# 2012–13 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by second year head coach King Rice, played their home games at the Multipurpose Activity Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in NEC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Northeast Conference Basketball tournament.
This was the Hawks last year as a member of the NEC as they joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2013–14 season.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Dion Nesmith | Guard | 6–0 | 200 | Senior | Union, New Jersey |
| 3 | Max DiLeo | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Sophomore | Cinnaminson, New Jersey |
| 4 | Jalen Palm | Guard | 5–10 | 165 | Freshman | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 5 | Deon Jones | Guard | 6–6 | 210 | Sophomore | Wilmington, Delaware |
| 10 | Christian White | Guard | 5–10 | 185 | Freshman | Rochester, New York |
| 11 | Khalil Brown | Forward | 6–9 | 190 | Sophomore | South Orange, New Jersey |
| 13 | Andrew Nicholas | Guard | 6–6 | 205 | Sophomore | Wrightsville, Pennsylvania |
| 14 | Tyrone O'Garro | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Freshman | Newark, New Jersey |
| 21 | Marcus Ware | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Senior | Vineland, New Jersey |
| 23 | Stephen Spinella | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Senior | Colts Neck, New Jersey |
| 25 | Jordan Cox | Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| 30 | Collin Stewart | Guard | 6–7 | 200 | Freshman | Glenville, New York |
| 32 | Ed Waite | Forward | 6–3 | 215 | Senior | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | Hofstra | W 91–62 | 1–0 | Multipurpose Activity Center (2,307) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 20 Notre Dame Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | L 57–84 | 1–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,427) South Bend, IN |
| 11/17/2012* 2:00 pm | at Rider | L 62–65 | 1–2 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,517) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 11/19/2012* 7:00 pm | at Georgia State Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | L 49–62 | 1–3 | GSU Sports Arena (1,119) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/20/2012* 4:00 pm | vs. South Alabama Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | W 73–71 | 2–3 | GSU Sports Arena (336) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/21/2012* 12:00 pm | vs. Tennessee State Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | W 81–70 | 3–3 | GSU Sports Arena (369) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/26/2012* 7:00 pm | Lafayette | W 65–60 | 4–3 | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,375) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 12/03/2012* 7:00 pm | at Binghamton | W 77–65 | 5–3 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,271) Vestal, NY |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm | Navy | L 66–85 | 5–4 | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,930) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 4 Syracuse | L 56–108 | 5–5 | Carrier Dome (21,760) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/12/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Maryland | L 38–71 | 5–6 | Comcast Center (9,265) College Park, MD |
| 12/22/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Villanova | L 56–83 | 5–7 | Multipurpose Activity Center (3,898) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 12/31/2012* 4:00 pm | at Fordham | L 71–82 | 5–8 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,558) Bronx, NY |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | at Wagner | L 56–60 | 5–9 (0–1) | Spiro Sports Center (1,145) Staten Island, NY |
| 01/05/2013 7:00 pm | at Mount St. Mary's | L 59–71 | 5–10 (0–2) | Knott Arena (1,142) Emmitsburg, MD |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | W 65–60 | 6–10 (1–2) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,263) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm | Robert Morris | L 55–70 | 6–11 (1–3) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,705) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 71–67 | 7–11 (2–3) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (405) Brooklyn, NY |
| 01/19/2013 4:30 pm | at Long Island | L 65–75 | 7–12 (2–4) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,054) Brooklyn, NY |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 73–54 | 8–12 (3–4) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,875) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm | at Sacred Heart | L 68–82 | 8–13 (3–5) | William H. Pitt Center (1,614) Fairfield, CT |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm | Central Connecticut | L 58–78 | 8–14 (3–6) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,205) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | Bryant | L 62–77 | 8–15 (3–7) | Multipurpose Activity Center (2,403) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | at Quinnipiac | L 63–79 | 8–16 (3–8) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,469) Hamden, CT |
| 02/10/2013 2:30 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 80–76 | 9–16 (4–8) | Rothman Center (375) Hackensack, NJ |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm | Long Island | L 66–80 | 9–17 (4–9) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,005) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 73–64 | 10–17 (5–9) | Multipurpose Activity Center (2,053) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 02/21/2013 7:00 pm | at Robert Morris | L 65–77 | 10–18 (5–10) | Charles L. Sewall Center (631) Moon Township, PA |
| 02/23/2013 1:00 pm | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 68–70 | 10–19 (5–11) | DeGol Arena (1,131) Loretto, PA |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | L 63–77 | 10–20 (5–12) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,570) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 03/02/2013 7:00 pm | Wagner | L 57–67 | 10–21 (5–13) | Multipurpose Activity Center (2,213) West Long Branch, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||