2016-17 MONMOUTH BASKETBALL PRESEASON PROSPECTUS GENERAL INFORMATION 2015-16 AT A GLANCE Overall Record: 28-8 Top scorer: Robinson (19.3) Loca on .............................................. West Long Branch, NJ MAAC Record: 17-3 Top rebounder: Jones (6.3) Founded ........................................................................1933 Finish: 1st, NIT 2nd Round Assists leader: Robinson (132) Enrollment ...............................6,300 (4,600 undergraduate) 11-2 home, 13-4 away Blocks leader: Brady (45) President ................................................... Dr. Paul R. Brown 4-2 neutral Steals leader: Robinson (79) Vice President/Director of Athle cs ........Dr. Marilyn McNeil . Most wins in a season in program history (28) Senior Woman Administrator ....................... Jennifer Lawlor . First postseason appearance and win since 2006 Conference .......Metro Atlan c Athle c Conference (MAAC) . MAAC Regular Season Champions (fi rst since 2006) Nickname ................................................................... Hawks . Led nation in road/neutral wins with 17 Colors ............................................Midnight Blue and White . Tied program record with 8-game win streak (2x) Arena ............................................... OceanFirst Bank Center . Did not lose consecutive games all season Affi lia on ...................................................... NCAA Division l THE RETURNERS 12 . Justin Robinson . Senior G . Lake Katrine, NY COACHING STAFF 2015-16 ... 19.3 ppg, MAAC Player of the Year, Honorable Mention All-America 11 . Je’lon Hornbeak . Senior G . Arlington, TX Head Coach .............................................................King Rice 2015-16 ...................................... 8.9 ppg, MAAC All-Tournament Team Seasons at Monmouth ......................................Sixth Season 30 . Collin Stewart . Senior G . Glenville, NY Record at Monmouth ...................................................79-85 2015-16 ........................................7.3 ppg, led team in FT% at 88.3% Conference record at Monmouth .................................50-46 43 . Chris Brady . Senior C . Greenlawn, NY Best way to contact ............................................ Contact SID 2015-16 ............................... 6.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, led team with 45 blocks Assistant Coach (Years at MU) .................Rick Callahan (6th) 0 . Josh James . Senior G . Greenburgh, NY Assistant Coach (Years at MU) .....................Sam Ferry (6th) 2015-16 ...........................................3.6 ppg, played in all 36 contests Assistant Coach (Years at MU) .........Duane Woodward (3rd) 33 . Zac Tillman . Senior C . Yeadon, PA Director of Opera ons (Years at MU) ......Jamal Meeks (2nd) 2015-16 .........................................3.3 ppg, shot 82.4% from foul line 4 .Greg Noack . Senior F . Bethlehem, PA ASKETBALL ISTORY B H 2015-16 ..................................................... Missed season with injury First Season of Basketball .........................................1956-57 23 . Austin Tilghman . Junior G . Wilmington, DE All-Time Record ........................................................925-745 2015-16 ...........................................5.2 ppg, played in all 36 contests All-Time Division l Record (Since 83-84) ...................462-519 15 . Dan Pillari . Junior G . Oceanport, NJ All-Time MAAC Record (Since 13-14) ...........................35-25 2015-16 ..................................... Played in 23 games, scored 15 points NCAA Tournament Appearances ........... 4 (‘96, ‘01, ‘04, ‘06) 10 . Micah Seaborn . Sophomore G . Fort Worth, TX 2015-16 ... 13.2 ppg, MAAC Rookie of the Year, All-MAAC Rookie & 3rd Team ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 1 . Pierre Sarr . Sophomore F . Dakar, Senegal 2015-16 ..................................... Played in 25 games as true freshman Assistant Athle cs Director/MBB Contact ...........Gary Kowal 32 . Diago Quinn . Sophomore F . New York, NY Phone ..............................................................732-263-5557 2015-16 ................................. Played in all 36 games as true freshman Fax ..................................................................732-263-3535 Kowal Cell ........................................................732-861-0741 THE NEWCOMERS E-mail ............................................. [email protected] 24. Louie Pillari . RS Freshman G . Tinton Falls, NJ Athle cs Website .............................MonmouthHawks.com Notes ...Attended CBA, member of “Monmouth Bench” while sitting last year Live Video (Home) ......ESPN3 (ESPN3.com, WatchESPN app) 14 . Mustapha Traore . RS Freshman F . Philadelphia, PA Radio Broadcasts (Road) ....Shore Sports Network (1160, 1310 AM) Notes .... Attended Phelps School, Sat out last year after arriving in January Press Row Phone .............................................732-571-3677 5 . Ray Salnave . Freshman G . Elmont, NY Twi er .....................................................@MonmouthBBall Notes ......................................... True freshman, played HS at Cardozo Instagram ........................................ @MonmouthMensBBall 44 . Sam Ibiezugbe . Freshman C . Simsbury, CT Facebook ........................................... Monmouth Basketball Notes ............... True freshman, played HS at The Masters School 22016-17016-17 MMonmouthonmouth Men’sMen’s BasketballBasketball PreseasonPreseason PProspectusrospectus 2016-17 Monmouth Basketball Roster NUMERICAL No. Name Class Position Height Weight Hometown/High School [Last School] 0 Josh James Sr. G 6-2 195 Greenburgh, NY/Archbishop Stepinac 1 Pierre Sarr So. F 6-8 195 Dakar, Senegal/Roselle Catholic 4 Greg Noack Sr. F 6-8 195 Bethlehem, PA/Liberty 5 Ray Salnave Fr. G 6-3 205 Elmont, NY/Benjamin N. Cardozo 10 Micah Seaborn R-So. G 6-5 195 Arlington, TX/Prime Prep 11 Je’lon Hornbeak 5-Sr. G 6-3 190 Arlington, TX/Grace Prep/Oklahoma 12 Justin Robinson Sr. G 5-8 175 Lake Katrine, NY/Kingston 14 Mustapha Traore R-Fr. F 6-8 210 Philadelphia, PA/The Phelps School 15 Daniel Pillari Jr. G 5-10 170 Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional 23 Austin Tilghman Jr. G 6-1 225 Wilmington, DE/Archbishop Carroll [PA] 24 Louie Pillari R-Fr. G 6-6 200 Tinton Falls, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy 30 Collin Stewart 5-Sr. G 6-8 200 Glenville, NY/Mekeel Christian Academy 32 Diago Quinn So. F 6-10 255 New York, NY/Lake Forest Academy [IL] 33 Zac Tillman Sr. C 6-10 280 Yeadon, PA/Shipley School 43 Chris Brady Sr. C 6-10 245 Greenlawn, NY/Harborfi elds 44 Sam Ibiezugbe Fr. C 6-11 245 Simsbury, CT/The Masters School ALPHABETICAL No. Name Class Position Height Weight Hometown/High School [Last School] 43 Chris Brady Sr. C 6-10 245 Greenlawn, NY/Harborfi elds 11 Je’lon Hornbeak 5-Sr. G 6-3 190 Arlington, TX/Grace Prep/Oklahoma 44 Sam Ibiezugbe Fr. C 6-11 245 Simsbury, CT/The Masters School 0 Josh James Sr. G 6-2 195 Greenburgh, NY/Archbishop Stepinac 4 Greg Noack Sr. F 6-8 195 Bethlehem, PA/Liberty 15 Daniel Pillari Jr. G 5-10 170 Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional 24 Louie Pillari R-Fr. G 6-6 200 Tinton Falls, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy 32 Diago Quinn So. F 6-10 255 New York, NY/Lake Forest Academy [IL] 12 Justin Robinson Sr. G 5-8 175 Lake Katrine, NY/Kingston 5 Ray Salnave Fr. G 6-3 205 Elmont, NY/Benjamin N. Cardozo 1 Pierre Sarr So. F 6-8 195 Dakar, Senegal/Roselle Catholic 10 Micah Seaborn R-So. G 6-5 195 Arlington, TX/Prime Prep 30 Collin Stewart 5-Sr. G 6-8 200 Glenville, NY/Mekeel Christian Academy 23 Austin Tilghman Jr. G 6-1 225 Wilmington, DE/Archbishop Carroll [PA] 33 Zac Tillman Sr. C 6-10 280 Yeadon, PA/Shipley School 14 Mustapha Traore R-Fr. F 6-8 210 Philadelphia, PA/The Phelps School PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #5 Ray Salnave Sal-nayve #11 Je’lon Hornbeak Juh-lon #14 Mustapha Traore Tray-or #15 Daniel Pillari/#24 Louie Pillari Pill-are-ee #23 Austin Tilghman Tillman #32 Diago Quinn Said like “Diego” #44 Sam Ibiezugbe Ibiza-bay Head Coach: King Rice (North Carolina, 1992) - 6th season at Monmouth Assistant Coaches: Rick Callahan (Salem College, 1980) - 6th season at Monmouth, Sam Ferry (Vanderbilt, 2010) - 6th season at Monmouth, Duane Woodward (Boston College, 1998) - 3rd season at Monmouth Director of Operations: Jamal Meeks (Indiana, 1992) - 2nd season at Monmouth Athletic Trainer: Vanessa Sweeney, A.T.C. 2016-17 Monmouth Basketball Roster Breakdown By Class By Location By Position Seniors (7): Brady, Hornbeak, James, New York (6): Brady, James, Quinn, J. Robinson, Salnave, Stewart Guard (9): Hornbeak, James, D. Noack, Robinson, Stewart, Tillman Pillari, L. Pillari, Robinson, Sal- New Jersey (3): D. Pillari, L. Pillari nave, Seaborn, Stewart, Tilgh- Juniors (2): D. Pillari, Tilghman Texas (2): Hornbeak, Seaborn man Sophomores (3): Quinn, Sarr, Pennsylvania (2): Noack, Tillman Seaborn Forward (4): Noack, Quinn, Delaware (1): Tilghman Sarr. Traore Freshmen (4): Ibiezugbe, L. Pillari, Senegal (1): Sarr Salnave, Traore Center (3): Brady, Ibiezugbe, Connecticut (1): Ibiezugbe Tillman 2016-17 Monmouth Men’s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 2016-17 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 2015-16 MAAC Regular Season Champions | Four NCAA Appearances: 1996, 2001, 2004, 2006 DATE OPPONENT TV/BROADCAST TIME [ET] 11.11 DREXEL ESPN3 7:00 p.m. 11.15 at South Carolina SEC Network Plus 6:30 p.m. 11.18 at Syracuse ACC Network Extra 7:00 p.m. 11.22 CORNELL ESPN3 7:00 p.m. 11.26 vs. SC State 1:05 p.m. 11.27 vs. Holy Cross 12:05 p.m. 12.01 * at Quinnipiac 7:00 p.m. 12.04 * CANISIUS ESPN3 2:00 p.m. 12.06 at Wagner 7:00 p.m. 12.10 ARMY ESPN3 7:00 p.m.