Game 25
Monmouth vs. Canisius
Date: Sunday, February 8, 2015
Tip: 2:05 p.m.
Location: West Long Branch, N.J. | the MAC
Broadcast: ESPN3 | WatchESPN app
Talent: Eddy Occhipinti '06 & Tim Paul
Audio: Shore Sports Network [WOBM-AM 1160 & 1310]
Listen Live
Talent: Bob Lampinen & Bob Davies
Twitter: @MonmouthBBall | #FlyHawks | #MAACHoops
Monmouth-Canisius Series History:
• Sunday's game marks just the fourth all-time meeting between Monmouth and Canisius, which started last season when the Hawks joined the MAAC.
• Monmouth now leads the series 2-1 after its victory at Canisius on January 2. Last season the two teams split the series, with each team winning on its home court.
• The two teams met just seven days apart last season.
Blue & White Bits:
• Monmouth, under fourth year head coach King Rice, embarks on its second season in the highly competitive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The Hawks got off to a 4-0 start in league play, their best opening since beginning the 2004-05 league campaign at 7-0, a season Monmouth won the NEC Regular Season Championship.
• Monmouth currently has three players in action who have seen action in over 100 career games in Max DiLeo, Andrew Nicholas and Brice Kofane.
• Through 12 MAAC games last season, Monmouth was 4-8. This season, the Hawks are 8-4 in the league.
• Monmouth was selected sixth in this year's Preseason MAAC Coaches Poll, while junior guard Deon Jones was named to the Preseason All-MAAC Third Team.
• Senior guard Andrew Nicholas became the 20th player in Monmouth's Divsion I history to score 1,000 career points behind his 24-point performance against Towson (11/23), in which he tied a career-high with six made three-pointers.
• The guard duo of Jones and Andrew Nicholas combined for 939 points last season, which tied for the sixth-highest combined single-season point total in program history.
• In 2014-15, Monmouth returns 88.9% of its scoring (1964/2208) from a season ago, and 82.0% of its minutes played.
• The Hawks return their top six scorers from last year's 11-21 team.
• Monmouth's returning sophomores combined for 77 starts, 833 points (26.0 ppg), 223 assists (6.9 apg) and 402 rebounds (12.6 rpg) as rookies in the Blue & White.
• On Monday, December 8, Justin Robinson was named the MAAC Player of the Week, Monmouth's first MAAC Player of the Week recipient in its program/conference history. Last season, Josh James was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week twice.
Believe. Compete. Succeed.
