# 2022–23 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by twelfth-year head coach King Rice, played their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, New Jersey, as first-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 7–26, and 5–13 in CAA play to finish in 13th (and last) place.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2021–22 season 21–13, 11–9 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play, to finish in fourth place. In the MAAC tournament, they defeated Niagara and Rider, before falling to Saint Peter's in the championship game. This was the team's final season as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, as they moved to the Colonial Athletic Association, starting in the 2022–23 season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2022* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at Seton Hall | L 52–79 | 0–1 | Prudential Center (8,626) Newark, NJ |
| November 11, 2022* 9:00 pm, YES/ACC RSN | | at No. 18 Virginia Continental Tire Main Event on-campus game | L 42–89 | 0–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,487) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 14, 2022* 9:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 19 Illinois Continental Tire Main Event on-campus game | L 65–103 | 0–3 | State Farm Center (13,772) Champaign, IL |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, FloHoops/SNY | | Norfolk State Continental Tire Main Event on-campus game | L 59–64 | 0–4 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,669) West Long Branch, NJ |
| November 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Colgate | L 66–85 | 0–5 | Cotterell Court (684) Hamilton, NY |
| November 25, 2022* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | Cornell | L 63–81 | 0–6 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,526) West Long Branch, NJ |
| November 27, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | L 76–80 | 0–7 | Stabler Arena (531) Bethlehem, PA |
| November 30, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 62–88 | 0–8 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | W 76–69 | 1–8 | Draddy Gymnasium (628) Riverdale, NY |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 54–91 | 1–9 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,372) Princeton, NJ |
| December 12, 2022* 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Syracuse | L 71–86 | 1–10 | JMA Wireless Dome (19,262) Syracuse, NY |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI | | Charlotte | L 46–80 | 1–11 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,470) West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI | | Yale | L 44–76 | 1–12 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,296) West Long Branch, NJ |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2022 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | UNC Wilmington | L 55–68 | 1–13 (0–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,754) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Stony Brook | L 56–67 | 1–14 (0–2) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,224) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Drexel | L 35–67 | 1–15 (0–3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (984) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Hofstra | L 57–77 | 1–16 (0–4) | Mack Sports Complex (1,427) Hempstead, NY |
| January 14, 2023 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Towson | L 48–68 | 1–17 (0–5) | SECU Arena (1,801) Towson, MD |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | No. 18 College of Charleston | L 55–69 | 1–18 (0–6) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,478) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 21, 2023 2:30 pm, FloHoops/SNY | | Hampton | L 66–83 | 1–19 (0–7) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,433) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington | L 49–52 | 1–20 (0–8) | Trask Coliseum (3,503) Wilmington, NC |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at North Carolina A&T | W 79–64 | 2–20 (1–8) | Corbett Sports Center (1,555) Greensboro, NC |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Delaware | W 70–62 | 3–20 (2–8) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,597) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI | | Drexel | W 69–67 | 4–20 (3–8) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,562) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 8, 2023 6:30 pm, FloHoops | | at Stony Brook | W 61–54 | 5–20 (4–8) | Island Federal Arena (2,070) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, FloHoops/SNY | | Hofstra | L 57–86 | 5–21 (4–9) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,109) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 13, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI | | North Carolina A&T | W 85–71 | 6–21 (5–9) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,394) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops/NESN+ | | at Northeastern | L 62–77 | 6–22 (5–10) | Matthews Arena (583) Boston, MA |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 pm, FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI | | Elon | L 68–75 | 6–23 (5–11) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,106) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Hampton | L 81–86 | 6–24 (5–12) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,537) Hampton, VA |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at William & Mary | L 62–74 | 6–25 (5–13) | Kaplan Arena (3,470) Williamsburg, VA |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 2:00 pm, FloHoops | (13) | vs. (12) Hampton First round | W 100–64 | 7–25 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,529) Washington, D.C. |
| March 4, 2023 2:30 pm, FloHoops | (13) | vs. (5) Drexel Second round | L 45–64 | 7–26 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,031) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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