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FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY STAGS
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY HAWKS
8-13 // 3-7 MAAC Head Coach (Years at Fairfield)........... Sydney Johnson (7th) Overall Coaching Record....................................... 164-175 Record at Fairfield.................................................. 98-122 Assistant Coaches.....................................Mitch Buonaguro .................................................................. Tom Parrotta ................................................................Tyson Wheeler Director of Operations................................Stephen Elmore
7-14 // 3-6 MAAC Head Coach (Years at MU)........................... King Rice (7th) Overall Coaching Record....................................... 113-106 Record at Monmouth............................................ 113-106 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)
FAIRFIELD QUICK FACTS
Founded:...........................................................................................................1942 Location:................................................................................................. Fairfield, CT Enrollment:......................................................................................................3,300 Athletics Website:............................................................................ FairfieldStags.com President:......................................................................................Dr. Mark R. Nemec Director of Athletics:......................................................................... Paul Schlickmann Mascot.............................................................................................................Stags Colors......................................................................................Cardinal Red and Black Home Arena................................................................................ Webster Bank Arena Capacity...........................................................................................................9,000 Affiliation............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference.......................................................................................................MAAC Facebook....................................................................................... Fairfield U Athletics Twitter............................................................................................ @StagsMensBball
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY PURPLE EAGLES 14-9 // 7-3 MAAC Head Coach (Years at Niagara)..................Chris Casey (5th) Overall Coaching Record......................................... 46-105 Record at Niagara.................................................. 46-105 Assistant Coaches......................................... Marc Rybczyk ..................................................................... Will Lanier ................................................................Kareem Brown Director of Operations.................................... Tyrone Lewis
NIAGARA QUICK FACTS
Founded:...........................................................................................................1856 Location:...................................................................................Niagara University, NY Enrollment:......................................................................................................4,025 Athletics Website:............................................................................. PurpleEagles.com President:............................................................................Rev. James J. Maher, C.M. Director of Athletics:................................................................................. Simon Gray Mascot.................................................................................................. Purple Eagles Colors.............................................................................................. Purple and White Home Arena.............................................................................‘Taps’ Gallagher Center Capacity...........................................................................................................2,100 Affiliation............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference.......................................................................................................MAAC Facebook.....................................................................Niagara University Purple Eagles Twitter................................................................................................. @NiagaraMBB
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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 W, 77-66 at Niagara L, 77-78 at Canisius L, 79-94 IONA L, 73-76 SIENA W, 67-56 vs. Marist (Nassau Coliseum) W, 91-78 at Rider L, 85-92 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.
All info as of 1/30/18.
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 In the win over Marist, Monmouth scored over 90 points in regulation for the first time this season, having previously scored 96 in a four-overtime loss to Penn on 11/25. Four Hawks worked into double figures and eight Hawks scored in the game as MU got to 91 in the 40 minute game.
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Following strong weeks, Monmouth swept this weeks MAAC awards, with Austin Tilghman earning MAAC Player of the Week while Deion Hammond was named Rookie of the Week. It was the second honor of the season for each player. Tilghman posted his third double-double of the season and scored a career-high 24 points Saturday at Nassau Coliseum against Marist, leading Monmouth in four major categories for the day including points, rebounds (12), assists (6) and steals (3). He preceded that with 20 points against Siena, and shot 54.5% from the field and a perfect 19-of-19 from the free throw line on the week. In the two games, Tilghman was just shy of averaging a double-double, and posted a line for the week of 22 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and two steals per game. The point guard was on the floor for 74 of a possible 80 minutes. Hammond continued his strong freshman season with another pair of double-figure performances, netting a career-best 24 points with five triples Saturday vs. Marist at Nassau Coliseum. He scored 17 points against Siena on Thursday night while averaging three rebounds per game on the week. Hammond’s five threes vs. Marist notched a career-best, as did his nine made field goals against the Red Foxes.
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Austin Tilghman posted double-doubles in consecutive games against Marist and Rider, compiling a career-best 24 points against Marist to go with 12 rebounds. Against Rider, Tilghman scored 18 points and dished out 11 assists.
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Ray Salnave scored in double-digits against Rider for the third time in four games, netting a career-high 19 points in the game. He has now posted six double-figure efforts in his rookie campaign.
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After using nine different lineup combinations in the first 11 games of the season, King Rice has turned to the lineup of Austin Tilghman, Deion Hammond, Ray Salnave, Mustapha Traore and Diago Quinn to start the last seven consecutive contests. Tilghman has started all but two games this season, while Traore has been out to begin all but three games, having started 17 in a row. Quinn is the only Hawk to start every game this season after having started just once in his first two seasons in the Blue and White.
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Monmouth is 4-3 at home this season, posting wins over Bucknell, Albany, Manhattan and Siena. Of the three losses, one came in four overtimes to Penn, a second came on a wild last second tip-out off a missed free throw against Hofstra, and the third came in the final minute vs. Iona.
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n In the win over Siena, Monmouth allowed just 56 Siena points, the lowest for an MU opponent this season. Siena’s 16 made field goals was a season low for MU defensively, and Siena shot 32.7%, the lowest output from a Hawks opponent this year. It marked the first time MU held an opponent under 60 points since Niagara scored 59 in last year’s MAAC quarterfinals on March 3, 2017. This weekend marks the second time MU will play home games one day apart this season. Monmouth previously played back-to-back games at home on 11/25 and 11/27 against Penn and Albany respectively.
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2017-18 MONMOUTH ROSTER NUMERICAL
2017-18 FAIRFIELD 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. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 23 24 30 35
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
TALE OF
MU Category FU
Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Olivier Cadieux So. G/F 6-4 Jerome Segura Sr. G 5-11 Taj Benning Fr. G 6-3 Tyler Nelson Sr. G 6-3 Jared Harper Jr. G 6-1 Aidas Kavaliauskas So. G 6-1 Thomas Nolan R-So. G 6-3 Alonde Legrand Fr. G 6-5 Kevin Senghore-Peterson Fr. F 6-6 Jonathan Kasibabu Jr. F 6-8 Matija Milin Jr. F 6-9 Wassef Methnani Fr. F 6-8 Ferron Flavors Jr. So. G 6-4 Jesus Cruz Fr. G 6-5 Omar El-Sheik Fr. F 6-7 Aziz Sultan Essa Fr. F 6-9
Wt. 205 175 185 180 180 175 195 185 220 240 215 208 180 210 195 250
Hometown/High School/Previous Brebeuf Jesuit/Montreal, Canada Langham Creek/Houston, Texas Bergen Catholic/Fair Lawn, N.J. Central Catholic/Bradford, Mass. Suffield Academy/Los Angeles, Calif. SPIRE Academy/Kaunas, Lithuania Fairfield Prep/Trumbull, Conn. Berkshire/Harlem, N.Y. Myerscough Coll./Frolunda, Sweden Westtown (Pa.)/Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo Sports Gymnasium/Belgrade, Serbia The Knox School/Kairoun, Tunisia Stone Mountain CC/Federal Way, Wash. Loomis Chaffee/Carolina, Puerto Rico The Knox School/Cairo, Egypt Brewster Academy/Kuwait City, Kuwait
Wt. 185 205 210 195 180 180 240 175 185 208 215 180 195 175 220 250
Hometown/High School/Previous Bergen Catholic/Fair Lawn, N.J. Brebeuf Jesuit/Montreal, Canada Loomis Chaffee/Carolina, Puerto Rico The Knox School/Cairo, Egypt Stone Mountain CC/Federal Way, Wash. Suffield Academy/Los Angeles, Calif. Westtown (Pa.)/Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo SPIRE Academy/Kaunas, Lithuania Berkshire/Harlem, N.Y. The Knox School/Kairoun, Tunisia Sports Gymnasium/Belgrade, Serbia Central Catholic/Bradford, Mass. Fairfield Prep/Trumbull, Conn. Langham Creek/Houston, Texas Myerscough Coll./Frolunda, Sweden Brewster Academy/Kuwait City, Kuwait
ALPHABETICAL No. 2 0 24 30 23 4 13 5 11 15 14 3 10 1 12 35
Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Taj Benning Fr. G 6-3 Olivier Cadieux So. G/F 6-4 Jesus Cruz Fr. G 6-5 Omar El-Sheik Fr. F 6-7 Ferron Flavors Jr. So. G 6-4 Jared Harper Jr. G 6-1 Jonathan Kasibabu Jr. F 6-8 Aidas Kavaliauskas So. G 6-1 Alonde Legrand Fr. G 6-5 Wassef Methnani Fr. F 6-8 Matija Milin Jr. F 6-9 Tyler Nelson Sr. G 6-3 Thomas Nolan R-So. G 6-3 Jerome Segura Sr. G 5-11 Kevin Senghore-Peterson Fr. F 6-6 Aziz Sultan Essa Fr. F 6-9
2017-18 NIAGARA ROSTER NUMERICAL No. 0 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 21 24 30 32
Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Chris Barton Jr. G 6-3 Dominik Fragala Fr. G 6-0 Kevin Larkin R-Jr. G 6-5 Keleaf Tate Fr. G 6-2 James Towns So. G 5-10 Kahlil Dukes R-Sr. G 6-0 Marvin Prochet Jr. F 6-7 Matt Scott Sr. G 6-4 Sam Volmy R-Sr. G 6-3 Kierell Green R-Fr. F 6-7 Greg King R-Jr. F 6-7 Greg Kuakumensah Fr. F 6-6 Dominic Robb Jr. F 6-8
Wt. 199 145 172 170 171 176 207 191 190 177 238 200 226
Hometown/High School/Previous Pontiac, MI / Avondale High School Chantilly, VA / John Champe Georgetown, DE / Cheyney University Washington, DC / Cesar Chavez Detroit, MI / Henry Ford Hartford, CT / USC Brooklyn, NY / LI Lutheran Brooklyn, NY / Brooklyn Law and Tech Lockport, NY/ Alfred State College Washington, DC/ IDEA Atlanta, GA / Eastern Kentucky Worchester, MA / Cushing Academy Pittsburgh, PA / Hun School of Princeton
Wt. 199 176 145 177 238 200 172 207 226 191 170 171 190
Hometown/High School/Previous Pontiac, MI / Avondale High School Hartford, CT / USC Chantilly, VA / John Champe Washington, DC/ IDEA Atlanta, GA / Eastern Kentucky Worchester, MA / Cushing Academy Georgetown, DE / Cheyney University Brooklyn, NY / LI Lutheran Pittsburgh, PA / Hun School of Princeton Brooklyn, NY / Brooklyn Law and Tech Washington, DC / Cesar Chavez Detroit, MI / Henry Ford Lockport, NY/ Alfred State College
ALPHABETICAL MU Category NU
Opponent Time/Result PENN W, 80-72 LOYOLA MARYLAND W, 64-52 PURDUE L, 64-106 vs. Jacksonville L, 84-92 vs. Gardner-Webb W, 75-64 at Wright State L, 56-57 at Wagner L, 76-78 at Houston L, 66-88 at LIU Brooklyn W, 76-72 OLD DOMINION L, 77-82 (ot) NEW HAMPSHIRE W, 78-68 SAINT PETER’S W, 70-61 at Manhattan L, 58-61 at Rider L, 77-96 at Iona L, 65-84 MANHATTAN L, 53-59 at Marist L, 89-95 (ot) NIAGARA W, 104-85 RIDER L, 88-90 vs. Quinnipiac L, 70-75 IONA W, 103-100 (ot) at Monmouth 7:00 PM SIENA 7:00 PM at Niagara 3:00 PM at Canisius 7:00 PM MARIST 7:00 PM QUINNIPIAC 1:00 PM at Siena 7:00 PM MONMOUTH 1:00 PM
THE TAPE
MU Category FU
20 Games Played 21 7-13 Overall Record 8013 .465 Field Goal % .439 4-3 Home Record 6-3 .397 3PT % .335 2-9 Road Record 1-8 .704 Free Throw % .715 1-1 Neutral Record 1-2 35.7 Rebounds/Game 34.7 3-6 Conference Record 3-7 248 Assists 322 684 1st Half Points 733 319 Turnovers 286 770 2nd Half Points 801 50 Blocks 56 39 Overtime Points 39 117 Steals 128 +0.9 Rebound Margin -3.1 1493 Total Points 1573 445 Personal Fouls 431 505 FG made 558 74.7 Points/Game 74.9 143 3PT made 189 76.6 Points Against/Game 78.0 340 FT made 268 -1.9 Scoring Margin -3.1
TALE OF
2017-18 FAIRFIELD SCHEDULE
Date 11.11 11.14 11.18 11.24 11.25 11.26 12.01 12.06 12.10 12.17 12.22 12.28 12.30 ^ 01.05 ^ 01.07 ^ 01.11 ^ 01.13 ^ 01.20 ^ 01.23 ^ 01.27 ^ 01.29 ^ 02.02 ^ 02.05 ^ 02.10 ^ 02.12 ^ 02.15 ^ 02.17 ^ 02.21 ^ 02.24 ^ ^-MAAC contest
THE TAPE
MU Category NU
20 Games Played 23 7-13 Overall Record 14-9 .465 Field Goal % .443 4-3 Home Record 6-5 .397 3PT % .375 2-9 Road Record 8-4 .704 Free Throw % .716 1-1 Neutral Record 0-0 35.7 Rebounds/Game 38.0 3-6 Conference Record 7-3 248 Assists 283 684 1st Half Points 868 319 Turnovers 265 770 2nd Half Points 1031 50 Blocks 100 39 Overtime Points 24 117 Steals 122 +0.9 Rebound Margin -1.3 1493 Total Points 1923 445 Personal Fouls 420 505 FG made 647 74.7 Points/Game 83.6 143 3PT made 200 76.6 Points Against/Game 84.8 340 FT made 429 -1.9 Scoring Margin -1.2
All info as of 1/30/18.
No. 0 10 1 21 24 30 2 11 32 13 4 5 20
Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Chris Barton Jr. G 6-3 Kahlil Dukes R-Sr. G 6-0 Dominik Fragala Fr. G 6-0 Kierell Green R-Fr. F 6-7 Greg King R-Jr. F 6-7 Greg Kuakumensah Fr. F 6-6 Kevin Larkin R-Jr. G 6-5 Marvin Prochet Jr. F 6-7 Dominic Robb Jr. F 6-8 Matt Scott Sr. G 6-4 Keleaf Tate Fr. G 6-2 James Towns So. G 5-10 Sam Volmy R-Sr. G 6-3
2017-18 NIAGARA SCHEDULE
Date 11.10 11.15 11.19 11.21 11.24 11.25 11.27 11.29 12.05 12.10 12.16 12.19 12.23 12.29 ^ 12.31 ^ 01.05 ^ 01.07 ^ 01.12 ^ 01.14 ^ 01.18 ^ 01.20 ^ 01.24 ^ 01.27 ^ 02.02 ^ 02.04 ^ 02.08 ^ 02.10 ^ 02.16 ^ 02.18 ^ 02.21 ^ 02.23 ^ ^-MAAC contest
Opponent Time [et] at St. Bonaventure W, 77-75 at Minnesota L, 81-107 at UMass L, 76-101 at BYU L, 88-95 ALABAMA A&M W, 96-74 TEXAS ARLINGTON L, 90-95 ARMY W, 77-71 BUFFALO L, 87-106 at New Hampshire W, 78-70 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L, 87-93 at Norfolk State W, 85-82 CLEVELAND STATE W, 79-77 at Cornell W, 89-86 IONA L, 93-98 RIDER L, 76-99 at Siena W, 84-76 at Marist W, 86-70 MONMOUTH W, 78-77 SAINT PETER’S W, 73-70 at Quinnipiac W, 81-73 at Fairfield L, 85-104 MANHATTAN W, 72-63 at Canisius W, 105-89 at Saint Peter’s 7:00 PM at Monmouth 2:00 PM QUINNIPIAC 7:00 PM FAIRFIELD 3:00 PM at Iona 7:00 PM at Manhattan 2:00 PM CANISIUS 7:00 PM MARIST 7:00 PM
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY HAWKS
8-13 // 3-7 MAAC Head Coach (Years at Fairfield)........... Sydney Johnson (7th) Overall Coaching Record....................................... 164-175 Record at Fairfield.................................................. 98-122 Assistant Coaches.....................................Mitch Buonaguro .................................................................. Tom Parrotta ................................................................Tyson Wheeler Director of Operations................................Stephen Elmore
7-14 // 3-6 MAAC Head Coach (Years at MU)........................... King Rice (7th) Overall Coaching Record....................................... 113-106 Record at Monmouth............................................ 113-106 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)
FAIRFIELD QUICK FACTS
Founded:...........................................................................................................1942 Location:................................................................................................. Fairfield, CT Enrollment:......................................................................................................3,300 Athletics Website:............................................................................ FairfieldStags.com President:......................................................................................Dr. Mark R. Nemec Director of Athletics:......................................................................... Paul Schlickmann Mascot.............................................................................................................Stags Colors......................................................................................Cardinal Red and Black Home Arena................................................................................ Webster Bank Arena Capacity...........................................................................................................9,000 Affiliation............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference.......................................................................................................MAAC Facebook....................................................................................... Fairfield U Athletics Twitter............................................................................................ @StagsMensBball
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY PURPLE EAGLES 14-9 // 7-3 MAAC Head Coach (Years at Niagara)..................Chris Casey (5th) Overall Coaching Record......................................... 46-105 Record at Niagara.................................................. 46-105 Assistant Coaches......................................... Marc Rybczyk ..................................................................... Will Lanier ................................................................Kareem Brown Director of Operations.................................... Tyrone Lewis
NIAGARA QUICK FACTS
Founded:...........................................................................................................1856 Location:...................................................................................Niagara University, NY Enrollment:......................................................................................................4,025 Athletics Website:............................................................................. PurpleEagles.com President:............................................................................Rev. James J. Maher, C.M. Director of Athletics:................................................................................. Simon Gray Mascot.................................................................................................. Purple Eagles Colors.............................................................................................. Purple and White Home Arena.............................................................................‘Taps’ Gallagher Center Capacity...........................................................................................................2,100 Affiliation............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference.......................................................................................................MAAC Facebook.....................................................................Niagara University Purple Eagles Twitter................................................................................................. @NiagaraMBB
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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 W, 77-66 at Niagara L, 77-78 at Canisius L, 79-94 IONA L, 73-76 SIENA W, 67-56 vs. Marist (Nassau Coliseum) W, 91-78 at Rider L, 85-92 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.
All info as of 1/30/18.
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 In the win over Marist, Monmouth scored over 90 points in regulation for the first time this season, having previously scored 96 in a four-overtime loss to Penn on 11/25. Four Hawks worked into double figures and eight Hawks scored in the game as MU got to 91 in the 40 minute game.
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Following strong weeks, Monmouth swept this weeks MAAC awards, with Austin Tilghman earning MAAC Player of the Week while Deion Hammond was named Rookie of the Week. It was the second honor of the season for each player. Tilghman posted his third double-double of the season and scored a career-high 24 points Saturday at Nassau Coliseum against Marist, leading Monmouth in four major categories for the day including points, rebounds (12), assists (6) and steals (3). He preceded that with 20 points against Siena, and shot 54.5% from the field and a perfect 19-of-19 from the free throw line on the week. In the two games, Tilghman was just shy of averaging a double-double, and posted a line for the week of 22 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and two steals per game. The point guard was on the floor for 74 of a possible 80 minutes. Hammond continued his strong freshman season with another pair of double-figure performances, netting a career-best 24 points with five triples Saturday vs. Marist at Nassau Coliseum. He scored 17 points against Siena on Thursday night while averaging three rebounds per game on the week. Hammond’s five threes vs. Marist notched a career-best, as did his nine made field goals against the Red Foxes.
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Austin Tilghman posted double-doubles in consecutive games against Marist and Rider, compiling a career-best 24 points against Marist to go with 12 rebounds. Against Rider, Tilghman scored 18 points and dished out 11 assists.
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Ray Salnave scored in double-digits against Rider for the third time in four games, netting a career-high 19 points in the game. He has now posted six double-figure efforts in his rookie campaign.
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After using nine different lineup combinations in the first 11 games of the season, King Rice has turned to the lineup of Austin Tilghman, Deion Hammond, Ray Salnave, Mustapha Traore and Diago Quinn to start the last seven consecutive contests. Tilghman has started all but two games this season, while Traore has been out to begin all but three games, having started 17 in a row. Quinn is the only Hawk to start every game this season after having started just once in his first two seasons in the Blue and White.
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Monmouth is 4-3 at home this season, posting wins over Bucknell, Albany, Manhattan and Siena. Of the three losses, one came in four overtimes to Penn, a second came on a wild last second tip-out off a missed free throw against Hofstra, and the third came in the final minute vs. Iona.
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n In the win over Siena, Monmouth allowed just 56 Siena points, the lowest for an MU opponent this season. Siena’s 16 made field goals was a season low for MU defensively, and Siena shot 32.7%, the lowest output from a Hawks opponent this year. It marked the first time MU held an opponent under 60 points since Niagara scored 59 in last year’s MAAC quarterfinals on March 3, 2017. This weekend marks the second time MU will play home games one day apart this season. Monmouth previously played back-to-back games at home on 11/25 and 11/27 against Penn and Albany respectively.
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2017-18 MONMOUTH ROSTER NUMERICAL
2017-18 FAIRFIELD 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. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 23 24 30 35
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
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MU Category FU
Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Olivier Cadieux So. G/F 6-4 Jerome Segura Sr. G 5-11 Taj Benning Fr. G 6-3 Tyler Nelson Sr. G 6-3 Jared Harper Jr. G 6-1 Aidas Kavaliauskas So. G 6-1 Thomas Nolan R-So. G 6-3 Alonde Legrand Fr. G 6-5 Kevin Senghore-Peterson Fr. F 6-6 Jonathan Kasibabu Jr. F 6-8 Matija Milin Jr. F 6-9 Wassef Methnani Fr. F 6-8 Ferron Flavors Jr. So. G 6-4 Jesus Cruz Fr. G 6-5 Omar El-Sheik Fr. F 6-7 Aziz Sultan Essa Fr. F 6-9
Wt. 205 175 185 180 180 175 195 185 220 240 215 208 180 210 195 250
Hometown/High School/Previous Brebeuf Jesuit/Montreal, Canada Langham Creek/Houston, Texas Bergen Catholic/Fair Lawn, N.J. Central Catholic/Bradford, Mass. Suffield Academy/Los Angeles, Calif. SPIRE Academy/Kaunas, Lithuania Fairfield Prep/Trumbull, Conn. Berkshire/Harlem, N.Y. Myerscough Coll./Frolunda, Sweden Westtown (Pa.)/Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo Sports Gymnasium/Belgrade, Serbia The Knox School/Kairoun, Tunisia Stone Mountain CC/Federal Way, Wash. Loomis Chaffee/Carolina, Puerto Rico The Knox School/Cairo, Egypt Brewster Academy/Kuwait City, Kuwait
Wt. 185 205 210 195 180 180 240 175 185 208 215 180 195 175 220 250
Hometown/High School/Previous Bergen Catholic/Fair Lawn, N.J. Brebeuf Jesuit/Montreal, Canada Loomis Chaffee/Carolina, Puerto Rico The Knox School/Cairo, Egypt Stone Mountain CC/Federal Way, Wash. Suffield Academy/Los Angeles, Calif. Westtown (Pa.)/Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo SPIRE Academy/Kaunas, Lithuania Berkshire/Harlem, N.Y. The Knox School/Kairoun, Tunisia Sports Gymnasium/Belgrade, Serbia Central Catholic/Bradford, Mass. Fairfield Prep/Trumbull, Conn. Langham Creek/Houston, Texas Myerscough Coll./Frolunda, Sweden Brewster Academy/Kuwait City, Kuwait
ALPHABETICAL No. 2 0 24 30 23 4 13 5 11 15 14 3 10 1 12 35
Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Taj Benning Fr. G 6-3 Olivier Cadieux So. G/F 6-4 Jesus Cruz Fr. G 6-5 Omar El-Sheik Fr. F 6-7 Ferron Flavors Jr. So. G 6-4 Jared Harper Jr. G 6-1 Jonathan Kasibabu Jr. F 6-8 Aidas Kavaliauskas So. G 6-1 Alonde Legrand Fr. G 6-5 Wassef Methnani Fr. F 6-8 Matija Milin Jr. F 6-9 Tyler Nelson Sr. G 6-3 Thomas Nolan R-So. G 6-3 Jerome Segura Sr. G 5-11 Kevin Senghore-Peterson Fr. F 6-6 Aziz Sultan Essa Fr. F 6-9
2017-18 NIAGARA ROSTER NUMERICAL No. 0 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 21 24 30 32
Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Chris Barton Jr. G 6-3 Dominik Fragala Fr. G 6-0 Kevin Larkin R-Jr. G 6-5 Keleaf Tate Fr. G 6-2 James Towns So. G 5-10 Kahlil Dukes R-Sr. G 6-0 Marvin Prochet Jr. F 6-7 Matt Scott Sr. G 6-4 Sam Volmy R-Sr. G 6-3 Kierell Green R-Fr. F 6-7 Greg King R-Jr. F 6-7 Greg Kuakumensah Fr. F 6-6 Dominic Robb Jr. F 6-8
Wt. 199 145 172 170 171 176 207 191 190 177 238 200 226
Hometown/High School/Previous Pontiac, MI / Avondale High School Chantilly, VA / John Champe Georgetown, DE / Cheyney University Washington, DC / Cesar Chavez Detroit, MI / Henry Ford Hartford, CT / USC Brooklyn, NY / LI Lutheran Brooklyn, NY / Brooklyn Law and Tech Lockport, NY/ Alfred State College Washington, DC/ IDEA Atlanta, GA / Eastern Kentucky Worchester, MA / Cushing Academy Pittsburgh, PA / Hun School of Princeton
Wt. 199 176 145 177 238 200 172 207 226 191 170 171 190
Hometown/High School/Previous Pontiac, MI / Avondale High School Hartford, CT / USC Chantilly, VA / John Champe Washington, DC/ IDEA Atlanta, GA / Eastern Kentucky Worchester, MA / Cushing Academy Georgetown, DE / Cheyney University Brooklyn, NY / LI Lutheran Pittsburgh, PA / Hun School of Princeton Brooklyn, NY / Brooklyn Law and Tech Washington, DC / Cesar Chavez Detroit, MI / Henry Ford Lockport, NY/ Alfred State College
ALPHABETICAL MU Category NU
Opponent Time/Result PENN W, 80-72 LOYOLA MARYLAND W, 64-52 PURDUE L, 64-106 vs. Jacksonville L, 84-92 vs. Gardner-Webb W, 75-64 at Wright State L, 56-57 at Wagner L, 76-78 at Houston L, 66-88 at LIU Brooklyn W, 76-72 OLD DOMINION L, 77-82 (ot) NEW HAMPSHIRE W, 78-68 SAINT PETER’S W, 70-61 at Manhattan L, 58-61 at Rider L, 77-96 at Iona L, 65-84 MANHATTAN L, 53-59 at Marist L, 89-95 (ot) NIAGARA W, 104-85 RIDER L, 88-90 vs. Quinnipiac L, 70-75 IONA W, 103-100 (ot) at Monmouth 7:00 PM SIENA 7:00 PM at Niagara 3:00 PM at Canisius 7:00 PM MARIST 7:00 PM QUINNIPIAC 1:00 PM at Siena 7:00 PM MONMOUTH 1:00 PM
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MU Category FU
20 Games Played 21 7-13 Overall Record 8013 .465 Field Goal % .439 4-3 Home Record 6-3 .397 3PT % .335 2-9 Road Record 1-8 .704 Free Throw % .715 1-1 Neutral Record 1-2 35.7 Rebounds/Game 34.7 3-6 Conference Record 3-7 248 Assists 322 684 1st Half Points 733 319 Turnovers 286 770 2nd Half Points 801 50 Blocks 56 39 Overtime Points 39 117 Steals 128 +0.9 Rebound Margin -3.1 1493 Total Points 1573 445 Personal Fouls 431 505 FG made 558 74.7 Points/Game 74.9 143 3PT made 189 76.6 Points Against/Game 78.0 340 FT made 268 -1.9 Scoring Margin -3.1
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2017-18 FAIRFIELD SCHEDULE
Date 11.11 11.14 11.18 11.24 11.25 11.26 12.01 12.06 12.10 12.17 12.22 12.28 12.30 ^ 01.05 ^ 01.07 ^ 01.11 ^ 01.13 ^ 01.20 ^ 01.23 ^ 01.27 ^ 01.29 ^ 02.02 ^ 02.05 ^ 02.10 ^ 02.12 ^ 02.15 ^ 02.17 ^ 02.21 ^ 02.24 ^ ^-MAAC contest
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MU Category NU
20 Games Played 23 7-13 Overall Record 14-9 .465 Field Goal % .443 4-3 Home Record 6-5 .397 3PT % .375 2-9 Road Record 8-4 .704 Free Throw % .716 1-1 Neutral Record 0-0 35.7 Rebounds/Game 38.0 3-6 Conference Record 7-3 248 Assists 283 684 1st Half Points 868 319 Turnovers 265 770 2nd Half Points 1031 50 Blocks 100 39 Overtime Points 24 117 Steals 122 +0.9 Rebound Margin -1.3 1493 Total Points 1923 445 Personal Fouls 420 505 FG made 647 74.7 Points/Game 83.6 143 3PT made 200 76.6 Points Against/Game 84.8 340 FT made 429 -1.9 Scoring Margin -1.2
All info as of 1/30/18.
No. 0 10 1 21 24 30 2 11 32 13 4 5 20
Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Chris Barton Jr. G 6-3 Kahlil Dukes R-Sr. G 6-0 Dominik Fragala Fr. G 6-0 Kierell Green R-Fr. F 6-7 Greg King R-Jr. F 6-7 Greg Kuakumensah Fr. F 6-6 Kevin Larkin R-Jr. G 6-5 Marvin Prochet Jr. F 6-7 Dominic Robb Jr. F 6-8 Matt Scott Sr. G 6-4 Keleaf Tate Fr. G 6-2 James Towns So. G 5-10 Sam Volmy R-Sr. G 6-3
2017-18 NIAGARA SCHEDULE
Date 11.10 11.15 11.19 11.21 11.24 11.25 11.27 11.29 12.05 12.10 12.16 12.19 12.23 12.29 ^ 12.31 ^ 01.05 ^ 01.07 ^ 01.12 ^ 01.14 ^ 01.18 ^ 01.20 ^ 01.24 ^ 01.27 ^ 02.02 ^ 02.04 ^ 02.08 ^ 02.10 ^ 02.16 ^ 02.18 ^ 02.21 ^ 02.23 ^ ^-MAAC contest
Opponent Time [et] at St. Bonaventure W, 77-75 at Minnesota L, 81-107 at UMass L, 76-101 at BYU L, 88-95 ALABAMA A&M W, 96-74 TEXAS ARLINGTON L, 90-95 ARMY W, 77-71 BUFFALO L, 87-106 at New Hampshire W, 78-70 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) L, 87-93 at Norfolk State W, 85-82 CLEVELAND STATE W, 79-77 at Cornell W, 89-86 IONA L, 93-98 RIDER L, 76-99 at Siena W, 84-76 at Marist W, 86-70 MONMOUTH W, 78-77 SAINT PETER’S W, 73-70 at Quinnipiac W, 81-73 at Fairfield L, 85-104 MANHATTAN W, 72-63 at Canisius W, 105-89 at Saint Peter’s 7:00 PM at Monmouth 2:00 PM QUINNIPIAC 7:00 PM FAIRFIELD 3:00 PM at Iona 7:00 PM at Manhattan 2:00 PM CANISIUS 7:00 PM MARIST 7:00 PM
