1995–96 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by second-year head coach Wayne Szoke, played their home games at the Multipurpose Activity Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 20–10, 14–4 in NEC play to finish in third place. They won the Northeast Conference Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament the first in appearance in school history. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the East region, the Hawks were beaten by No. 4 seed Marquette in the opening round.[1]

1995–96 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record20–10 (14–4 NEC)
Head coach
  • Wayne Szoke (2nd season)
Home arenaWilliam T. Boylan Gymnasium
1995–96 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mount St. Mary's162 .889218  .724
Marist144 .778227  .759
Monmouth144 .7782010  .667
Rider126 .6671911  .633
Saint Francis (PA)117 .6111314  .481
Wagner711 .3891017  .370
Fairleigh Dickinson612 .333720  .259
Long Island513 .278919  .321
St. Francis Brooklyn315 .167918  .333
Robert Morris216 .111523  .179
1996 NEC tournament winner

Roster

1995–96 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
PF 23 Corey Albano 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Toms River, New Jersey
Head coach
  • Wayne Szoke
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    [2]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 25, 1995*
    Fairfield L 79–81  0–1
    Boylan Gymnasium 
    West Long Branch, New Jersey
    Nov 28, 1995*
    at Seton Hall L 67–83  0–2
    Brendan Byrne Arena 
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    Nov 30, 1995*
    at Rutgers L 55–57  0–3
    Louis Brown Athletic Center 
    Piscataway, New Jersey
    Dec 2, 1995*
    Army W 78–57  1–3
    Boylan Gymnasium 
    West Long Branch, New Jersey
    Dec 9, 1995*
    at Manhattan L 46–74  1–4
    Draddy Gymnasium 
    New York, New York
    Dec 12, 1995*
    at Princeton W 65–56  2–4
    Jadwin Gymnasium 
    Princeton, New Jersey
    Dec 21, 1995*
    Loyola (MD) W 73–59  3–4
    Boylan Gymnasium 
    West Long Branch, New Jersey
    Dec 28, 1995*
    at No. 20 Duke L 53–69  3–5
    Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, North Carolina
    Jan 6, 1996
    Rider W 79–54  4–5
    (1–0)
    Boylan Gymnasium (2,500)
    West Long Branch, New Jersey
    NEC tournament
    Mar 1, 1996*
    Wagner
    Quarterfinals
    W 64–55  18–9
    Boylan Gymnasium (1,063)
    West Long Branch, New Jersey
    Mar 4, 1996*
    at Marist
    Semifinals
    W 57–56  19–9
    McCann Arena (3,499)
    Poughkeepsie, New York
    Mar 8, 1996*
    Rider
    Championship game
    W 60–59  20–9
    Boylan Gymnasium (2,500)
    West Long Branch, New Jersey
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 14, 1996*
    (13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 20 Marquette
    First round
    L 44–68  20–10
    Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    [3]

    References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.