2025–26 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

2025–26 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
2025–26 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	19–15 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	King Rice (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Rick Callahan; Brian Reese; Clive Bentick; Micah Seaborn; Justin Dempsey;
Home arena	OceanFirst Bank Center

2025–26 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Wilmington	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Charleston	14	–	4	.778	21	–	11	.656
Hofstra †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
Monmouth	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Drexel	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
William & Mary	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Towson	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Stony Brook	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Campbell	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
Hampton	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Elon	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
North Carolina A&T	4	–	14	.222	11	–	19	.367
Northeastern	2	–	16	.111	7	–	24	.226

† 2026 CAA tournament winner

The 2025–26 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 15th-year head coach King Rice, played 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

CAA Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
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
T-8	Northeastern	66
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

Preseason All-CAA Second Team
Player	Year	Position
Jack Collins	Senior	Guard

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	0	Dok Muordar	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Cleveland State	Rumbek, South Sudan
G	1	Jason Rivera-Torres	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	San Francisco	Bronx, New York
G	2	Kavion McClain	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Texas Southern	Memphis, Tennessee
G	3	Anthony Martinez	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Lycée Léonard Limosin	Le Bouscat, France
G	4	Andrew Ball	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Shawnee High School	Marlton, New Jersey
G	5	Corey Miller	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	The Pennington School	Ocean Township, New Jersey
G	7	Justin Ray	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Eastside High School	Greer, South Carolina
F	8	O'Marion Harvey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	St. Francis Episcopal School	Katy, Texas
G	9	Lucas Orchard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Perkiomen School	Wayne, Pennsylvania
G	10	Jack Leahy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Wyoming Seminary	Long Branch, New Jersey
G	13	Jack Collins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	The Phelps School	Manasquan, New Jersey
F	15	Stefanos Spartalis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Olympiacos B.C.	Chios, Greece
G	20	Zubayr Griffin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Binghamton High School	Binghamton, New York
F	23	Cornelius Robinson III	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Camden High School	Willingboro, New Jersey
G	24	Jinup Dobuol	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Portland	St. Cloud, Minnesota
F	42	Quinn Peters	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Manasquan High School	Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey

Head coach

King Rice (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Callahan (Salem)
Brian Reese (North Carolina)
Clive Bentick (Canisius)
Micah Seaborn (Monmouth)
Justin Dempsey (Monmouth)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 15, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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 (1,179) West Long Branch, NJ
December 21, 2025* 1:00 pm, FloCollege/NBCSP/SNY		Lehigh	W 76–62	6–7	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,527) West Long Branch, NJ
CAA regular season
December 31, 2025 2:00 pm, FloCollege		Campbell	L 65–68	6–8 (0–1)	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,015) West Long Branch, NJ
January 3, 2025 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at Towson	W 62–48	7–8 (1–1)	TU Arena (2,524) Towson, MD
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		William & Mary	W 81–70	8–8 (2–1)	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,124) West Long Branch, NJ
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege		at Hofstra	L 64–67 ^OT	8–9 (2–2)	Mack Sports Complex (1,796) Hempstead, NY
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		Drexel	L 51–73	8–10 (2–3)	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,196) West Long Branch, NJ
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege		Northeastern	W 81–68	9–10 (3–3)	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,313) West Long Branch, NJ
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at Hampton	L 63–65	9–11 (3–4)	Hampton Convocation Center (1,273) Hampton, VA
January 24, 2026 4:00 pm, FoCollege		at Campbell	W 88–73	10–11 (4–4)	Gore Arena (1,415) Buies Creek, NC
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		North Carolina A&T	W 83–81 ^OT	11–11 (5–4)	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,419) West Long Branch, NJ
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege; SNY		Hofstra	L 57–73	11–12 (5–5)	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,572) West Long Branch, NJ
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege; SNY		at Stony Brook	W 76–75	12–12 (6–5)	Stony Brook Arena (1,768) Stony Brook, NY
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at Drexel	W 93–73	13–12 (7–5)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,363) Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege/CBSSN		Towson	W 72–71	14–12 (8–5)	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,929) West Long Branch, NJ
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at UNC Wilmington	L 69–79	14–13 (8–6)	Trask Coliseum (5,220) Wilmington, NC
February 21, 2026 3:00pm, SNY		at Charleston	L 63–74	14–14 (8–7)	TD Arena (5,048) Charleston, SC
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		Stony Brook	W 82–69	15–14 (9–7)	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,637) West Long Branch, NJ
February 28, 2026 3:00 pm, FloCollege		Elon	W 73–57	16–14 (10–7)	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,959) West Long Branch, NJ
March 3, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege		at Northeastern	W 89–83	17–14 (11–7)	Cabot Center (513) Boston, MA
CAA tournament
March 8, 2026 2:30 pm, FloCollege	(4)	vs. (5) Drexel Quarterfinal	W 65–57	18–14	CareFirst Arena (1,666) Washington, D.C.
March 9, 2026 6:00 pm, CBSSN	(4)	vs. (9) Campbell Semifinal	W 74–64	19–14	CareFirst Arena (1,567) Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN	(4)	vs. (3) Hofstra Championship	L 69–75	19–15	CareFirst Arena (1,359) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

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.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 15, 2025.

[2] "Monmouth basketball advances at CAA Tournament, topping Hofstra, 65-60". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

[3] "Cougars edge Monmouth in overtime, eye UNC Wilmington face-off in March Madness quest". WCIV. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

[poll-4] "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.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

[6] "Monmouth Hawks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

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