# 2017–18 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by seventh-year head coach King Rice, played their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–20 overall, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the MAAC tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Saint Peter's.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the season 27–7, 18–2 in MAAC play to win the regular season championship, their second consecutive conference title. As the No. 1 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated Niagara before losing to Siena in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champions who did not win their conference tournament, Monmouth received an automatic bid the National Invitation Tournament. As a No. 4 seed, they lost to Ole Miss in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Bucknell | W 79–78 | 1–0 | OceanFirst Bank Center (3,159) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Nov 12, 2017* 1:30 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 23 Seton Hall NIT Season Tip-Off | L 65–75 | 1–1 | Prudential Center (7,139) Newark, NJ |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Lehigh | W 80–72 | 2–1 | Stabler Arena (779) Bethlehem, PA |
| Nov 19, 2017* 1:00 p.m., RSN | | at Virginia NIT Season Tip-Off | L 53–73 | 2–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,472) Charlottesville, VA |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at UNC Asheville NIT Season Tip-Off | L 51–62 | 2–3 | Kimmel Arena (1,008) Asheville, NC |
| Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Penn | L 96–101 $^{4OT}$ | 2–4 | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,425) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Albany | W 81–73 | 3–4 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,557) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Dec 2, 2017* 4:00 p.m., SNY | | at UConn | L 81–84 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 | XL Center (6,582) Hartford, CT |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Hofstra | L 84–85 | 3–6 | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,012) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Dec 9, 2017* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Kentucky Citi Double Cash Classic | L 76–93 | 3–7 | Madison Square Garden (10,438) New York City, NY |
| Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Princeton | L 58–69 | 3–8 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,549) Princeton, NJ |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Yale | W 85–64 | 4–8 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,006) New Haven, CT |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | L 76–78 | 4–9 (0–1) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,897) Hamden, CT |
| Dec 31, 2017 12:00 p.m. | | at Saint Peter's | L 64–77 | 4–10 (0–2) | Yanitelli Center (580) Jersey City, NJ |
| Jan 5, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Manhattan | W 77–66 | 5–10 (1–2) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,506) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Jan 12, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Niagara | L 77–78 | 5–11 (1–3) | Gallagher Center (949) Lewiston, NY |
| Jan 14, 2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 79–94 | 5–12 (1–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,136) Buffalo, NY |
| Jan 19, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Iona | L 73–76 | 5–13 (1–5) | OceanFirst Bank Center (3,020) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Siena | W 67–56 | 6–13 (2–5) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,005) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Jan 27, 2018 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Marist MAAC Tripleheader | W 91–78 | 7–13 (3–5) | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,545) Uniondale, NY |
| Jan 29, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Rider | L 85–92 | 7–14 (3–6) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Feb 2, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Fairfield | L 78–79 | 7–15 (3–7) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,955) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Feb 4, 2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Niagara | L 91–96 | 7–16 (3–8) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,080) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Iona | W 72–50 | 8–16 (4–8) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,371) New Rochelle, NY |
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | L 76–93 | 8–17 (4–9) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,109) Riverdale, NY |
| Feb 13, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | W 73–57 | 9–17 (5–9) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,716) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Feb 16, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Canisius | L 60–78 | 9–18 (5–10) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,854) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Feb 18, 2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Siena | W 93–89 $^{3OT}$ | 10–18 (6–10) | Times Union Center (7,244) Albany, NY |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Rider | W 91–77 | 11–18 (7–10) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,110) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Feb 24, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | L 66–69 | 11–19 (7–11) | Webster Bank Arena (1,341) Fairfield, CT |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2018 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (8) | vs. (9) Saint Peter's First round | L 58–60 | 11–20 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||