2024-25 Monmouth Basketball Gameday Preview: Game Nine

Monmouth Hawks (0-8, 0-0 CAA) at Seton Hall Pirates (4-3, 0-0 Big East)
Saturday, November 30, 2024 - 12:00 p.m. EST
Prudential Center - Newark, NJ

TV
FS2
Play-by-Play: John Fanta
Analyst: Tarik Turner

RADIO
Monmouth Digital Network
Play-by-Play: Eddy Occhipinti
Analyst: Steve Bazaz

QUICK BULLETS
-Abdi Bashir Jr. was named to the Axe 'Em Classic All-Tournament Team
-Dok Muordar comes off a career-high nine rebounds against Presbyterian
-Bashir was named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week last week
-Bashir also won CAA Player of the Week
-Bashir has two 30+ point games in the first eight games of the year
-Jack Collins netted a season-high 25 points the last time out
-This is Monmouth's third straight season visiting Seton Hall at Prudential Center
-Bashir's 38 points at Rutgers was a career-high and the second most for a Hawk under Rice
-Bashir was the first player in the nation to make 10 3's in a game this year
-Jaret Valencia was a Preseason All-CAA Second Team selection
-Jack Collins earned Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention

A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...
-mark the first win of the season for Monmouth
-be the 208th win of King Rice's career
-make the Hawks 1-8 this season
-be the first win in a Monmouth uniform for eight new Hawks
-mark a first ever win for Monmouth over Seton Hall
-be MU's first road site victory this season
-mark MU's second ever win over a Big East program
-snap an eight-game losing streak to open the year

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
-This is the 16th meeting all time between the Hawks and Pirates
-Seton Hall has won all 15 meetings
-Monmouth and Seton Hall have met in each of the last three seasons since Shaheen Holloway took over at SHU
-14 of the all-time meetings have been at Seton Hall, with one coming in West Long Branch in 2009, the second ever game in Monmouth's new arena
-Holloway and Rice square off for the 12th time dating to their time together in the MAAC, with Holloway holding an 8-3 lead
-The two schools are separated by just 45 miles
-Monmouth's lone win over a Big East opponent came with an 82-67 win over Georgetown in 2015
-MU trimmed a 14-point deficit to just two last season in the second half, led by 20 points from Xander Rice

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT
-Jack Collins scored 20+ points for the first time since the 2023 CAA Tournament, when he scored 32 vs. Hampton as a freshman.
-Dok Muordar grabbed a career-high nine rebounds.
-Justin Ray posted a career-best 14 points, his third game in double digits this season.
-This was the first ever matchup between Monmouth and Presbyterian.
-Monmouth was better on the fast break, 15-9.
-The Hawks topped Presbyterian off the bench, 19-13.
-MU shot 42.2% to PC's 45%.

NEXT UP
-Monmouth is at Lehigh on Wednesday night, with the 7pm tip airing on ESPN+ and the Monmouth Digital Network.