2025–26 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Coastal Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–7 (0–0 CAA) |
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| Home arena | OceanFirst Bank Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 CAA tournament winner As of December 22, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represents Monmouth University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 15th-year head coach King Rice, play their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, New Jersey as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.
Previous season
The Hawks finished the 2024–25 season 13–20, 10–8 in CAA play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] They defeated Hofstra in the second round of the CAA tournament,[2] before falling to Charleston in the quarterfinals.[3]
Preseason
On October 2, 2025, the CAA released their preseason coaches poll. Monmouth was picked to finish fifth in the conference.[4]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Towson | 136 (7) | |
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 132 (5) | |
| 3 | Charleston | 130 (1) | |
| 4 | William & Mary | 93 | |
| 5 | Hampton | 80 | |
| 6 | Monmouth | 76 | |
| 7 | Campbell | 75 | |
| T-8 | Hofstra | 66 | |
| Northeastern | |||
| 10 | Drexel | 63 | |
| 11 | Stony Brook | 41 | |
| 12 | Elon | 35 | |
| 13 | North Carolina A&T | 17 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[4]
Preseason All-CAA Teams
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Jack Collins | Senior | Guard |
Source:[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 20, 2025* 7:00 pm |
Rhode Island College | W 103–67 | OceanFirst Bank Center (243) West Long Branch, NJ | ||||||||
| October 25, 2025* 2:00 pm |
Manhattan | W 81–62 | OceanFirst Bank Center (551) West Long Branch, NJ | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloCollege/SNY |
Caldwell | W 96–68 | 1–0 |
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,274) West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
| November 8, 2025* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at La Salle | L 60–73 | 1–1 |
John Glaser Arena (2,942) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| November 13, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Seton Hall | L 58–70 | 1–2 |
Prudential Center (6,179) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| November 18, 2025* 9:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Syracuse | L 73–78 | 1–3 |
JMA Wireless Dome (18,515) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
| November 23, 2025* 2:00 pm, FloCollege |
Robert Morris | W 71–70 OT | 2–3 |
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,583) West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
| November 28, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Ball State Lafayette Classic |
W 80–73 | 3–3 |
Kirby Sports Center (574) Easton, PA | |||||||
| November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Le Moyne Lafayette Classic |
L 79–83 | 3–4 |
Kirby Sports Center (506) Easton, PA | |||||||
| November 30, 2025* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lafayette Lafayette Classic |
W 88–74 | 4–4 |
Kirby Sports Center (477) Easton, PA | |||||||
| December 3, 2025* 8:00 pm, FloCollege/NBCSP |
Princeton | W 63–58 | 5–4 |
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,517) West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
| December 6, 2025* 12:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Georgia Tech | L 67–79 | 5–5 |
McCamish Pavilion (4,595) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
| December 14, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Fairfield | L 65–73 | 5–6 |
Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,474) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
| December 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloCollege/NBCSP |
Quinnipiac | L 75–85 | 5–7 |
OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
| December 21, 2025* 1:00 pm, FloCollege/NBCSP/SNY |
Lehigh | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||||
| CAA regular season | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 2:00 pm, FloCollege |
Campbell | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||||
| January 3, 2025 7:00 pm |
at Towson | TU Arena Towson, MD | |||||||||
| January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege |
William & Mary | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege |
at Hofstra | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY | |||||||||
| January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege |
Drexel | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege |
Northeastern | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||||
| January 22, 2026 7:00 pm |
at Hampton | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 4:00 pm |
at Campbell | Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege |
North Carolina A&T | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege |
Hofstra | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege |
at Stony Brook | Stony Brook Arena Stony Brook, NY | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 7:00 pm |
at Drexel | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege |
Towson | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege |
at UNC Wilmington | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 TBA |
at Charleston | TD Arena Charleston, SC | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege |
Stony Brook | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 3:00 pm, FloCollege |
Elon | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||||
| March 3, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege |
at Northeastern | Cabot Center Boston, MA | |||||||||
| CAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6–10, 2026 TBA |
vs. | CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
References
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ "Monmouth basketball advances at CAA Tournament, topping Hofstra, 65-60". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ "Cougars edge Monmouth in overtime, eye UNC Wilmington face-off in March Madness quest". WCIV. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Towson Tabbed 2025-26 CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Tyler Tejada Named Preseason Player of the Year". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ "Monmouth Hawks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 15, 2025.