2021-22 Monmouth Basketball Game Twenty-Four Preview

Monmouth Hawks (15-8, 7-5 MAAC) at Manhattan Jaspers (11-10, 4-8 MAAC)
Friday, February 11, 2022 - 7:00 p.m.
Draddy Gymnasium, Riverdale, NY

TV
ESPN3
Play-by-Play: Matt Harmon
Analyst: Chris Williams

RADIO
Monmouth Digital Network
Play-by-Play: Eddy Occhipinti

MANHATTAN COVID-19 POLICIES

Fans at Indoor Events (AFTER January 25, 2022)

-Fans/guests will be permitted at indoor competitions
-All fans/guests must be masked at all times. 
-All fan/guests at indoor competitions must show proof of full vaccination with a photo ID when they enter the athletic venue. Proof of vaccination can be shown in the following ways:
-COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card (hard copy or digital photo)
-New York State's Excelsior Pass
-Acceptable forms of identification include: driver's license, non-driver government issued ID card, IDNYC, passport, and school ID card
-All fans/guests must show a Manhattan College Green Pass through the College's Visitor Daily Symptom Tracker. 
-Children under 12 must show proof of at least one does of vaccination with a photo ID when they enter the athletic venue. Proof of vaccination can be shown in the following ways:
COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card (hard copy or digital photo)
New York State's Excelsior Pass
Acceptable forms of identification include: driver's license, non-driver government issued ID card, IDNYC, passport, and school ID card

QUICK BULLETS
-George Papas became the 26th Hawk in program history to reach 1,000 points the last time out
-This marks the second meeting of the season between MU and Manhattan
-Monmouth has won five of its last seven
-Marcus McClary broke the school record for career games played last Friday
-MU won its 100th ever MAAC game vs. Fairfield on Friday
-MU's four fifth-year seniors are all scoring over 9.5 ppg
-George Papas has earned two MAAC Player of the Week honors this season while Shavar Reynolds has one as well
-George Papas was named to the Lou Henson Award Watch List
-MU has won seven in a row over the Jaspers

A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...
-mark Monmouth's 16th win of the season
-be the Hawks 10th win on the road this seaso, tying the national lead
-be the Hawks sixth win in the last eight games
-move the Hawks three games over .500 in MAAC play at 8-5
-make Monmouth the second MAAC team to 16 overall victories
-earn Monmouth a sweep of Manhattan in the season series
-make Monmouth 3-1 in February
-be MU's 14th win all time against the Jaspers
-mark the Hawks fifth straight win at Manhattan

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT
-George Papas became the 26th player in the program's Division I history to reach 1,000 career points.
-Papas is the eighth Hawk to hit 1,000 under King Rice.
-Walker Miller posted his 19th double-digit game of the season.
-Freshman Tahron Allen netted a career-best eight points.
-Monmouth wraps up the regular season series with Marist.
-The game featured four lead changes.
-MU turned it over just six times.
-Marist was led by Jao Ituka's 25 points.

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
-Monmouth leads the all-time series 13-9
-The series is 11-6 as MAAC foes
-MU has won four in a row in the series in Riverdale
-This is the final meeting of the season between the teams
-MU has won the last seven against Manhattan
-This is the 23rd meeting all-time between the schools
-MU has won 11 of the last 12 vs. the Jaspers
-The Hawks won 78-62 earlier this season against Manhattan
-King Rice is 11-6 against Manhattan