2025-26 Monmouth Men's Basketball Gameday Preview: Game 15
                                                                       
Monmouth Hawks (6-8, 0-1 CAA) vs. Towson Tigers (8-7, 0-2 CAA)
Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 – 6:00 p.m.
SECU Arena, Towson, Md.
 
TV: Monumental Sports Network / FloCollege
 
Quick Bullets

• Monmouth will open 2026 on the road against CAA preseason favorite Towson on Saturday evening.
• The game will be broadcast on the Monumental Sports Network and FloCollege. A radio broadcast will be available on the Monmouth Digital Network with Joe Vasile and Jack Barteck on the call.
• The Hawks are coming off a narrow 68-65 loss to Campbell in the CAA opener Wednesday.
• Jason Rivera-Torres has double figures in each of his last eight games, including three 20-point performances. The guard leads the Hawks with 14.6 points per game.
• Against Fairfield on Dec. 14, Jack Collins became the seventh player in program history to reach 600 rebounds. He enters Saturday's contest with 610.
• Three Hawks are averaging double figures this season, led by Rivera-Torres (14.6), Stefanos Spartalis (12.2) and Justin Ray (12.1).
• Monmouth ranks 17th nationally and leads the CAA with 5.6 blocks per game. The Hawks matched their season high with 11 blocks against Campbell. 

 
All-Time Series

• Monmouth is 1-4 against Towson since joining the league prior to the 2022-23 season, with the lone victory coming in West Long Branch in Jan. 2024.

 
Next Up

• The Hawks will return home on Thursday, Jan. 8 to host William & Mary. Tipoff from the OceanFirst Bank Center is set for 7 p.m.