# 2019–20 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by ninth-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 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.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2018–19 season 14–21 overall, 10–8 in MAAC play to finish in 6th place. In the MAAC tournament, they defeated Niagara, Quinnipiac, and Canisius before losing to Iona 81–60 in the championship game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 66–62 | 1–0 | Stabler Arena (621) Bethlehem, PA |
| November 9, 2019* 4:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 74–94 | 1–1 | Mack Sports Complex (3,897) Hempstead, NY |
| November 13, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kansas State Fort Myers Tip-Off | L 54–73 | 1–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (7,635) Manhattan, KS |
| November 15, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 5 Kansas | L 57–112 | 1–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at Pittsburgh Fort Myers Tip-Off | L 50–63 | 1–4 | Petersen Events Center (6,753) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 22, 2019* 8:30 pm | | vs. Kennesaw State MAAC/ASUN Challenge | W 71–40 | 2–4 | HP Field House (153) Orlando, FL |
| November 23, 2019* 8:30 pm | | vs. Stetson MAAC/ASUN Challenge | L 55–63 | 2–5 | HP Field House (121) Orlando, FL |
| November 26, 2019* 7:30 pm | | Radford Fort Myers Tip-Off | W 80–63 | 3–5 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,388) West Long Branch, NJ |
| November 27, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Norfolk State Fort Myers Tip-Off | W 75–71 | 4–5 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,369) West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 10, 2019* 8:00 pm | | at Princeton | L 66–67 | 5–5 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,254) Princeton, NJ |
| December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Albany | W 72–70 | 6–5 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,669) West Long Branch, NJ |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Siena | L 72–75 | 6–6 (0–1) | Times Union Center (6,273) Albany, NY |
| January 5, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | W 73–61 | 7–6 (1–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,261) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 84–65 | 8–6 (2–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,720) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | L 70–84 | 8–7 (2–2) | People's United Center (903) Hamden, CT\ |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | W 74–66 | 9–7 (3–2) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,664) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | W 65–58 | 10–7 (4–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (977) Bronx, NY |
| January 24, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 82–71 | 11–7 (5–2) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,415) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 26, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | W 94–88 | 12–7 (6–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,313) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Peter's | L 63–66 | 12–8 (6–3) | Yanitelli Center (655) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 2, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | W 90–84 | 13–8 (7–3) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,067) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 53–55 | 13–9 (7–4) | Webster Bank Arena (1,023) Bridgeport, CT |
| February 9, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | L 69–81 | 13–10 (7–5) | OceanFirst Bank Center (3,217) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | W 85–71 | 14–10 (8–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (883) Buffalo, NY |
| February 16, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Niagara | L 72–77 | 14–11 (8–6) | Gallagher Center (1,111) Lewiston, NY |
| February 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 65–61 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 (9–6) | McCann Arena (1,235) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | W 89–78 | 16–11 (10–6) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,476) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rider | L 67–79 | 16–12 (10–7) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| March 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | W 80–60 | 17–12 (11–7) | OceanFirst Bank Center (3,271) West Long Branch, NJ |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | W 69–45 | 18–12 (12–7) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,752) West Long Branch, NJ |
| March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | L 72–86 | 18–13 (12–8) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,657) West Long Branch, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (5) Quinnipiac Quarterfinals | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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