WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth Basketball completed its full 2017-18 schedule Monday with the announcement of its 18-game Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference slate, set to begin December 28. MU will play eight games at the OceanFirst Bank Center and nine on the road, as well as a date with Marist at the Nassau Coliseum.

"The MAAC schedule is always one of the toughest ones and we look forward to stepping up to the challenge," said head coach King Rice.

MU opens league play after the holidays for the first time since joining the MAAC when they head to Quinnipiac on December 28. A New Year's Eve date with in-state foe Saint Peter's wraps up what ends up being five games away from home before MU starts 2018 with a home game against Manhattan on January 5.

The annual Buffalo trip comes the following weekend before MU returns to West Long Branch for matchups with Iona and Siena before heading to Long Island on January 27 to take on Marist at the Nassau Coliseum. Monmouth will be the home team in the game.

January concludes with a Monday night meeting at Rider before a home weekend with Fairfield and Niagara, the latter coming on Super Bowl Sunday. King Rice's squad heads to New York City with back-to-back contests against Iona and Manhattan, the start of five games in 11 days.

Saint Peter's and Canisius await the Hawks at home before a February 18 battle at Siena. The final weekend will see Rider come to town for the home finale before the regular season concludes for the Hawks on February 24 at Fairfield.

With the 18-game schedule, MU will not play Quinnipiac at home or Marist on the road this season.

Monmouth opens the season November 10 at home against Bucknell.