# 2023–24 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 13th-year head coach King Rice, played their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, New Jersey, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 7–26, 5–13 in CAA play, to finish tied for last place. They defeated Hampton in the first round of the CAA tournament, before losing to Drexel in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Rhode Island College | W 91–44 | – | OceanFirst Bank Center (471) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 61–72 | 0–1 | EagleBank Arena (3,145) Fairfax, VA |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at West Virginia | W 73–65 | 1–1 | WVU Coliseum (10,473) Morgantown, WV |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY | | Princeton | L 57–82 | 1–2 | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,656) West Long Branch, NJ |
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops/NBCSPHI | | Lehigh | W 88–79 | 2–2 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,310) West Long Branch, NJ |
| November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Belmont Cathedral of College Basketball Classic | W 93–84 | 3–2 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Lafayette Cathedral of College Basketball Classic | W 63–53 | 4–2 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| November 26, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Penn Cathedral of College Basketball Classic | L 61–76 | 4–3 | The Palestra (840) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cornell | L 87–91 | 4–4 | Newman Arena (871) Ithaca, NY |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI | | Northern Illinois | W 74–71 | 5–4 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,722) West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 12, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Seton Hall | L 61–70 | 5–5 | Prudential Center (8,053) Newark, NJ |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI | | Rider | W 77–71 | 6–5 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,776) West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY | | Manhattan | W 77–71 | 7–5 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,407) West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 31, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 12 Oklahoma | L 56–72 | 7–6 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,683) Norman, OK |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY | | Towson | W 51–43 | 8–6 (1–0) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,484) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Northeastern | W 81–62 | 9–6 (2–0) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,190) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington | L 56–69 | 9–7 (2–1) | Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC |
| January 13, 2024 4:30 p.m., FloHoops | | at Charleston | L 83–94 | 9–8 (2–2) | TD Arena (4,790) Charleston, SC |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Drexel | L 74–78 | 9–9 (2–3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,348) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Hampton | W 85–77 | 10–9 (3–3) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,440) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 25, 2024 6:30 p.m., FloHoops | | at Stony Brook | L 65–72 | 10–10 (3–4) | Island Federal Arena (1,905) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Hofstra | W 81–78 | 11–10 (4–4) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,276) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI | | Drexel | W 67–62 | 12–10 (5–4) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,672) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Delaware | L 80–84 | 12–11 (5–5) | Bob Carpenter Center (3,037) Newark, DE |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI | | William & Mary | W 68–64 | 13–11 (6–5) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,586) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Northeastern | L 65–77 | 13–12 (6–6) | Matthews Arena (801) Boston, MA |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Campbell | W 88–87 | 14–12 (7–6) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,582) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI | | Stony Brook | W 84–61 | 15–12 (8–6) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,511) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Towson | L 61–80 | 15–13 (8–7) | SECU Arena (1,910) Towson, MD |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops/NBCSPHI | | North Carolina A&T | W 83–67 | 16–13 (9–7) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,353) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Hampton | L 56–64 | 16–14 (9–8) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,008) Hampton, VA |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Elon | W 85–70 | 17–14 (10–8) | Schar Center (1,735) Elon, NC |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m., FloHoops | (8) | vs. (9) Campbell Second round | W 90–67 | 18–14 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., FloHoops | (8) | vs. (1) Charleston Quarterfinals | L 59–83 | 18–15 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (–) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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