2025-26 Monmouth Men's Basketball Gameday Preview: Game 16
                                                                       
Monmouth Hawks (7-8, 1-1 CAA) vs. William & Mary Tribe (11-4, 2-1 CAA)
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 – 7:00 p.m.
OceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, N.J.
 
TV: SNY / FloCollege
 
Quick Bullets

• Following a historic defensive effort against Towson on Saturday, Monmouth will return home to face William & Mary on Thursday evening.
• The game will be broadcast on SNY and FloCollege with Matt Harmon and Dave Calloway on the call.
• ​​​​​​​Jason Rivera-Torres has double figures in each of his last nine games, including four 20-point performances. The guard leads the Hawks with 15.0 points per game after scoring 21 against Towson.
• ​​​​​​​Against Fairfield on Dec. 14, Jack Collins became the seventh player in program history to reach 600 rebounds. He enters Saturday's contest with 614.
• ​​​​​​​Three Hawks are averaging double figures this season, led by Rivera-Torres (15.0), Stefanos Spartalis (12.1) and Justin Ray (11.7).
• ​​​​​​​Monmouth ranks 13th nationally and leads the CAA with 5.7 blocks per game.
• ​​​​​​​Monmouth held Towson to 48 points on 27.3 percent shooting on Saturday.

A Monmouth Win Would...

• Give Monmouth a two-game CAA winning streak and bring the team's overall record back to .500.

More Info on the All-Time Series

• Monmouth is 1-2 against the Tribe since joining the conference. The Hawks won the only matchup between the two schools in West Long Branch.

Next Up

• The Hawks will head to Long Island on Saturday to face Hofstra. Tipoff from the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex is set for 2 p.m.