2020–21 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

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.

2020–21 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
MAAC regular season co-champions
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record12–8 (12–6 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaOceanFirst Bank Center
Seasons
2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Previous season

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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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2020–21 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Myles Foster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Brooks School Brooklyn, New York
G 1 Gob Gabriel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Bradford Christian Academy Manchester, New Hampshire
F 2 Melik Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr York Catholic High School York, Pennsylvania
G 3 Deion Hammond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Riverdale Baptist School Mitchellville, Maryland
G 4 Donovann Toatley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Chattanooga Largo, Maryland
G 5 George Papas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Gould Academy Jersey City, New Jersey
F 10 Jarvis Vaughan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Massanutten Military Academy Churchville, Virginia
G 11 Mateo Delmoral 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Brookdale Community College Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey
G 13 Marcus McClary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr The Patrick School Linden, New Jersey
G 14 Jack Holmstrom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Guilford High School Rockford, Illinois
G 15 Mike James Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Malverne High School West Hempstead, New York
F 21 Nikkei Rutty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Trinity-Pawling School New Rochelle, New York
G 24 Myles Ruth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Don Bosco Prep Hillside, New Jersey
G 25 Samuel Chaput 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Anthony High School Longueuil, Quebec
F 30 Klemen Vuga 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Virginia Episcopal School Mengeš, Slovenia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 2, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships Canceled". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.