2020-21 @MONMOUTHBBALL GAME NOTES Monmouth University Athletics Communications // 400 Cedar Ave. West Long Branch, NJ 07764 Men’s Basketball Contact // Gary Kowal // [email protected] // 732-263-5557 // #FlyHawks schedule & GAME SIX at SIENA results 3:00pm // JANUARY 3, 2021 // ALUMNI RECREATION CENTER Date Opponent Time/Result (EST) December (3-2) Tues. 15 HOFSTRA L, 88-96 SIENA SAINTS Fri. 18 SAINT PETER’S* W, 78-76 Head Coach: Carmen Maciariello (2nd season at Siena) Sat. 19 SAINT PETER’S* L, 76-78 Sun. 27 CANISIUS* W, 84-66 Record at Siena: 20-10 // Career Record: 20-10 Mon. 28 CANISIUS* W, 97-69 Saints Record: 0-0 (0-0 MAAC) January (0-0) Sun. 3 at Siena* 3:00 PM VS Sun. 4 at Siena* 5:00 PM Sat. 9 MARIST* 2:00 PM Sun. 10 MARIST* 2:00 PM MONMOUTH HAWKS Fri. 15 QUINNIPIAC* 5:00 PM Sat. 16 QUINNIPIAC* 5:00 PM Head Coach: King Rice (9th season at Monmouth) Fri. 22 at Manhattan* 6:00 PM Record at Monmouth: 152-148 // Career Record: 152-148 Sat. 23 at Manhattan* 6:00 PM Fri. 29 at Iona* 7:30 PM Hawks Record: 3-2 (3-1 MAAC) Sat. 30 at Iona* 7:30 PM February (0-0) Fri. 12 at Niagara* 4:00 PM Sat. 13 at Niagara* 4:00 PM Fri. 19 FAIRFIELD* 5:00 PM Sat. 20 FAIRFIELD* 5:00 PM March (0-0) Fri. 5 at Rider* 7:00 PM TV // ESPN+ Radio // Monmouth Digital Network Sat. 6 at Rider* 7:00 PM PxP // Robert Lee PxP // Eddy Occhipinti Analyst // Kelly O’Donnell Analyst // Steve Bazaz 2021 MAAC Tournament - Atlantic City, NJ (March 9-13) Home Games is BOLD CAPS *-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference games HAWKS QUICK NOTES Last Game: Starters Pos. # Name Class Ht. Wt. Notes G 25 Samuel Chaput Jr. 6’0” 175 Has opened season with 14a-8to G 3 Deion Hammond Sr. 6’4” 200 Led MU in scoring in last four games G 5 George Papas Sr. 6’5” 175 Tied MU 3-point record w/9 vs. Hof; 17 3’s in 4 games F 2 Melik Martin Sr. 6’6” 200 Career-high eight boards and five steals vs. Hofstra F 21 Nikkei Rutty Jr. 6’8” 225 Opened season 10-10 from foul line Last Game: Off the Bench F 0 Myles Foster Fr. 6’7” 230 Netted eight points on 4-5 FG in win over Griffs G 1 Gob Gabriel So. 6’7” 175 Tied career-high with seven pts. in last 2 gms. G 4 Donovann Toatley So. 5’9” 185 Scored 16, his MU high, on 12/28 vs. Canisius F 10 Jarvis Vaughan So. 6’9” 225 Knocked in FT line jumper in season debut ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS G 11 Mateo Delmoral Jr. 6’0” 170 Junior walk-on; made MU debut vs. Canisius 12/27 Assistant AD/Communications & New Media/ G 13 Marcus McClary Sr. 6’3” 195 11 points in eight minutes vs. Canisius Men’s Basketball Contact: Gary Kowal G 14 Jack Holmstrom Fr. 6’5” 200 Knocked in first FG, a 3, vs. Griffs on 12/28 Kowal phone: 732-263-5557 G 15 Mike James, Jr. Jr. 6’0” 170 Walk-on guard that saw nine games as Fr. Kowal email: [email protected] G 24 Myles Ruth Fr. 6’0” 150 Started opener; defense has been key late in games Press Row Phone: 732-571-3677 F 30 Klemen Vuga Fr. 6’9” 230 5-6, 10 pts. vs. Canisius; first FR. in doubles since 2019 Athletics Website: MonmouthHawks.com FOLLOW MONMOUTH BASKETBALL FACEBOOK // MONMOUTH BASKETBALL INSTAGRAM // @MONMOUTHMENSBBALL TWITTER // @MONMOUTHBBALL ATHLETICS // @MONMOUTHHAWKS 2020-21 MONMOUTH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 MORE ON TONIGHT’S MATCHUP SCOUTING THE SAINTS Siena will become the final MAAC team to kick off the ALL-TIME SERIES season, doing so against MU. The defending MAAC MU LEADS regular season champs before the tournament was 12-6 canceled, Siena returns Player of the Year Jalen LAST MEETING: 3/6/20 Pickett and fellow First Teamer Manny Camper. SIENA 86, MU 72 SIENA HEAD COACH CARMEN MACIARIELLO Monmouth won four in a row and 10 of 11 in Saints Head Coach Carmen Maciariello enters his second the series prior to the Saints taking both last season on the Siena sidelines after spending a year as season. The squads met just three times in an assistant at his alma mater. He won 20 games in Year history prior to MU joining the MAAC in 2013. One, including the MAAC regular season title. MONMOUTH ON THE ROAD The Hawks opened the season with five consecutive home games, and are making their first appearance on the road this season. Last year, MU won seven times away from home. SIENA AT HOME The Saints will play on campus this season, as op- LAST TIME OUT posed to at the Times Union Center in Albany. This will Monmouth 97, Canisius 69 mark the first time MU will play on Siena’s campus, December 28, 2020 and the first time since the 2014 CBI that the Saints Team Points 1st place votes will play there. Monmouth exploded for 97 points and were led by a pair of 1: Arizona 406 18 SERIES NOTES high school teammates in Deion Hammond and Donovann 2: California 378 9 -The teams met for the first time in 1979. Toatley with 16 points apiece as the Hawks completed a MAAC 3: Utah 360 7 -Monmouth has lost just three times to Siena in the weekend sweep of Canisius Monday, 97-69. The Hawks picked 4: Oregon 338 1 last 12 meetings. up right where they left off in the second half, scoring the first 5: UCLA 304 1 -MU had not lost to Siena in the regular season since nine to extend the lead to 33 points. Canisius whittled it down 2014 prior to 2019-20. to 23, primarily at the foul line, but Jack Holmstrom’s first 6: Oregon St. 235 0 career three alongside several Klemen Vuga baskets got the 7: Colorado 188 0 SERIES HISTORY lead back over 30. The largest lead came in the final min- 8: Arizona State 165 0 Year Date Winner Score Site utes after consecutive Vuga finishes made it 95-61, and MU 1979-80 N/A Siena 84-92 N/A 9: Stanford 145 0 2003-04 12/2/03 Monmouth 89-76 Albany, NY eventually won by a 28-point mark. Monmouth opened the 10: USC 111 0 2004-05 1/2/05 Siena 59-60 West Long Branch, NJ game on an 11-0 run in which four different players scored and 2013-14 1/2/14 Monmouth 63-59 West Long Branch, NJ never looked back, leading by no less than six the remainder 11: Washington 96 0 2013-14 3/2/14 Siena 54-70 Albany, NY 12: Washington St. 65 0 2014-15 2/14/15 Monmouth 83-64 Albany, NY of the game. The Blue and White later posted a 15-0 run that 2014-15 3/1/15 Monmouth 63-57 West Long Branch, NJ included three triples, pushing the lead to 22 before Toatley 2015-16 1/18/16 Monmouth 85-69 West Long Branch, NJ knocked in a late jumper to make it a 24-point margin, 54-30 2015-16 2/1/16 Monmouth 93-87 Albany, NY 2016-17 2/13/17 Monmouth 102-82 Albany, NY at the break. 2016-17 2/24/17 Monmouth 77-73 West Long Branch, NJ NOTES 2016-17 3/5/17 Siena 85-89 Albany, NY -Deion Hammond’s four three-point attempts tied him with 2017-18 1/25/18 Monmouth 67-56 West Long Branch, NJ 2017-18 2/18/18 Monmouth 93-89 (3ot) Albany, NY Dejan Delic atop the school’s three-point attempts chart with 2018-19 1/14/19 Monmouth 63-60 (ot) Albany, NY 667. 2018-19 1/31/19 Monmouth 66-55 West Long Branch, NJ -Monmouth’s 97 points are the most since scoring 98 in a 2019-20 1/3/20 Siena 72-75 Albany, NY 2019-20 3/6/20 Siena 72-86 West Long Branch, NJ MAAC quarterfinal win over Canisius in the 2019 MAAC Tournament. -MU’s 54 first-half points were the most in a period since MU 20-21 MAAC STANDINGS scored 55 in the second half of a win at Canisius on 2/14/20. Team MAAC Overall -Hammond tied Toatley for the game-high in scoring, leading 1. Monmouth 3-1 3-2 MU for the fourth game in a row. 2. Saint Peter’s 3-1 6-3 -Toatley’s 16 points are his most in a MU uniform. 3. Iona 3-1 5-3 -Gob Gabriel’s seven points tied a career high. 4. Marist 3-1 5-1 -Klemen Vuga became the first freshman this season to score 5. Niagara 2-2 3-3 in double figures, finishing with 10 points. 6. Manhattan 1-3 2-3 -Marcus McClary scored in double figures for the ninth time in 7. Canisius 1-3 1-3 his career, doing so in just eight minutes. 8. Rider 1-3 1-6 -12 of the 14 Hawks to see the floor scored. 9. Fairfield 1-3 1-8 -MU shot 59.1% from three, its highest percentage since post- 10. Quinnipiac 0-0 2-2 ing a 61.5% marker last season vs. Manhattan (1/18/20). 11. Siena 0-0 0-0 -The Hawks 58.7% from the field is the best since shooting 59.2% against Canisius on 1/24/19.