpe Jr. G 6-2 185 Jarrod Simmons Fr. F 6-8 215 Jelani Williams Fr. G 6-5 195 Caleb Wood Sr. G 6-4 180 Antonio Woods Jr. G 6-1 195
2017-18 ALBANY ROSTER NUMERICAL No. 0 1 2 10 11 12 13 14 22 24 30 33 34 43
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Xavier Cochran G 6-6 195 RSo. Costa Anderson G 6-2 195 Sr. Ahmad Clark G 6-1 175 So. Brent Hank F 6-10 265 Fr. Cameron Healy G 6-3 190 Fr. Devonte Campbell F 6-6 220 Jr. David Nichols G 6-0 190 Jr. Adam Lulka F 6-8 235 Fr. Nick Fruscio G 5-10 155 So. Joe Cremo G 6-4 185 Jr. Travis Charles F 6-6 235 Gr. Matt Conway F 6-7 210 So. Alex Foster F 6-8 240 Gr. Greig Stire F 6-7 255 Sr.
Hometown/High School/Previous Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ann Arbor Huron) Atlanta, Ga. (South Atlanta) Bowie, Md. (DeMatha Catholic) Port Lincoln, Australia (Trinity College (H.S.)) Sydney, Australia (Montverde Academy) Vaughan, Ontario (Culver Academy) Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel) Sydney, Australia (The King’s School) Albany, N.Y. (Albany Academy) Scotia, N.Y. (Scotia-Glenville) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Lincoln) Chandler, Ariz. (Pleasant Grove) Plainfield, Ill. (Seton Academy) Albany, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Academy)
ALPHABETICAL No. 1 12 30 2 0 33 24 34 22 10 11 14 13 43
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Costa Anderson G 6-2 195 Sr. Devonte Campbell F 6-6 220 Jr. Travis Charles F 6-6 235 Gr. Ahmad Clark G 6-1 175 So. Xavier Cochran G 6-6 195 RSo. Matt Conway F 6-7 210 So. Joe Cremo G 6-4 185 Jr. Alex Foster F 6-8 240 Gr. Nick Fruscio G 5-10 155 So. Brent Hank F 6-10 265 Fr. Cameron Healy G 6-3 190 Fr. Adam Lulka F 6-8 235 Fr. David Nichols G 6-0 190 Jr. Greig Stire F 6-7 255 Sr.
Hometown/High School/Previous Atlanta, Ga. (South Atlanta) Vaughan, Ontario (Culver Academy) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Lincoln) Bowie, Md. (DeMatha Catholic) Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ann Arbor Huron) Chandler, Ariz. (Pleasant Grove) Scotia, N.Y. (Scotia-Glenville) Plainfield, Ill. (Seton Academy) Albany, N.Y. (Albany Academy) Port Lincoln, Australia (Trinity College (H.S.)) Sydney, Australia (Montverde Academy) Sydney, Australia (The King’s School) Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel) Albany, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Academy)
2017-18 PENN SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time/Result 11.11 at Fairfield L, 72-80 11.13 LASALLE L, 71-75 (2OT) 11.15 NAVY W, 66-45 11.18 PSU-BRANDYWINE W, 99-40 11.20 vs. Northern Illinois 5:00 PM 11.21 vs. FAU/Towson 1:30 PM 11.22 vs. TBA TBA 11.25 at Monmouth 7:00 PM 11.29 at Villanova 7:00 PM 12.04 at Howard 7:00 PM 12.06 at Lafayette 7:00 PM 12.09 at Dayton 3:00 PM 12.27 DELAWARE STATE 7:00 PM 12.29 TOLEDO 4:00 PM 01.05 PRINCETON 7:00 PM ^ 01.12 CORNELL 8:00 PM ^ 01.13 COLUMBIA 7:00 PM ^ 01.20 TEMPLE 2:00 PM ^ 01.27 SAINT JOSEPH’S 7:00 PM ^ 02.02 BROWN 7:00 PM ^ 02.03 YALE 7:00 PM ^ 02.06 at Princeton 6:00 PM ^ 02.09 at Dartmouth 7:00 PM ^ 02.10 at Harvard 4:00 PM ^ 02.16 at Columbia 7:00 PM ^ 02.17 at Cornell 6:30 PM ^ 02.23 DARTMOUTH 7:00 PM ^ 02.24 HARVARD 7:00 PM ^ 03.02 at Yale 7:00 PM ^ 03.03 at Brown 6:00 PM ^ ^-Ivy League contest
2017-18 ALBANY SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time [et] 11.10 IONA W, 69-67 11.13 at Boston University W, 88-74 11.17 YALE W, 80-72 11.20 SUNY ONEONTA 7:00 PM 11.22 at Dartmouth 7:00 PM 11.25 at Holy Cross 1:05 PM 11.27 at Monmouth 7:00 PM 11.29 COLGATE 7:00 PM 12.02 COLUMBIA 7:00 PM 12.06 BRYANT 7:00 PM 12.09 at Siena 7:30 PM 12.12 at Memphis 9:00 PM 12.16 CANISIUS 7:00 PM 12.20 at Louisville 9:00 PM 12.28 KENT STATE 7:00 PM 01.03 HARTFORD 7:00 PM ^ 01.06 at New Hampshire 1:00 PM ^ 01.10 STONY BROOK 7:00 PM ^ 01.13 at Maine 12:00 PM ^ 01.15 at Binghamton 7:00 PM ^ 01.18 UMASS LOWELL 7:00 PM ^ 01.21 UMBC 2:00 PM ^ 01.24 at Vermont 7:00 PM ^ 01.27 at Stony Brook 7:00 PM ^ 02.03 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7:00 PM ^ 02.08 VERMONT 7:00 PM ^ 02.11 at Hartford 2:00 PM ^ 02.15 at UMass Lowell 7:00 PM ^ 02.18 at UMBC 1:00 PM ^ 02.24 MAINE 7:00 PM ^ 02.27 BINGHAMTON 7:00 PM ^ ^-America East contest
2017-18 MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL
PENN QUICK FACTS
Founded:..........................................................................................................1,740 Location:............................................................................................Philadelphia, PA Enrollment:....................................................................................................10,468 Athletics Website:............................................................................ PennAthletics.com President:.......................................................................................Dr. Amy Gutmann Director of Athletics:.................................................................... Dr. M. Grace Calhoun Mascot......................................................................................................... Quakers Colors................................................................................................... Red and Blue Home Arena............................................................................................The Palestra Capacity...........................................................................................................8,722 Affiliation............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference.......................................................................................................... Ivy Facebook.............................................................................................. Penn Athletics Twitter............................................................................................ @Penn Basketball
3-0 // 0-0 America East Head Coach (Years at Albany).................. Will Brown (17th) Overall Coaching Record....................................... 353-248 Record at Penn.................................................... 263-238 Assistant Coaches..................................................Jon Iati ..................................................................Josh Pelletier ................................................................. Jerrad Knotts Director of Operations................................... David Steckel
ALBANY QUICK FACTS
Founded:...........................................................................................................1844 Location:...................................................................................................Albany, NY Enrollment:....................................................................................................13,100 Athletics Website:.......................................................................... UAlbanySports.com President:.................................................................................Dr. Havidan Rodriguez Director of Athletics:................................................................................Mark Benson Mascot................................................................................................... Great Danes Colors................................................................................................Purple and Gold Home Field............................................................................................ SEFCU Arena Capacity...........................................................................................................4,538 Affiliation............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference............................................................................................ America East Facebook........................................................................................ U Albany Athletics Twitter................................................................................................ @UAlbanyMBB
@MonmouthBBall
@MUHawks
2017-18 MONMOUTH SCHEDULE q q q
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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 7:00 PM PENN 7:00 PM ALBANY 7:00 PM at UConn (at XL Center) 4:00 PM HOFSTRA 7:00 PM vs. Kentucky (at MSG) 12:00 PM at Princeton 7:00 PM at Yale 7:00 PM at Quinnipiac 7:30 PM at Saint Peter’s 12:00 PM 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.
FOLLOW MONMOUTH MEN’S BASKETBALL @MonmouthMensBBall
2-2 // 0-0 MAAC Head Coach (Years at MU)........................... King Rice (7th) Overall Coaching Record......................................... 108-94 Record at Monmouth.............................................. 108-94 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
ALBANY GREAT DANES
Monmouth Basketball
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY HAWKS
M U V S . P E N N2 5 &A 2N7 ,D2 01A7 L B A N Y NOVEMBER
All info as of 11/20/17.
MONMOUTH QUICK FACTS Founded:...........................................................................................................1933 Location:................................................................................... West Long Branch, NJ Enrollment:......................................................................................................6,371 Athletics Website:....................................................................... MonmouthHawks.com President:.........................................................................................Grey J. Dimenna Director of Athletics:..............................................................................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 Deion Hammond became the first Monmouth freshman to score 30 points in his first two games under King Rice, topping Micah Seaborn’s 28 points in 201516. Ed Waite also scored 28 points in his first two games prior to Rice’s tenure in 2009. Hammond hit three straight triples at Seton Hall in the first half to pull MU within one, finishing with a game high 17 points. He became the first Hawk to lead Monmouth in scoring in a game as a true freshman since Josh James on February 22, 2014 against Saint Peter’s. For the sixth time in seven seasons since taking over as head coach, King Rice opened the season with a 1-1 record. In five of those years, including four in a row, the loss has come at the hands of a high-major program: 2017, Seton Hall: 2016, South Carolina: 2015, Southern California: 2014, West Virginia: 2012, Notre Dame.
n
Diago Quinn turned in a breakout performance in the inaugural game of his junior year, netting a career-high 16 points including a highlight reel dunk with 4:09 remaining. Quinn followed that up with another double digit game, just the third of his career and second in three games, in the win at Lehigh. He dunked twice and hit a career-best seven field goals, helping MU move to 2-1 on the season.
2017-18 MONMOUTH ROSTER NUMERICAL No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 13 15 23 24 32 33 44
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. 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. 3 44 2 13 11 15 24 32 5 0 1 10 23 33 4
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. 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
n Monmouth outrebounded Lehigh by a whopping 53-24 margin, with the +29 being Monmouth’s largest rebounding advantage in the King Rice era. The next closest was +26 in Monmouths win over Fairfield last 1/22, with MU snagging 57 caroms in that contest.
n Micah Seaborn was Monmouth’s lone Preseason All-MAAC selection, and was one of two unanimous choices to the MAAC Preseason First Team. Seaborn was a Preseason Second Team choice last year before ending his redshirt sophomore campaign on the First Team. Monmouth was chosen third in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll. The Hawks have never finished lower than projected in the preseason poll, with 2016-17 coming as the only year MU did not finish higher as the Blue and White were selected first in the poll and ended up winning the regular season crown. Monmouth graduated 61.9 percent of its scoring from last season with the loss of five seniors. Justin Robinson completed a famed career as the two-time MAAC Player of the Year and finished up as the school’s all-time leading Division I scorer, netting 2,003 points. Je’lon Hornbeak graduated after two strong seasons, and Chris Brady closed atop MU’s charts in blocks and rebounding. Josh James, a two-year captain and 500+ point scorer, joined Collin Stewart, a 700+ point career scorer, in closing out their time in the Blue and White.
TALE OF
MU Category UP
THE TAPE
MU Category UP
4 Games Played 4 2-2 Overall Record 2-2 .444 Field Goal % .416 1-0 Home Record 2-1 .366 3PT % .300 1-2 Road Record 0-1 .735 Free Throw % .649 0-0 Neutral Record 0-0 37.8 Rebounds/Game 42.0 0-0 Conference Record 0-0 34 Assists 67 127 1st Half Points 158 75 Turnovers 39 150 2nd Half Points 129 10 Blocks 16 0 Overtime Points 21 12 Steals 35 +5.6 Rebound Margin -1.5 277 Total Points 308 80 Personal Fouls 70 88 FG made 112 69.2 Points/Game 77.0 26 3PT made 36 74.5 Points Against/Game 60.0 75 FT made 48 -5.3 Scoring Margin +17.0
n
Monmouth returns 1,050 of the 2,761 points the team scored last season, meaning that Monmouth brings back 38.1% of its scoring from 2016-17. The Hawks graduated four of their top six leading scorers from a season ago, and their top four rebounders. Micah Seaborn’s 13.2 points per game is the highest returning, while Austin Tilghman’s 3.2 rebounds per contest are the top coming back.
n
Monmouth is one of just three teams in the nation to equal or improve its conference win total in five straight seasons. The Hawks won five games two seasons in a row before improving by eight games to 13, and won 17 and 18 MAAC games respectively the last two seasons. Navy has increased in five straight seasons (0-2-4-8-9-10), as has South Carolina (2-4-5-6-11-12). With the MAAC moving to 18 league games this season, it will be impossible for MU to top last year’s 18-win total.
n
TALE OF
MU Category UA
THE TAPE
MU Category UA
4 Games Played 3 2-2 Overall Record 3-0 .444 Field Goal % .497 1-0 Home Record 2-0 .366 3PT % .294 1-2 Road Record 1-0 .735 Free Throw % .761 0-0 Neutral Record 0-0 37.8 Rebounds/Game 41.7 0-0 Conference Record 0-0 34 Assists 33 127 1st Half Points 108 75 Turnovers 39 150 2nd Half Points 129 10 Blocks 4 0 Overtime Points 0 12 Steals 7 +5.6 Rebound Margin +13.7 277 Total Points 237 80 Personal Fouls 46 88 FG made 88 69.2 Points/Game 79.0 26 3PT made 10 74.5 Points Against/Game 71.0 75 FT made 51 -5.3 Scoring Margin +8.0
All info as of 11/20/17.
NUMERICAL
2017-18 PENN ROSTER
No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 35 40 44
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Max Rothschild Jr. F 6-8 225 Ray Jerome So. G 6-2 185 Antonio Woods Jr. G 6-1 195 Jake Silpe Jr. G 6-2 185 Darnell Foreman Sr. G 6-1 170 Jackson Donahue Jr. G 6-0 185 Caleb Wood Sr. G 6-4 180 Tyler Hamilton Jr. G 6-4 210 Devon Goodman So. G 6-0 160 Eddie Scott Fr. G 6-6 195 Sam Jones Sr. F 6-7 185 Zach Kaminsky So. F 6-6 205 Matt MacDonald Sr. G 6-5 200 Ryan Betley So. G 6-5 185 Jakub Mijakowski So. F 6-7 230 Jelani Williams Fr. G 6-5 195 Jarrod Simmons Fr. F 6-8 215 AJ Brodeur So. F 6-8 220 Mark Jackson Fr. C 7-3 250 Dan Dwyer Sr. F 6-8 220 Collin McManus Jr. C 6-10 240
Hometown/High School/Previous Chicago IL/New Hampton Latham, NY/Cheshire Academy Cincinnati, OH/Summit CD Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East Camden, NJ/Pitman Pawcatuck, CT/Northfield Mount Hermon Reno, NV/Galena/Lassen CC Atlanta, GA/Cheshire Academy Laverock, PA/Germantown Acad. Bowie, MD/Gonzaga College HS Gilbert, AZ/Gilbert Christian Atlanta, GA/Pace Academy Eggertsville, NY/Canisius HS/FDU Downingtown, PA/Downingtown West Warsaw, Poland/Mountain Mission School Washington, DC/Sidwell Friends Crescent, PA/Moon Area Northborough, MA./Northfield Mt. Hermon Salt Lake City, UT/SLC East River Forest, IL/Fenwick Bedford, NH/Northfield Mt. Hermon
No. 21 25 5 40 4 12 11 35 1 14 15 20 44 22 0 13 3 24 23 10 2
Name Ryan Betley AJ Brodeur
Hometown/High School/Previous Downingtown, PA/Downingtown West Northborough, MA./Northfield Mt. Hermon Pawcatuck, CT/Northfield Mount Hermon River Forest, IL/Fenwick Camden, NJ/Pitman Laverock, PA/Germantown Acad. Atlanta, GA/Cheshire Academy Salt Lake City, UT/SLC East Latham, NY/Cheshire Academy Gilbert, AZ/Gilbert Christian Atlanta, GA/Pace Academy Eggertsville, NY/Canisius HS/FDU Bedford, NH/Northfield Mt. Hermon Warsaw, Poland/Mountain Mission School Chicago IL/New Hampton Bowie, MD/Gonzaga College HS Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East Crescent, PA/Moon Area Washington, DC/Sidwell Friends Reno, NV/Galena/Lassen CC Cincinnati, OH/Summit CD
ALPHABETICAL
Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. So. G 6-5 185 So. F 6-8 220 Jackson Donahue Jr. G 6-0 185 Dan Dwyer Sr. F 6-8 220 Darnell Foreman Sr. G 6-1 170 Devon Goodman So. G 6-0 160 Tyler Hamilton Jr. G 6-4 210 Mark Jackson Fr. C 7-3 250 Ray Jerome So. G 6-2 185 Sam Jones Sr. F 6-7 185 Zach Kaminsky So. F 6-6 205 Matt MacDonald Sr. G 6-5 200 Collin McManus Jr. C 6-10 240 Jakub Mijakowski So. F 6-7 230 Max Rothschild Jr. F 6-8 225 Eddie Scott Fr. G 6-6 195 Jake Silpe Jr. G 6-2 185 Jarrod Simmons Fr. F 6-8 215 Jelani Williams Fr. G 6-5 195 Caleb Wood Sr. G 6-4 180 Antonio Woods Jr. G 6-1 195
2017-18 ALBANY ROSTER NUMERICAL No. 0 1 2 10 11 12 13 14 22 24 30 33 34 43
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Xavier Cochran G 6-6 195 RSo. Costa Anderson G 6-2 195 Sr. Ahmad Clark G 6-1 175 So. Brent Hank F 6-10 265 Fr. Cameron Healy G 6-3 190 Fr. Devonte Campbell F 6-6 220 Jr. David Nichols G 6-0 190 Jr. Adam Lulka F 6-8 235 Fr. Nick Fruscio G 5-10 155 So. Joe Cremo G 6-4 185 Jr. Travis Charles F 6-6 235 Gr. Matt Conway F 6-7 210 So. Alex Foster F 6-8 240 Gr. Greig Stire F 6-7 255 Sr.
Hometown/High School/Previous Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ann Arbor Huron) Atlanta, Ga. (South Atlanta) Bowie, Md. (DeMatha Catholic) Port Lincoln, Australia (Trinity College (H.S.)) Sydney, Australia (Montverde Academy) Vaughan, Ontario (Culver Academy) Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel) Sydney, Australia (The King’s School) Albany, N.Y. (Albany Academy) Scotia, N.Y. (Scotia-Glenville) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Lincoln) Chandler, Ariz. (Pleasant Grove) Plainfield, Ill. (Seton Academy) Albany, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Academy)
ALPHABETICAL No. 1 12 30 2 0 33 24 34 22 10 11 14 13 43
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Costa Anderson G 6-2 195 Sr. Devonte Campbell F 6-6 220 Jr. Travis Charles F 6-6 235 Gr. Ahmad Clark G 6-1 175 So. Xavier Cochran G 6-6 195 RSo. Matt Conway F 6-7 210 So. Joe Cremo G 6-4 185 Jr. Alex Foster F 6-8 240 Gr. Nick Fruscio G 5-10 155 So. Brent Hank F 6-10 265 Fr. Cameron Healy G 6-3 190 Fr. Adam Lulka F 6-8 235 Fr. David Nichols G 6-0 190 Jr. Greig Stire F 6-7 255 Sr.
Hometown/High School/Previous Atlanta, Ga. (South Atlanta) Vaughan, Ontario (Culver Academy) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Lincoln) Bowie, Md. (DeMatha Catholic) Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ann Arbor Huron) Chandler, Ariz. (Pleasant Grove) Scotia, N.Y. (Scotia-Glenville) Plainfield, Ill. (Seton Academy) Albany, N.Y. (Albany Academy) Port Lincoln, Australia (Trinity College (H.S.)) Sydney, Australia (Montverde Academy) Sydney, Australia (The King’s School) Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel) Albany, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Academy)
2017-18 PENN SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time/Result 11.11 at Fairfield L, 72-80 11.13 LASALLE L, 71-75 (2OT) 11.15 NAVY W, 66-45 11.18 PSU-BRANDYWINE W, 99-40 11.20 vs. Northern Illinois 5:00 PM 11.21 vs. FAU/Towson 1:30 PM 11.22 vs. TBA TBA 11.25 at Monmouth 7:00 PM 11.29 at Villanova 7:00 PM 12.04 at Howard 7:00 PM 12.06 at Lafayette 7:00 PM 12.09 at Dayton 3:00 PM 12.27 DELAWARE STATE 7:00 PM 12.29 TOLEDO 4:00 PM 01.05 PRINCETON 7:00 PM ^ 01.12 CORNELL 8:00 PM ^ 01.13 COLUMBIA 7:00 PM ^ 01.20 TEMPLE 2:00 PM ^ 01.27 SAINT JOSEPH’S 7:00 PM ^ 02.02 BROWN 7:00 PM ^ 02.03 YALE 7:00 PM ^ 02.06 at Princeton 6:00 PM ^ 02.09 at Dartmouth 7:00 PM ^ 02.10 at Harvard 4:00 PM ^ 02.16 at Columbia 7:00 PM ^ 02.17 at Cornell 6:30 PM ^ 02.23 DARTMOUTH 7:00 PM ^ 02.24 HARVARD 7:00 PM ^ 03.02 at Yale 7:00 PM ^ 03.03 at Brown 6:00 PM ^ ^-Ivy League contest
2017-18 ALBANY SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time [et] 11.10 IONA W, 69-67 11.13 at Boston University W, 88-74 11.17 YALE W, 80-72 11.20 SUNY ONEONTA 7:00 PM 11.22 at Dartmouth 7:00 PM 11.25 at Holy Cross 1:05 PM 11.27 at Monmouth 7:00 PM 11.29 COLGATE 7:00 PM 12.02 COLUMBIA 7:00 PM 12.06 BRYANT 7:00 PM 12.09 at Siena 7:30 PM 12.12 at Memphis 9:00 PM 12.16 CANISIUS 7:00 PM 12.20 at Louisville 9:00 PM 12.28 KENT STATE 7:00 PM 01.03 HARTFORD 7:00 PM ^ 01.06 at New Hampshire 1:00 PM ^ 01.10 STONY BROOK 7:00 PM ^ 01.13 at Maine 12:00 PM ^ 01.15 at Binghamton 7:00 PM ^ 01.18 UMASS LOWELL 7:00 PM ^ 01.21 UMBC 2:00 PM ^ 01.24 at Vermont 7:00 PM ^ 01.27 at Stony Brook 7:00 PM ^ 02.03 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7:00 PM ^ 02.08 VERMONT 7:00 PM ^ 02.11 at Hartford 2:00 PM ^ 02.15 at UMass Lowell 7:00 PM ^ 02.18 at UMBC 1:00 PM ^ 02.24 MAINE 7:00 PM ^ 02.27 BINGHAMTON 7:00 PM ^ ^-America East contest
