2 0 1 7 - 1 8 IONA COLLEGE MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY GAELS M O N M O U T H U N I V E R S I T Y HAWKS 11-7 // 5-1 MAAC M E N ’ S B A S K E T B A L L 5-12 // 1-4 MAAC Head Coach (Years at Iona)...... Tim Cluess (8th) Head Coach (Years at MU)...... King Rice (7th) Overall Coaching Record...... 271-107 Overall Coaching Record...... 111-104 Record at Iona...... 173-85 Record at Monmouth...... 111-104 Assistant Coaches...... Jared Grasso Assistant Coaches (Years at MU)...... Rick Callahan (7th) ...... Eric Eaton ...... Duane Woodward (4th) ...... Adam Ginsburg ...... Jamal Meeks (3rd) Director of Operations...... Ricky Johns Director of Basketball Operations...... Anthony Molisso (1st) 2017-18 IONA SCHEDULE Special Assistant to the Head Coach...... Brian Stafman (1st) Date Opponent Time/Result 2017-18 MONMOUTH SCHEDULE 11.10 at Albany L, 67-69 Date Opponent Time/Result 11.14 at Syracuse L, 62-71 11.10 BUCKNELL W, 79-78 11.17 vs. Weber State W, 80-72 11.12 q at Seton Hall L, 65-75 11.18 vs. Northern Kentucky L, 72-85 11.14 at Lehigh W, 80-72 11.19 vs. Coastal Carolina L, 84-89 11.19 q at Virginia L, 53-73 11.28 at Ohio W, 93-88 11.22 q at UNC Asheville L, 51-62 12.02 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W, 82-75 11.25 PENN L, 96-101 (4OT) 12.09 at NJIT W, 74-70 11.27 ALBANY W, 81-73 12.12 YALE W, 83-67 12.02 at UConn (at XL Center) L, 81-84 (OT) 12.17 vs. St. John’s L, 59-69 12.06 HOFSTRA L, 84-85 12.19 at Holy Cross W, 82-68 12.09 vs. Kentucky (at MSG) L, 76-93 12.21 at Rhode Island L, 74-80 12.12 at Princeton L, 58-69 12.29 ^ at Niagara W, 98-93 (OT) 12.22 at Yale W, 85-64 12.31 ^ at Canisius L, 78-85 12.28 ^ at Quinnipiac L, 76-78 01.05 ^ SAINT PETER’S W, 73-69 12.31 ^ at Saint Peter’s L, 64-77 01.07 ^ FAIRFIELD W, 84-65 01.05 ^ MANHATTAN W, 77-66 01.11 ^ SIENA W, 71-69 01.12 ^ at Niagara L, 77-78 01.14 ^ RIDER W, 91-64 01.14 ^ at Canisius L, 79-94 01.19 ^ at Monmouth 7:00 PM 01.19 ^ IONA 7:00 PM 01.21 ^ CANISIUS 1:00 PM 01.25 ^ SIENA 7:00 PM 01.27 ^ vs. Manhattan 7:00 PM 01.27 ^ vs. Marist (Nassau Coliseum) 4:00 PM 01.29 ^ at Fairfield 7:00 PM 01.29 ^ at Rider 7:00 PM 02.02 ^ QUINNIPIAC 7:00 PM 02.02 ^ FAIRFIELD 7:00 PM 02.04 ^ at Marist 12:00 PM 02.04 ^ NIAGARA 2:00 PM 02.08 ^ MONMOUTH 7:00 PM 02.08 ^ at Iona 7:00 PM 02.10 ^ at Saint Peter’s 12:00 PM 02.10 ^ at Manhattan 7:00 PM 02.12 ^ at Siena 7:00 PM 02.13 ^ SAINT PETER’S 7:00 PM 02.16 ^ NIAGARA 7:00 PM 02.16 ^ CANISIUS 7:00 PM 02.23 ^ MANHATTAN 7/9:00 PM 02.18 ^ at Siena 2:00 PM 02.25 ^ at Rider 2:00 PM 02.22 ^ RIDER 7:00 PM ^-MAAC contest 02.24 ^ at Fairfield 1:00 PM

q-Preseason National Invitation Tournament (NIT) ^-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference contest * - All road contests will air on the Shore Sports Network, FOLLOW MONMOUTH MEN’S BASKETBALL 1160/1310AM and ShoreSportsNetwork.com. 2017-18 MAAC STANDINGS (as of 1/15) Monmouth Basketball @MonmouthMensBBall SCHOOL OVERALL PCT. MAAC PCT. STRK 1. Iona 11-7 .611 5-1 .833 W4 2. Canisius 11-8 .579 5-1 .833 W2 3. Rider 11-7 .611 4-2 .667 L1 4. Niagara 11-8 .579 4-2 .667 W4 5. Manhattan 9-9 .500 4-2 .667 W2 6. Quinnipiac 6-12 .333 3-3 .500 L1 @MonmouthBBall @MUHawks 7. Marist 4-13 .235 2-3 .400 W1 H AW KS V S . I O N A 8. Saint Peter’s 8-9 .471 2-4 .333 L2 9. Monmouth 5-12 .294 1-4 .200 L2 10. Fairfield 6-11 .353 1-5 .167 L5 J A N U A RY 1 9 , 2 01 8 11. Siena 5-14 .263 1-5 .167 L2 MONMOUTH QUICK FACTS 2017-18 MONMOUTH ROSTER 2017-18 IONA ROSTER IONA QUICK FACTS Founded:...... 1940 Founded:...... 1933 NUMERICAL NUMERICAL Location:...... New Rochelle, NY Location:...... West Long Branch, NJ Enrollment:...... 3,329 Enrollment:...... 6,300 No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous Athletics Website:...... ICGaels.com Athletics Website:...... MonmouthHawks.com 0 Ray Salnave RFr. G 6-3 205 Elmont, NY/Benjamin N. Cardozo 0 Rickey McGill Jr. G 6-1 175 Spring Valley, NY / Spring Valley President:...... Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D. President:...... Grey J. Dimenna 1 Pierre Sarr Jr. F 6-8 195 Dakar, Senegal/Roselle Catholic 1 Zach Lewis Gr. G 6-3 185 Windsor, CT / Northwest Catholic / UMass Vice President for Athletics Administration:...... Rick Cole Jr. Director of Athletics:...... Dr. Marilyn McNeil 2 Melik Martin Fr. F 6-6 200 York, PA/York Catholic 2 E.J. Crawford So. G/F 6-6 210 Hartford, CT / St. Thomas More 3 Deion Hammond Fr. G 6-4 200 Mitchellville, MD/Riverdale Baptist School 3 C.J. Seaforth Fr. G 6-1 155 Hamden, CT / Hamden Mascot...... Gaels Mascot...... Hawks 4 Mustapha Traore RSo. F 6-8 210 Philadelphia, PA/The Phelps School 4 Schadrac Casimir Jr. G 5-10 165 Stamford, CT / South Kent School Colors...... Maroona and Gold Colors...... Blue and White 5 Nick Rutherford* Jr. G 6-3 185 Indianapolis, IN/Allen/Florida Atlantic 10 Andrija Ristanovic Fr. F 6-10 200 Belgrade, Serbia / Hillcrest Prep (AZ) Home Arena...... Hynes Athletic Center Home Arena...... OceanFirst Bank Center 10 Micah Seaborn RJr. G 6-5 195 Fort Worth, TX/Prime Prep 11 Roland Griffin Jr. F 6-7 215 Aurora, IL / Illinois State / Midland College Capacity...... 2,611 Capacity...... 4,100 11 George Papas Fr. G 6-5 175 Jersey City, NJ/Union Catholic/Gould Academy 13 TK Edogi Gr. F 6-8 220 Phoenix, AZ / Valley Vista / Tulsa Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Affiliation...... NCAA Division I 13 Marcus McClary Fr. G 6-3 195 Linden, NJ/The Patrick School 15 Deyshonee Much Sr. G 6-5 180 Rochester, NY / Univ. of Buffalo Conference...... Metro Atlantic Conference...... Metro Atlantic 15 Daniel Pillari Sr. G 5-10 170 Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional 20 Jan Svandrlik Gr. G/F 6-7 210 Pilsen, Czech Republic / Indian Hills (IA) Facebook...... Iona Gaels MBB Facebook...... Monmouth Basketball 23 Austin Tilghman Sr. G 6-1 230 Wilmington, DE/Archbishop Carroll 21 Gavin Kensmil Fr. F 6-7 230 Paramaribo, Suriname / Canarias Academy (Spain) 24 Louie Pillari RSo. G 6-6 200 Tinton Falls, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy 22 Isaiah Still* Jr. G/F 6-6 190 Rahway, NJ / Union Catholic / Robert Morris Twitter...... @IonaGaelsMBB Twitter...... @MonmouthBBall 32 Diago Quinn Jr. C 6-9 255 New York, NY/Lake Forest Academy 44 Tyrell Williams Jr. F 6-9 230 Miami, FL / Western Nebraska Instagram...... @MonmouthMensBBall 33 Zac Tillman 5Sr. C 6-10 280 Yeadon, PA/Shipley School 44 Sam Ibiezugbe So. C 6-11 245 Simsbury, CT/The Masters School NOTES ON THE HAWKS ALPHABETICAL ALPHABETICAL n Diago Quinn has put together three consecutive strong performances, having No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous 4 Schadrac Casimir Jr. G 5-10 165 Stamford, CT / South Kent School MONMOUTH vs IONA NOTES scored in double figures in three games in a row for the first time in his career. 3 Deion Hammond Fr. G 6-4 200 Mitchellville, MD/Riverdale Baptist School 2 E.J. Crawford So. G/F 6-6 210 Hartford, CT / St. Thomas More n Monmouth has won two games in a row against the Gaels. On the Buffalo trip, Quinn was effective posting the first double-double of his 44 Sam Ibiezugbe So. C 6-11 245 Simsbury, CT/The Masters School 13 TK Edogi Gr. F 6-8 220 Phoenix, AZ / Valley Vista / Tulsa n Monmouth is 4-8 all-time vs. Iona. career at Niagara. His 14 rebounds vs. the Purple Eagles is tied for the most for 2 Melik Martin Fr. F 6-6 200 York, PA/York Catholic 11 Roland Griffin Jr. F 6-7 215 Aurora, IL / Illinois State / Midland College 13 Marcus McClary Fr. G 6-3 195 Linden, NJ/The Patrick School 21 Gavin Kensmil Fr. F 6-7 230 Paramaribo, Suriname / Canarias Academy (Spain) n The Hawks are 3-7 vs. Iona since joining the MAAC in 2013. a Hawk this season (Tilghman at Yale, 12/22) and second most of his career 11 George Papas Fr. G 6-5 175 Jersey City, NJ/Union Catholic/Gould Academy 1 Zach Lewis Gr. G 6-3 185 Windsor, CT / Northwest Catholic / UMass n The teams met in two of the last three MAAC Tournaments, playing in the 2015 (2/28/16, 16 boards vs. Niagara). He netted 15 points against Canisius on 4-7 15 Daniel Pillari Sr. G 5-10 170 Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional 0 Rickey McGill Jr. G 6-1 175 Spring Valley, NY / Spring Valley 24 Louie Pillari RSo. G 6-6 200 Tinton Falls, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy 15 Deyshonee Much Sr. G 6-5 180 Rochester, NY / Univ. of Buffalo semifinals and the 2016 finals. shooting, also collecting five boards. Previously, he erupted for a career-high 32 Diago Quinn Jr. C 6-9 255 New York, NY/Lake Forest Academy 10 Andrija Ristanovic Fr. F 6-10 200 Belgrade, Serbia / Hillcrest Prep (AZ) n Five of the games played between the teams have been decided by 16 points or 19 points on 6-7 shooting and 7-8 from the foul line against Manhattan, also 5 Nick Rutherford* Jr. G 6-3 185 Indianapolis, IN/Allen/Florida Atlantic 3 C.J. Seaforth Fr. G 6-1 155 Hamden, CT / Hamden more, while four have come by one possession or less. grabbing six rebounds. He has worked into double digits seven times this year, 0 Ray Salnave RFr. G 6-3 205 Elmont, NY/Benjamin N. Cardozo 22 Isaiah Still* Jr. G/F 6-6 190 Rahway, NJ / Union Catholic / Robert Morris 1 Pierre Sarr Jr. F 6-8 195 Dakar, Senegal/Roselle Catholic 20 Jan Svandrlik Gr. G/F 6-7 210 Pilsen, Czech Republic / Indian Hills (IA) n MU has won the last two games played in New Rochelle. and is the only Hawk to start every game. 10 Micah Seaborn RJr. G 6-5 195 Fort Worth, TX/Prime Prep 44 Tyrell Williams Jr. F 6-9 230 Miami, FL / Western Nebraska n 23 Austin Tilghman Sr. G 6-1 230 Wilmington, DE/Archbishop Carroll Last season, Monmouth swept Iona for the first time, winning by an average of n Louie Pillari averaged 18.5 points per game on the Western New York swing, 33 Zac Tillman 5Sr. C 6-10 280 Yeadon, PA/Shipley School 12 points per game, including an 18-point win in West Long Branch. 4 Mustapha Traore RSo. F 6-8 210 Philadelphia, PA/The Phelps School scoring 18 points against Canisius after putting home 19 at Niagara. He was nearly perfect at Canisius, shooting 6-for-7 and 4-of-5 from deep, along with making both of his foul shots. For the weekend, Pillari shot 52.4% from the floor and 57.1% from beyond the arc, as well as a perfect 7-for-7 from the foul line. SERIES HISTORY n Austin Tilghman is now averaging double digits in scoring for the first time TALE OF THE TAPE Date Location Winner Score in his career, scoring at 10.5 points per game after putting in a career-high 22 MU Category IC MU Category IC 12/07/82 New Rochelle, NY Iona 61-88 points at Canisius. He was 8-for-10 shooting against the Golden Griffins, and 17 Games Played 18 5-12 Overall Record 11-7 01/05/85 West Long Branch, NJ Iona 67-70 snagged nine rebounds, one shy of a double-double. His 85 assists lead the .461 Field Goal % .449 3-2 Home Record 6-0 02/04/14 West Long Branch, NJ Iona 71-89 team, as do his 551 minutes played. Tilghman has been on the floor at least 02/14/14 New Rochelle, NY Iona 70-89 .392 3PT % .397 2-9 Road Record 4-4 31 minutes in 11 games this season, including three in a row and seven of the 12/07/14 West Long Branch, NJ Monmouth 92-89 .661 Free Throw % .747 0-1 Neutral Record 1-3 last eight contests. 02/22/15 New Rochelle, NY Iona 68-69 36.4 Rebounds/Game 34.4 1-4 Conference Record 5-1 03/08/15 Albany, NY^ Iona 77-95 210 Assists 293 581 1st Half Points 611 n Monmouth has had success at the OceanFirst Bank Center this season, 01/15/16 New Rochelle, NY Monmouth 110-102 284 Turnovers 226 642 2nd Half Points 776 winning three times with victories over Bucknell, Albany and Manhattan. Of the 02/19/16 West Long Branch, NJ Iona 67-83 two losses, one came in the closing seconds vs. Hofstra and the other was a 43 Blocks 54 39 Overtime Points 20 03/07/16 Albany, NY* Iona 76-79 four-overtime defeat to Penn. Micah Seaborn is averaging 19 points per game 101 Steals 119 +1.1 Rebound Margin -2.4 01/06/17 West Long Branch, NJ Monmouth 92-74 02/26/17 New Rochelle, NY Monmouth 79-73 at home and shooting 54.8% from the field and 63.6% from three, while Austin 1262 Total Points 1407 386 Personal Fouls 313 Tilghman, Diago Quinn and Deion Hammond all score in double digits in West 427 FG made 492 74.2 Points/Game 78.2 ^ - MAAC semifinal at Times Union Center Long Branch. Ray Salnave is scoring at 9.8 points per game in his home arena, 120 3PT made 193 77.8 Points Against/Game 74.9 * - MAAC final at Times Union Center and Zac Tillman scores at 7.8 points per night. 288 FT made 230 -3.5 Scoring Margin +3.3

n Two Hawks have earned MAAC weekly awards this season, with Austin Tilghman being named MAAC Player of the Week after totaling a triple-double vs. Yale and Deion Hammond earning MAAC Rookie of the Week after a big COMING UP IN THE MAAC night vs. Manhattan. Hammond scored 17 points, two shy of a career best, on CATCH THE HAWKS ALL SEASON LONG SEE YOU AT THE OCEANFIRST BANK CENTER! 5-for-9 shooting, including three from deep. He was 4-of-5 from the foul line Monmouth will play on a television or broadcast platform in all Be sure to secure your tickets for the following promotional dates JANUARY 19, 2018 and contributed four rebounds in 26 minutes vs. the Jaspers. The Mitchellville, of their home games this season, and in several road games as for the remainder of the season! Canisius at Manhattan 9:00 PM MD native drilled a wing three to cap a 17-0 Monmouth run after the Hawks well. MU will appear on FoxSports 1, SNY, and the ACC Network in trailed by two, and later put MU up 16 with a three, forcing a Manhattan timeout addition to ESPNU and several games on ESPN3, including all home Friday, Jan. 19 vs. Iona at 7 pm JANUARY 20, 2018 with 4:06 remaining. Hammond was Monmouth’s first Rookie of the Week since games. Select conference road games will air on ESPN3 as well. Promotion: Frank Strong Niagara at Fairfield 1:00 PM Micah Seaborn on February 22, 2016. He was the first true freshman to win the award since Josh James on December 2, 2013. Tilghman netted 11 points, 15 In addition to televised contests, you can listen to Monmouth’s road Friday, Feb. 2 vs. Fairfield at 7 pm Marist at Rider 7:00 PM assists and 14 rebounds at Yale, the second triple-double in Monmouth history. games on the radio on the Shore Sports Network. The broadcast Promotion: White Out He was the first Hawk of the season to earn a weekly honor. team of Eddy Occhipinti, Steve Bazaz and former Hawk Josh James will combine to bring you all the action when the Blue and White Sunday, Feb. 4 vs. Niagara at 2 pm are away from West Long Branch. The games are aired on 1160 Promotion: Super Bowl Tailgate n After playing 12 of the first 17 games away from home, Monmouth returns and 1310 AM on the radio, at shoresportsnetwork.com online, and home for two in a row and four of the next six, with a neutral site game in on mobile devices by using the new Shore Sports Network app for Thursday, Feb. 22 vs. Rider at 7 pm between on January 27 when the Hawks take on Marist as part of a tripleheader your iPhone or Android device. Promotion: Senior Night at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island.