2024-25 Monmouth Basketball Gameday Preview: Game Fifteen

Monmouth Hawks (3-11, 1-0 CAA) at Delaware Blue Hens (7-7, 0-1 CAA)
Saturday, January 4, 2025 - 4:00 p.m.
Bob Carpenter Center, Newark, DE

Please find PDF of full notes attached.

TV
FloCollege
Play-by-Play: Scott Klatzkin
Analyst: Bill Harman

RADIO
Monmouth Digital Network
Play-by-Play: Joe Vasile
Analyst: Steve Bazaz

QUICK BULLETS
-Monmouth is playing its second conference game this season
-The Hawks won the CAA opener over Stony Brook on Thursday, 78-56
-Abdi Bashir posted his third 30+-point game this season against Stony Brook
-Jaret Valencia matched a season best with four blocks the last time out
-Monmouth leads the all-time series with Delaware, 6-4
-The teams have split two meetings since Monmouth joined the CAA in 2022
-MU is entering its third season as a member of the CAA
-Dok Muordar had a career-high eight points vs. Stony Brook
-Abdi Bashir is second in the country in three pointers made
-MU knocked off its 10th high-major under King Rice vs. Seton Hall
-This is the 11th-ever meeting between Monmouth and Delaware

A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...
-mark the fourth win of the season for Monmouth
-make the Hawks 4-11 this season
-improve the all-time series to 7-4 Monmouth
-be the second straight win for MU
-open CAA play 2-0 for Monmouth for the second year in a row
-be the first win for the Hawks in Newark since 1994
-be the 211th win of King Rice's career
-mark a weekend CAA sweep for the Hawks

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
-Monmouth leads the all-time series, 6-4
-The teams have met just once in each of the last two seasons
-Monmouth won in 2023 before falling in Newark last season
-MU has won six of the last eight against Delaware
-Monmouth last won at Delaware in 1994
-The first meeting took place in 1986

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT
-Monmouth set the program record for consecutive home wins with 15 straight.
-Assistant coach Clive Bentick assumed head coaching responsibilities for the game.
-Abdi Bashir scored 30 points for the third time this season.
-Bashir now has 57 threes on the year, one shy of the national lead (Tyler McGhie – UC San Diego)
-The Hawks are 1-0 in the CAA for the second straight year.
-MU's 15 straight home wins is the 10th longest streak in the nation.
-Dok Muordar tied a career-best with eight points.
-Bashir tied a career-high with 12 made field goals.
-Jaret Valencia tied a season-best with four blocks.
-MU and Stony Brook now have three wins apiece in the all-time series.
-Monmouth outshot Stony Brook 55% to 33%
-The Hawks dominated from beyond the arc, 53% to 15%
-Monmouth was better on the glass, 38-31
-The Blue and White led for 36:10 and only trailed for 90 seconds

NEXT UP
-Monmouth hosts UNC Wilmington on Thursday, January 9 at 7:00 p.m.