2020–21 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team
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MAAC regular season co-champions | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 12–8 (12–6 MAAC) |
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Home arena | OceanFirst Bank Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona † | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 6 | – | 17 | .261 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams did not reach 20 conference games played. These standings were also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC tournament.[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 MAAC tournament winner |
The 2020–21 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by tenth-year head coach King Rice, played their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–8, 12–6 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for first place. As the No. 2 seed in the MAAC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to No. 7 seed Fairfield 60–79.
Previous season
The Hawks finished the 2019–20 season 18–13 overall, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. Before they could face #5 seeded Quinnipiac in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
December 1, 2020* 7:00 pm, BTN | at Maryland | Canceled | Xfinity Center College Park, MD | ||||||||
December 4, 2020* 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | Canceled | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | ||||||||
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Hofstra | L 88–96 | 0–1 | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
MAAC regular season | |||||||||||
December 18, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Saint Peter's | W 78–76 | 1–1 (1–0) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
December 19, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Saint Peter's | L 76–78 | 1–2 (1–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
December 27, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Canisius | W 84–66 | 2–2 (2–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
December 28, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Canisius | W 97–69 | 3–2 (3–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
January 3, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Siena | L 77–78 | 3–3 (3–2) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY | |||||||
January 4, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Siena | L 62–76 | 3–4 (3–3) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY | |||||||
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Marist | W 80–64 | 4–4 (4–3) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Marist | W 72–62 | 5–4 (5–3) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
January 15, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Quinnipiac | W 92–80 OT | 6–4 (6–3) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Quinnipiac | W 70–63 | 7–4 (7–3) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
January 29, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Niagara | W 77–67 | 8–4 (8–3) | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Niagara | L 74–83 | 8–5 (8–4) | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||
February 5, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at Manhattan | W 70–65 | 9–5 (9–4) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||
February 6, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Manhattan | W 71–69 OT | 10–5 (10–4) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Iona | L 86–91 | 10–6 (10–5) | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
February 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Iona | L 65–88 | 10–7 (10–6) | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
March 4, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Rider | W 77–74 OT | 11–7 (11–6) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
March 5, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPNU | at Rider | W 65–62 | 12–7 (12–6) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Fairfield Quarterfinals | L 60–79 | 12–8 | Boardwalk Hall[4] Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
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References
- ^ "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships Canceled". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.