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HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PRIDE 4-3 // 0-0 CAA Head Coach (Years at Hofstra).................. Joe Mihalich (5th) Overall Coaching Record....................................... 338-270 Record at Hofstra....................................................73-67 Assistant Coaches.......................................... Mike Farrelly ....................................................Craig “Speedy” Claxton .................................................................Lamar Barrett Director of Operations......................................Colin Curtin Date 11.10 11.13 11.16 11.17 11.19 11.25 11.30 12.06 12.09 12.12 12.20 12.22 12.30 ^ 01.02 ^ 01.05 ^ 01.07 ^ 01.11 ^ 01.13 ^ 01.18 ^ 01.20 ^ 01.25 ^ 01.27 ^ 02.01 ^ 02.03 ^ 02.08 ^ 02.10 ^ 02.15 ^ 02.17 ^ 02.22 ^ 02.24 ^ ^-CAA contest
2017-18 MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL
2017-18 HOFSTRA SCHEDULE
Opponent Time/Result ARMY W, 77-74 KENNESAW STATE W, 75-57 vs. Dayton W, 72-69 vs. Clemson L, 59-78 vs. Auburn L, 78-89 at Siena L, 76-85 MOLLOY W, 107-72 at Monmouth 7:00 PM at Rider 7:00 PM at Stony Brook 7:00 PM vs. Manhattan 7:00 PM vs. Villanova 8:30 PM at William and Mary 4:00 PM at Northeastern 7:00 PM JAMES MADISON 7:00 PM ELON 4:00 PM at Towson 7:00 PM at Drexel 4:00 PM DELAWARE 7:00 PM at College of Charleston 4:00 PM NORTHEASTERN 7:00 PM at Delaware 7:00 PM UNCW 7:00 PM COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 7:00 PM at Elon 7:00 PM at UNCW 7:00 PM WILLIAM AND MARY 7:00 PM DREXEL 4:00 PM at James Madison 7:00 PM TOWSON 4:00 PM
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3-5 // 0-0 MAAC Head Coach (Years at MU)........................... King Rice (7th) Overall Coaching Record......................................... 109-97 Record at Monmouth.............................................. 109-97 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
2017-18 MONMOUTH SCHEDULE
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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 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.
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2017-18 MAAC STANDINGS (as of 12/4)
H AW K S V S . 6 H, 2O01F7 S T R A DECEMBER
SCHOOL OVERALL PCT. MAAC PCT. STRK 1. Rider 5-3 .625 0-0 .000 L2 2. Saint Peter’s 3-3 .500 0-0 .050 W2 3. Canisius 4-4 .500 0-0 .000 W1 4. Fairfield 3-4 .429 0-0 .000 L2 5. Iona 3-4 .429 0-0 .000 W2 6. Monmouth 3-5 .375 0-0 .000 L1 7. Manhattan 3-5 .375 0-0 .000 L1 8. Niagara 3-5 .375 0-0 .000 L1 9. Siena 2-5 .286 0-0 .000 W1 10. Quinnipiac 2-6 .250 0-0 .000 L1 11. Marist 1-7 .125 0-0 .000 L1
MONMOUTH QUICK FACTS Founded:...........................................................................................................1933 Location:................................................................................... West Long Branch, NJ Enrollment:......................................................................................................6,300 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 Zac Tillman has gone into double figures in his last two games, now giving him seven career games in double digits. He had never previously done that in consecutive games, and his 15 points against Albany was his first such effort since February 26, 2016 against Rider. Micah Seaborn is nearing becoming the 23rd Hawk to score 1,000 career points at the Division I level, coming into the game against Hofstra with 991 career points. The last Hawk to reach the 1,000-point mark with all of his points coming at Monmouth came in January 2016, when eventual 2,000-point scorer Justin Robinson did it vs. Siena. Je’lon Hornbeak netted his 1,000th career point near the end of last season, with two of his seasons in college basketball coming at the University of Oklahoma. Overall, King Rice has seen four players reach the 1,000-point milestone in their Monmouth careers. Ed Waite accomplished it in Rice’s second season, while Andrew Nicholas and Deon Jones also joined Robinson in scoring over 1,000.
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Seaborn knocked in 27 points at UConn, a career-best and his 15th career game with 20 or more points. He hit five triples, and scored 20 of his points in the opening half. Seaborn has now reached double figures 53 times in 74 career games played.
2017-18 MONMOUTH ROSTER NUMERICAL
2017-18 HOFSTRA ROSTER NUMERICAL
No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 13 15 23 24 32 33 44
No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 14 15 20 23 33
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
ALPHABETICAL 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 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
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
Name Pos. Tareq Coburn* G Matija Radovic F Kenny Wormley G Justin Wright-Foreman G Desure Buie G Eli Pemberton G Rokas Gustys F/C Joel Angus III F Kevin Schutte F/C Stafford Trueheart F Jalen Ray G Connor Klementowicz G Hunter Sabety F/C
Yr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Gr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Sr.
Ht. 6-5 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-5 6-9 6-6 6-9 6-8 6-2 6-2 6-9
Wt. 200 205 180 185 160 197 260 240 215 200 175 200 260
Hometown/High School/Previous Rosedale, NY/Cardozo/St. Bonaventure Beograd, Serbia/Montverde Academy (FL) Landover, MD/Riverdale Baptist/Indian Hills CC Queens, NY/High School of Construction Bronx, NY/Wings Academy Middletown, CT/Cheshire Academy Kaunas, Lithuania/Oak Hill Academy (VA) Brooklyn, NY/Boys and Girls HS/Southeast Missouri State Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands/CSE Zwolle Lancaster, NY/Canisius HS Hampton, VA/Hampton Freehold, NJ/Gill St. Bernard’s Oceanside, NY/Oceanside/Tufts
ALPHABETICAL No. 12 4 0 11 23 5 1 20 33 14 15 2 3
Name Pos. Joel Angus III F Desure Buie G Tareq Coburn* G Rokas Gustys F/C Connor Klementowicz G Eli Pemberton G Matija Radovic F Jalen Ray G Hunter Sabety F/C Kevin Schutte F/C Stafford Trueheart F Kenny Wormley G Justin Wright-Foreman G
Ht. Gr. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr.
Wt. 6-6 6-0 6-5 6-9 6-2 6-5 6-7 6-2 6-9 6-9 6-8 6-4 6-1
Cl. 240 160 200 260 200 197 205 175 260 215 200 180 185
Hometown/High School/Previous Brooklyn, NY/Boys and Girls HS/Southeast Missouri State Bronx, NY/Wings Academy Rosedale, NY/Cardozo/St. Bonaventure Kaunas, Lithuania/Oak Hill Academy (VA) Freehold, NJ/Gill St. Bernard’s Middletown, CT/Cheshire Academy Beograd, Serbia/Montverde Academy (FL) Hampton, VA/Hampton Oceanside, NY/Oceanside/Tufts Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands/CSE Zwolle Lancaster, NY/Canisius HS Landover, MD/Riverdale Baptist/Indian Hills CC Queens, NY/High School of Construction
n MU has seen seven different starting lineups in the first eight games of the season, with nine different players earning a spot on the floor to start a game to this point. On Monmouth’s roster, 10 players have earned a start at some point in their career, nine of them this season in addition to Zac Tillman, who has totaled 67 starts in his Monmouth career.
n MU senior guard Austin Tilghman made two buzzer beaters in the game against Penn, banking in a runner at the regulation horn to force overtime before hitting a long three at the conclusion of the third overtime to extend it to a fourth session. Last season, Tilghman found himself on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays after hitting a half-court shot to end the first half against Niagara at home. He also drilled a long three-pointer at the first half horn at Iona last season, giving the senior four career buzzer beaters. It’s no secret Monmouth has had success against high-major programs, topping six in the last few seasons. Monmouth possesses wins over UCLA, Notre Dame, USC, Georgetown, Rutgers and Memphis. However, in addition to those victories, MU has found themselves in a close game (within 10 points) six other times during the King Rice era, including two losses at the buzzer and two coming in overtime. MU lost by 10 to St. John’s in 2013 before leading West Virginia in 2014 in the second half. The Hawks were within a possession in the final minute at Maryland in 2014, and fell to Rutgers at the horn at home later that season. The last two tight high-major losses have come at South Carolina last season at the overtime horn, and on Saturday at UConn in the extra session.
TALE OF
MONMOUTH vs THE CAA n Against current members of the CAA, Monmouth has posted an all-time record of 16-17. n Monmouth is 6-1 all-time against Hofstra, including back-to-back season opening wins in 2012 and 2013. n The most wins for MU against a CAA school is six against Hofstra. n The Hawks only have a losing record against three CAA members, including UNC Wilmington, who MU has not played since 1983. n MU has never played four current CAA members (College of Charleston, William & Mary, Elon and James Madison). n Monmouth will play just one CAA opponent this season in Hofstra.
SERIES HISTORY
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MU Category HU
HOFSTRA QUICK FACTS
Founded:...........................................................................................................1935 Location:............................................................................................ Hempstead, NY Enrollment:....................................................................................................11,240 Athletics Website:................................................................................. GoHofstra.com President:....................................................................................... Stuart Rabinowitz Vice President and Director of Athletics:...........................................Jeffrey A. Hathaway Mascot..............................................................................................................Pride Colors........................................................................................ Gold, White and Blue Home Arena............................................. David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex Capacity...........................................................................................................5,023 Affiliation............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference........................................................................ Colonial Athletic Association Facebook................................................................................................ Hofstra MBB Twitter..................................................................................................@HofstraMBB
THE TAPE
MU Category HU
8 Games Played 7 3-5 Overall Record 24-3 .445 Field Goal % .442 2-1 Home Record 3-0 .368 3PT % .341 1-4 Road Record 0-1 .656 Free Throw % .691 0-0 Neutral Record 1-2 38.4 Rebounds/Game 37.4 0-0 Conference Record 0-0 83 Assists 100 256 1st Half Points 280 140 Turnovers 75 291 2nd Half Points 264 23 Blocks 14 39 Overtime Points N/A 33 Steals 27 +0.6 Rebound Margin +2.1 586 Total Points 544 190 Personal Fouls 120 194 FG made 191 73.2 Points/Game 77.7 57 3PT made 59 77.2 Points Against/Game 74.9 141 FT made 103 -4.0 Scoring Margin +2.8
Date Location 01/25/84 Hempstead, NY 01/21/85 West Long Branch, NJ 12/02/93 Santa Barbara, CA 12/07/02 Hempstead, NY 12/10/03 West Long Branch, NJ 11/09/12 West Long Branch, NJ 11/08/13 Hempstead, NY
Winner Hofstra Monmouth Monmouth Monmouth Monmouth Monmouth Monmouth
Score 77-43 58-56 59-49 70-57 87-79 91-62 88-84
TONIGHT IN THE MAAC DECEMBER 6, 2017 Fairfield at Houston
12:00 PM
Houston Baptist at Saint Peter’s
7:00 PM
Siena at Louisville
7:00 PM
Colgate at Marist
7:30 PM
St. Bonaventure at Canisius
7:00 PM
Rider at Robert Morris
7:00 PM
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n Monmouth has seen production spread across multiple players to this point in the season, evidenced by the fact that six players have led MU in scoring in a game through eight games (Seaborn, Hammond, Quinn, L. Pillari, Tilghman, Salnave). In the rebounding category, seven different players have snagged a game-high in caroms through eight contests (Seaborn, Tillman, Sarr, Quinn, Traore, Tilghman, Papas). Both of MU’s double-digit rebounds efforts have come from a guard, with Seaborn grabbing 10 against Bucknell and Tilghman collecting 12 vs. Penn.
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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.
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
TONIGHT IN THE CAA DECEMBER 6, 2017 William & Mary at George Mason
7:00 PM
Morgan State at Towson
7:00 PM
Buffalo at Delaware
7:00 PM
2017-18 MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL
2017-18 HOFSTRA SCHEDULE
Opponent Time/Result ARMY W, 77-74 KENNESAW STATE W, 75-57 vs. Dayton W, 72-69 vs. Clemson L, 59-78 vs. Auburn L, 78-89 at Siena L, 76-85 MOLLOY W, 107-72 at Monmouth 7:00 PM at Rider 7:00 PM at Stony Brook 7:00 PM vs. Manhattan 7:00 PM vs. Villanova 8:30 PM at William and Mary 4:00 PM at Northeastern 7:00 PM JAMES MADISON 7:00 PM ELON 4:00 PM at Towson 7:00 PM at Drexel 4:00 PM DELAWARE 7:00 PM at College of Charleston 4:00 PM NORTHEASTERN 7:00 PM at Delaware 7:00 PM UNCW 7:00 PM COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 7:00 PM at Elon 7:00 PM at UNCW 7:00 PM WILLIAM AND MARY 7:00 PM DREXEL 4:00 PM at James Madison 7:00 PM TOWSON 4:00 PM
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3-5 // 0-0 MAAC Head Coach (Years at MU)........................... King Rice (7th) Overall Coaching Record......................................... 109-97 Record at Monmouth.............................................. 109-97 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
2017-18 MONMOUTH SCHEDULE
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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 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.
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2017-18 MAAC STANDINGS (as of 12/4)
H AW K S V S . 6 H, 2O01F7 S T R A DECEMBER
SCHOOL OVERALL PCT. MAAC PCT. STRK 1. Rider 5-3 .625 0-0 .000 L2 2. Saint Peter’s 3-3 .500 0-0 .050 W2 3. Canisius 4-4 .500 0-0 .000 W1 4. Fairfield 3-4 .429 0-0 .000 L2 5. Iona 3-4 .429 0-0 .000 W2 6. Monmouth 3-5 .375 0-0 .000 L1 7. Manhattan 3-5 .375 0-0 .000 L1 8. Niagara 3-5 .375 0-0 .000 L1 9. Siena 2-5 .286 0-0 .000 W1 10. Quinnipiac 2-6 .250 0-0 .000 L1 11. Marist 1-7 .125 0-0 .000 L1
MONMOUTH QUICK FACTS Founded:...........................................................................................................1933 Location:................................................................................... West Long Branch, NJ Enrollment:......................................................................................................6,300 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 Zac Tillman has gone into double figures in his last two games, now giving him seven career games in double digits. He had never previously done that in consecutive games, and his 15 points against Albany was his first such effort since February 26, 2016 against Rider. Micah Seaborn is nearing becoming the 23rd Hawk to score 1,000 career points at the Division I level, coming into the game against Hofstra with 991 career points. The last Hawk to reach the 1,000-point mark with all of his points coming at Monmouth came in January 2016, when eventual 2,000-point scorer Justin Robinson did it vs. Siena. Je’lon Hornbeak netted his 1,000th career point near the end of last season, with two of his seasons in college basketball coming at the University of Oklahoma. Overall, King Rice has seen four players reach the 1,000-point milestone in their Monmouth careers. Ed Waite accomplished it in Rice’s second season, while Andrew Nicholas and Deon Jones also joined Robinson in scoring over 1,000.
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Seaborn knocked in 27 points at UConn, a career-best and his 15th career game with 20 or more points. He hit five triples, and scored 20 of his points in the opening half. Seaborn has now reached double figures 53 times in 74 career games played.
2017-18 MONMOUTH ROSTER NUMERICAL
2017-18 HOFSTRA ROSTER NUMERICAL
No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 13 15 23 24 32 33 44
No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 14 15 20 23 33
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
ALPHABETICAL 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 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
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
Name Pos. Tareq Coburn* G Matija Radovic F Kenny Wormley G Justin Wright-Foreman G Desure Buie G Eli Pemberton G Rokas Gustys F/C Joel Angus III F Kevin Schutte F/C Stafford Trueheart F Jalen Ray G Connor Klementowicz G Hunter Sabety F/C
Yr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Gr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Sr.
Ht. 6-5 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-5 6-9 6-6 6-9 6-8 6-2 6-2 6-9
Wt. 200 205 180 185 160 197 260 240 215 200 175 200 260
Hometown/High School/Previous Rosedale, NY/Cardozo/St. Bonaventure Beograd, Serbia/Montverde Academy (FL) Landover, MD/Riverdale Baptist/Indian Hills CC Queens, NY/High School of Construction Bronx, NY/Wings Academy Middletown, CT/Cheshire Academy Kaunas, Lithuania/Oak Hill Academy (VA) Brooklyn, NY/Boys and Girls HS/Southeast Missouri State Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands/CSE Zwolle Lancaster, NY/Canisius HS Hampton, VA/Hampton Freehold, NJ/Gill St. Bernard’s Oceanside, NY/Oceanside/Tufts
ALPHABETICAL No. 12 4 0 11 23 5 1 20 33 14 15 2 3
Name Pos. Joel Angus III F Desure Buie G Tareq Coburn* G Rokas Gustys F/C Connor Klementowicz G Eli Pemberton G Matija Radovic F Jalen Ray G Hunter Sabety F/C Kevin Schutte F/C Stafford Trueheart F Kenny Wormley G Justin Wright-Foreman G
Ht. Gr. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr.
Wt. 6-6 6-0 6-5 6-9 6-2 6-5 6-7 6-2 6-9 6-9 6-8 6-4 6-1
Cl. 240 160 200 260 200 197 205 175 260 215 200 180 185
Hometown/High School/Previous Brooklyn, NY/Boys and Girls HS/Southeast Missouri State Bronx, NY/Wings Academy Rosedale, NY/Cardozo/St. Bonaventure Kaunas, Lithuania/Oak Hill Academy (VA) Freehold, NJ/Gill St. Bernard’s Middletown, CT/Cheshire Academy Beograd, Serbia/Montverde Academy (FL) Hampton, VA/Hampton Oceanside, NY/Oceanside/Tufts Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands/CSE Zwolle Lancaster, NY/Canisius HS Landover, MD/Riverdale Baptist/Indian Hills CC Queens, NY/High School of Construction
n MU has seen seven different starting lineups in the first eight games of the season, with nine different players earning a spot on the floor to start a game to this point. On Monmouth’s roster, 10 players have earned a start at some point in their career, nine of them this season in addition to Zac Tillman, who has totaled 67 starts in his Monmouth career.
n MU senior guard Austin Tilghman made two buzzer beaters in the game against Penn, banking in a runner at the regulation horn to force overtime before hitting a long three at the conclusion of the third overtime to extend it to a fourth session. Last season, Tilghman found himself on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays after hitting a half-court shot to end the first half against Niagara at home. He also drilled a long three-pointer at the first half horn at Iona last season, giving the senior four career buzzer beaters. It’s no secret Monmouth has had success against high-major programs, topping six in the last few seasons. Monmouth possesses wins over UCLA, Notre Dame, USC, Georgetown, Rutgers and Memphis. However, in addition to those victories, MU has found themselves in a close game (within 10 points) six other times during the King Rice era, including two losses at the buzzer and two coming in overtime. MU lost by 10 to St. John’s in 2013 before leading West Virginia in 2014 in the second half. The Hawks were within a possession in the final minute at Maryland in 2014, and fell to Rutgers at the horn at home later that season. The last two tight high-major losses have come at South Carolina last season at the overtime horn, and on Saturday at UConn in the extra session.
TALE OF
MONMOUTH vs THE CAA n Against current members of the CAA, Monmouth has posted an all-time record of 16-17. n Monmouth is 6-1 all-time against Hofstra, including back-to-back season opening wins in 2012 and 2013. n The most wins for MU against a CAA school is six against Hofstra. n The Hawks only have a losing record against three CAA members, including UNC Wilmington, who MU has not played since 1983. n MU has never played four current CAA members (College of Charleston, William & Mary, Elon and James Madison). n Monmouth will play just one CAA opponent this season in Hofstra.
SERIES HISTORY
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HOFSTRA QUICK FACTS
Founded:...........................................................................................................1935 Location:............................................................................................ Hempstead, NY Enrollment:....................................................................................................11,240 Athletics Website:................................................................................. GoHofstra.com President:....................................................................................... Stuart Rabinowitz Vice President and Director of Athletics:...........................................Jeffrey A. Hathaway Mascot..............................................................................................................Pride Colors........................................................................................ Gold, White and Blue Home Arena............................................. David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex Capacity...........................................................................................................5,023 Affiliation............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference........................................................................ Colonial Athletic Association Facebook................................................................................................ Hofstra MBB Twitter..................................................................................................@HofstraMBB
THE TAPE
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8 Games Played 7 3-5 Overall Record 24-3 .445 Field Goal % .442 2-1 Home Record 3-0 .368 3PT % .341 1-4 Road Record 0-1 .656 Free Throw % .691 0-0 Neutral Record 1-2 38.4 Rebounds/Game 37.4 0-0 Conference Record 0-0 83 Assists 100 256 1st Half Points 280 140 Turnovers 75 291 2nd Half Points 264 23 Blocks 14 39 Overtime Points N/A 33 Steals 27 +0.6 Rebound Margin +2.1 586 Total Points 544 190 Personal Fouls 120 194 FG made 191 73.2 Points/Game 77.7 57 3PT made 59 77.2 Points Against/Game 74.9 141 FT made 103 -4.0 Scoring Margin +2.8
Date Location 01/25/84 Hempstead, NY 01/21/85 West Long Branch, NJ 12/02/93 Santa Barbara, CA 12/07/02 Hempstead, NY 12/10/03 West Long Branch, NJ 11/09/12 West Long Branch, NJ 11/08/13 Hempstead, NY
Winner Hofstra Monmouth Monmouth Monmouth Monmouth Monmouth Monmouth
Score 77-43 58-56 59-49 70-57 87-79 91-62 88-84
TONIGHT IN THE MAAC DECEMBER 6, 2017 Fairfield at Houston
12:00 PM
Houston Baptist at Saint Peter’s
7:00 PM
Siena at Louisville
7:00 PM
Colgate at Marist
7:30 PM
St. Bonaventure at Canisius
7:00 PM
Rider at Robert Morris
7:00 PM
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n Monmouth has seen production spread across multiple players to this point in the season, evidenced by the fact that six players have led MU in scoring in a game through eight games (Seaborn, Hammond, Quinn, L. Pillari, Tilghman, Salnave). In the rebounding category, seven different players have snagged a game-high in caroms through eight contests (Seaborn, Tillman, Sarr, Quinn, Traore, Tilghman, Papas). Both of MU’s double-digit rebounds efforts have come from a guard, with Seaborn grabbing 10 against Bucknell and Tilghman collecting 12 vs. Penn.
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.
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
TONIGHT IN THE CAA DECEMBER 6, 2017 William & Mary at George Mason
7:00 PM
Morgan State at Towson
7:00 PM
Buffalo at Delaware
7:00 PM
