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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 EIGHTEEN at RIDER results 4:00pm // MARCH 4, 2021 // ALUMNI GYMNASIUM Date Opponent Time/Result (EST) December (3-2) Tues. 15 HOFSTRA L, 88-96 RIDER BRONCS Fri. 18 SAINT PETER’S* W, 78-76 Head Coach: Kevin Baggett (9th season at Rider) Sat. 19 SAINT PETER’S* L, 76-78 Sun. 27 CANISIUS* W, 84-66 Record at Rider: 146-130 // Career Record: 146-130 Mon. 28 CANISIUS* W, 97-69 Broncs Record: 5-14 (5-11 MAAC) January (5-3) Sun. 3 at Siena* L, 77-78 VS Sun. 4 at Siena* L, 62-76 Sat. 9 MARIST* W, 80-64 Sun. 10 MARIST* W, 72-62 MONMOUTH HAWKS Fri. 15 QUINNIPIAC* W, 92-80 [ot] Sat. 16 QUINNIPIAC* W, 70-63 Head Coach: King Rice (10th season at Monmouth) Fri. 29 at Niagara* W, 77-67 Record at Monmouth: 159-153 // Career Record: 159-153 Sat. 30 at Niagara* L, 74-83 Hawks Record: 10-7 (10-6 MAAC) February (2-2) Fri. 5 at Manhattan* W, 70-65 Sat. 6 at Manhattan* W, 71-69 [ot] Fri. 19 at Iona* L, 86-91 Sat. 20 at Iona* L, 65-88 March (0-0) Thurs. 4 at Rider* 4:00 PM TV // ESPN+ Radio // Monmouth Digital Network Fri. 5 at Rider* 4:00 PM PxP // Daryl Fein PxP // Eddy Occhipinti Analyst // Steve Rudenstein 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. 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Notes G 24 Myles Ruth Fr. 6’0” 150 Career-high 13 points, 5 reb. 2/19 vs. Iona G 3 Deion Hammond Sr. 6’4” 200 Broke career three-point mark at MU 2/6 vs. MAN G 5 George Papas Sr. 6’5” 175 Tied MU 3-point record w/9 vs. Hof; leads MU in 3’s G 13 Marcus McClary Sr. 6’3” 195 Game-tying buzzer-beating jumper vs. QU on 1/15 F 2 Melik Martin Sr. 6’6” 200 3 double-doubles last 5 gms; MAAC POTW 2/8 Last Game: Off the Bench F 0 Myles Foster Fr. 6’7” 230 Netted career-best 11 points on 2/20 at Iona G 1 Gob Gabriel So. 6’7” 175 Tied career-best with eight points vs. Niagara G 4 Donovann Toatley So. 5’9” 185 Scored 17, his MU high, on 1/30 vs. Niagara 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 14 Jack Holmstrom Fr. 6’5” 200 Knocked in first FG, a 3, vs. Griffs on 12/28 Men’s Basketball Contact: Gary Kowal G 15 Mike James, Jr. Jr. 6’0” 170 Walk-on guard that saw nine games as Fr. Kowal phone: 732-263-5557 C 21 Nikkei Rutty Jr. 6’8” 225 Career-high 12 points vs. Niagara 1/29 Kowal email: [email protected] G 25 Samuel Chaput Jr. 6’0” 175 MAAC leader in assist-turnover ratio (+2.42) 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 SCOUTING THE BRONCS TONIGHT’S MATCHUP Rider is led by Dwight Murray’s 14.9 points per game, while Dontrell McQuarter is just shy of double figures. ALL-TIME The Broncs come off a win over Saint Peter’s on the SERIES road. RIDER LEADS 31-23 LAST MEETING: 2/28/20 RIDER HEAD COACH KEVIN BAGGETT RID 79, MON 67 Rider is led by ninth-year head coach Kevin Baggett, who has 146 wins to his credit and a pair of MAAC Coach of the Year honors. The teams have been rivals in two conferences, meeting in the NEC and now MONMOUTH ON THE ROAD the MAAC. Rider leads the all-time series The Hawks are playing on the road for the fourth 31-23, with the teams splitting 16 games as consecutive weekend in which they have had games MAAC foes. scheduled. MU is 3-6 away from home this season. RIDER AT HOME Rider is 1-6 at Alumni Gymnasium this season, beating Marist in January in Lawrenceville. This marks their first home series since that Marist weekend on 1/22-23. LAST TIME OUT SERIES HISTORY IN MAAC PLAY Iona 88, Monmouth 65 Year Date Winner Score Site 2013-14 12/5/13 Rider 83-89 West Long Branch, NJ February 20, 2021 2013-14 1/26/14 Rider 71-77(ot) Lawrenceville, NJ Team Points 1st place votes 2013-14 3/6/14 Rider 60-71 Springfield, MA 2014-15 1/12/15 Monmouth 55-54 Lawrenceville, NJ Monmouth got a career-high 11 points from freshman Myles 1: Arizona 406 18 2014-15 2/26/15 Rider 60-63 West Long Branch, NJ Foster but fell Saturday night at Iona 88-65. MU got eight 2: California 378 9 2015-16 2/12/16 Monmouth 79-78 Lawrenceville, NJ second-half points from Foster but it wasn’t enough, as the 2015-16 2/26/16 Monmouth 79-58 West Long Branch, NJ 3: Utah 360 7 2015-16 3/4/16 Monmouth 59-48 Albany, NY home team used a 14-2 run to extend the lead, one that would 4: Oregon 338 1 2016-17 12/31/16 Rider 90-93 (ot) West Long Branch, NJ hold to give the Gaels the victory. Monmouth led in the early 2016-17 2/6/17 Monmouth 74-69 Lawrenceville, NJ stages, with Deion Hammond and George Papas knocking in 5: UCLA 304 1 2017-18 1/29/18 Rider 85-92 Lawrenceville, NJ threes. After Iona netted six of eight points at the foul line, Gob 6: Oregon St. 235 0 2017-18 2/22/18 Monmouth 91-77 West Long Branch, NJ 2018-19 2/2/19 Monmouth 75-71 West Long Branch, NJ Gabriel finished through contact for an and-one chance, and 7: Colorado 188 0 2018-19 2/15/19 Rider 71-82 Lawrenceville, NJ then drained a three to tie the game. Hammond nailed a triple 8: Arizona State 165 0 2019-20 2/2/20 Monmouth 90-84 West Long Branch, NJ 2019-20 2/28/20 Rider 67-79 Lawrenceville, NJ at 7:54 to knot things at 21, but with MU trailing by one with 9: Stanford 145 0 just under six minutes remaining, Iona used a 15-5 run to take 10: USC 111 0 SERIES NOTES a 44-33 edge to the break. 11: Washington 96 0 -The teams have played 16 times as MAAC opponents, 12: Washington St. 65 0 with each team winning eight times while each NOTES AND QUOTES program has one MAAC Tournament win each. -Myles Foster posted a career-best 11 points, his first career -The teams are separated by four total points in MAAC contest in double figures. games since the Hawks joined the league. -Foster became the third freshman to score in doubles for MU -Monmouth is 3-4 in Lawrenceville as a MAAC foe. this year, joining Klemen Vuga and Myles Ruth. -Rider leads the all-time series 31-23, with the teams -Melik Martin scored in double figures for the ninth time in 10 competing as rivals in the 1990’s in the NEC. games. -Deion Hammond led Monmouth in scoring, hitting double figures with 16 for the 87th time in his career. -Monmouth dropped a weekend series for just the second time this season. -Hammond tied his career best with four steals. 20-21 MAAC STANDINGS -Sam Chaput tied his career best with five made free throws. Team MAAC Overall 1. Siena 11-3 11-3 NUMBERS CRUNCH 2. Monmouth 10-6 10-7 -Monmouth topped Iona in points off turnovers, 16-12. 3. Marist 10-8 12-8 -MU was better in second-chance points, 15-11. 4. Saint Peter’s 9-7 12-9 -The Hawks forced 17 Iona turnovers. 5. Niagara 7-9 8-10 -Isaiah Ross led Iona with 31 points. 6. Canisius 6-4 6-4 7. Fairfield 6-10 6-15 8. Quinnipiac 6-9 8-11 9. Iona 6-3 8-5 10. Rider 5-11 5-14 11. Manhattan 5-11 6-11 2020-21 MONMOUTH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2 2020-21 MONMOUTH ROSTER NUMERICALName Position Height Weight Class Hometown/High School [Last School] 0 Myles Foster F 6-7 230 Fr. Brooklyn, NY / Brooks School 1 Gob Gabriel G 6-7 175 So. Manchester, NH / Bradford Christian Academy 2 Melik Martin F 6-6 200 Sr. York, PA / York Catholic 3 Deion Hammond G 6-4 200 Sr. Mitchellville, MD / Riverdale Baptist School 4 Donovann Toatley G 5-9 185 R-So. Largo, MD / Riverdale Baptist School/Chattanooga 5 George Papas G 6-5 175 Sr. Jersey City, NJ / Union Catholic / Gould Academy 10 Jarvis Vaughan F 6-9 225 So. Churchville, VA / Massanutten Military Academy 11 Mateo Delmoral G 6-0 170 Jr.