# 2021–22 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 11th-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.
The 2021–22 season would be the program's last season in the MAAC, as the Hawks joined the CAA in 2022–23.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2020–21 season 12–8, 12–6 in MAAC play to finish as MAAC regular season co-champions, alongside Siena. As the No. 2 seed in the MAAC tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinals by No. 7 seed Fairfield.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at Charlotte | L 66–68 | 0–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,023) Charlotte, NC |
| November 13, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at Towson | W 79–71 | 1–1 | SECU Arena (2,040) Towson, MD |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lehigh | W 85–75 | 2–1 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,933) West Long Branch, NJ |
| November 20, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | W 87–75 | 3–1 | Hagan Arena (1,400) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 24, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Princeton | W 76–64 | 4–1 | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,234) West Long Branch, NJ |
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | W 61–59 | 5–1 | Fifth Third Arena (8,262) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | W 57–49 | 6–1 (1–0) | Gallagher Center (627) Lewiston, NY |
| December 5, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | W 79–65 | 7–1 (2–0) | Koessler Athletic Center (736) Buffalo, NY |
| December 9, 2021* 8:30 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's Gotham Classic campus game | L 83–88 | 7–2 | Carnesecca Arena (3,850) Queens, NY |
| December 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at Pittsburgh Gotham Classic campus game | W 56–52 | 8–2 | Petersen Events Center (7,579) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Yale | W 69–60 | 9–2 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (892) New Haven, CT |
| December 19, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Colgate Gotham Classic campus game | W 77–66 | 10–2 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,596) West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hofstra | L 71–77 | 10–3 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,265) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Peter's | L 62–67 | 10–4 (2–1) | Run Baby Run Arena (483) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | L 48–84 | 10–5 (2–2) | McCann Arena (784) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 18, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona Rescheduled from January 9 | L 85–86 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (2–3) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,874) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 20, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | W 61–58 | 11–6 (3–3) | Webster Bank Arena (1,492) Bridgeport, CT |
| January 23, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | W 78–62 | 12–6 (4–3) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,730) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 72–67 | 13–6 (5–3) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,558) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | L 69–70 $^{OT}$ | 13–7 (5–4) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,223) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | W 59–56 | 14–7 (6–4) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,572) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 6, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | W 76–63 | 15–7 (7–4) | People's United Center (835) Hamden, CT |
| February 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist Rescheduled from December 31 | L 58–83 | 15–8 (7–5) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,516) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | W 75–65 | 16–8 (8–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (734) Riverdale, NY |
| February 13, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 62–70 | 16–9 (8–6) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,056) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | W 60–58 | 17–9 (9–6) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,728) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Siena Rescheduled from January 7 | W 71–59 | 18–9 (10–6) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,646) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | L 65–70 | 18–10 (10–7) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,027) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | W 70–59 | 18–11 (10–8) | MVP Arena (6,524) Albany, NY |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 75–72 | 19–11 (11–8) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,735) West Long Branch, NJ |
| March 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rider | L 65–74 | 19–12 (11–9) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2022 9:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Niagara Quarterfinals | W 61–58 | 20–12 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 11, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNews / ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (9) Rider Semifinals | W 72–68 | 21–12 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 12, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | (4) | vs. (2) Saint Peter's Championship | L 54–60 | 21–13 | 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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