# 2014–15 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by fourth year head coach King Rice, played their home games at the Multipurpose Activity Center. They were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 13–7 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC tournament where they lost to Iona.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Josh James | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Sophomore | Greenburgh, New York |
| 1 | Brice Kofane (Transfer Providence) | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | Senior | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 2 | Ba'shawn Mickens | Guard | 6–0 | 190 | Freshman | Summit, New Jersey |
| 3 | Max DiLeo | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Senior | Cinnaminson, New Jersey |
| 4 | Greg Noack | Forward | 6–8 | 195 | Sophomore | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5 | Deon Jones | Guard | 6–6 | 210 | Junior | Wilmington, Delaware |
| 10 | Micah Seaborn | Guard | 6–5 | 195 | Freshman | Arlington, Texas |
| 11 | Je'lon Hornbeak (Transfer Oklahoma) | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Arlington, Texas Hornbeak will not play this season due to transferring requirements, will have 2 years of eligibility beginning in 2015–2016. |
| 12 | Justin Robinson | Guard | 5–8 | 160 | Sophomore | Lake Katrine, New York |
| 13 | Andrew Nicholas | Guard | 6–6 | 225 | Senior | Wrightsville, Pennsylvania |
| 15 | Daniel Pillari | Forward | 5–10 | 170 | Freshman | Oceanport, New Jersey |
| 23 | Austin Tilghman | Guard | 6–1 | 225 | Freshman | Middletown, Delaware |
| 30 | Collin Stewart | Guard | 6–7 | 195 | Sophomore | Glenville, New York |
| 33 | Zac Tillman | Center | 6–10 | 280 | Sophomore | Yeadon, Pennsylvania |
| 43 | Chris Brady | Center | 6–10 | 240 | Sophomore | Greenlawn, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/08/2014* 7:00 pm | Wesley | W 84–72 | | Multipurpose Activity Center (585) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | at West Virginia | L 54–64 | 0–1 | WVU Coliseum (6,792) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/21/2014* 7:30 pm | Bethune-Cookman CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 73–50 | 1–1 | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,428) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 11/22/2014* 7:30 pm | Central Connecticut CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 65–50 | 2–1 | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,357) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 11/23/2014* 4:30 pm | Towson CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 75–79 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,225) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 11/28/2014* 7:00 pm, BTN | at Maryland CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 56–61 | 2–3 | Xfinity Center (9,139) College Park, MD |
| 11/30/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at SMU | L 51–63 | 2–4 | Moody Coliseum (6,852) University Park, TX |
| 12/04/2014 7:00 pm | at Marist | W 57–50 | 3–4 (1–0) | McCann Field House (1,283) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 12/07/2014 4:30 pm | Iona | W 92–89 | 4–4 (2–0) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,484) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm, SNY | at Fordham | L 58–68 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,130) Bronx, NY |
| 12/20/2014* 4:00 pm | at Wagner | W 74–66 | 5–5 | Spiro Sports Center (1,311) Staten Island, NY |
| 12/23/2014* 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 46–71 | 5–6 | Multipurpose Activity Center (985) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 12/28/2014* 3:00 pm | Rutgers | L 58–59 | 5–7 | Multipurpose Activity Center (3,911) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 01/02/2015 7:00 pm | at Canisius | W 73–68 | 6–7 (3–0) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,032) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/04/2015 2:00 pm | at Niagara | W 66–50 | 7–7 (4–0) | Gallagher Center (981) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/09/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Quinnipiac | L 64–68 | 7–8 (4–1) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,512) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 01/12/2015 7:00 pm | at Rider | W 55–54 | 8–8 (5–1) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,215) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | Saint Peter's | L 61–62 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (5–2) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,275) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 01/18/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Fairfield | W 77–70 | 9–9 (6–2) | Multipurpose Activity Center (654) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 01/21/2015* 7:00 pm | at Penn | W 71–56 | 10–9 | The Palestra (1,755) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/23/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Niagara | W 69–58 | 11–9 (7–2) | Multipurpose Activity Center (2,281) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 01/25/2015 2:00 pm | at Manhattan | L 64–71 | 11–10 (7–3) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,973) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/30/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Fairfield | W 60–59 | 12–10 (8–3) | Webster Bank Arena (2,851) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/01/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Manhattan | L 76–87 | 12–11 (8–4) | Multipurpose Activity Center (2,144) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm | at Quinnipiac | L 52–72 | 12–12 (8–5) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,088) Hamden, CT |
| 02/08/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Canisius | W 44–40 | 13–12 (9–5) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,861) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm | at Siena | W 83–64 | 14–12 (10–5) | Times Union Center (6,260) Albany, NY |
| 02/16/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Marist | W 69–65 | 15–12 (11–5) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,504) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Saint Peter's | W 63–58 | 16–12 (12–5) | Yanitelli Center (514) Jersey City, NJ |
| 02/22/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Iona | L 68–69 | 16–13 (12–6) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY |
| 02/26/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Rider | L 60–63 | 16–14 (12–7) | Multipurpose Activity Center (2,864) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 03/01/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Siena | W 63–57 | 17–14 (13–7) | Multipurpose Activity Center (2,037) West Long Branch, NJ |
| MAAC tournament |||||
| 03/07/2013 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Canisius Quarterfinals | W 60–54 | 18–14 | Times Union Center (5,159) Albany, NY |
| 03/08/2013 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Iona Quarterfinals | L 77–95 | 18–15 | Times Union Center (2,752) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||