Monmouth Hawks NCAA Basketball News

Monmouth University redshirt sophomore Justin Sofman, a former Rutgers player, said Tuesday he was a 'a little nervous' as he anticipated tonight's return to the RAC in a non-conference game.

Rutgers plays its sixth of 10 non-conference home games this season when it welcomes Monmouth to the Louis Brown Athletic Center on Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off. The Hawks will drive approximately 37 miles up the Garden State Parkway for the contest.

Chauncey Hardy scored 18 points and three others reached double figures as Sacred Heart beat Monmouth 81-73 on Saturday in the Northeast Conference opener for both teams.

Monmouth trimmed 20 points off of a 25-point first-half deficit but it wasn't enough to overcome and the Hawks dropped an 81-72 decision to Sacred Heart in their Northeast Conference men's basketball opener in Fairfield, Conn., on Saturday.

A mechanical adjustment. That's what fifth year senior guard Whitney Coleman said made a positive difference for him last weekend when the Monmouth University men's basketball team played three games in the World Vision Basketball Challenge in Laramie, Wyo.

Siena's Ryan Rossiter had 24 points and 13 rebounds, but St. John's got 23 points from D.J. Kennedy to take a 77-68 victory last night.

Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 5:52 p.m. LARAMIE, Wyo. - Keion Bell scored a career high 34 points, with 24 in the second half, as Pepperdine beats Monmouth 82-73 Saturday in the World Vision Basketball Challenge.

Whitney Coleman scored 24 points, including the game-winning basket with 3.6 seconds left, as Monmouth New Jersey rallied past Wyoming 75-73 Friday in the World Vision Basketball Challenge.

Freshman C.J. McCollum scored a team-high 15 points and was one of four scorers in double digits as the Lehigh University men's basketball team won its second-straight game, defeating Monmouth University 86-74 at Stabler Arena.

The Knicks slumped to a 1-9 start last night, the worst start in their history, and the man fans hold most responsible is Isiah Thomas.

Monmouth's 6 a.m. men's basketball game Tuesday at Saint Peter's on ESPN may not be its last early-bird special.

Unlocking the door and stepping into a dark locker room at 2:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Tahj Holden flipped on the lights and fired up the flat panel television mounted on the wall, with a group of ESPN college basketball analysts appearing to dissect the first half of the San Diego State-St. Mary's game.

Wesley Jenkins scored 10 points to lead Saint Peter's to a 58-34 victory over Monmouth on Tuesday in a game that started at 6 a.m. The Peacocks didn't seem to have any trouble with the early start time, while the same could not be said for the Hawks , who struggled from the field all game, finishing 10 of 47 , including making just two of 13 from ...

If you're into moral victories, be my guest and chalk this one up as a W. Seton Hall is a Big East team, after all.

Love drove him here, Isiah Thomas says, to this brand-new gymnasium in West Long Branch filled with college students lampooning him.

Jeremy Hazell scored 26 points and Herb Pope had 15 points and 17 rebounds to lift Seton Hall to an 87-72 victory over Monmouth on Sunday.

An exterior shot of Monmouth University's $57 million MAC , where the Golden Hawks will host Seton Hall on Sunday.

Some teams will do anything to play on national television. Any doubts? Look at what two New Jersey schools - St.

Back in the New York area, Isiah Thomas got a hostile welcome that was more than a little out of line with his new job as coach of Florida International.

The feeling of optimism that surrounds the Monmouth University men's basketball program apparently hasn't made its way much beyond the borders of West Long Branch.