• Three Northeast Conference Championships
• Three NCAA Tournament Appearances
• Two Northeast Conference Players of the Year
• Two Northeast Conference Rookies of the Year
• 19 All-Northeast Conference Honorees
14th Season at Monmouth
Career Record: 169-206
Career NEC Record: 122-112
Ranked amongst the all-time leaders in Northeast Conference victories, 2010-11 marks Dave Calloway's 14th season at the helm of the Monmouth University men's basketball program. Calloway, who has been a part of the Monmouth family since stepping on campus as a freshman guard in 1987, stands fourth all-time in NEC wins.
After a rocky start to his tenure, which included three consecutive losing seasons, Calloway rebounded to lead the Hawks to the best seven-year run in the program's history, including 122 wins, three Northeast Conference Tournament titles, the school's first two NEC regular-season crowns and three bids to the NCAA Tournament. The Monmouth alum has reeled off six winnings seasons out of the last 10 as well, while facing top-tier competition - year in and year out.
Calloway, who has spent 24 years of his life with the program, now has 122 NEC regular season wins to his credit, after leading last year's team to 12 wins, an 8-10 league mark and the No. 8 seed in the league tournament. Following the regular season, Calloway upped his all-conference honorees total to 19, as forwards Travis Taylor (2nd-team) and Ed Waite (All-Rookie) were lauded by the league. The 2009-10 season also marked a new era in Monmouth Basketball, as the University opened its $57 million crown jewelon campus, and the Hawks christened the MAC with a triumphant victory over FIU in November.
In 2008-09, Calloway guided a young squad to eight wins, and a 6-12 league ledger, and along the way, the Hawks, who were led in scoring by a trio of freshmen for the first time in program history, placed Travis Taylor and Will Campbell on the All-Rookie Team.
After having over half of the minutes played by freshmen in 2007-08, Monmouth advanced to the NEC Tournament.
In 2006-07, Calloway led Monmouth to a 7-11 record in league play, marking the Hawks' first losing conference ledger since 1998-99. Overall, the Blue and White finished with 12 wins, including triumphs over local foes Saint Peter's, Rider and Lehigh and an impressive win over Loyola Marymount of the West Coast Conference. Led by the backcourt tandem of sophomore Whitney Coleman and the NEC Rookie of the Year Jhamar Youngblood, and a four-man senior class, the Hawks were edged out of the NEC postseason, marking the first time in nine years the Hawks did not advance.
The 2005-06 season proved to be even more glorious for the lifetime Hawk, as the Blue and White won a thrilling NEC title game at Fairleigh Dickinson and went on to post the school's first-ever victory in the NCAA Tournament. The Hawks, in front of a national audience, topped Hampton 71-49 in the Opening Round and advanced to the Philadelphia Bracket of the dance.
2005-06 also marked the sixth consecutive winning season in West Long Branch, as the Hawks defeated the likes of Southern Illinois, Princeton and proving to be a tough-out for top-seeded Villanova in the regionals.
In 2003-04, the South Jersey native led Monmouth to a 21-12 recorded and a share of its first-ever NEC regular-season crown. The Hawks went on to win the NEC Tournament championship game on their home floor in front of a national ESPN2 audience.
In 2004-05, the Hawks posted their fifth consecutive winning season and won their first-ever outright Northeast Conference title.
Nine years earlier, Calloway began the aforementioned six-year run of success with an unexpected performance by a young group of Hawks. He earned Northeast Conference Coach of the Year honors as he guided the Blue and White to their second-ever NEC Tournament title and NCAA Tournament appearance, despite having just one senior starter. Calloway's squad won a school Division I record 21 games en route to the big dance. Known for his team's defense, Calloway's squad tasted success due to a recipe that included hard work, a patient offense and the match-up zone defense. The Hawks led the NEC in scoring defense and field goal percentage, and also set a school Division I record for scoring margin.
Following the 2000-01 season, Calloway and his staff did not rest on their laurels as the Hawks attracted one of the finest recruiting classes in recent memory, with the likes of Dwayne Byfield, Blake Hamilton and Brandon Owens. Combined with a savvy group of veterans, the squad posted an 18-12 overall record and 14-6 NEC ledger in 2001-02. The following year, in what was expected to be a rebuilding campaign, Calloway's corps finished in second place in the NEC with a 13-5 league mark and a 15-13 overall record.
Calloway was thrust into the driver's seat in the 1997-98 season. On January 17, 1998, Calloway was named interim head coach after his mentor and former coach, Wayne Szoke suddenly resigned after a 1-13 start. The Hawks went 3-10 the rest of the way, passing Central Connecticut State for the final spot in the NEC postseason. The University rewarded Calloway by removing the interim from his job title.
In his first full season, Calloway led the Hawks to a 5-21 record with a squad that featured seven freshmen and started five freshmen on various occasions. After an 0-14 start to the 1998-99 season, the Hawks rallied late and won five of their last seven games.
In 1999-2000, the upward trend continued for the Hawks as Calloway led them to a 12-16 overall record and a 9-9 league ledger.
Calloway was one of Szoke's prize recruits as a sharpshooting guard from St. Joseph's High School. He tallied 1,458 career points and had his jersey number retired by the school. His prep career included South Jersey Player of the Year honors, along with a Cape Atlantic League and South Jersey Parochial B title. In 2001, Calloway was inducted into the St. Joseph's High School Hall of Fame.
The Williamstown, N.J., native made an immediate impact in West Long Branch. During his freshman season in 1987-88, Calloway started 28 of the Hawks' 29 games. He helped guide Monmouth to its first winning campaign as a Division I squad with a 16-13 mark. He averaged nine points and three rebounds per game. His effort earned NEC All-Newcomer status.
Calloway continued to shine as a sophomore, as he led the nation in three-point field goal percentage. He made 58.5 percent of his trifecta attempts, canning 48-of-82 shots from behind the arc, in his record-setting year.
An outstanding student, Calloway earned Academic All-America honors as a junior. He averaged 14.8 points and tallied a school-record 97 3-pointers, a mark which still stands. During the 1989-90 season, he led Monmouth to the NEC title game and became the 18th Hawk to surpass the 1,000-point plateau. The team captain was recognized as an All-NEC performer.
In his final season, Calloway again served as team captain and led the Hawks to a 19-10 record, which was MU's best showing in Division I.
Calloway capped off his career with 1,404 points and ranks 13th on MU's all-time scoring list. His point total ranks sixth in the Hawks' Division I era. During his playing days, MU compiled a 67-48 record and posted a winning record all four years. Calloway still holds every career and single-season 3-point shooting record at Monmouth.
After his graduation with full honors in 1991, Calloway remained at Monmouth as a graduate assistant coach. His tenure as a grad assistant was brief as he was promoted to full-time status in September of 1991.
Three years later, Calloway was moved into the top assistant's role. He served as the staff's primary recruiter and helped build Monmouth's 1995-96 squad that made the school's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance following the thrilling 60-59 victory over Rider in the Northeast Conference Tournament championship game. The following season, Monmouth came within three minutes of returning to the "Big Dance", but fell to Long Island.
The following season, he took over the reigns of the embattled program and on February 25, 1998, he was officially named head coach, where at the time, he was the youngest Division I coach in the country.
In 1996, Calloway, who completed his master's in business administration in 1995, married the former Denise Farren. They have one son, Dave, and currently reside in Belmar, New Jersey.
