# 2020–21 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by tenth-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. They finished the season 12–8, 12–6 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for first place. As the No. 2 seed in the MAAC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to No. 7 seed Fairfield 60–79.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2019–20 season 18–13 overall, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. Before they could face #5 seeded Quinnipiac in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| December 1, 2020* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Maryland | Canceled | Canceled | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| December 4, 2020* 7:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | Canceled | Canceled | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hofstra | L 88–96 | 0–1 | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| December 18, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | W 78–76 | 1–1 (1–0) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 19, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | L 76–78 | 1–2 (1–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 27, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | W 84–66 | 2–2 (2–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 28, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 97–69 | 3–2 (3–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 3, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 77–78 | 3–3 (3–2) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| January 4, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 62–76 | 3–4 (3–3) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | W 80–64 | 4–4 (4–3) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist | W 72–62 | 5–4 (5–3) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 15, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 92–80 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 (6–3) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 70–63 | 7–4 (7–3) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 29, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | W 77–67 | 8–4 (8–3) | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Niagara | L 74–83 | 8–5 (8–4) | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| February 5, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Manhattan | W 70–65 | 9–5 (9–4) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| February 6, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (10–4) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Iona | L 86–91 | 10–6 (10–5) | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY |
| February 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 65–88 | 10–7 (10–6) | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY |
| March 4, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 11–7 (11–6) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| March 5, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Rider | W 65–62 | 12–7 (12–6) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Fairfield Quarterfinals | L 60–79 | 12–8 | 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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