2024-25 Monmouth Basketball Gameday Preview: CAA Tournament Quarterfinals

Monmouth Hawks (13-19, 10-8 CAA) vs. Charleston Cougars (23-8, 13-5 CAA)
Sunday, March 9, 2025 - 8:30 p.m.
CareFirst Arena, Washington, DC

TV
FloCollege
Play-by-Play: Dave Ryan
Analyst: Mack McCarthy

RADIO
Monmouth Digital Network/Varsity Network App
Play-by-Play: Matt Harmon
Analyst: Steve Bazaz

QUICK BULLETS
-Monmouth has won eight of its last 11
-The Hawks are in the quarterfinals for the second year in a row and eighth time under King Rice
-Jack Collins is eight points away from 1,000 career points
-Dok Muordar had six blocks vs. Hofstra, the most in a CAA Tourney game since 2018 and most by a Hawk this year  
-MU has now matched or outperformed its preseason poll pick in 10 of 14 seasons under King Rice, including this year
-Abdi Bashir enters the day with 10 more threes than anyone in the country and is sixth in total points in the NCAA
-Bashir was named All-CAA First Team
-Bashir is four threes from tying the CAA record of 125 in a season
-MU has won a game in the CAA Tournament in each of its three two years
-Monmouth's T5 finish in the CAA standings is its best in three years

A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...
-mark the 14th win of the season for Monmouth
-make the Hawks 14-19 this season
-advance the Hawks to the CAA semifinals
-mark wins in nine of the last 12 for the Hawks 
-make MU 2-0 over Charleston this season
-be the 221st win of King Rice's career
-be Monmouth's fifth win in the last six
-make King Rice 14-11 in conference tournaments
-mark Rice's sixth league semifinal appearance and first since 2021

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
-Charleston leads the all-time series, 3-1
-The Cougars won in the 2024 CAA Tournament quarterfinals
-Charleston won the first three games after Monmouth joined the CAA
-Monmouth won this season over Charleston on 1/11, 84-73

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT
-Dok Muordar's six blocks was a career high, the most by a Hawk this season, and the most in a CAA Tournament game since Drexel's
Austin Williams against James Madison on March 3, 2018.
-King Rice is now 13-11 all time in conference tournament games.
-Jack Collins moved into eighth all-time in rebounding at Monmouth.
-Jack Collins led the Hawks with 18 points, and is now eight shy of 1,000 for his career.
-Nine of 11 Hawks that played in the game scored.
-MU has won its CAA Tournament opener in three consecutive seasons.
-Monmouth has won eight of its last 11 games.
-MU now leads the all-time series with Hofstra, 9-8.
-The Hawks move to 3-2 all time in CAA Tournament games.
-Monmouth outshot Hofstra, 42% to 38%.
-The Hawks dominated points off turnovers, 21-5.
-MU was better off the bench, 21-6.
-The game featured six ties and 13 lead changes.
-Monmouth led for 27:46.

NEXT UP
-With a win, Monmouth will advance to take on #2 UNCW or #10 Hampton in the CAA semifinals on Monday at 8:30 p.m. That game
would air on CBS Sports Network and on the radio via the Monmouth Digital Network and Varsity Network App.