Monmouth University Men's Basketball Schedule 2023-2024: What To Know
Monmouth University Men's Basketball Schedule 2023-2024: What To Know
The Monmouth men’s basketball team might’ve had some growing pains while joining the CAA last season. Can they rebound? Check out their schedule.
The Monmouth men’s basketball team struggled to a 7-26 overall record last season, which included a 5-13 mark in Coastal Athletic Association play. That tied the Hawks with Hampton for the final spot in the conference standings.
The 2022-2023 campaign was the first year of CAA competition for Monmouth and Hampton.
The Hawks previously played in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, where they won three regular-season titles (2016, 2017 and 2021) and made two appearances in the National Invitation Tournament under current head coach King Rice.
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In their final year in the MAAC, the Hawks were 21-13 and 11-9 in conference play. They finished fourth in the conference standings.
This year, the CAA expands from 13 teams to 14, and the conference’s coaches believe some offseason pickups will help the Hawks improve. In the CAA’s preseason poll, Monmouth was chosen to finish 11th during the 2023-2024 season.
Among the new Hawks for this season are three transfers and two true freshmen. One of the transfers is Xander Rice, the son of Monmouth head coach King Rice, who will be entering his 13th season as the program’s leader.
The younger Rice, a 6-foot-3 guard, makes the move from Bucknell, where he played for four seasons, before graduating in May. He found academic success and was an All-Patriot League third-team selection last year, averaging 14.1 points, 3.7 assists and more than 33 minutes per game.
The CAA already has taken notice of the newest Rice in the conference, as Xander earned a preseason All-CAA honorable mention – the first Hawk in history to receive preseason recognition from the CAA.
Here’s a look at the Monmouth men’s basketball schedule for the 2023-2024 season.
Monmouth Men’s Basketball Schedule 2023-2024
All times Eastern
| Date | Day | Time | Home/Away | Opponent | Location |
| 21-Oct | (Sat) | 6 p.m. | Home | RI College | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Nov. 6 | (Mon) | 7 p.m. | Away | George Mason | Fairfax, VA |
| Nov. 10 | (Fri) | 7 p.m. | Away | West Virginia | Morgantown, WV |
| Nov. 18 | (Sat) | 2 p.m. | Home | Princeton | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Nov. 21 | (Tue) | 7 p.m. | Home | Lehigh | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Nov. 24 | (Fri) | 2 p.m. | Neutral | Belmont | Philadelphia |
| Nov. 25 | (Sat) | 2 p.m. | Neutral | Lafayette | Philadelphia |
| Nov. 26 | (Sun) | 2:30 p.m. | Away | Penn | Philadelphia |
| Nov. 29 | (Wed) | 7 p.m. | Away | Cornell | Ithaca, NY |
| Dec. 9 | (Sat) | 2 p.m. | Home | N. Illinois | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Dec. 12 | (Tue) | 6:30 p.m. | Away | Seton Hall | South Orange, NJ |
| Dec. 16 | (Sat) | 2 p.m. | Home | Rider | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Dec. 21 | (Thu) | 2 p.m. | Home | Manhattan | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Dec. 31 | (Sun) | 2 p.m. | Away | Oklahoma | Norman, OK |
| Jan. 4 | (Thu) | 7 p.m. | Home | Towson | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Jan. 8 | (Mon) | 7 p.m. | Home | Northeastern | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Jan. 11 | (Thu) | 7 p.m. | Away | UNCW | Wilmington, NC |
| Jan. 13 | (Sat) | 4:30 p.m. | Away | Charleston | Charleston, SC |
| Jan. 18 | (Thu) | 7 p.m. | Away | Drexel | Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan. 20 | (Sat) | 2 p.m. | Home | Hampton | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Jan. 25 | (Thu) | 6:30 p.m. | Away | Stony Brook | Stony Brook, NY |
| Jan. 27 | (Sat) | 2 p.m. | Home | Hofstra | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Feb. 1 | (Thu) | 7 p.m. | Home | Drexel | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Feb. 3 | (Sat) | 2 p.m. | Away | Delaware | Newark, DE |
| Feb. 8 | (Thu) | 7 p.m. | Home | William & Mary | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Feb. 10 | (Sat) | 1 p.m. | Away | Northeastern | Boston, MA |
| Feb. 15 | (Thu) | 7 p.m. | Home | Campbell | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Feb. 17 | (Sat) | 4 p.m. | Home | Stony Brook | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Feb. 22 | (Thu) | 7 p.m. | Away | Towson | Towson, MD |
| Feb. 24 | (Sat) | 2 p.m. | Home | N.C. A&T | West Long Branch, NJ |
| Feb. 29 | (Thu) | 7 p.m. | Away | Hampton | Hampton, VA |
| 2-Mar | (Sat) | 1 p.m. | Away | Elon | Elon, NC |
When Is The CAA Men’s Basketball Tournament?
The 2024 Jersey Mike’s CAA Men’s Basketball Championship will be held March 8-12 at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.
The winner will earn an automatic berth into the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.
When Is The 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship?
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. The NCAA Tournament. March Madness. No matter what you call it, March belongs to college basketball.
Selection Sunday, which will fall on March 17, is the day the 68 teams for the postseason bracket are announced.
The First Four will kickstart The Big Dance on March 19-20, with eight teams (the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams) battling for the opportunity to compete in the main 64-team bracket. This will take place in Dayton, Ohio.
The road to the national championship will continue with the opening round of play (Round of 64) across eight locations on March 21-22. Those same venues will host the Round of 32 on March 23-24.
On March 28-29, four new locations will welcome teams and fans for the Sweet 16 (regional semifinals), which will be followed by the Elite Eight (regional finals) on March 30-31.
The 2024 Final Four (national semifinals and national championship) will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on April 6 and April 8, respectively.