2021-22 Monmouth Basketball Game Twenty-Nine Preview

Monmouth Hawks (18-10, 10-7 MAAC) at Siena Saints (14-11, 11-6 MAAC)
Sunday, February 27, 2022 - 2:00 p.m.
MVP Arena, Albany, NY

TV
ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Robert Lee
Analyst: Kelly O'Donnell

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

QUICK BULLETS

-King Rice set the program's all-time DI wins record with #179 against Siena

-Monmouth is playing its second to last road game of the season
-This marks the final contest of the season between MU and Siena
-Monmouth has won eight of its last 12
-Nikkei Rutty's 19 rebounds last time MU played Siena set a career-high
-MU is one game behind Siena in the league standings
-George Papas is one three shy of fifth on the program's all-time list
-MU's four fifth-year seniors are all scoring over 9 ppg
-George Papas has earned two MAAC Player of the Week honors this season while Shavar Reynolds has one
-George Papas was named to the Lou Henson Award Watch List this season

A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...

-mark Monmouth's 19th win of the season
-secure a MAAC Tournament bye for Monmouth for the sixth time in nine seasons
-be the Hawks 11th win on the road this year, second most nationally
-be the Hawks ninth win in the last 13 games
-move the Hawks four games over .500 in MAAC play at 11-7
-make Monmouth the second MAAC team to 19 overall victories (Iona)
-give MU the series sweep this year over the Saints
-make Monmouth 6-3 in February
-be MU's 14th win all time against Saint Peter's
-be Monmouth's second win this week over Siena
-lock up a winning record in MAAC play for the fourth straight year and seventh of eight

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT
-George Papas posted his 12th career 20+ point game.
-Papas' six threes moved him within one triple of fifth in program history.
-Shavar Reynolds notched his 21st double-digit game of the year.
-Walker Miller posted his 23rd double-figure game of the year.
-King Rice was honored pregame by Monmouth University President Patrick Leahy and Director of Athletics Jeff Stapleton for his 179th career win, setting the pro gram's DI record.
-MU outshot Saint Peter's from three 47% to 33%.\
-MU was better on the fast break, 11-0.
-KC Ndefo led SPU with 14 points.

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
-Monmouth leads the all-time series 13-8
-Monmouth leads the series as DI opponents 13-7
-The series is 12-6 Monmouth as MAAC foes
-MU is 6-5 against Siena in Albany all-time
-Siena had won the last four in the series prior to Tuesday night
-This is the final of two meetings this the season between the teams
-MU won four in row between 2018 and 2019
-This is the 22nd meeting all-time between the schools
-Between 2015 and 2019, Monmouth won 10 of 11
-Monmouth is making its first trip to MVP Arena (formerly Times Union Center) since January 3, 2020, over two years ago

THE KING AND BADGER PODCAST
Head Coach King Rice hosts a podcast titled "The King and the Badger Podcast" with Associate AD Gary Kowal. You can listen to the podcast here.