2020-21 MONMOUTH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 Assistant AD/Communications & New Media/ Men’s Basketball Contact: Gary Kowal Kowal phone: 732-263-5557 Kowal email: [email protected]Press Row Phone: 732-571-3677 Athletics Website: MonmouthHawks.com Date Opponent Time/Result (EST) December (3-2) Tues. 15 HOFSTRA L, 88-96 Fri. 18 SAINT PETER’S* W, 78-76 Sat. 19 SAINT PETER’S* L, 76-78 Sun. 27 CANISIUS* W, 84-66 Mon. 28 CANISIUS* W, 97-69 January (5-3) Sun. 3 at Siena* L, 77-78 Sun. 4 at Siena* L, 62-76 Sat. 9 MARIST* W, 80-64 Sun. 10 MARIST* W, 72-62 Fri. 15 QUINNIPIAC* W, 92-80 [ot] Sat. 16 QUINNIPIAC* W, 70-63 Fri. 29 at Niagara* W, 77-67 Sat. 30 at Niagara* L, 74-83 February (2-1) Fri. 5 at Manhaan* W, 70-65 Sat. 6 at Manhaan* W, 71-69 [ot] Fri. 19 at Iona* L, 86-91 Sat. 20 at Iona* 7:00 PM Fri. 26 FAIRFIELD* 5:00 PM Sat. 27 FAIRFIELD* 5:00 PM March (0-0) Thurs. 4 at Rider* 4:00 PM Fri. 5 at Rider* 4:00 PM 2021 MAAC Tournament - Atlanc City, NJ (March 9-13) Home Games is BOLD CAPS *-Metro Atlanc Athlec Conference games Last Game: Starters Pos. # Name Class Ht. Wt. Notes G 24 Myles Ruth Fr. 6’0” 150 Career-high 13 points, 5 reb. yesterday vs. Iona G 3 Deion Hammond Sr. 6’4” 200 Broke career three-point mark at MU 2/6 vs. MAN G 5 George Papas Sr. 6’5” 175 Tied MU 3-point record w/9 vs. Hof; leads MU in 3’s F 2 Melik Marn Sr. 6’6” 200 3 double-doubles last 4 gms; MAAC POTW 2/8 C 21 Nikkei Ruy Jr. 6’8” 225 Career-high 12 points vs. Niagara 1/29 Last Game: Off the Bench F 0 Myles Foster Fr. 6’7” 230 Need eight points on 4-5 FG in win over Griffs G 1 Gob Gabriel So. 6’7” 175 Tied career-best with eight points vs. Niagara G 4 Donovann Toatley So. 5’9” 185 Scored 17, his MU high, on 1/30 vs. Niagara F 10 Jarvis Vaughan So. 6’9” 225 Knocked in FT line jumper in season debut G 11 Mateo Delmoral Jr. 6’0” 170 Junior walk-on; made MU debut vs. Canisius 12/27 G 13 Marcus McClary Sr. 6’3” 195 Game-tying buzzer-beang jumper vs. QU on 1/15 G 14 Jack Holmstrom Fr. 6’5” 200 Knocked in first FG, a 3, vs. Griffs on 12/28 G 15 Mike James, Jr. Jr. 6’0” 170 Walk-on guard that saw nine games as Fr. G 25 Samuel Chaput Jr. 6’0” 175 MAAC leader in assist-turnover rao (+2.42) F 30 Klemen Vuga Fr. 6’9” 230 5-6, 10 pts. vs. Canisius; first FR. in doubles since 2019 2020-21 @MONMOUTHBBALL GAME NOTES Monmouth University Athletics Communications // 400 Cedar Ave. West Long Branch, NJ 07764 Men’s Basketball Contact // Gary Kowal // [email protected] // 732-263-5557 // #FlyHawks GAME SIXTEEN at IONA VS IONA GAELS MONMOUTH HAWKS Head Coach: Rick Pino (1st season at Iona) Record at Iona: 7-5 // Career Record: 777-276 Gaels Record: 7-5 (5-3 MAAC) Head Coach: King Rice (10th season at Monmouth) Record at Monmouth: 159-152 // Career Record: 159-152 Hawks Record: 10-6 (10-5 MAAC) TV // ESPN+ PxP // Vin Parise Analyst // Adam Finkelstein schedule & results HAWKS QUICK NOTES ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOLLOW MONMOUTH BASKETBALL FACEBOOK // MONMOUTH BASKETBALL TWITTER // @MONMOUTHBBALL INSTAGRAM // @MONMOUTHMENSBBALL ATHLETICS // @MONMOUTHHAWKS 7:00pm // FEBRUARY 20, 2021 // HYNES CENTER Radio // Monmouth Digital Network PxP // Eddy Occhipin Analyst // Steve Bazaz
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2020-21 MONMOUTH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1
Assistant AD/Communications & New Media/Men’s Basketball Contact: Gary KowalKowal phone: 732-263-5557Kowal email: [email protected] Row Phone: 732-571-3677Athletics Website: MonmouthHawks.com
Date Opponent Time/Result (EST)December (3-2)Tues. 15 HOFSTRA L, 88-96Fri. 18 SAINT PETER’S* W, 78-76Sat. 19 SAINT PETER’S* L, 76-78Sun. 27 CANISIUS* W, 84-66Mon. 28 CANISIUS* W, 97-69
January (5-3)Sun. 3 at Siena* L, 77-78Sun. 4 at Siena* L, 62-76Sat. 9 MARIST* W, 80-64Sun. 10 MARIST* W, 72-62Fri. 15 QUINNIPIAC* W, 92-80 [ot]Sat. 16 QUINNIPIAC* W, 70-63Fri. 29 at Niagara* W, 77-67Sat. 30 at Niagara* L, 74-83
SCOUTING THE GAELSIona is 5-3 in the MAAC and have won five of the last seven. Prior to last weekend against Manhattan, the Gaels had a 51-day pause, the longest in the nation this season.
IONA HEAD COACH RICK PITINOIn his first year at Iona, Hall of Famer Rick Pitino has seven wins to his credit with the Gaels. A two-time na-tional champion, Pitino is in his 33rd season as a college basketball head coach and has coached three different schools to the NCAA Final Four.
MONMOUTH ON THE ROADThe Hawks are playing on the road for the third consecutive weekend in which they have had games scheduled, and come off their first road sweep of the season at Manhattan. MU is 3-4 away from home this season.
IONA AT HOMEThe Gaels are 3-2 at the Hynes Center this season, with wins over MU, Coppin State and Manhattan. This marks just the second home weekend for the Gaels in MAAC play this season.
SERIES HISTORY IN MAAC PLAYYear Date Winner Score Site2013-14 2/4/14 Iona 71-89 West Long Branch, NJ2013-14 2/14/14 Iona 70-89 New Rochelle, NY2014-15 12/7/14 Monmouth 92-89 West Long Branch, NJ2014-15 2/22/15 Iona 68-69 New Rochelle, NY2014-15 3/8/15 Iona 77-95 Albany, NY2015-16 1/15/16 Monmouth 110-102 New Rochelle, NY2015-16 2/19/16 Iona 67-83 West Long Branch, NJ2015-16 3/7/16 Iona 76-79 Albany, NY2016-17 1/6/17 Monmouth 92-74 West Long Branch, NJ2016-17 2/26/17 Monmouth 79-73 New Rochelle, NY2017-18 1/19/18 Iona 73-76 West Long Branch, NJ2017-18 2/8/18 Monmouth 72-50 New Rochelle, NY2018-19 1/3/19 Iona 84-103 New Rochelle, NY2018-19 1/20/19 Monmouth 83-81 West Long Branch, NJ2018-19 3/11/19 Iona 60-81 Albany, NY2019-20 1/5/20 Monmouth 73-61 West Long Branch, NJ2019-20 1/26/20 Monmouth 94-88 New Rochelle, NY2020-21 2/19/21 Iona 86-91 New Rochelle, NY
SERIES NOTES -The teams met for the first time in 1982.-Monmouth and Iona have played 18 times in MAAC competition.-The teams have split the last six meetings.-Monmouth is 4-5 all time in New Rochelle, and 4-4 as MAAC opponents.
Team Points 1st place votes1: Arizona 406 182: California 378 93: Utah 360 74: Oregon 338 15: UCLA 304 16: Oregon St. 235 07: Colorado 188 08: Arizona State 165 09: Stanford 145 010: USC 111 011: Washington 96 012: Washington St. 65 0
Monmouth has won three of the last six in the series, and six of 10 against the Gaels.
Iona 91, Monmouth 86February 19, 2021
Monmouth staged a second-half comeback that saw MU with the ball and a chance to tie in the final seconds, but came up just short as Iona escaped with a 91-86 victory Friday night. Melik Martin posted his third double-double in four games
and Myles Ruth netted a career-high 13 points in the contest.MU opened the half with an 11-2 run to trim the Iona lead to 11, but an evenly played next few minutes saw the Gaels
back up 18 before the MU run. Deion Hammond netted three triples in a little over two minutes, and MU got it to eight with under two minutes to go. A Nikkei Rutty dunk preceded four
Hammond foul shots cut it to four, and after a pair of Iona free throws, MU trimmed it to three and got it back with a
chance to tie after the Gaels missed the front end of a one-and-one. MU had the ball with a chance to tie but were unable to convert, falling in the weekend opener. Monmouth jumped
to an early 8-7 lead on a pair of Ruth buckets, forcing an Iona timeout less than four minutes in. Iona responded with an 18-2 run to widen their lead before McClary knocked in a late three
to send it to the break at 54-34 Iona.
NOTES-Melik Martin posted his third double-double in the last four
games, and second in a row, with 16 points and 11 boards.-Myles Ruth posted his first career double-digit game for a
career-high 13 points.-Ruth tied a career-best with five rebounds.
-Deion Hammond’s 21 points marked his 22nd career game with 20+ points.
-MU is now 6-2 in MAAC weekend openers this season.
NUMBERS CRUNCH-There were 53 personal fouls called in the game.
-MU was better off turnovers, 24-18.-The Hawks topped Iona in second-chance points, 16-10.
-Monmouth was outshot by Iona 55.4% to 38.8%.-Iona was led by freshman Nelly Junior Joseph, who went for
19 and 11.
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2020-21 MONMOUTH ROSTERNUMERICALName Position Height Weight Class Hometown/High School [Last School] 0 Myles Foster F 6-7 230 Fr. Brooklyn, NY / Brooks School 1 Gob Gabriel G 6-7 175 So. Manchester, NH / Bradford Christian Academy 2 Melik Martin F 6-6 200 Sr. York, PA / York Catholic 3 Deion Hammond G 6-4 200 Sr. Mitchellville, MD / Riverdale Baptist School 4 Donovann Toatley G 5-9 185 R-So. Largo, MD / Riverdale Baptist School/Chattanooga 5 George Papas G 6-5 175 Sr. Jersey City, NJ / Union Catholic / Gould Academy 10 Jarvis Vaughan F 6-9 225 So. Churchville, VA / Massanutten Military Academy 11 Mateo Delmoral G 6-0 170 Jr. Cliffwood Beach, NJ / Matawan / Brookdale CC 13 Marcus McClary G 6-3 195 Sr. Linden, NJ / The Patrick School 14 Jack Holmstrom G 6-5 200 Fr. Rockford, IL / Guilford 15 Mike James Jr. G 6-0 170 Jr. West Hempstead, NY / Malverne 21 Nikkei Rutty F 6-8 225 Jr. New Rochelle, NY / Trinity-Pawling 24 Myles Ruth G 6-0 150 Fr. Hillside, NJ / Don Bosco Prep 25 Samuel Chaput G 6-0 175 Jr. Longueuil, Quebec / Saint Anthony’s (TX) 30 Klemen Vuga F 6-9 230 Fr. Mengeš, Slovenia / Virginia Episcopal School
ALPHABETICALName Class Position Height Weight Hometown/High School [Last School] 25 Samuel Chaput G 6-0 175 Jr. Longueuil, Quebec / Saint Anthony’s (TX) 11 Mateo Delmoral G 6-0 170 Jr. Cliffwood Beach, NJ / Matawan / Brookdale CC 0 Myles Foster F 6-7 230 Fr. Brooklyn, NY / Brooks School 1 Gob Gabriel G 6-7 175 So. Manchester, NH / Bradford Christian Academy 3 Deion Hammond G 6-4 200 Sr. Mitchellville, MD / Riverdale Baptist School 14 Jack Holmstrom G 6-5 200 Fr. Rockford, IL / Guilford 15 Mike James Jr. G 6-0 170 Jr. West Hempstead, NY / Malverne 2 Melik Martin F 6-6 200 Sr. York, PA / York Catholic 13 Marcus McClary G 6-3 195 Sr. Linden, NJ / The Patrick School 5 George Papas G 6-5 175 Sr. Jersey City, NJ / Union Catholic / Gould Academy 24 Myles Ruth G 6-0 150 Fr. Hillside, NJ / Don Bosco Prep 21 Nikkei Rutty F 6-8 225 Jr. New Rochelle, NY / Trinity-Pawling 4 Donovann Toatley G 5-9 185 R-So. Largo, MD / Riverdale Baptist School/Chattanooga 10 Jarvis Vaughan F 6-9 225 So. Churchville, VA / Massanutten Military Academy 30 Klemen Vuga F 6-9 230 Fr. Mengeš, Slovenia / Virginia Episcopal School
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE#1 Gob Gabriel – Gob rhymes with lob#5 George Papas – Pap-iss#10 Jarvis Vaughan – Vaughn#21 Nikkei Rutty – Knee-Kay#25 Samuel Chaput – Cha-poo#30 Klemen Vuga – VOO - ga
Head Coach: King Rice (North Carolina, 1992) - 10th season at MonmouthAssistant Coaches: Rick Callahan (Salem College, 1980) - 10th season at Monmouth, Jamal Meeks (Indiana, 1992) - 6th season at Monmouth, JR Reid (North Carolina, 1993) - 3rd season at MonmouthDirector of Operations: Josh James (Monmouth, 2017) - 3rd season at MonmouthSpecial Assistant to the Head Coach: Dan Murphy (UConn, 2006) - 3rd season at MonmouthAthletic Trainer: Vanessa Sweeney, A.T.C., Kylie Hubeny, A.T.C.
Roster BreakdownBy Class
Seniors (4): Hammond, Martin, McClary, Papas
Juniors (4): Chaput, Delmoral, James, Rutty
Sophomores (3): Gabriel, Toatley, Vaughan,
Freshmen (4): Foster, Holmstrom, Ruth, Vuga
By LocationNew Jersey (4): Delmoral, McClary, Papas, Ruth
New York (3): Foster, James, Rutty Maryland (2): Hammond, Toatley
MONMOUTHNOTESRUTH WITH A CAREER BEST Freshman point guard Myles Ruth continued to impress, posting his first career double-figure scoring effort on 2/19 at Iona with 13 points, a career best. He hit a big three in Monmouth’s second-half run, and also grabbed five rebounds, tying a career best.
MELIK MARTIN PLAYING HIS BEST BALLMelik Martin is averaging a double-double in the last four games, and posted his third in four games last night. He was named the MAAC Player of the Week following the Manhattan series in which he was a half rebound shy of averaging a double-double for the two games. He posted a double-double in the second game with 14 and 10 after going for 18 and nine the prior night. He is coming off his first career double-double on 1/30 against Niagara with 14 points and 11 rebounds. In the last nine games, he has scored in double figures seven times (and netted nine points in the one he fell short of doubles vs. Quinnipiac), and is averaging 15.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, has 13 steals and is shooting 50% from the field. Martin has made a whopping 53 field goals in the last nine contests, including 14 triples, and has blocked three shots while dishing out 16 assists.
HAMMOND BREAKS THE THREE-POINT RECORD Deion Hammond set the Monmouth career record for made three pointers on February 6 at Manhattan, when he knocked in a three as the shot clock expired at the 6:01 mark of the second half. His 261st three moved him past Dave Calloway on the all-time list, with Calloway as the only player to hold the record previously as he was part of the program right at the introduction of the three-point line. Calloway held the record for 30 years before Hammond moved past him.
THESE SENIORSIn the February 6 win over Manhattan, all four Monmouth seniors scored in double-figures and accounted for 52 of the 71 points in the victory. For the season, Monmouth’s four seniors (Hammond, Papas, Martin, McClary) have scored 727 of MU’s 1,168 total points. All three Hawks averaging double digits are seniors, while McClary is the teams leading rebounder.
BIG MAN NIKKEINikkei Rutty blocked a career high four shots in the win over Manhattan on February 6, the most in a game by a Hawk since the final game of the 2018-19 regular season, when Mustapha Traore had four rejections at Manhattan. Rutty also grabbed 11 rebounds in the game, tied for the most boards in a single game by a Hawk so far this year.
THE MAAC STANDINGSIn this unique season, it does not appear every MAAC team will play in 20 conference games, meaning the tiebreaker rules set forth preseason as a possibility will be placed into effect. Such rules place emphasis on total wins, placing the Hawks in first place by virtue of their 10 league wins, two more than second-place Siena/Saint Peter’s eight.
WE PLAY FASTAccording to basketball analytics website KenPom.com, Monmouth plays at the third fastest pace in the nation. Mon-mouth posts 75.4 possessions per game, scoring the Hawks in the top-three nationally based on an estimate of the tempo (possessions per 40 minutes) a team would have against the team that wants to play at an average D-I tempo. The next fastest team in the league ranks as Quinnipiac, who is 43rd in tempo at 71.4 possessions per contest. There are only four MAAC teams in the top 200, with Canisius at 100 and Rider at 172 joining MU and QU.
100 STARTS FOR #3 Deion Hammond became the 10th player in program history to start 100 games when he got the nod at Niagara on 1/30. Hammond has started 50 games in a row for the Hawks and 83 of the last 84, only missing the start in the 2019 MAAC quarterfinal win over Quinnipiac in which he played 29 minutes off the bench.
ASSIST-TURNOVER RATIOThe Hawks this season are plus in the assist-turnover category, dishing out 236 assists next to 221 turnovers. MU ranks second in the MAAC in the category at +1.08. Monmouth posted 23 assists to just nine turnovers in a win over Niagara on 1/29, marking a pair of milestones. The plus-14 is the best in a single game for MU under King Rice, while the 23 assists is the most since Rice’s second season, when the Hawks opened the season with 25 helpers in a win over Hofstra on November 9, 2012. Point guard Samuel Chaput is by far the league leader in assist-turnover, posting 53 assists-26 turnovers, a +2.38 marker.
FIVE IN A ROW With the 1/29 win at Niagara, Monmouth won its fifth in a row for the first time since the program record 17-game winning streak that concluded the regular season and continued into the MAAC Tournament in 2017. The Hawks had previously won four straight, the sixth four-game winning streak MU has had in the last two seasons.
MAAC WEEKEND UPDATE Through seven-plus weekends of MAAC play, Monmouth has picked up four sweeps and won the opening game six times in eight tries. The Blue and White have only dropped a pair of games once, doing so just after the New Year at Siena.
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MONMOUTHNOTESTHANK YOU, DR. MARILYN MCNEIL! In an announcement made earlier this winter, Monmouth University Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Marilyn McNeil announced that she will retire from her 53-year career in collegiate athletics on June 30, 2021. During that time McNeil has been a collegiate athlete, coached at the collegiate level, served has an administrator and has spent the last 28 years as Monmouth’s Director of Athletics. During her tenure, the Hawks have won 119 regular season conference championships while making 38 team appearances in various NCAA Tournaments. The Hawks have claimed 11 overall commissioner’s cups in the Northeast Conference and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and have finished lower than second just once (third in 1998-99) during her time in West Long Branch. On a national scale, McNeil’s contributions to Title IX cannot be understated. The Hawks have added seven sports during McNeil’s tenure, five of which have added collegiate opportunities for women.
DEION AMONG NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERSDeion Hammond is 16th in the NCAA in made three-pointers among active players at 261, and 13th among active players in three-pointers attempted with 724. His 1,536 total points is also 40th among active players.
MYLES THE POINT GUARDFreshman point guard Myles Ruth has impressed early, with Monmouth ripping off seven of eight wins since he was in-serted as the starter. In nine of 15 contests this year, he has grabbed multiple steals. He has contributed in all facets of the game, scoring a career-best eight points and grabbing a career-high four steals in two of the last four games. He is shooting 50% from the field from the point guard spot, and 45.5% from beyond the arc.
HAWKS, PAPAS LIST ATOP NATIONAL THREE-POINT RANKINGSMonmouth is 19th in the country in three-point percentage at 38.5%, having made 124 of 322 attempts. This is the best mark in the MAAC, and sits behind undefeated Baylor. Individually, George Papas is 10th in the country in three-point shooting at 44.8%, shooting 39-87 from deep. His numbers also lead the MAAC, and he is one of just eight players in the top 10 to have played in more than six games. Papas’ 37 makes are also 58th in the country and tops in the MAAC, and he is one of 10 players nationally to make 9 or more threes in a game, doing so on opening night against Hofstra. Two players have made 10 in a game, with eight others tying Papas’ nine.
1,000 WINS AS A PROGRAMMonmouth won it’s 1,000th game as a program on Sunday, 1/10 against Marist, 72-62. The milestone win came in the programs 65th season dating back to 1956, when the Hawks debuted with a 51-47 win over Jersey City State behind 17 points from Jack Perri on 12/1/56 at the Long Branch YMCA. In that time, remarkably, the program has had just five full-time head coaches and all coached at least 10 seasons for the Blue and White. This excludes longtime Monmouth assistant Ron Krayl, a 35-year MU assistant, who won seven games as the interim head coach in 1986-87.
HAMMOND’S CLIMB OF THE ALL-TIME SCORING LISTHammond is currently in sixth place on the all-time Division I scoring list with 1,561 points, which puts him 182 points behind John Giraldo and Alex Blackwell, who are knotted for second. Last week vs. Manhattan, Hammond moved into sixth place all-time on the program’s scoring list. Hammond is the seventh player at the MU DI level to reach 1,500. Next in his sights is Corey Albano’s 1,599 points, which Hammond is 38 shy of.
NEVER EVER TRAILEDIn the two-game sweep of Marist, Monmouth not only led for 78:19 of the 80 minutes, the Blue and White did not trail for one second on the weekend. In Saturday’s game, a Hammond jumper put MU up 25 seconds in, and on Sunday, Melik Martin netted a runner 36 seconds in.
KING GETS 150Head Coach King Rice became the fourth coach in Monmouth history to win 150 games on 12/18 against Saint Peter’s, with all of them coming at the helm of the Hawks. Rice’s first win came on 12/6/11 at Navy, with win #50 coming over Siena on 3/1/15. His 100th win took place at Manhattan, when a late Micah Seaborn triple propelled his Hawks over the Jaspers on 2/10/17. Rice joins three other MU coaches at the 150 win mark (Bill Boylan, Wayne Szoke, Dave Calloway), and just two that have done it at the Division I level (Szoke, Calloway). There are currently 173 active DI head coaches with 150+ wins, with Rice recently joining that group. Of those 173, only 34 of them have won 150+ games at only one school. Rice is the only coach currently in the MAAC to post 150 wins at their current institution.
ALL THE NOTES ON PAPAS TYING SINGLE-GAME THREE-POINT RECORD-In the season opener, George Papas tied the program record for made three-pointers in a single game with nine. His outburst tied Monmouth Hall of Famer and former head coach Dave Calloway’s mark, set on January 2, 1990 in a win at Pepperdine. The record stood for more than 30 years before Papas tied it. -Papas is one of four players in school history to record 7+ threes in a game on two different occasions, joining Justin Robinson, Dejan Delic and Dave Calloway.
ICE IN HIS VEINSMarcus McClary hit arguably the two biggest shots in the 1/15 win over Quinnipiac. The senior knocked down a baseline jumper with 0.6 seconds left to cap a monster comeback, and then drilled a three in OT to ice the contest for MU.
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King Rice has been on the Monmouth sideline for nine seasons and enters his 10th in 2020-21. He has a pair of MAAC Coach of the Year honors to his credit. He has set Monmouth records for wins in a season with 28 and consecutive victories with 17. Rice also set a MAAC Record in 2016-17 by winning 18 league games for the first time ever. He has also won the JohnMc-Lendon National Coach of the Year honor, while being named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award.
The 2019-20 season saw Rice lead the Hawks to an 18-win campaign, tied for the third most in a season in his tenure. He had his third player ever named to the All-MAAC First Team in junior guard Deion Hammond, who finished second in the league in scoring, while backcourt mate Ray Salnave was a Second Team selection. Hammond and Salnave both reached the 1,000 career point plateau in their third seasons. MU finished non-league play over .500 in a slate that included wins over Princeton, Albany, Lehigh and eventual Big South regular season champion Radford, and eventually tied for third in the conference and secured a first-round tournament bye for the fourth time in six seasons.
Rice orchestrated a momentous turnaround in 2018-19, leading the Hawks to the confer-ence finals while beating three teams in the MAAC Tournament that MU had not yet topped
during the regular season. He tutored senior big man Diago Quinn into All-MAAC Third Team honors, while the New York City native graduated as the program’s all-time games played leader.
Rice coached a pair of players to All-Conference honors in 2017-18, including four-year guard Austin Tilghman, who was named to the Third Team and also became the first guard in school history to register a triple-double, doing so at Yale on December 22. He also mentored Deion Hammond to unanimous All-Rookie Team accolades, with the guard averaging 12 points per contest.
In eight years in West Long Branch, Rice has now graduated 23 seniors. Following the 2016-17 year, Monmouth men’s basketball was one of 35 programs recognized across the nation in men’s hoops for its multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) and received the NCAA’s APR Public Recognition Award. Monmouth was the only school in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference as well as one of just three teams in the state of New Jersey. Rice’s team has earned this recognition in three straight seasons.
With his second straight conference Coach of the Year honor in 2016-17, Rice became just the third coach in MAAC history to repeat and the second to do it outright, joining former Iona coach Tim Welsh and ex-LaSalle head man Speedy Morris. Rice secured a second consecutive regular season title and the top seed in the MAAC Tournament, coaching the Hawks to a National Invitation Tournament for the second time. He also earned his second straight NABC District I Coach of the Year accolade, the first MU coach to do so.
Rice mentored Justin Robinson to a second straight MAAC Player of the Year and third All-MAAC First Team, as well as being named the Lou Henson National Mid-Major Player of the Year. Robinson graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer at the Division I level and became the second 2,000-point scorer in MU history. He also coached his second MAAC Sixth Man of the Year in three years in guard Austin Tilghman, and a second straight all-league selection for Micah Seaborn, who was named First Team. MU won 17 straight games, including 16 straight to end the regular season, not losing after January 2. He secured a comeback win at Memphis in December, as well as a win over eventual Ivy champion Princeton at home.
In 2015-16, leading the Hawks to a program best 28 wins and a top seed in the National Invitation Tournament, as well as wins over five high-major programs. He coached the Hawks to the MAAC regular season title with a 17-3 league mark, collecting MAAC Coach of the Year honors in addition to being named John McLendon National Coach of the Year. Rice picked up ECAC and NABC District I Coach of the Year accolades as well, while being named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award.
Rice posted 17 league victories, including an 11-2 mark at home and a nation-leading 13 road tallies and 17 wins away from home, including neutral site wins. He secured Monmouth’s first regular season title in 11 years and the top seed in the conference tournament while knocking off the program’s first-ever ranked opponent in No. 17 Notre Dame on Thanksgiving night as well as wins at UCLA, Georgetown and Rutgers and a neutral site victory over Southern California. The Blue and White also notched its first national postseason win since 2006 and the first ever at home, topping Bucknell in the opening round of the NIT.
In his fifth season in West Long Branch, Rice mentored MAAC Player of the Year Justin Robinson and league Rookie of the Year Micah Seaborn, both of whom were all-conference selections along with senior Deon Jones. Robinson earned multiple national awards while setting the single-season scoring record under Rice’s tutelage.
Following the 2015-16 campaign, Rice was rewarded with a contract extension, which extended his contract to 2020-21.Rice, who was named a finalist for the 2015 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award, led the Hawks to an 18-15 overall record
in 2014-15 and a 13-7 mark in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action, which resulted in the No. 4 seed in the league postseason. The Hawks, who advanced to the conference semifinals in just their second season in the league, put a pair of guards on all-conference teams and held 26 of their opponents to 70 points or less.
In 2014-15, the Hawks placed guard Justin Robinson on the All-MAAC First Team and the NABC All-District Second Team and guard Deon Jones on the All-MAAC Third Team, while senior guard Andrew Nicholas was honored as the league’s Sixth Man of the Year.
Rice, whose roster featured nine first-year players and no seniors in 2013-14, guided the Hawks into their first season in the MAAC, where the Blue & White claimed the No. 9 seed in the league’s postseason. In his first two seasons in the league, Monmouth outperformed its preseason coaches poll prognostication, as the Hawks were selected sixth prior to 2014-15 and finished the regular season in a tie for third place, with eventual tournament champion Manhattan.
In 2013-14, paced by one of the highest scoring duos in program history in Jones and Nicholas, the Hawks posted an 11-21 overall record, which included the championship trophy in the regional pod of the Barclays Center Classic, and the team’s highest scoring average in 13 years.
The Hawks started the 2012-13 campaign with a 5-3 record before finishing their final season in the Northeast Conference with an overall mark of 10-21 and 5-13 in league play. Monmouth, which ranked near the top of the league in steals and turnover margin, capped its season with forward Ed Waite scoring his 1,000th career point and guard Jesse Steele writing his name all over the record books in just two and a half seasons.
In his first season with the Blue and White, Rice made an immediate impact on the program, leading the Hawks to a fifth place tie in the league standings. The Hawks finished 12-20 overall, but finished the year winners of nine of their last 12 games to claim a 10-8 league mark and grab the No. 6 seed in the conference postseason.
PROFESSIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE2011-Present: Head Coach, Monmouth University (West Long Branch, N.J.)2006-2011: Assistant Coach, Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tenn.)2001-2004: Head Coach, Bahamian National Team1999-2000: Assistant Coach, Providence College (Providence, R.I.)1993-1998: Assistant Coach, Illinois State University (Normal, Ill.)1992-1993: Assistant Coach, University of Oregon (Eugene, Ore.)NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCESAs an assistant coach (8):NCAA (Illinois State 1997, 1998, Vanderbilt 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)NIT (Illinois State 1995, 1996)As a player (4):NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 (North Carolina 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 [Final Four])ACC Tournament Championship Teams (1989, 1991)As a head coach (2):NIT (Monmouth, 2016, 2017)
• North Carolina, 1992 • 10th Season • 159-152 Overall • MAAC: 92-59
Rice All-Time OpponentsAlbany 2-2Army West Point 1-1Bethune-Cookman 1-0Binghamton 2-0Brown 0-1Bryant 1-1Bucknell 2-1Cal State Fullerton 0-1Canisius 12-6Central Connecticut 2-1Colgate 0-1Cornell 2-0Dayton 0-1Drexel 2-0Fairfield 11-4Fairleigh Dickinson 4-0Fordham 2-2George Mason 0-1George Washington 0-1Georgetown 1-0Georgia State 0-1Harvard 0-1Hofstra 2-4Holy Cross 1-0Iona 8-10Kansas 0-1Kansas State 0-1Kennesaw State 1-0Kentucky 0-2Lafayette 1-1Lehigh 2-1LIU Brooklyn 1-3Manhattan 10-6Marist 11-3Maryland 0-2Memphis 1-0Mississippi Valley State 1-0Mount St. Mary’s 2-2Navy 1-1Niagara 12-5Norfolk State 1-0North Carolina 0-2North Carolina A&T 1-0Notre Dame 1-1Ole Miss 0-1Penn 2-2Penn State 0-1Pittsburgh 0-1Princeton 2-2Quinnipiac 8-10Radford 1-0Rider 8-10Robert Morris 0-5Rutgers 1-2Sacred Heart 1-1Saint Francis 2-2Saint Joseph’s 0-1Saint Peter’s 8-9Seton Hall 0-2Siena 11-6SMU 0-1South Alabama 1-0South Carolina 0-1South Carolina State 1-0St. Francis Brooklyn 4-2St. John’s 0-1Stetson 0-1Syracuse 0-2Tennessee State 1-0Towson 0-1UCLA 1-0UConn 0-1UNC Asheville 0-1USC 1-1Valparaiso 0-1Vanderbilt 0-1Villanova 0-2Virginia 0-1Virginia Tech 0-1Wagner 3-5West Virginia 0-2Yale 1-1ALL-TIME 159-152
Monmouth OpponentsPoints 1st Half High 54 vs. Canisius, 12/28/20 54, Iona, 2/19/21 Low 28, twice; last vs. Manhattan, 2/6/21 24, Marist, 1/10/21
Points 2nd Half High 52 at Iona, 2/19/21 47, twice; last Siena, 1/3/21 Low 27 at Siena, 1/4/21 27, Marist, 1/9/21
Total Points High 97 vs. Canisius, 12/28/20 94, Hofstra, 12/15/20 Low 62 at Siena, 1/4/21 62, Marist, 1/10/21
FG Made High 37 vs. Canisius, 12/28/20 31, Iona, 2/19/21 Low 22 vs. Marist, 1/10/21 20, twice; last Quinnipiac, 1/16/21
FG Attempted High 81 vs. Quinnipiac, 1/15/21 69, twice; last Manhattan, 2/5/21 Low 50 at Niagara, 1/29/21 51, Hofstra, 12/15/20
FG Percentage High 58.7 vs. Canisius, 12/28/20 55.4, Iona, 2/19/21 Low 33.3 at Manhattan, 2/6/21 33.3, Quinnipiac, 1/16/21
3-Pt. FG Made High 15 vs. Hofstra, 12/15/20 11, twice; last Saint Peter’s, 12/18/20 Low 4 at Siena, 1/4/21 3, Marist, 1/10/21
3-Pt. FG Att. High 32 vs. Quinnipiac, 1/15/21 32, Canisius, 12/27/20 Low 15 vs. Quinnipiac, 1/16/21 19, twice; last Iona, 2/19/21
3-Pt. FG Pct. High 59.1 vs. Canisius, 12/28/20 45.8, Hofstra, 12/15/20 Low 23.5 at Siena, 1/4/21 11.1, Marist, 1/10/21
FT Made High 29 at Iona, 2/19/21 29, Hofstra, 12/15/20 Low 9 vs. Hofstra, 12/15/20 3, Marist, 1/9/21
FT Attempted High 37 at Iona, 2/19/21 34, twice; last Niagara, 1/30/21 Low 13 vs. Hofstra, 12/15/20 10, Marist, 1/9/21
FT Percentage High 84.2 at Niagara, 1/30/21 90.6, Hofstra, 12/15/20 Low 55.0 at Siena, 1/3/21 30.0, Marist, 1/9/21
Off. Rebounds High 17 at Manhattan, 2/6/21 20, Saint Peter’s, 12/18/20 Low 4 at Niagara, 1/29/21 4, Quinnipiac, 1/15/21
Def. Rebounds High 38 vs. Quinnipiac, 1/15/21 42, Quinnipiac, 1/15/21 Low 15 vs. Hofstra, 12/15/20 22, Marist, 1/9/21
Total Rebounds High 53 vs. Quinnipiac, 1/15/21 50, Manhattan, 2/6/21 Low 21 vs. Hofstra, 12/15/20 28, Marist, 1/9/21
Assists High 23 vs. Niagara, 1/29/21 20, Iona, 2/19/21Blocked Shots High 9 vs. Quinnipiac, 1/16/21 9, Iona, 2/19/21Steals High 13, twice; last vs. Quinnipiac, 1/15/21 12, Quinnipiac, 1/15/21
Turnovers High 23 vs. Saint Peter’s, 12/18/20 27, twice; last Iona, 2/19/21 Low 7 vs. Quinnipiac, 1/16/21 9, Niagara, 1/29/21
Individual Highs Monmouth OpponentsPoints 32,GeorgePapasvs.Hofstra,12/15/20 29,JalenRay,Hofstra,12/15/20Points by a Non-Starter 17,DonovannToatleyatNiagara,1/30/21 22,JordanCintron,Niagara,1/30/21Field Goals Made 10,GeorgePapasvs.Hofstra,12/15/20 9,twice;lastNellyJuniorJoseph,Iona,2/19/21Field Goals Attempted 21,3x;lastDeionHammondvs.Quinnipiac,1/15/21 18,ElijahBuchanan,Manhattan,2/6/21Free Throws Made 9,twice;lastDeionHammondvs.Quinnipiac,1/15/21 14,TareqCoburn,Hofstra,12/15/20Free Throws Attempted 11,4x;lastPapas/Hammondvs.Quinnipiac,1/15/21 17,KobiNwandu,Niagara,1/30/21Free Throw Pct. (min 6) 7-7(1.000),DeionHammondvs.Marist,1/9/21 7-7(1.000),JalenRay,Hofstra,12/15/203-Pt. FG Made 9,GeorgePapasvs.Hofstra,12/15/20 5,DougEdert,SaintPeters,12/18/203-Pt. FG Attempted 14,GeorgePapasvs.Hofstra,12/15/20 12,TareqCoburn,Hofstra,12/15/20Rebounds 11,twice;lastNikkeiRuttyatManhattan,2/6/21 14,twice;lastJacobRigoni,Quinnipiac,1/15/21Blocked Shots 4,NikkeiRuttyatManhattan,2/6/21 6,KCNdefo,SaintPeter’s,12/19/20Assists 7,SamuelChaputvs.Quinnipiac,1/15/21 9,MatthewLee,SaintPeter’s,12/18/20Steals 5,MelikMartinvs.Hofstra,12/15/20 4,twice;lastSamirStewart,Manhattan,2/6/21
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Monmouth Media ServicesIn-Season Interview Policy: Requests for Coach Rice and Monmouth players must be made at least 24 hours in advance. Allinterviews must be coordinated through the Monmouth Office of Athletics Communications.
Practice: Practices are open to accredited members of the media with prior arrangements through the Office of Communications. Shooting of video and still photos is limited to the first 20 minutes of each practice unless other arrangements are made through Athletics Communications. Monmouth players are unavailable on gamedays until the post-game press conference.
Post-Game Press Conference: Post-game press conferences begin approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of each game. A member of the Monmouth Athletics Communications staff will escort Monmouth head coach King Rice and requested players to the media room in the OceanFirst Bank Center. The opposing coach and players (if requested) will also be brought the the media room after Coach Rice.
Media Credentials: Arrangements for media credentials for Monmouth home basketball games must be made through the Monmouth Athletics Communications office. Requests by accredited media members should be submitted through Gary Kowal. Credentials must be requested at least 48 hours prior to requested game.
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Contact: Gary Kowal, Monmouth Athletics CommunicationsE-mail: [email protected] Cell: 732-861-0741
Prior to the 2016-17 season, the arena formerly known as The MAC was renamed the OceanFirst Bank Center thanks to a naming rights deal with OceanFirst Bank. MU Basketball enters its eighth season in the building af-ter playing previously in Boylan Gymnasium. Monmouth University ushered in a new era in the school’s history with the completion and opening of the long anticipated arena in the Fall of 2009. It not only serves the school’s 23 Division I Athletics programs, but is also a key asset for the entire University community. The facility features classroom and seminar space and a confer-ence center that can be used for meetings, or be partitioned and used for study hall, clinics or workshops. The gym, which features a state-of-the-art fitness center, is also the location of the Leon Hess Champions' Hall, Mon-mouth Athletics Hall of Fame and Varsity Club, which will be used for hospi-tality for Blue/White Club members. Student lounges and study areas with complete wireless Internet access are also available.
The OceanFirst Bank Center, which is connected to Boylan Gym and the Steadman Natatorium, is 153,200 square feet of space for students and the community to utilize in many different capacities. It’s most prominent fea-ture is the 4,000 seat arena, which is the nest for the Monmouth men’s and women’s basketball programs. The arena also features a six-lane, 200-meter indoor track, which can be used for training and competition all year long. A fitness center with state-of-the-art strength and cardiovascular equipment is also housed here.
The arena provides varsity athletes & coaches with meeting facilities, locker rooms, practice and competition facilities & expanded and upgraded ame-nities. The University Bookstore was also relocated from the Stafford Stu-dent Center, which will improve accessibility for commuting students, and the additional square footage will enable the stocking of a greater variety of merchandise.
In the summer of 2011, with funds raised through private donations, Mon-mouth’s varsity athletics weight room was given a $200,000 overhaul.
Renovations, which began in June and were funded entirely by the gener-ous donations of Monmouth supporters, included a brand new Mondo floor, replaced HVAC system, new lights and a fresh paint job. The aesthetics of the room were improved with MU branded wall decorations.
Monmouth’s 2020-21 Record When...Plays at home ............................ 7-2 Plays in November .....................N/A
Plays on the road ....................... 3-4 Plays in December .....................3-2
Plays at neutral site .................... 0-0 Plays in January ........................5-3
Games following win ...................6-4 Plays in February .......................2-1
Games following loss................... 4-1 Plays in March ...........................0-0
Leads at half .............................. 8-2 Plays during the day...................5-2
Trails at half ............................... 2-4 Plays at night ............................5-4
Tied at half ................................ 0-0 Plays on Sunday ........................2-1
Overtime games ......................... 2-0 Plays on Monday ........................1-1
Shoots 50% or higher ................. 4-0 Plays on Tuesday .......................0-1
Shoots less than 50% ................. 6-6 Plays on Wednesday ...................0-0
Opp. shoots 50% or less............ 10-3 Plays on Thursday ......................0-0
Shoots better than opp. ...............8-1 Plays on Friday ..........................4-1
Shoots worse than opp. ............... 2-5 Plays on Saturday ......................3-2
Outrebounds opponent ................ 7-2 Margin is 5 pts or less ................3-3
Is outrebounded ......................... 2-4 Margin is 10 pts or less ...............3-2
Has equal rebounds .................... 1-0 Margin is between 11-20 ............3-1
More TOs ................................... 3-3 Margin is more than 20...............1-0
Equal or less TOs than opp .......... 7-3 Has a 20+ scorer .......................5-3
Equal or more bench pts .............. 7-4 Scores 59 points or less ..............0-0
Less bench pts. .......................... 3-2 Scores 60+ points ................... 10-6
Points .........................................................8 •twotimes• last at Niagara, 1/30/21Rebounds ..........................................................................3 at Manhattan, 2/6/21Assists ............................................................................. 2 at Quinnipiac, 1/12/20Blocks...............................................1 •twotimes• last vs. Saint Peter’s, 12/18/20Steals ............................................................1 •eighttimes•last at Iona, 2/19/21Minutes ............................................... 17 •twotimes•lastvs. Quinnipiac, 1/16/21FGM ............................................................ 3•fourtimes•lastatNiagara, 1/30/213FGM .......................................................1 •seventimes• last at Niagara, 1/30/21FTs .................................................................................. 3 vs. Canisius, 12/27/20
Points ..........................................................................30 vs. Saint Peter’s, 2/9/20Rebounds .............................................................................9 vs. Marist, 1/10/21Assists .................................................. 4 •twotimes• last vs. Quinnipiac, 1/16/21Blocks......................................................2 •fourtimes• last at Manhattan, 2/6/21Steals ........................................................4 •twotimes• last vs. Hofstra, 12/5/20Minutes ................................................................................ 43 at Siena, 2/18/18FGM .......................................................................................11 vs. Siena, 3/6/203FGM .............................................................................6 vs. Saint Peter’s, 2/9/20FTs ......................................................9 •threetimes•lastvs. Quinnipiac, 1/15/21
Points ...................................... 19 • four times • last vs. Western Carolina, 1/31/19*Rebounds ................................................. 6 • two times • last vs. Wofford, 2/28/19Assists ...........................................................................10 at Ole Miss, 12/16/18*Blocks....................................................................1 at South Alabama, 11/16/18*Steals ........................................................................ 3 vs. Saint Peter’s, 12/19/20Minutes ......................................................................... 34 at Charlotte, 11/6/18*FGM ...............................................................................9 at UT Martin, 12/18/18*3FGM ........................................................ 3 • threetimes•lastatNiagara, 1/30/21FTs ......................................................................11 at Western Carolina, 1/31/19**- did while playing at Chattanooga in 2018-19
2020-21 CareerGames Played 16 95Games Started 16 18Double-Doubles 0 0Double-Digit Scoring Games 12 2520-Point Scoring Games 1 3
GEORGE PAPASSenior • Guard • 6-5 • 175Jersey City, NJ • Union Catholic
Points .................................................... 32 •twotimes• last vs. Hofstra, 12/15/20Rebounds .............................................. 6 •threetimes• last at Manhattan, 2/6/21Assists ..................................................................................7 at Hofstra, 11/9/19Blocks.................................................... 2 •twotimes• last vs.Quinnipiac, 1/16/21Steals ....................................................................... 4 vs. Norfolk State, 11/27/19Minutes .............................................................................40- vs. Penn, 11/25/17FGM .................................................................................10 vs. Hofstra, 12/15/203FGM .................................................................................9 vs. Hofstra, 12/15/20FTs ..................................................................................... 9 at Canisius, 2/14/20
Papas’ Career-Highs
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FG 3FG FT REB PF TP A TO S B Min Hofstra DNPSaint Peter’s DNPSaint Peter’s DNPCanisius 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:57Canisius 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:47at Siena DNPat Siena DNPMarist DNPMarist DNPQuinnipiac DNPQuinnipiac DNPat Niagara DNPat Niagara DNPat Manhattan DNPat Manhattan DNPat Iona DNP
2020-21 Game-by-Game
2020-21 Career*Games Played 2 2Games Started 0 0Double-Doubles 0 0Double-Digit Scoring Games 0 020-Point Scoring Games 0 0* - Do not include 2019-20 at Brookdale CC... 9 games played
MATEO DELMORALJunior • Guard • 6-0 • 170Cliffwood Beach, NJ • Matawan • Brookdale CC
2020-21 CareerGames Played 10 20Games Started 0 0Double-Doubles 0 0Double-Digit Scoring Games 0 020-Point Scoring Games 0 0
JARVIS VAUGHANSophomore • Forward • 6-9 • 225Churchville, VA • Massanutten Military Acad.
Points ........................................................................ 6 vs. Saint Peter’s, 12/19/20Rebounds .................................................................. 8 vs. Saint Peter’s, 12/19/20Assists ............................................ 1 •threetimes•lastvs.NorfolkState, 11/27/19Blocks...............................................2 •twotimes• last vs. Saint Peter’s, 12/19/20Steals ......................................................... 2 •twotimes•lastatNiagara, 1/30/21Minutes ............................................................................ 20 at Kansas, 11/15/19FGM ........................................................................... 3 vs. Saint Peter’s, 12/19/203FGM .............................................................................................................n/aFTs ..................................................................................... 3 at Kansas, 11/15/19
2020-21 CareerGames Played 16 112Games Started 8 68Double-Doubles 0 2Double-Digit Scoring Games 3 1120-Point Scoring Games 0 0
MARCUS MCCLARYSenior • Guard • 6-3 • 195Linden, NJ • The Patrick School
Points .............................................................................14 vs. Quinnipiac, 3/9/19Rebounds ................................................11 • two times • last vs. Niagara, 1/24/20Assists ............................................................................5 vs. Quinnipiac, 1/15/21Blocks.............................................................................2 vs. Quinnipiac, 1/15/21Steals ....................................................... 3 • two times • last vs. Niagara, 1/24/20Minutes ........................................................................ 36 vs. Quinnipiac, 1/15/21FGM .................................................................................6 at Manhattan, 1/18/203FGM ...................................................................................... 2 vs. Iona, 1/20/19FTs ....................................................................................5 vs. Canisius, 1/10/20
2020-21 CareerGames Played 10 10Games Started 0 0Double-Doubles 0 0Double-Digit Scoring Games 0 020-Point Scoring Games 0 0
JACK HOLMSTROMFreshman • Guard • 6-5 • 200Rockford, IL • Guilford
Points .....................................................................................4 vs. Marist, 1/9/21Rebounds ......................................................2 • two times • last vs. Siena, 1/4/21Assists ............................................................................. 2 vs. Canisius, 12/28/20Blocks...........................................................................................................N/ASteals ...................................................... 1 • two times • last at Manhattan, 2/6/21Minutes ......................................................................... 14 vs. Canisius, 12/28/20FGM ...............................................................1 •twotimes•lastvs. Marist, 1/9/213FGM ............................................................ 1•twotimes• last vs. Marist, 1/9/21FTs .........................................................................................1 vs. Marist, 1/9/21
Points ................................................................................ 12 at Niagara, 1/29/21Rebounds .............................................................................. 12 vs. Rider, 2/2/20Assists .......................................................... 2 •threetimes• last at Siena, 1/3/21Blocks................................................................................4 at Manhattan, 2/6/21Steals.....................................................................2•twotimes•lastatNiagara,1/29/21Minutes ..................................................29 • two times • last at Manhattan, 2/6/21FGM ......................................................... 5 •threetimes• last at Niagara, 1/29/213FGM .............................................................................................................n/aFTs ....................................................................6 vs. Cal State Fullerton, 11/18/18
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FG 3FG FT REB PF TP A TO S B Min Hofstra DNPSaint Peter’s DNPSaint Peter’s DNPCanisius DNPCanisius DNPat Siena DNPat Siena DNPMarist DNPMarist DNPQuinnipiac DNPQuinnipiac DNPat Niagara DNPat Manhattan DNPat Manhattan DNPat Iona DNP
2020-21 Game-by-Game
2020-21 CareerGames Played 0 9Games Started 0 0Double-Doubles 0 0Double-Digit Scoring Games 0 020-Point Scoring Games 0 0
MIKE JAMES JR.Junior • Guard • 6-0 • 170West Hempstead, NY • Malverne
Points .............................................................................2 vs. Manhattan, 1/12/19Rebounds ......................................................1 •twotimes• last vs. Iona, 3/11/19Assists ....................................................................................... 1 at Iona, 1/3/19Blocks............................................................................................................n/aSteals ............................................................................................................n/aMinutes .........................................................2 •twotimes•last vs. Iona, 3/11/19FGM ................................................................................1 vs. Manhattan, 1/12/193FGM .............................................................................................................n/aFTs ................................................................................................................n/a
2020-21 CareerGames Played 16 79Games Started 6 36Double-Doubles 0 0Double-Digit Scoring Games 0 420-Point Scoring Games 0 0
SAMUEL CHAPUTJunior • Guard • 6-0 • 175Longueuil, Quebec • St. Anthony’s (TX)
Points .............................................................................. 18 vs. Canisius,1/10/20Rebounds ................................................................................ 6 vs. Rider,2/2/20Assists ...................................................................................11 vs. Siena, 3/6/20Blocks.............................................................................1 vs. Quinnipiac, 1/15/21Steals ................................................................................4 at Manhattan, 2/6/21Minutes ..................................................33 •twotimes•last vs. Canisius, 1/10/20FGM ................................................................................... 7 vs. Canisius,1/10/203FGM ..............................................................2 •twotimes• last at Iona, 1/26/20FTs ...................................................................................... 5 at Niagara,1/30/21
Chaput’s Career-Highs
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RICK CALLAHANAssistant Coach10th SeasonSalem College, 1980-Joined Monmouth staff with Rice for 2011-12 season-Over 35 years in collegiate coaching-19 postseason appearances
JAMAL MEEKSAssistant Coach6th SeasonIndiana, 1992-Played guard for four years at Indiana under Bobby Knight-Moved to assistant coach prior to 17-18
JR REIDAssistant Coach3rd SeasonNorth Carolina, 1993-All-American while King Rice’s team-mate at UNC-5th overall pick in 1989 NBA Draft
ASSISTANT COACHES
JOSH JAMESDirector of Operations3rd SeasonMonmouth, 2017-Named Director of Operations last offseason-Part of winningest class in MU history, 2x team captain
DAN MURPHYSpecial Assistant to the Head Coach3rd SeasonUConn, 2006-Named Special Assistant prior to 18-19 -Spent time at St. Anthony’s HS under Bob Hurley
2020-21 CareerGames Played 11 11Games Started 0 0Double-Doubles 0 0Double-Digit Scoring Games 1 120-Point Scoring Games 0 0
KLEMEN VUGAFreshman • Forward • 6-9 • 230Menges, Slovenia • Virginia Episcopal School
Points ............................................................................ 10 vs. Canisius, 12/28/20Rebounds ........................................................................ 6 vs. Canisius, 12/28/20Assists ............................................................................. 2 vs. Canisius, 12/28/20Blocks.................................................... 1 •fourtimes• last vs. Canisius, 12/28/20Steals .......................................................................................2 at Siena, 1/4/21Minutes .........................................................17 • two times • last at Siena, 1/4/21FGM ................................................................................. 5 vs. Canisius, 12/28/203FGM ............................................................................... 1 vs. Canisius, 12/27/20FTs .........................................................2 •twotimes•last vs. Canisius, 12/27/20
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2020-21 BOX SCORESGAMEONEVS. HOFSTRA GAMETWOVS. SAINT PETER’S
GAMETHREEVS. SAINT PETER’S GAMEFOURVS. CANISIUS
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2020-21 BOX SCORESGAMEFIVEVS. CANISIUS GAMESIXAT SIENA
Team ResultsDate Opponent Score Att.12/15/2020 Hofstra L 88-96 012/18/2020 Saint Peter's W 78-76 012/19/2020 Saint Peter's L 76-78 012/27/2020 Canisius W 84-66 012/28/2020 Canisius W 97-69 001/03/2021 at Siena L 77-78 001/04/2021 at Siena L 62-76 001/09/2021 Marist W 80-64 001/10/2021 Marist W 72-62 001/15/2021 Quinnipiac Wot 92-80 001/16/2021 Quinnipiac W 70-63 001/29/2021 at Niagara W 77-67 001/30/2021 at Niagara L 74-83 002/05/2021 at Manhattan W 70-65 002/06/2021 at Manhattan Wot 71-69 002/19/2021 at Iona L 86-91 0
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2020-21 Monmouth Men's BasketballCombined Team Statistics
In Conference gamesPage 1/1
as of Feb 20, 2021
Game RecordsRecord Overall Home Away NeutralALL GAMES 10-5 7-1 3-4 0-0CONFERENCE 10-5 7-1 3-4 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Score by PeriodsTeam 1st 2nd OT TOTMonmouth 561 577 28 1166Opponents 510 563 14 1087
Team ResultsDate Opponent Score Att.12/18/2020 Saint Peter's W 78-76 012/19/2020 Saint Peter's L 76-78 012/27/2020 Canisius W 84-66 012/28/2020 Canisius W 97-69 001/03/2021 at Siena L 77-78 001/04/2021 at Siena L 62-76 001/09/2021 Marist W 80-64 001/10/2021 Marist W 72-62 001/15/2021 Quinnipiac Wot 92-80 001/16/2021 Quinnipiac W 70-63 001/29/2021 at Niagara W 77-67 001/30/2021 at Niagara L 74-83 002/05/2021 at Manhattan W 70-65 002/06/2021 at Manhattan Wot 71-69 002/19/2021 at Iona L 86-91 0
