# 2024–25 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 14th-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 2023–24 season 18–15, 10–8 in CAA play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Campbell, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Charleston in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | Rhode Island College | W 95–65 | – | OceanFirst Bank Center (520) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Michigan State | L 57–81 | 0–1 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., JerseyJam.net | | vs. Temple Jersey Jam | L 74–103 | 0–2 | CURE Insurance Arena (2,247) Trenton, NJ |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | L 66–79 | 0–3 | Convocation Center (1,033) DeKalb, IL |
| November 15, 2024* 6:30 p.m., BTN | | at No. 24 Rutgers | L 81–98 | 0–4 | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 18, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | L 66–70 | 0–5 | Charles Koch Arena (5,582) Wichita, KS |
| November 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m. | | vs. Youngstown State Axe 'Em Classic | L 62–72 | 0–6 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (117) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin Axe 'Em Classic | L 67–72 | 0–7 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,438) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 23, 2024* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Presbyterian Axe 'Em Classic | L 61–71 | 0–8 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (103) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 30, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FS2 | | at Seton Hall | W 63–51 | 1–8 | Prudential Center (8,606) Newark, NJ |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | L 63–90 | 1–9 | Stabler Arena (473) Bethlehem, PA |
| December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 67–71 | 1–10 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,523) Princeton, NJ |
| December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Fairfield | W 88–74 | 2–10 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,804) West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 30, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+ | | at No. 2 Auburn | L 58–87 | 2–11 | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Stony Brook | W 78–56 | 3–11 (1–0) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,310) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Delaware | L 64–84 | 3–12 (1–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,981) Newark, DE |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | UNC Wilmington | L 55–64 | 3–13 (1–2) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,238) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Charleston | W 84–73 | 4–13 (2–2) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,904) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at North Carolina A&T | W 72–63 | 5–13 (3–2) | Corbett Sports Center (2,858) Greensboro, NC |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Campbell | L 58–81 | 5–14 (3–3) | Gore Arena (1,615) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Elon | L 71–83 | 5–15 (3–4) | Schar Center (2,078) Elon, NC |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at William & Mary | L 73–78 | 5–16 (3–5) | Kaplan Arena (4,688) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Drexel | W 104–97 $^{2OT}$ | 6–16 (4–5) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,724) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Delaware | W 92–83 | 7–16 (5–5) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,586) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Hampton | W 68–63 | 8–16 (6–5) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,929) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Towson | L 67–73 | 8–17 (6–6) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,756) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 13, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Stony Brook | W 79–69 | 9–17 (7–6) | Stony Brook Arena (1,428) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Towson | L 54–80 | 9–18 (7–7) | TU Arena (3,104) Towson, MD |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Hofstra | W 68–62 | 10–18 (8–7) | Mack Sports Complex (1,460) Hempstead, NY |
| February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Northeastern | W 78–73 | 11–18 (9–7) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,862) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Elon | W 79–76 | 12–18 (10–7) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,102) West Long Branch, NJ |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Drexel | L 61–71 | 12–19 (10–8) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,193) Philadelphia, PA |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2025 8:30 p.m., FloHoops | (6) | vs. (11) Hofstra Second round | W 65–60 | 13–19 | CareFirst Arena (2,556) Washington, D.C. |
| March 9, 2025 8:30 p.m., FloHoops | (6) | vs. (3) Charleston Quarterfinals | L 78–79 $^{OT}$ | 13–20 | CareFirst Arena (2,580) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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