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2011-12 Monmouth University BasketballGame 11 • Monmouth (2-8) at Rutgers (4-5)

Monday, December 12, 2011 • 7:30 p.m. • the RAC • Piscataway, N.J.

Audio: 1160 AM, 1310 AM • Shore Sports Network [Eddy Occhipinti/Matt Harmon]

88.9 FM / wmcx.com [Gary Kowal/Rob Pina]

Live Stats/Video Stream: www.scarletknights.com

Schedule & ResultsOverall: 2-8 (0-2 Northeast Conference)

November Tip [ET]

Fri. 11 at Villanova L, 70-106

Mon. 14 at Virginia Tech # [ESPN3] L, 46-91

Tues. 15 vs. George Mason # L, 39-71

Mon. 21 vs. Albany (Fairfax, Va.) # L, 49-85

Tues. 22 vs. Brown (Fairfax, Va.) # L, 71-79

Fri. 25 at 22/18 Vanderbilt L, 73-95

December

Thurs. 1 at Saint Francis (Pa.)* L, 49-71

Sat. 3 at Robert Morris* L, 51-69

Tues. 6 at Navy W, 69-67

Sat. 10 Fordham W, 80-65

Mon. 12 at Rutgers 7:30 p.m.

Thurs. 22 Rider 7:00 p.m.

Wed. 28 at Lafayette 7:00 p.m.

January

Sun. 1 at North Carolina [ESPNU] 3:00 p.m.

Thurs. 5 Mount St. Mary’s* 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 7 Wagner* [MSG+] 12:00 p.m.

Tues. 10 Harvard 7:00 p.m.

Thurs. 12 at St. Francis (N.Y.)* 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 14 at Long Island* 4:30 p.m.

Thurs. 19 Saint Francis (Pa.)* 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 21 Robert Morris* 7:00 p.m.

Thurs. 26 at CCSU* 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 28 at Bryant* 4:00 p.m.

February

Thurs. 2 Sacred Heart* 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 4 Quinnipiac* 7:00 p.m.

Wed. 8 at Fairleigh Dickinson* [FCS] 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 11 Fairleigh Dickinson* 7:00 p.m.

Thurs. 16 at Wagner* 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 18 at Mount St. Mary’s* 7:00 p.m.

Thurs. 23 St. Francis (N.Y.)* 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 25 Long Island* 7:00 p.m.

March

Thurs. 1 NEC Quarterfi nals $ 7:00 p.m.

Sun. 4 NEC Semifi nals $ [MSG] 12/6:00 p.m.

Wed. 7 NEC Championship $ [espn2] 7:00 p.m.

Home Games is BOLD

# - Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off

* - Northeast Conference games

$ - NEC Tournament (at higher seeds)

Game ReportMonmouth• In 2010-11, Monmouth had 18 of its 30 games decided by fi ve points or less, which was

the highest total in the country - and was 5-13 in those games. The Hawks are 1-0 in such

games this year after a two-point victory over Navy on Tuesday night.

• Of the 14 players on Monmouth’s roster this year, seven are complete newcomers to the

collegiate game, while the seven returning players for the Hawks had played in a combined

327 career contests.

• The Hawks, who went 2-11 in straight road games last season, opened the 2011-12 cam-

paign with nine road games. MU, which fi nished 5-10 in the MAC last year, plays two of its

fi rst 14 games at home, defeating Fordham on Dec. 10 in the home opener.

Rutgers• Rutgers enters this contest with an

overall record of 4-5, after consecu-

tive home losses to LSU and in-state

rival Princeton.

• Rutgers is scoring 66.7 points a

game, and is surrendering 62.1 ppg.

• The Scarlet Knights have two play-

ers scoring in double-fi gures, led by

Gilvydas Biruta (11.1) and Eli Carter

(10.3).

• Rutgers is hitting 43.3% from the

fi eld, and 34.7% from 3FG range.

Series History• Rutgers leads the all-time series

7-0 since 1984. The fi rst six meetings

were at the RAC.

• RU pulled away late in a 79-56 vic-

tory at the MAC last year.

Media InformationMen’s Basketball Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Tobin

Offi ce Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (732) 263-5180

Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (732) 996-8935

Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (732) 571-3535

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

Press Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (732) 571-3677

Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.GoMUHawks.com

Monmouth Hawks • the lineupPROJECTED STARTERS

POS. NO. PLAYER (CL., HT., WT.) PPG RPG NOTES

G 1 Dion Nesmith (Jr., 6-0, 200) 8.4 2.9 12 points, 8 rebs vs Fordham

G 2 Jesse Steele (Jr., 5-8, 180) 11.3 2.3 20 pts at Navy, 18 pts vs Fordham

G 13 Andrew Nicholas (Fr., 6-6, 205) 7.5 2.3 8 pts, 6 assts at Navy

F 20 Mike Myers Keitt (Sr., 6-7, 180) 7.8 2.8 10 pts, 4 rebs at Navy

F 32 Ed Waite (Jr., 6-3, 215) 8.6 6.1 14 pts, 8 rebs vs Fordham

OFF THE BENCH

G 3 Max DiLeo (Fr., 6-1, 175) 1.4 1.1 3 rebs at Vanderbilt and SFU

G 10 Will Campbell (Sr., 5-10, 175) 5.3 2.4 2009 NEC All-Rookie Team

F 11 Khalil Brown (Fr., 6-9, 190) n/a n/a declared ineligible by NCAA (see pg 6)

F 15 Mykel Harris (Fr., 6-7, 185) 2.1 0.8 Freshman from Lexington Park, Md.

F 21 Marcus Ware (Jr., 6-8, 215) 3.5 1.5 Made fi rst app at Navy

G 23 Austin Tillotson (Fr., 5-11, 175) 4.6 1.2 12 pts, 4 rebs, 2 assts vs Fordham

F 24 Daniel James (So., 6-4, 185) 0.2 0.8 2 rebs at Vanderbilt

F 25 Gary Cox (Sr., 6-5, 195) 5.2* 1.3* Will redshirt this season

C 51 Phill Wait (Sr., 7-1, 245) 4.7 3.0 Two double-doubles in 2010-11

* career numbers

Head Coach: King Rice (North Carolina, 1992)

fi rst season at MU

Stats ComparisonMU RU

2-8 (W2) ....... Record (Streak) ........... 4-5 (L2)

59.7 ...................Scoring ...................... 66.7

79.9 .............Scoring Defense ................ 62.1

-20.2 .............Scoring Margin ................. +4.6

.394 ................... FG Pct. ...................... .433

.520 ................ FG Pct. Def. ................... .410

.271 .................. 3FG Pct. ..................... .347

.419 ............... 3FG Pct. Def. .................. .330

.622 ................... FT Pct. ...................... .698

29.4 ................ Rebounding ................... 35.6

-7.8 .............Rebounding Margin ............. +5.3

11.9 ................... Assists ...................... 12.3

16.2 ................. Turnovers .................... 15.7

+0.6 .............Turnover Margin ............... +1.8

7.3 ......................Steals ......................... 9.6

2.0 ......................Blocks ......................... 3.1

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RICE VS. THE NECTeam Record/Post Season

Bryant 0-0/0-0

Central Connecticut State 0-0/0-0

Fairleigh Dickinson 0-0/0-0

Long Island 0-0/0-0

Mount St. Mary’s 0-0/0-0

Quinnipiac 0-0/0-0

Robert Morris 0-1/0-0

Sacred Heart 0-0/0-0

St. Francis (N.Y.) 0-0/0-0

St. Francis (Pa.) 0-1/0-0

Wagner 0-0/0-0

ALL-TIME 0-2/0-0

RICE YEAR-BY-YEARMONMOUTHYear Overall NEC Notes

2011-2012 2-8 0-2

Career Record: 2-8 (1st season)

Career NEC Record: 0-2 (1st season)

RICE QUICK FACTS

BORN: December 14, 1968

in Binghamton, N.Y.

EDUCATION: Binghamton H.S. (N.Y.), 1988

North Carolina, 1992; B.S. Comm.

FAMILY: Wife: Summer; Sons: Alexander,

Julian James

King RiceHEAD COACH • NORTH CAROLINA, 1992 • 1ST SEASON • 2-8 OVERALL / NEC RECORD: 0-2

King Rice, a former point guard under Hall of Fame Head Coach

Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina, was named the

head men’s basketball coach at Monmouth University on March 30,

2011. Rice is the fi fth head coach in the history of the Monmouth

men’s basketball program.

A native of Binghamton, N.Y. and a 1992 graduate of North Caro-

lina, Rice has 13 seasons of experience in the collegiate coaching

ranks, 10 of which came with current Vanderbilt Head Coach Kevin

Stallings. For the past fi ve seasons, Rice has been an assistant

coach at Vanderbilt, where the Commodores made the NCAA Tour-

nament four of those years out of the Southeastern Conference.

Rice, 42, served as an assistant to Stallings for fi ve seasons at Illi-

nois State from 1994-98, helping the Redbirds advance to postseason play four times, including

two appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Rice helped spearhead recruiting efforts and was

noted for his solid relationships with players.

Prior to his stint in Normal, Ill., Rice began his coaching career as an assistant on Jerry Green’s

Oregon staff during the 1993 campaign. Following his fi ve seasons with Stallings at Illinois

State, Rice was an assistant for two years (1999-2000) at Providence under Tim Welsh.

As a point guard at North Carolina from 1988-91, Rice played for legendary coach Dean Smith,

helping the Tar Heels to a 29-6 overall mark and appearance at the 1991 NCAA Final Four. He

fi nished his career ranked third on the Tar Heels’ all-time assist list with 629, and that mark

ranks 11th all-time in Atlantic Coast Conference annals. Rice, who was a team captain in

1990-91 alongside Pete Chilcut and Rick Fox, earned UNC’s Carmichael-Cobb Award (team’s

outstanding defensive player) as a junior, and as a senior was tabbed the Foy Roberson Award

recipient as the team’s Most Inspirational Player.

Rice, who played in 140 career games for the Tar Heels and once had 13 assists in a single-

game versus Kentucky, earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from North Carolina

in 1992.

Rice also served as head coach of the Bahamian National team for three seasons from 2001-

2004.

Along with UNC teammate Fox, Rice formed CarolinaPros, Inc., in 1998. The service organiza-

tion currently sponsors a variety of community-based events and provides assistance through

mentoring programs, scholarships, skill development and donor education.

Rice also worked as a professional trainer to Fox for fi ve years. Fox played 13 seasons in the

NBA with the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers from 1992-2004.

A 1987 McDonald’s High School All-American, Rice is married to Summer and the couple has

a 10 year old son, Alexander, and a newborn son Julian James Rice, born in early November.

The Rice FilePROFESSIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE

2011-Present: Head Coach, Monmouth University (West Long Branch, N.J.)

2006-2011: Assistant Coach, Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tenn.)

2001-2004: Head Coach, Bahamian National Team

1999-2000: Assistant Coach, Providence College (Providence, R.I.)

1993-1998: Assistant Coach, Illinois State University (Normal, Ill.)

1992-1993: Assistant Coach, University of Oregon (Eugene, Ore.)

NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES

As an assistant coach (8):

NCAA (Illinois State 1997, 1998, Vanderbilt 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)

NIT (Illinois State 1995, 1996)

As a player (4):

NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 (North Carolina 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 [Final Four])

ACC Tournament Championship Teams (1989, 1991)

RICE ALL-TIME OPPONENTSTeam Record

Albany 0-1

Brown 0-1

Fordham 1-0

George Mason 0-1

Navy 1-0

Robert Morris 0-1

Saint Francis 0-1

Vanderbilt 0-1

Villanova 0-1

Virginia Tech 0-1

ALL-TIME 2-8

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HAWKS IN THE PRESEASON COACHES POLLMonmouth was selected tenth in the Northeast Conference 2011-12 preseason coaches poll, based on voting conducted by the league’s head coaches. Defend-ing champion Long Island was picked to repeat as NEC champion by the league coaches, as the announcement was made on November 2nd during a media tele-conference to promote the tipoff of the 2011-12 season, the 31st in the league’s history. The Blackbirds, who won the 2011 NEC Tournament crown with an 85-82 overtime victory over Robert Morris, claimed 10 of the possible 12 fi rst-place votes.

Robert Morris, which just missed a third straight NEC Championship, was tabbed second with the fi nal two fi rst-place votes, followed by Central Connecticut State in third. Wagner and Quinnipiac, last year’s preseason favorite, rounded out the top-fi ve.

Mount St. Mary’s, Bryant, Sacred Heart, Saint Francis (Pa.) and Monmouth occu-pied spots six through ten, while St. Francis (N.Y.) and Fairleigh Dickinson rounded out the preseason predictions ranked 11th and 12th, respectively.

Conducted annually, NEC coaches have failed to correctly forecast the eventual league champion since selecting Mount St. Mary’s to win it all in 1998-99, and have proven inaccurate in 22 of the last 24 years.

BASEMENT DWELLERIn the last fi ve seasons, Monmouth has been picked ninth or lower in the preseason poll. In 2007-08, Monmouth was picked 10th in the NEC Preseason Poll, which was the lowest in the NEC preseason coaches poll since 1999-2000 when it was voted 11th in a 12-team league. That year, Monmouth was coming off a 5-21 season (5-15 in the NEC), when the Hawks held the nation’s longest losing streak (19 games). The Hawks, after fi nishing 11th last season, were picked 10th once again this year.

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPSMonmouth annually ranks among the NEC leaders in scoring defense. In fact, MU has led the NEC in the category in 14 of the last 23 years, including three years ago (67.1 ppg). The Hawks fi nished last season ranked second in that category (65.9) - only 0.4 ppg behind league-leading Robert Morris.

WAYS TO FOLLOW MU BASKETBALLThe 2011-12 season marks a new era for Hawks’ basketball fans as there are more ways than ever to follow Monmouth Basketball:SHORE SPORTS NETWORK: Monmouth University Athletics is proud to announce that all Monmouth Basketball games will be broadcast on the Shore Sports Net-work, 1310 AM & WOBM 1160 AM. The broadcast will also be streamed at http://shoresportsnetwork.com/. MU alums Eddy Occhipinti (Play by Play) and Matt Har-mon (Color) will handle the broadcasts.

88.9 FM WMCX: The marjority of Hawks’ games can also be found on the Mon-mouth University student radio station WMCX-FM (88.9) in West Long Branch. MU students Gary Kowal and Rob Pina will handle the duties for the “X”.

HAWK VISION: This season marks the third season that fans will be able to watch all Hawk home games on their computer live as it happens. For $7.95/month or $59.99 a year, fans will be able to watch all the MU home games as well as be able to access exclusive content. There is also a per-game option for $6.95.

www.GoMUHawks.com: The offi cial MU Athletics website contains feature sto-ries, up-to-date statistics, rosters and news on the Hawks.

Social Media: Stay connected with the Hawks with breaking news and insight on Monmouth Basketball’s twitter page (twitter.com/MonmouthBBall) and on facebook (facebook.com/Monmouth Basketball). Exclusive videos can also be found on MU’s YouTube page (YouTube.com/monmouthhawks).

LEADING SCORERMonmouth’s top returning scorer is senior forward Mike Myers Keitt (10.1 ppg in 2010-11), who also has the second highest career-point total of all returning play-ers. The senior, who has 664 career points, has started 59 games in the Blue and White, and fi nished 2011 ranked 30th in the league in scoring.

IT ONLY TAKES ONE MORE POINT THAN YOULast season, Monmouth fi nished 5-13 in games decided by fi ve points or less. Eight of Monmouth’s fi rst nine games on the year were decided by fi ve points or less, and Monmouth fi nished the season 1-9 in those contests in NEC play.

UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTSLocation ............................West Long Branch, N.J.Founded .....................................................1933Enrollment .................................................4,500President ....................Vice Admiral Paul Gaffney IIVice President & Athletic Dir.. ...Dr. Marilyn McNeilConference .......................................... NortheastNickname .................................................HawksColors ..............................Midnight Blue and WhiteArena .........................................the MAC (4,000)Web Site ....................................GoMUHawks.com

2010-11 Overall Record .............................. 9-212010-11 NEC Record ............................5-13/11th2010-11 Postseason ...................................none

First season of Basketball ......................1956-57Overall Record (55th season) ............... 848-668

First season of Division I ................... 1983-1984Overall DI Record (28th season) .......... 385-442

First season in NEC ............................ 1985-1986Overall NEC Record (26th season) ........ 246-214All-Time NEC Tournament Record .............21-16

NEC Regular Season Titles (2)..........................................................2004, 2005NEC Championships (4)........................................1996, 2001, 2004, 2006NCAA Tournaments (4)........................................1996, 2001, 2004, 2006

MEDIA SERVICESINTERVIEWS WITH COACH RICE Media wishing to interview Coach Rice must notify the Monmouth Athletics Com mu ni ca tions offi ce. 24 hours of ad vance notice is appre ci at ed. Coach Rice is available most weekday morn ings or after practice.

WEEKLY PLAYER IN TER VIEWS All player interviews must be re quest ed through the Athletics Com mu ni ca tions offi ce, and must be arranged at least 24 hours in advance.

PRACTICE COVERAGE Monmouth’s practices are open to the media. Shooting of video and still photos is limited to the fi rst 20 min utes of each practice unless other ar range ments are made through Athletics Com-munications.

MEDIA CREDENTIALS Arrangements for media cre den tials for Mon-mouth home basketball games must be made through the Monmouth Athletics Com mu ni ca tions offi ce. Re quests by ac cred it ed media mem bers should be made in writing and submitted on com pa ny let ter head to Chris Tobin. Credentials must be re quest ed at least 48 hours prior to re quest ed game.

HOW TO REACH US:

ASSOCIATE AD/COMMUNICATIONS:CHRIS TOBIN Phone: 732.263.5180Fax: 732.571.3535Email: [email protected] Phone: 732.996.8935

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MU vs. RANKED TEAMSMonmouth is now 0-18 all-time vs. Top 25 teams in the nation, after its 95-73 loss at No. 22/18 Vanderbilt (11/25/11). Monmouth has faced three ranked Villanova squads recently, as the No. 8 Villanova team bested the Hawks on 12/22/10 in the MAC and on 11/25/08 at the Pavilion. MU took on No. 3 Villano-va in the NCAA Tournament in 2006. In the 2004 NCAA Tournament First Round, the Hawks lost 85-52 to then No. 9 Mississippi State in Orlando. In 2001-02, Monmouth hosted No. 22 Gonzaga, marking the fi rst time that a team ranked in the top 25 had ever made an appearance at Boylan Gym. Monmouth lost the game, 79-54. That same season, Monmouth also lost to No. 2 Maryland, 91-55, at Cole Fieldhouse. At the 2001 NCAA East Regional, the Hawks dropped a 95-52 decision to No. 1 ranked Duke. During the 1999-2000 season, Monmouth lost to No. 25 Miami (Fla.), 67-46 and No. 20 DePaul, 69-62. In 1995-96, Monmouth lost to No. 20 Duke, 69-53, in the regular season and No. 20 Marquette, 68-44, in the NCAA Tournament. The Hawks have also lost to No. 25 St. John’s (85-60 - 11/23/90), No. 18 Iowa (55-46 - 12/30/89), No. 18 North Carolina State (95-50 - 12/27/88), No. 11 St. John’s (98-58 - 12/23/85), No. 17 Georgia Tech (96-66 - 1/17/85) and No. 6 Georgetown (75-54 - 1/9/84).

SIX PACK OF WINSThe Hawks strung together six consecutive winning seasons from 2000-01 through 2005-06, winning three NEC titles. It marked the fi rst time the Blue and White posted six straight winning marks since moving to D-I in 1983-84.

THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUMThe Hawks have currently strung together fi ve consecutive losing seasons for the fi rst time in their D-I history (since 1983-84).

IT’S CALLED CHARITY, CUZ THEY ARE “FREE” THROWSThe school season-record for free throw percentage is 77.1%, set during the 1990-91 and 2004-05 seasons. Monmouth fi nished last season connecting on 63.9% (376-588) from the line - a program-low. Prior to last year, the Hawks’ worst-ever showing was in 2001-02 when the team hit 64.9% from the line. Mon-mouth is hitting 62.2% (117-188) after connecting on 21-of-27 from the stripe at Robert Morris (12/3).

O-FER AGAINST THE BIG EASTMU is now 0-39 against teams from the BIG EAST Conference after its second straight loss to Villanova (11/11/11) and No. 8 Villanova (12/22/10). MU gave itself a chance to earn a victory in 2007-08, falling at Seton Hall in OT. MU took Rutgers to overtime in 2003-04, but lost by three. MU has hosted three Big East teams in the MAC in the last two years (Seton Hall, Rutgers, Villanova).

DEFENSIVE AT THE ARCMU, which allowed 35.5% from three-point range to its opponents last season, is surrendering treys at a 41.9% clip so far this year (90-of-215). Conversely, the Hawks are hitting just 27.1% of their own attempts.

THE MONMOUTH TRADITION• NCAA Tournament Appearances (4)

1996, 2001, 2004, 2006

• NEC Tournament Championships (4)

1996, 2001, 2004, 2006

• NEC Regular Season Championships (2)

2004, 2005

• NEC Coach of the Year (2)

Dave Calloway (2001), Wayne Szoke (1988)

• NEC 25th Anniversary Team (1)

Alex Blackwell, 1989-92

• Basketball Academic All-American (1)

Dave Calloway (third team), 1989-90

• Honorable Mention All-American (2)

Rahsaan Johnson (2001)

Blake Hamilton (2005)

• NEC Player of the Year (2)

Rahsaan Johnson (2001)

Blake Hamilton (2005)

• NEC Newcomer/Rookie of the Year (3)

Alex Blackwell (1990), Alpha Bangura (1999),

Jhamar Youngblood (2007)

• NEC Defensive Player of the Year (1)

Kevin Owens (2003)

• NEC All-Conference First Team (15)

Fernando Sanders (1989), Alex Blackwell (1990,

1991, 1992), William Lewis (1992), Glenn Stokes

(1994), John Giraldo (1995, 1996), Corey Albano

(1996, 1997), Rahsaan Johnson (2000, 2001,

2002), Blake Hamilton (2004, 2005)

• NEC All-Conference Second Team (12)

Mason McBride (1986), Harrie Garris (1988), Fer-

nando Sanders (1988), Dave Calloway (1990),

William Lewis (1990, 1991), John Giraldo (1994),

Mustafa Barksdale (1997), Dwayne Byfi eld (2003),

Kevin Owens (2003), Marques Alston (2006), Tra-

vis Taylor (2010)

• NEC All-Newcomer/Rookie Team (16)

Fernando Sanders (1986), Ernie Dix (1987), Dave

Calloway (1988), Chuck McCay (1989), John Gi-

raldo (1993), Corey Albano (1994), Joe Fermino

(1998), Andre Williams (1999), Kevin Owens

(2000), Dwayne Byfi eld (2002), Whitney Coleman

(2006), Jhamar Youngblood (2007). Will Campbell

(2009), Travis Taylor (2009), Ed Waite (2010),

Marcus Ware (2011)

• NEC Tournament MVP (5)

Alex Blackwell (1990), Corey Albano (1996), Rah-

saan Johnson (2001), Blake Hamilton (2004),

Marques Alston (2006)

• NEC All-Tournament Team (17)

Harrie Garris (1988), Derric Thomas (1988), Wil-

liam Lewis (1990), Alex Blackwell (1991), Steve

Wriedt (1993), Glenn Stokes (1994), John Giraldo

(1994), Mustafa Barksdale (1996, 1997), Corey

Albano (1997), Rahsaan Johnson (2000), Gerry

Crosby (2001), Tyler Azzarelli (2004), Dwayne By-

fi eld (2004), Blake Hamilton (2004, 2005), Chris

Kenny (2006)

Individual Player Career Totals(sorted by Points)

* includes previous DI schools

PLAYER G GS MIN PTS REB ASST BLK STL

Campbell 79 28 1,849 744 178 74 9 79

Myers Keitt 95 67 1,998 742 276 123 21 59

Waite 71 56 1,587 642 398 91 18 82

Steele* 35 12 930 304 66 79 0 23

Ware 33 13 624 229 130 20 8 26

Wait* 50 10 739 209 159 10 27 4

Nesmith 10 10 258 84 29 16 4 14

Nicholas 10 7 252 75 23 19 4 14

Cox 12 0 140 62 16 2 1 6

Tillotson 9 1 138 41 11 14 1 10

Harris 9 0 77 19 7 0 0 1

DiLeo 9 0 68 13 10 2 0 4

James 9 0 56 2 7 1 0 0

Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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CLOSE CALLS ON A NATIONAL SCALEMU led the nation in games decided by fi ve points or less with its

18 close contests (5-13) last season, but was succesful in its fi rst

encounter of this year in a two-point win over Navy (12/6).

TOURING THE GARDEN STATEThis season, the Hawks will face three of the seven Garden State

Division I Basketball programs - Fairleigh Dickinson, Rider and

Rutgers. Facing four of the school’s last season, MU went 2-3 on

the tour.

MONMOUTH ALL-TIME 1,000-POINT SCORERSWhile the Monmouth D-I basketball record books contain 18 members in its 1,000-point club, the all-time 1,000-point scorers include 13 more members that date back to the 50’s. Led by Ron Kornegay’s 2,526 points, MU now has 31 members in this club. Second to Kornegay (Athletic Director at Manasquan H.S., and the only retired number at MU - #22) is Ed Halicki (1969-72), who threw a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants in his Major League Baseball career.

IT’S A LONG ROAD AHEADIn 2009-10, MU endured a seven-game road swing - the pro-gram’s longest since venturing away from home for eight straight games in 1993-94. The Hawks are slated to open this season with nine straight road contests, and will play 12 of their fi rst 14 games away from the MAC.

HOME WINSThe Hawks’ eight home wins during the 2009-10 season was the

most for the program since the 2006-07 season when MU posted

eight home wins. The school record for home victories is 13, set

during the 2003-04 campaign.

ALL-ROOKIE TRIOMonmouth currently has three players on its roster that have earned NEC All-Rookie Team honors, increasing the program-total to 16 players who have earned All-Newcomer/All-Rookie acco-

lades. Last season, Marcus Ware joined teammates senior Will

Campbell (2009) and junior Ed Waite (2010), on the list.

NEW FACESMonmouth welcomes several new faces to the program this year,

including seven players, and new staff. The Hawks’ newcomers

include Daniel James and Dion Nesmith, who each sat out last

year, and freshmen Khalil Brown, Mykel Harris, Andrew Nich-

olas and Austin Tillotston. The sideline also welcomes a new

staff, as assistant coaches Rick Callahan, Brian Reese and Derrick

Phelps and Director of Operations, Sam Ferry join King Rice in

West Long Branch.

CHRISTENING THE MACAfter 44 years of calling Boylan Gymnasium the home of Mon-

mouth University Basketball, the Hawks opened the 2009-10

campaign in the brand new, $57-million Multipurpose Activity

Center on November 13 and 15, when MU hosted FIU and Seton

Hall. FIU and SHU both made fi rst-time appearances on campus,

while the Pirates’ visit was the fi rst time MU hosted a BIG EAST

team.

ROAD STRUGGLESMonmouth fi nished last year 4-11 away from the MAC, and 2-11 in straight road games. The Hawks went 2-0 in the two neutral site contests at the Basketball Travelers Classic in early Decem-ber. MU’s victory at Bryant (1/22/11) was its fi rst road victory since a 51-49 win at St. Francis on 2/18/10.

In the last fi ve-plus seasons, MU is now 14-68 in road games after

opening this year with eight straight “road” defeats.

2010-11 FINAL NEC STANDINGS School NEC Pct. ALL Pct. Streak

1. Long Island* 16-2 .889 27-6 .818 L1

2. Quinnipiac* 13-5 .722 22-10 .688 L2

3. Robert Morris* 12-6 .667 18-14 .562 L1

4. Central Conn. St.* 11-7 .611 19-12 .613 L1

5. St. Francis (N.Y.)* 10-8 .556 15-15 .500 L1

6. Wagner* 9-9 .500 13-17 .433 L5

Mount St. Mary’s* 9-9 .500 11-21 .344 L1

8. Bryant 7-11 .389 9-21 .300 L4

Saint Francis (Pa.)* 7-11 .389 9-21 .300 L2

10. Sacred Heart 6-12 .333 11-18 .379 W1

11. Monmouth 5-13 .278 9-21 .300 L3

12. Fairleigh Dickinson 3-15 .167 5-24 .172 L1

2011-12 NEC PRESEASON POLL TEAM [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] 2010-11 NEC/FINISH

1. Long Island [10] 16-2/1st

2. Robert Morris [2] 12-6/3rd

3. Central Connecticut State 11-7/4th

4. Wagner 9-9/t-6th

5. Quinnipiac 13-5/2nd

6. Mount St. Mary’s 9-9/t-6th

7. Bryant 7-11/t-8th

8. Sacred Heart 6-12/10th

9. Saint Francis (Pa.) 7-11/t-8th

10. Monmouth 5-13/11th

11. St. Francis (N.Y.) 10-8/5th

12. Fairleigh Dickinson 3-15/12th

2011-12 PRESEASON ALL-NEC F Julian Boyd, Jr. Long Island

F Ken Horton, Sr. CCSU

G James Johnson, Sr. Quinnipiac

G Tyler Murray, Sr. Wagner

F Jamal Olasewere, Jr. Long Island

HAWKS AMONG NEC LEADERS in 2011-12 as of 12/10SCORING • Jesse Steele - 11.3 (24th) Ken Horton, CCSU - 22.3

REBOUNDING • Ed Waite - 6.3 (11th) Ike Azotam, QU - 11.4

FIELD GOAL PCT. • Ed Waite - .532 (9th) Scott Eatherton, SFU - .776

ASSISTS • Jesse Steele - 3.30 (11th) Jason Brickman, LIU - 6.10

FREE THROW PCT.• Jesse Steele - .923 (1st)

STEALS

• Ed Waite - 1.60 (5th) Ken Horton, CCSU - 2.22• Dion Nesmith - 1.40 (t-10th)• Andrew Nicholas - 1.40 (t-10th)

3-PT FG MADE • Jesse Steele - 1.70 (14th) Ben Mockford, SFC - 3.14

ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER RATIO

• Jesse Steele - 1.27 (10th) Malcolm McMillan, CCSU - 2.43

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS

• Ed Waite - 2.30 (t-10th) Ike Azotam, QU - 4.63

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS

• Ed Waite - 3.80 (12th) Ike Azotam, QU - 6.75

MINUTES PLAYED

• Jesse Steele - 31.80 (t-14th) Lonnie Hayes, FDU - 37.00

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QUITE THE COMEBACKMU’s 17-point comeback in the victory over Hartford (12/11/10),

was the Hawks’ biggest comeback win since November 24, 2003,

when Monmouth erased a 19-point defi cit against Hampton in the

Paradise Jam. Monmouth trailed 35-16 with 1:58 remaining in the

half, in a 64-52 victory over the Pirates - which was a PJ record.

The Hawks matched the 17-point comeback in a victory against

Bryant (1/3), as MU trailed 27-10 with 3:46 left in the fi rst half.

Monmouth’s largest DI comeback was in the 2001 NEC Champion-

ship game against St. Francis (N.Y.), when the Hawks came back

from 20 points down with 14 minutes remaining.

MU ON THE ESPN FAMILY OF NETWORKSMU is now 6-4 when appearing on the ESPN family of networks:3/9/88 - ECAC Metro Championship at FDU - L, 90-753/3/96 - NEC Championship vs. Rider - W, 60-593/5/01 - NEC Championship vs. St. Francis - W, 67-643/10/04 - NEC Championship vs. CCSU - W, 67-5511/24/05 - Great Alaska Shootout vs. Southern Illinois (espn.360) - W, 80-6811/25/05 - Great Alaska Shootout vs. South Carolina - L, 62-563/8/06 - NEC Championship Game at FDU - W, 49-483/14/06 - NCAA Opening Round Game vs. Hampton - W, 71-4911/17/09 - at Saint Peter’s - L, 34-5811/16/10 - Stony Brook - L, 49-51

DOUBLE YOUR PLEASUREMonmouth recorded four double-doubles last season, as center

Phill Wait posted a pair. Wait’s fi rst career double-double came

against Hartford (11 pts, 16 rebs), and was the Hawks’ fi rst dou-

ble-double since Ed Waite posted a 10-point, 17-rebound effort at

Fairleigh Dickinson (2/6/10) the season before.

Wait notched his second career double-double against CCSU

(1/20/11) when he posted a career-best 14 points and 14 re-

bounds for the Hawks, a game before Waite notched a 13-point,

12-board double-double in a win at Bryant. Former guard Jordan

Davis registered the fi nal d-d against Bryant in the MAC.

Ed Waite posted the Hawks’ fi rst double-double of this season

with his 12-point, 11-rebound effort off the bench at Virginia Tech

(11/14/11).

ALLOWING 80+In 2009-10, Monmouth allowed 80+ points to seven opponents, but only allowed it twice last year (both times to Sacred Heart). The most 80-point outings by the opposition came during the 1985-86 season, when 11 teams hung 80+ on the Hawks. The 1991-92 edition had no opponents accompish the feat.

Villanova posted 106 points on the Hawks to open the 2011-12 campaign, and Virginia Tech (91), Albany (85) and Vanderbilt (95) each passed the 80-point mark. The Hawks are surrendering 81.6 ppg after nine games.

CAROLINA ON MY MINDThree members of Monmouth’s coaching staff played for the Uni-versity of North Carolina under the legendary Dean Smith. In King Rice’s four years with the Tar Heels (1988-89 to 91-92), the squad went 102-37 with four NCAA Sweet 16 appearances and a Final Four showing. Assistant coaches and Tar Heel classmates Brian Reese and Derrick Phelps, went a combined 114-27 (1990-91 to 93-94), while winning the 1993 NCAA Championship.

And yes, that was Phelps trapping Michigan’s Chris Webber in the corner during the infamous timeout call in the 1993 National Championship Game.

MONMOUTH FIRST-YEAR HEAD COACHESKing Rice became the fi fth head coach at Monmouth upon his hiring in March. In their fi rst seasons at MU Bill Boylan (1956-57) went 8-4, Ron Kornegay (1977-78) went 8-17, Wayne Szoke (1987-88) went 16-13, and Dave Calloway (1998-99) went 5-21 overall.

KHALIL BROWN DEEMED INELIGIBLE BY NCAAMonmouth freshman forward Khalil Brown had his waiver de-nied by the NCAA and is considered ineligible to start the season due to the “delayed enrollment” legislation from August 2011. The legislation states that a student-athlete must be enrolled in a school within 12 months of their high school graduation.

In the fall of 2010, while at Westwind Academy, Brown and the school principal called the NCAA Eligibility Center and asked about his eligibility for the fall of 2011 and they were told he would be “fi ne.” After his recruitment by other Division I institutions start-ed, Brown was informed by the NCAA in May of his status.

Monmouth will continue to appeal the NCAA’s decision.

HAWKS RECEIVE FOUR NLI’sGuards Jalen Palm (Louisville, Ky./Butler Traditional H.S.) [5-

10, 165 - point guard] and Christian White (Rochester, N.Y./

Aquinas H.S.) [5-10, 175 - point guard], and forwards Tyrone

O’Garro (Jersey City, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep) [6-5, 180 - forward]

and Collin Stewart (Scotia, N.Y./Schenectady Christian School)

[6-7, 180 - forward] have all signed National Letters of Intent to

play basketball at Monmouth University in 2012-13, head coach

King Rice announced.

CENTURY MARKIn the season-opening loss to Villanova (11/11/11), the Hawks

surrendered 100+ points for the fi rst time since a 101-78 loss to

Seton Hall on December 2, 2008.

The 106 points allowed was the highest total allowed since giving

up 108 points to Long Island (2/26/98) in the NEC Quarterfi nals.

The program-record for points allowed is 112, to the same LIU

team in 1998, in the regular season fi nale.

TOUGH STARTMonmouth has opened a season 0-8 for the fi rst time since the

beginning of the 1998-99 campaign when the Hawks started

0-19, and had the nation’s longest losing streak at the time.

HOLDING ONIn its fi rst eight contests of the season, Monmouth led for a to-

tal of 8:05 of game action. The Hawks held leads on seven oc-

cassions in that stretch, including twice against Albany. MU led

against Villanova, Albany, Brown and Vanderbilt.

Monmouth increased that time total in the win at Navy (12/6),

adding 17:59 of game action, including a stretch of 9:40 in the

fi rst half. In the win, the Hawks held a fi ve-point lead, their larg-

est cushion of the season, before holding on for the 69-67 victory

in Alumni Hall.

The Hawks led wire-to-wire against Fordham (12/10), leading by

as many as 23 points in the second half.

NEC OPENERSMonmouth is now 16-11 all-time in Northeast Conference open-

ers, dating back to the Hawks’ fi rst season in the league (1985-

86), after its season-opening loss at Saint Francis on Thursday

night. After winning fi ve straight NEC openers, the Hawks have

now dropped six straight. Over that span, the Hawks are 6-6

when they open on the road.

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PENNSYLVANIA IS NOT A GOOD HOSTMonmouth has not been victorious in both games of the Pa. swing since the 2002-03 campaign.

ENDING A STREAKMonmouth’s road win at Navy (12/6) broke a ten-game road los-ing streak for the Hawks.

WARE’S DEBUTJunior forward Marcus Ware made his season debut on Tuesday at Navy, after recovering from ACL surgery in the spring. The 2011 NEC All-Rookie Team selection played 12 minutes, adding two rebounds, an assist and a pivotal three-point play with 6:03 remaining in the game.

DISHING IT OUTMonmouth freshman Andrew Nicholas set a career-high, and a team season-best with his six assists at Navy (12/6). Nicholas, who has made seven starts, ranks fi fth on the team in scoring and second in assists after 10 games.

MILEAGE CHART AWAY FROM HOMEBefore having a home game this season, the Hawks opened with nine straight road games, and have traveled a total of 4,652 miles before hosting a game in the MAC.

YOU THOUGHT 9 WAS A MISTAKE??Monmouth head coach King Rice stated, “I’m sorry fans that I was the crazy young coach that scheduled nine straight road games to start the season. We will never do that again.”

But that’s not the longest road streak to open the season in the country this year. Monmouth is tied for the second-longest (9, with fellow NEC member St. Francis [N.Y.]), but the longest road swing to open the year title belongs to both Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mis-sissippi Valley State, which each open with 15 road games. Both of those programs do not have a home game until January 14.

DIVISION I HOME OPENERSSince turning Division I in men’s basketball, the Hawks’ program is now 17-12 all-time in home openers after its 80-65 win over Fordham. Monmouth is 2-1 in home openers in the MAC after de-feating FIU in 2009, but falling to Stony Brook in 2010.

SPREADING THE WEALTHMonmouth had fi ve players score in double-fi gures against Ford-

ham (12/10) for the fi rst time since fi ve Hawks did so in an over-

time win at Bryant on January 22, 2011.

20 ASSISTSMonmouth’s 20 assists in the victory over Fordham (on 31 fi eld

goals) was the program’s fi rst 20+ assist game in nearly two

years. The Hawks dished out 21 assists in an 80-75 victory over

Penn on Dec. 12, 2009.

UP NEXT...Monmouth returns to action after a 10-day layoff on Thursday,

December 22 when the Hawks host in-state rival Rider at 7:00

p.m. in the MAC.

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2011-12 MONMOUTH BASKETBALL ROSTERS

Numerical

NO. NAME CL. POS. HT. WT. EXP. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL)

1 Dion Nesmith Jr. G 6-0 200 HS Union, N.J. (Union/Northeastern)

2 Jesse Steele Jr. G 5-8 180 2L Milford, N.J. (Oak Hill Academy/Army)

3 Max DiLeo Fr. G 6-1 175 HS Cinnaminson, N.J. (Cinnaminson)

10 Will Campbell Sr. G 5-10 175 3L Willingboro, N.J. (Paul VI)

11 Khalil Brown Fr. F 6-9 190 HS South Orange, N.J. (Westwind Academy [Ariz.])

13 Andrew Nicholas Fr. G 6-6 205 HS Wrightsville, Pa. (Eastern York)

15 Mykel Harris Fr. F 6-7 185 HS Lexington Park, Md. (Great Mills/Phelps Prep School [Pa.])

20 Mike Myers Keitt Sr. F 6-7 180 3L Waterbury, Conn. (Marianapolis Catholic)

21 Marcus Ware Jr. F 6-8 215 2L Vineland, N.J. (Vineland)

23 Austin Tillotson Fr. G 5-11 175 HS York, Pa. (Eastern York)

24 Daniel James So. F 6-4 185 HS Huddersfi eld, England (Canarias Academy)

25 Gary Cox Sr. F 6-5 195 3L Houston, Texas (Nimitz/Panola College)

32 Ed Waite Jr. F 6-3 215 2L Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Pine Crest)

51 Phill Wait Sr. C 7-1 245 2L Manchester, England (Proctor Academy/St. John’s)

Alphabetical

NO. NAME CL. POS. HT. WT. EXP. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL)

11 Khalil Brown Fr. F 6-9 190 HS South Orange, N.J. (Westwind Academy [Ariz.])

10 Will Campbell Sr. G 5-10 175 3L Willingboro, N.J. (Paul VI)

25 Gary Cox Sr. F 6-5 195 3L Houston, Texas (Nimitz/Panola College)

3 Max DiLeo Fr. G 6-1 175 HS Cinnaminson, N.J. (Cinnaminson)

15 Mykel Harris Fr. F 6-7 185 HS Lexington Park, Md. (Great Mills/Phelps Prep School [Pa.])

24 Daniel James So. F 6-4 185 HS Huddersfi eld, England (Canarias Academy)

20 Mike Myers Keitt Sr. F 6-7 180 3L Waterbury, Conn. (Marianapolis Catholic)

1 Dion Nesmith Jr. G 6-0 200 HS Union, N.J. (Union/Northeastern)

13 Andrew Nicholas Fr. G 6-6 205 HS Wrightsville, Pa. (Eastern York)

2 Jesse Steele Jr. G 5-8 180 2L Milford, N.J. (Oak Hill Academy/Army)

23 Austin Tillotson Fr. G 5-11 175 HS York, Pa. (Eastern York)

51 Phill Wait Sr. C 7-1 245 2L Manchester, England (Proctor Academy/St. John’s)

32 Ed Waite Jr. F 6-3 215 2L Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Pine Crest)

21 Marcus Ware Jr. F 6-8 215 2L Vineland, N.J. (Vineland)

Coaching StaffHEAD COACH: King Rice (North Carolina, 1992), 1st season

ASSISTANT COACH: Rick Callahan (Salem College, 1980), 1st season

ASSISTANT COACH: Brian Reese (North Carolina, 1994), 1st season

ASSISTANT COACH: Derrick Phelps (North Carolina, 1994), 1st season

DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Sam Ferry (Vanderbilt, 2010), 1st season

ATHLETIC TRAINER: Vanessa Christensen, A.T.C. (West Chester, 2004)

COORDINATOR OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Tim Rehm (Springfi eld, 2008)

Pronunciations:

1 Dion NESMITH Ness-mith

11 KHALIL Brown KAH-LIL

15 MYKEL Harris Michael

20 Mike Myers KEITT Myers KIT

21 Marcus WARE Where

32 Ed WAITE WEIGHT

51 Phill WAIT WEIGHT

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2011-12 MONMOUTH TEAM HIGHS/LOWS

Monmouth Opponents

Points 1st Half High 44 vs Brown (11/22/11) 55 by Villanova (11/11/11)

Low 21 vs George Mason (11/15/11) 23 by Fordham (12/10/11)

Points 2nd Half High 46 at Vanderbilt (11/25/11) 51 by Villanova (11/11/11)

Low 18 vs George Mason (11/15/11) 26 by Robert Morris (12/3/11)

Total Points High 80 vs Fordham (12/10/11) 106 by Villanova (11/11/11)

Low 39 vs George Mason (11/15/11) 65 by Fordham (12/10/11)

FG Made High 31 vs Fordham (12/10/11) 36 by Villanova (11/11/11)

Low 14 at Robert Morris (12/3/11); vs George Mason 22 by Robert Morris (12/3/11)

FG Attempted High 64 at Villanova (11/11/11) 72 by Fordham (12/10/11)

Low 39 at Robert Morris (12/3/11) 43 by Saint Francis (12/1/11)

FG Percentage High 58.0 at Navy (12/6/11) 62.5 by Virginia Tech (11/14/11)

Low 24.1 vs George Mason (11/15/11) 36.1 by Fordham (12/10/11)

3-Pt. FG Made High 8 at Vanderbilt (11/25/11); at Villanova 13 by Albany (11/21/11)

Low 1 at Virginia Tech (11/14/11) 3 by Robert Morris (12/3/11)

3-Pt. FG Att. High 31 at Villanova (11/11/11) 31 by Albany (11/21/11)

Low 9 at Robert Morris (12/3/11) 12 by Saint Francis (12/1/11)

3-Pt. FG Pct. High 46.7 vs Fordham (12/10/11) 66.7 by Virginia Tech (11/14/11)

Low 5.9 at Virginia Tech (11/14/11) 23.1 by Robert Morris (12/3/11)

FT Made High 21 at Robert Morris (12/3/11) 22 by Robert Morris (12/3/11); by Villanova

Low 6 at Navy (12/6/11) 6 by Fordham (12/10/11)

FT Attempted High 29 at Virginia Tech (11/14/11) 35 by Virginia Tech (11/14/11)

Low 9 at Navy (12/6/11) 12 by Fordham (12/10/11); Navy

FT Percentage High 78.6 vs Fordham (12/10/11) 84.6 by Villanova (11/11/11)

Low 47.1 vs Brown (11/22/11) 50.0 Fordham (12/10/11); Brown

Off. Rebounds High 17 at Virginia Tech (11/14/11) 22 by Fordham (12/10/11)

Low 7 at Robert Morris (12/3/11); at Vanderbilt 4 by Brown (11/22/11)

Def. Rebounds High 28 vs Fordham (12/10/11) 34 by Villanova (11/11/11)

Low 10 at Robert Morris (12/3/11) 10 by Navy (12/6/11)

Total Rebounds High 39 vs Fordham (12/10/11) 49 by Villanova (11/11/11)

Low 17 at Robert Morris (12/3/11) 21 by Navy (12/6/11)

Assists High 20 vs Fordham (12/10/11) 23 by Brown (11/22/11)

Blocked Shots High 8 at Villanova (11/11/11) 11 by Fordham (12/10/11)

Steals High 11 vs Fordham (12/10/11) 11 by George Mason (11/15/11)

Turnovers High 19 vs George Mason (11/15/11) 21 by Fordham (12/10/11)

Low 14 vs Brown (11/22/11) 12 by Navy (12/6/11)

Personal Fouls High 29 at Robert Morris (12/3/11) 27 by Robert Morris (12/3/11)

Low 13 at Navy (12/6/11) 12 by Saint Francis (12/1/11)

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2011-12 MONMOUTH INDIVIDUAL HIGHS

Individual Highs Monmouth Opponents

Points 25, Jesse Steele, at Vanderbilt (11/25/11) 28, Jayson Guerrier, Albany (11/21/11)

Points in a Half 20 (1st), Andrew Nicholas, vs Brown (11/22/11) 20 (1st), Dominic Cheek, Villanova (11/11/11)

Points by a Non-Starter 14, Mike Myers Keitt, vs Brown (11/22/11) 28, Jayson Guerrier, Albany (11/21/11)

Field Goals Made 11, Andrew Nicholas, vs Brown (11/22/11) 9, Chris Gaston, Fordham (12/10/11)

9, Jayson Guerrier, Albany (11/21/11)

9, Mouphtaou Yarou, Villanova (11/11/11)

9, Dominic Cheek, Villanova (11/11/11)

Field Goals Attempted 18, Andrew Nicholas, vs Brown (11/22/11) 23, Chris Gaston, Fordham (12/10/11)

Free Throws Made 8, Dion Nesmith, at Robert Morris (12/3/11) 8, Brad Tinsley, Vanderbilt (11/25/11)

Free Throws Attempted 10, Dion Nesmith, at Robert Morris (12/3/11) 8, Brad Tinsley, Vanderbilt (11/25/11)

8, Jeffery Taylor, Vanderbilt (11/25/11)

Free Throw Pct. (min 4) 1.000 (4-4), Jesse Steele, at Navy (12/6/11) 1.000 (4-4), A.J. Avila, Navy (12/6/11)

1.000 (5-5), Jesse Steele, at Vanderbilt (11/25/11) 1.000 (6-6), Velton Jones, Robert Morris (12/3/11)

1.000 (6-6), Jesse Steele, at Villanova (11/11/11) 1.000 (6-6), Lucky Jones, Robert Morris (12/3/11)

1.000 (8-8), Brad Tinsley, Vanderbilt (11/25/11)

1.000 (6-6), Robert Brown, Virginia Tech (11/14/11)

3-Pt. FG Made 4, Jesse Steele, at Navy (12/6/11) 5, Jayson Guerrier, Albany (11/21/11)

4, Jesse Steele, at Vanderbilt (11/25/11) 5, Mike Morrison, George Mason (11/15/11)

5, Dominic Cheek, Villanova (11/11/11)

3-Pt. FG Attempted 7, Jesse Steele, at Vanderbilt (11/25/11) 9, Jordan Sugars, Navy (12/6/11)

7, Jesse Steele, at Villanova (11/11/11)

7, Will Campbell, at Villanova (11/11/11)

Rebounds 12, Ed Waite, vs George Mason (11/15/11) 12, Ryan Pearson, George Mason (11/15/11)

Blocked Shots 3, Phill Wait, vs Fordham (12/10/11) 4, Chris Gaston, Fordham (12/10/11)

4, Kervin Bristol, Fordham (12/10/11)

Assists 6, Jesse Steele, vs Fordham (12/10/11) 9, Mike Black, Albany (11/21/11)

6, Andrew Nicholas, at Navy (12/6/11)

Steals 4, Dion Nesmith, at Navy (12/6/11) 4, Velton Jones, Robert Morris (12/3/11)

4, Ed Waite, at Vanderbilt (11/25/11)

4, Andrew Nicholast, at Vanderbilt (11/25/11)

4, Ed Waite, vs George Mason (11/15/11)

Foul Shooting In Last 5:00 and OvertimePlayer 5:00-1:00 0:59-0:00 OT Total Pct.

Will Campbell 1-2 2-2 0-0 3-4 .750

Max DiLeo - - - - .000

Mykel Harris 5-6 0-0 0-0 5-6 .833

Daniel James 2-5 0-0 0-0 2-5 .400

Dion Nesmith 3-4 1-2 0-0 4-6 .667

Mike Myers Keitt - - - - .000

Andrew Nichoals - - - - .000

Jesse Steele 8-9 4-4 0-0 12-13 .923

Austin Tillotson 5-9 0-0 0-0 5-9 .556

Phill Wait 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 .000

Ed Waite 3-5 0-0 0-0 3-5 .600

Team Totals 27-42 7-8 0-0 34-50 .680

Opponent Totals 15-24 6-8 0-0 21-32 .656

Game-By-Game StartersOpponent G G G/F F F/C

Villanova Steele Nesmith Myers Keitt Waite Wait

Virginia Tech Steele Nesmith Nicholas Myers Keitt Wait

George Mason Steele Nesmith Myers Keitt Waite Wait

Albany Steele Nesmith Myers Keitt Waite Wait

Brown Steele Nesmith Nicholas Waite Wait

Vanderbilt Steele Nesmith Nicholas Myers Keitt Waite

Saint Francis Steele Tillotson Nesmith Nicholas Waite

Robert Morris Steele Nesmith Nicholas Myers Keitt Waite

Navy Steele Nesmith Nicholas Myers Keitt Waite

Fordham Steele Nesmith Nicholas Myers Keitt Waite

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2011-12 MONMOUTH MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICSGames as Leading ScorerJesse Steele .............................. 4Ed Waite .................................. 2Andrew Nicholas ........................ 2Dion Nesmith ............................ 2Will Campbell ............................ 1Mike Myers Keitt ........................ 1

Games as Leading RebounderEd Waite .................................. 8Phill Wait .................................. 2Dion Nesmith ............................ 2Mike Myers Keitt ........................ 1Austin Tilltson ........................... 1

Games Leading in AssistsJesse Steele .............................. 8Ed Waite .................................. 3Andrew Nicholas ........................ 2Daniel James ............................ 1Austin Tillotson ......................... 1

Double-Figure Scoring GamesJesse Steele .............................. 5Ed Waite .................................. 4Mike Myers Keitt ........................ 3Dion Nesmith ............................ 3Phill Wait .................................. 2Austin Tillotson ......................... 2Andrew Nicholas ........................ 1

20-Point GamesJesse Steele .............................. 2Andrew Nicholas ........................ 1

10-Rebound GamesEd Waite .................................. 2

Double-DoublesEd Waite .................................. 1

DunksOpponents ...............................11Monmouth ................................ 5

Ed Waite .................................. 3Andrew Nicholas ........................ 1Dion Nesmith ............................ 1

Charges DrawnOpponents ...............................16Monmouth ...............................22

Andrew Nicholas ........................ 7Phill Wait .................................. 4Ed Waite .................................. 3Daniel James ............................ 2Dion Nesmith ............................ 2Will Campbell ............................ 1Max DiLeo ................................ 1Austin Tillotson ......................... 1Mike Myers Keitt ........................ 1

Converted Three-Point PlaysOpponents ...............................12Monmouth ................................ 9

Ed Waite .................................. 2Max DiLeo ................................ 2Mykel Harris ............................. 1Mike Myers Keitt ........................ 1Jesse Steele .............................. 1Marcus Ware ............................. 1Austin Tillotson ......................... 1

Four-Point PlaysOpponents ................................ 0Monmouth ................................ 0

Forced Five-Second CallsOpponents ................................ 1Monmouth ................................ 0

Forced 10-Second BackcourtOpponents ................................ 0Monmouth ................................ 1

Technical FoulsOpponents ................................ 0Monmouth ................................ 1

Bench ...................................... 1

Jump Balls ControlledOpponents ................................ 5Monmouth ................................ 5

Dion Nesmith ............................ 2Phill Wait .................................. 1Andrew Nicholas ........................ 1Team ....................................... 1

Forced Shot Clock ViolationsOpponents ................................ 0Monmouth ................................ 1

Bench ScoringOpponents .............................304Monmouth .............................173

Monmouth’s First SubstitutionWill Campbell ............................ 2Austin Tillotson ......................... 1Ed Waite .................................. 1Andrew Nicholas ........................ 1Mykel Harris ............................. 1Max DiLeo ................................ 1Mike Myers Keitt ........................ 1Phill Wait .................................. 1Marcus Ware ............................. 1

Monmouth’s First PointsAndrew Nicholas ........................ 3Dion Nesmith ............................ 2 Mike Myers Keitt ........................ 2Jesse Steele .............................. 1Ed Waite .................................. 1Phill Wait .................................. 1

Largest Halftime Lead13 vs. Fordham (12/10/11)

Largest Halftime Defi cit23 at Vanderbilt (11/25/11)19 vs. George Mason (11/15/11)19 at Villanova (11/11/11)18 at Robert Morris (12/3/11)18 at Virginia Tech (11/14/11)14 at Saint Francis (12/1/11)13 vs. Albany (11/21/11)

Largest Monmouth Lead23 vs. Fordham (12/10/11)6 at Navy (12/6/11)4 vs. Albany (11/21/11)3 vs. Brown (11/22/11)3 at Villanova (11/11/11)

Largest Monmouth Defi cit49 at Virginia Tech (11/14/11)41 at Villanova (11/11/11)36 vs. Albany (11/21/11)32 vs. George Mason (11/15/11)

Largest Monmouth Win15 vs. Fordham (12/10/11)2 at Navy (12/6/11)

Largest Monmouth Defeat45 at Virginia Tech (11/14/11)36 vs. Albany (11/21/11)36 at Villanova (11/11/11)32 vs. George Mason (11/15/11)

Largest MU Defi cit in Win5 at Navy (12/6/11)

Largest MU Lead Defeat4 vs. Albany (11/21/11)3 vs. Brown (11/22/11)3 at Villanova (11/11/11)

Monmouth’s 2011-12 Record When...Plays at home ............................ 1-0 Plays in November .....................0-6

Plays on the road ....................... 1-5 Plays in December .....................2-2

Plays at neutral site .................... 0-3 Plays in January ........................0-0

Games following win ................... 1-0 Plays in February .......................0-0

Games following loss................... 1-7 Plays in March ...........................0-0

Leads at half .............................. 1-0 Plays during the day...................0-0

Trails at half ............................... 1-8 Plays at night ............................2-8

Tied at half ................................ 0-0 Plays on Sunday ........................0-0

Overtime games ......................... 0-0 Plays on Monday ........................0-2

Shoots 50% or higher ................. 2-0 Plays on Tuesday .......................1-2

Shoots less than 50% ................. 0-8 Plays on Wednesday ...................0-0

Opp. shoots 50% or less.............. 2-2 Plays on Thursday ......................0-1

Shoots better than opp. ............... 2-0 Plays on Friday ..........................0-2

Shoots worse than opp. ............... 0-8 Plays on Saturday ......................1-1

Outrebounds opponent ................ 1-1 Margin is 5 pts or less ................1-0

Is outrebounded ......................... 1-7 Margin is 10 pts or less ...............1-1

Has equal rebounds .................... 0-0 Margin is between 11-20 ............1-1

More TOs ................................... 1-3 Margin is more than 20...............0-6

Equal or less TOs than opp .......... 1-5 Has a 20+ scorer .......................1-2

Equal or more bench pts .............. 1-1 Scores 59 points or less ..............0-5

Less bench pts. .......................... 1-7 Scores 60+ points .....................2-3

Makes 5+ 3-Pt. Shots ................. 2-3 Scores 70+ points .....................1-3

No MU player fouls out ................ 2-3 Scores 80+ points .....................1-0

1+ MU player fouls out ................ 0-5 Scores 90+ points .....................0-0

Has 15+ assists ......................... 2-2

Plays on TV................................ 0-0

Longest Winning Streak2, 12/6/11 - 12/10/11

Longest Losing Streak8, 11/11/11 - 12/3/11

Largest Home Crowd1,810 (12/10/11)

Largest Road Crowd12,807 (11/25/11)6,500 (11/11/11)3,052 (11/14/11)

Largest Neutral Crowd3,148 (11/15/11)

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Game 1 • Villanova 106, Monmouth 70Nov. 11, 2011 • the Pavilion • Villanova, Pa.

Notes: Monmouth opened the season with a 36-point loss at Villanova ... The Hawks, which trailed by eight points with 4:27 left in the half, gave up a 19-8 run to end the half to trail by 19 at the break ... Jesse Steele led the way for MU with 12 points, while Dion Nesmith added 10 points in his fi rst career game

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Game 2 • Virginia Tech 91, Monmouth 46Nov. 14, 2011 • Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Va. (NIT Season Tip-Off)

Notes: Junior Ed Waite posted his third career double-double with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds ... Andrew Nicholas made fi rst career start ... MU hit just 1-of-17 from beyond the arc, and just 26.8% from the fi eld overall ... VT had scoring runs of 10-0, 10-0 and 19-0

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Game 3 • George Mason 71, Monmouth 39Nov. 15, 2011 • Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Va. (NIT Season Tip-Off)

Notes: After trailing by 19 at the break, Monmouth connected on just 17.2% (5-29) from the fi eld in the second half, while scoring just 18 points, in a 32-point loss to George Mason ... Ed Waite nearly missed his second straight double-double with nine points and 12 rebounds

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Game 4 • Albany 85, Monmouth 49Nov. 21, 2011 • Patriot Center • Fairfax, Va. (NIT Season Tip-Off)

Notes: The Hawks gave up a pair of double-digit runs in the fi rst half to trail by 13 points at the break in the loss to the Great Danes ... MU hit a season-low 48.0% (12-15) from the free throw line ... Had no players in double-fi gures scoring for a second straight game

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Game 5 • Brown 79, Monmouth 71Nov. 22, 2011 • Patriot Center • Fairfax, Va. (NIT Season Tip-Off)

Notes: Despite a career-high 24 points from freshman Andrew Nicholas in his second career start, the Hawks dropped an 8-point decision in a fi rst-ever meeting with Brown ... Trailing 70-67 with 2:22 remaining, Phill Wait missed a pair of FTs and the Bears answered with two three-pointers in 30 seconds to take a commanding lead with 1:07 left

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Notes: Monmouth erased a 26-point second half defi cit to 11, 75-64, with 6:17 remaining at No. 22/18 Vanderbilt ... The Hawks were paced by a career-high 25 points from Jesse Steele, who hit 9-of-17 from the fi eld ... Junior Ed Waite tallied 15 pts, 5 rebs, 4 stls, whle freshman Austin Tillotson added 11 points

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Game 7 • Saint Francis 71, Monmouth 49Dec. 1, 2011 • DeGol Arena • Loretto, Pa.

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Notes: Monmouth fell to 0-8 with its eighth straight road loss, and its fi fth straight NEC loss dating back to last season ... Dion Nesmith added a career-best 13 points for MU, going 8-of-10 from the free throw line ... A total of 56 fouls were called and 58 free throws were attempted ... MU was outrebounded 38-17, but went 21-for-27 from the foul line

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Game 9 • Monmouth 69, Navy 67Dec. 6, 2011 • Alumni Hall • Annapolis, Md.

Notes: MU earned its fi rst win of the season, as Jesse Steele went 4-for-4 from the FT line in the fi nal 1:05 to maintain the Hawks’ lead ... Steele hit for 20 points, his fourth career 20-point game ... Andrew Nicholas dished out a season-high six assists ... Ed Waite and Mike Myers Keitt each scored in double-digits (10 pts each) ... Marcus Ware made his season debut

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Notes: MU jumped out to a 12-0 lead and led by as many as 23 points in its home-opening win over Fordham ... Five Hawks scored in double-fi g-ures ... The Hawks connected on at least 50.0% from the fi eld for a second straight game ... Tillotson added a season-high 12 points, while Nesmith had a season-high eight rebounds, and Wait had a career-hi three blocks

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Nesmith’s 2011-12 Season-HighsPoints ..............................................................................13 at Robert Morris, 12/3/11Rebounds ............................................................................. 8 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Assists ...........................................................................................4 at Navy, 12/6/11Blocks.................................................................................... 2 at Villanova, 11/11/11Steals ............................................................................................4 at Navy, 12/6/11Minutes .............................................................................. 33 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Field Goals ................................................ 4 • three times • last vs. Fordham, 12/10/113-Pt FG ........................................................2 • two times • last vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Free Throws ......................................................................8 at Robert Morris, 12/3/11

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vs. George Mason * 2-11 0-3 0-0 1-1-2 0 4 1 2 1 0 28

vs. Albany * 2-6 1-2 1-3 1-2-3 3 6 2 0 0 2 16

vs. Brown * 3-6 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 3 6 1 2 0 1 21

at Vanderbilt * 4-9 0-3 0-0 0-1-1 5 8 2 1 0 0 25

at Saint Francis * 4-10 1-5 0-0 2-2-4 5 9 2 2 0 1 32

at Robert Morris * 2-3 1-1 8-10 1-1-2 5 13 1 3 0 2 24

at Navy * 3-9 1-4 1-2 0-1-1 1 8 4 3 0 4 26

Fordham * 4-10 2-4 2-2 1-7-8 2 12 1 3 1 1 33

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Steele’s 2011-12 Season-HighsPoints .................................................................................25 at Vanderbilt, 11/25/11Rebounds ............................................................................. 5 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Assists .................................................................................. 6 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11 Blocks............................................................................................................... noneSteals ................................................................................2 at Robert Morris, 12/3/11Minutes ............................................................. 36 • two times • last at Navy, 12/6/11

Steele’s Career-Highs • includes at Army (2008-09)Points .................................................................................25 at Vanderbilt, 11/25/11Rebounds ................................................. 5 • three times • last vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Assists .........................................................6 • two times • last vs. Fordham, 12/10/11 Blocks............................................................................................................... noneSteals ......................................................2 • four times • last at Robert Morris, 12/3/11Minutes ............................................................................40 vs. Sacred Heart, 1/8/11Field Goals ............................................................................9 at Vanderbilt, 11/25/113-Pt FG ............................................ 5 • two times • last vs. Saint Francis [Pa.], 2/17/11Free Throws .......................................................................... 6 at Villanova, 11/11/11

1 • Dion Nesmith

2011-12 CareerGames Played 10 10Games Started 10 10Double-Doubles 0 0Double-Digit Scoring Games 3 320-Point Scoring Games 0 0Charges Drawn 2 2

Junior • Guard • 6-0 • 200Union, N.J.

(Union/Northeastern)

About DionTransfered from Northeastern after the school dropped the football program ... Ruled ineligible by the NCAA during the 2010-11 season


at Villanova * 2-10 2-7 6-6 0-3-3 0 12 5 0 0 0 29

at Virginia Tech * 2-8 1-5 0-0 0-1-1 1 5 1 3 0 1 29

vs. George Mason * 2-9 1-4 0-0 0-4-4 1 5 2 3 0 0 35

vs. Albany * 2-7 1-4 2-2 0-1-1 1 7 3 2 0 0 34

vs. Brown * 1-5 1-3 2-3 1-0-1 2 5 2 1 0 1 20

at Vanderbilt * 9-17 4-7 3-3 0-3-3 2 25 5 4 0 0 35

at Saint Francis * 2-8 1-6 0-0 0-1-1 3 5 4 3 0 0 36

at Robert Morris * 3-9 0-1 5-6 0-1-1 2 11 4 2 0 2 35

at Navy * 6-10 4-6 4-4 0-3-3 1 20 1 4 0 1 36

Fordham * 7-11 2-3 2-2 0-5-5 1 18 6 4 0 1 29


2 • Jesse Steele

2011-12 Career*Games Played 10 35Games Started 10 12Double-Doubles 0 0Double-Digit Scoring Games 5 1220-Point Scoring Games 2 4Charges Drawn 0 0

Junior • Guard • 5-8 • 180Milford, N.J.

(Oak Hill Academy/Army*)

About JesseTransfered mid-year from the U.S. Military Academy, and became eligible as a walk-on for the Hawks at the end of the fi rst semester ... Appeared in seven games for Army during the 2008-09 season

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at Villanova 0-3 0-3 2-2 1-0-1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5

at Virginia Tech 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7

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vs. Albany 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4

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at Saint Francis 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-2-3 3 2 0 3 0 1 14

at Robert Morris 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-1-1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3

at Navy DNP - CD

Fordham 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2


3 • Max DiLeo


Freshman • Guard • 6-1 • 175Cinnaminson, N.J.

(Cinnaminson)

About MaxFreshman walk-on guard from Cinnaminson, New Jersey ... Brother, TJ, plays basket-ball at Temple


at Villanova 3-11 2-7 0-1 0-2-2 3 8 0 3 0 0 22

at Virginia Tech 1-7 0-3 1-3 1-4-5 4 3 0 2 0 0 22

vs. George Mason 2-8 1-4 1-2 0-3-3 1 6 0 2 0 0 17

vs. Albany 4-6 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 2 9 1 4 0 0 17

vs. Brown susp - CD

at Vanderbilt susp - CD

at Saint Francis susp - CD

at Robert Morris 2-7 0-1 2-2 0-0-0 3 6 0 1 0 1 19

at Navy 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 0 4 1 1 0 0 13

Fordham 0-3 0-2 1-2 1-3-4 4 1 3 2 1 1 15


10 • Will Campbell


Senior • Guard • 5-10 • 175Willingboro, N.J.

(Paul VI)

About Will2009 Northeast Conference All-Rookie Team selection ... Named to All-Tournament Team at Basketball Travelers Classic in Idaho ... Monmouth’s leader in career points

Campbell’s 2011-12 Season-HighsPoints ...................................................................................... 9 vs. Albany, 11/21/11Rebounds .........................................................................5 at Virginia Tech, 11/14/11Assists .................................................................................. 3 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Blocks................................................................................... 1 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Steals ..........................................................1 • two times • last vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Minutes .................................................22 • two times • last at Virginia Tech, 11/14/11

Campbell’s Career-HighsPoints ............................................................ 27 • two times • last vs. Rider, 12/19/09Rebounds ......................................................... 7 • two times • last at CCSU, 11/27/10Assists ....................................................................... 4 vs. Eastern Michigan, 12/3/10Blocks ......................................................................................2 vs. Wagner, 2/13/10Steals ................................................................ 3 • four times • last at Idaho, 12/4/10Minutes ...............................................................................41 vs. Hartford, 12/11/10Field Goals .....................................................................10 vs. Robert Morris, 2/19/093-Pt FG........................................................................................5 vs. Bryant, 1/9/10Free Throws ..................................................10 • two times • last vs. Wagner, 2/28/09

DiLeo’s 2011-12 Season-HighsPoints ........................................................................... 4 vs. George Mason, 11/15/11Rebounds ................................................. 3 • two times • last at Saint Francis, 12/1/11Assists ..................................................................................2 at Vanderbilt, 11/25/11Blocks............................................................................................................... noneSteals ........................................................................... 2 vs. George Mason, 11/15/11Minutes ..............................................................................21 at Vanderbilt, 11/25/11Field Goals .................................................. 1 • four times • last vs. Fordham, 12/10/113-Pt FG ............................................................................................................. noneFree Throws ........................................ 2 • two times • last vs. George Mason, 11/15/11

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vs. George Mason DNT

vs. Albany DNT

vs. Brown DNT

at Vanderbilt DNT

at Saint Francis DNT

at Robert Morris DNT

at Navy DNT

Fordham DND


11 • Khalil Brown


Freshman • Forward • 6-9 • 190South Orange, N.J.

(Westwind Academy [Ariz.])

About KhalilFreshman forward from South Orange, New Jersey ... Played at Westwind Academy in Phoenix, Arizona last year ... Spent 2009-10 academic year at Mississippi Elite Prep ... Played high school basketball at St. Joseph’s of the Palisades in West New York, New Jersey ... Declared ineligible by NCAA


at Villanova 3-7 2-5 0-0 1-1-2 1 8 2 1 2 0 21

at Virginia Tech * 1-6 0-3 0-2 0-0-0 3 2 1 1 0 0 14

vs. George Mason 1-7 0-3 1-2 1-2-3 4 3 0 2 1 0 15

vs. Albany 2-5 0-1 0-1 1-1-2 1 4 0 1 1 0 18

vs. Brown * 11-18 2-6 0-2 2-2-4 3 24 2 4 0 2 32

at Vanderbilt * 3-11 1-4 2-4 1-2-3 4 9 2 3 0 4 32

at Saint Francis * 4-10 1-4 0-1 1-2-3 3 9 0 1 0 2 28

at Robert Morris * 1-9 1-4 0-0 0-1-1 4 3 1 4 0 1 36

at Navy * 4-8 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 3 8 6 2 0 2 32

Fordham * 2-7 1-2 0-1 1-2-3 2 5 5 0 0 3 24


13 • Andrew Nicholas


Freshman • Guard • 6-6 • 205Wrightsville, Pa.(Eastern York)

About AndrewFreshman shooting guard from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania ... High School teammate of current Monmouth teammate Austin Tillotson

Brown’s 2011-12 Season-HighsPoints .............................................................................................................. noneRebounds ......................................................................................................... noneAssists ............................................................................................................. noneBlocks .............................................................................................................. noneSteals ............................................................................................................... noneMinutes ............................................................................................................ noneField Goals ....................................................................................................... none3-Pt FG............................................................................................................. noneFree Throws ..................................................................................................... none

Nicholas’ 2011-12 Season-HighsPoints .....................................................................................24 vs. Brown, 11/22/11Rebounds ................................................................................ 4 vs. Brown, 11/22/11Assists ...........................................................................................6 at Navy, 12/6/11Blocks.................................................................................... 2 at Villanova, 11/11/11Steals ...................................................................................4 at Vanderbilt, 11/25/11Minutes ...........................................................................36 at Robert Morris, 12/3/11Field Goals ..............................................................................11 vs. Brown, 11/22/113-Pt FG ........................................................... 2 • two times • last vs. Brown, 11/22/11Free Throws .........................................................................2 at Vanderbilt, 11/25/11

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at Villanova * 1-6 0-3 0-0 0-3-3 1 2 2 2 1 1 22

at Virginia Tech * 2-9 0-2 2-3 4-1-5 0 6 0 2 0 1 25

vs. George Mason * 2-5 1-3 1-2 1-0-1 2 6 0 2 0 0 23

vs. Albany * 3-12 0-3 1-4 3-1-4 2 7 2 3 0 0 29

vs. Brown 5-8 2-3 2-2 1-3-4 1 14 4 0 0 1 27

at Vanderbilt * 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-2-2 0 5 0 1 0 0 15

at Saint Francis 2-6 1-4 4-4 1-0-1 0 9 1 1 0 0 17

at Robert Morris * 4-7 0-2 1-2 2-0-2 4 9 0 3 0 1 33

at Navy * 5-9 0-2 0-0 2-2-4 2 10 0 0 0 0 32

Fordham * 4-8 1-3 1-2 2-0-2 2 10 2 1 0 0 26


Myers Keitt’s 2011-12 Season-HighsPoints .....................................................................................14 vs. Brown, 11/22/11Rebounds .........................................................................5 at Virginia Tech, 11/14/11Assists ..................................................................................... 4 vs. Brown, 11/22/11Blocks.................................................................................... 1 at Villanova, 11/11/11Steals ......................................................1 • four times • last at Robert Morris, 12/3/11Minutes ...........................................................................33 at Robert Morris, 12/3/11

Myers Keitt’s Career-HighsPoints .......................................................................................23 vs. Bryant, 2/5/09Rebounds .........................................8 • four times • last vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2/9/11Assists .................................................................................. 8 at Seton Hall, 12/2/08Blocks ............................................................... 2 • four times • last at Wagner, 2/5/11Steals ................................................................................ 4 at Sacred Heart, 2/26/11Minutes .................................................................................... 41 at Bryant, 1/22/11Field Goals ........................................ 8 • two times • last at Saint Francis [Pa.], 1/13/113-Pt FG ................................................... 3 • fi ve times • last vs. Robert Morris, 2/19/11Free Throws ................................................................................8 at Wagner, 2/5/11

20 • Mike Myers Keitt


Senior • Forward • 6-7 • 180Waterbury, Conn.

(Marianapolis Catholic)

About MikeEarned All-Tournament Team honors at the Basketball Travelers Classic in Idaho last year ... Only player to start all 31 games during his freshman season ... Monmouth’s top-returning scorer


at Villanova 2-3 0-1 2-3 1-1-2 1 6 0 1 0 1 10

at Virginia Tech 0-3 0-2 5-6 0-1-1 4 5 0 0 0 0 17

vs. George Mason 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 2 0 2 0 0 12

vs. Albany 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 0 1 0 0 12

vs. Brown 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 2 0 1 0 0 6

at Vanderbilt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

at Saint Francis 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

at Robert Morris DNP - CD

at Navy 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 8

Fordham 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2


15 • Mykel Harris


Freshman • Forward • 6-7 • 185Lexington Park, Md.

(Great Mills / Phelps Prep [Pa.])

About MykelFreshman forward from Lexington Park, Maryland ... Spent last academic year at the Phelps Prep School in Malvern, Pennsylvania ... Played high school basketball at Great Mills H.S.

Harris’ 2011-12 Season-HighsPoints .................................................................................... 6 at Villanova, 11/11/11Rebounds .............................................................................. 2 at Villanova, 11/11/11Assists .............................................................................................................. noneBlocks............................................................................................................... noneSteals .................................................................................... 1 at Villanova, 11/11/11Minutes .......................................................................... 17 at Virginia Tech, 11/14/11Field Goals ............................................................................. 2 at Villanova, 11/11/113-Pt FG ............................................................................................................. noneFree Throws .....................................................................5 at Virginia Tech, 11/14/11

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at Villanova DND - knee

at Virginia Tech DND - knee

vs. George Mason DND - knee

vs. Albany DNT - knee

vs. Brown DNT - knee

at Vanderbilt DND - knee

at Saint Francis DNT - knee

at Robert Morris DNT - knee

at Navy 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-2-2 2 3 1 3 0 0 12

Fordham 2-7 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 4 1 2 2 2 17


Ware’s Career-HighsPoints ...................................................................... 24 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2/9/11Rebounds .................................................8 • two times • last at Sacred Heart, 2/26/11Assists .............................................. 3 • two times • last at Fairleigh Dickinson, 2/12/11Blocks..........................................................2 • two times • last vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Steals ...................................................... 3 • four times • last at Sacred Heart, 2/26/11Minutes ..................................................................................... 33 at Wagner, 2/5/11Field Goals ..................................................................9 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2/9/11 3-Pt FG ............................................................................................................. noneFree Throws .................................................... 8 • three times • last at Wagner, 2/5/11

Ware’s 2011-12 Season-HighsPoints ................................................................................... 4 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Rebounds ......................................................................................2 at Navy, 12/6/11Assists .........................................................1 • two times • last vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Blocks................................................................................... 2 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Steals ................................................................................... 2 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Minutes .............................................................................. 17 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11

21 • Marcus Ware


Junior • Forward • 6-8 • 215Vineland, N.J.

(Vineland)

About MarcusAppeared in two games as a freshman before being granted a medical redshirt for a foot injury ... Started each of the Hawks’ last 13 games last year ... Named to 2011 NEC All-Rookie Team ... Suffered knee injury in spring and is currently rehabbing ... Medically cleared to play on Dec. 1 ... Made season debut at Navy (12/6)


at Villanova 1-2 0-0 1-2 2-0-2 1 3 1 1 1 3 15

at Virginia Tech DND - wrist

vs. George Mason 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

vs. Albany 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0-0 3 2 0 1 0 0 11

vs. Brown 0-3 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 2 2 5 1 0 3 22

at Vanderbilt 3-5 2-2 3-4 0-0-0 4 11 2 5 0 2 33

at Saint Francis * 3-5 0-0 0-1 1-0-1 2 6 2 2 0 1 19

at Robert Morris 1-1 0-0 3-4 0-2-2 1 5 1 0 0 0 20

at Navy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4

Fordham 4-5 1-1 3-3 1-3-4 0 12 2 0 0 1 13


23 • Austin Tillotson


Freshman • Guard • 5-11 • 175York, Pa.

(Eastern York)

About AustinFreshman point guard from York, Pennsylvania ... High School teammate of current Monmouth teammate Andrew Nicholas

Tillotson’s 2011-12 Season-HighsPoints ................................................................................. 12 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Rebounds ............................................................................. 4 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Assists ..................................................................................... 5 vs. Brown, 11/22/11Blocks.................................................................................... 1 at Villanova, 11/11/11Steals ............................................................. 3 • two times • last vs. Brown, 11/22/11Minutes ..............................................................................33 at Vanderbilt, 11/25/11Field Goals ............................................................................ 4 vs. Fordham, 12/10/113-Pt FG .................................................................................2 at Vanderbilt, 11/25/11Free Throws ............................................. 3 • three times • last vs. Fordham, 12/10/11

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Cox’s Career-HighsPoints ..................................................................................23 vs. Hartford, 12/11/10Rebounds ..............................................................................5 vs. Hartford, 12/11/10Assists .................................................................................... 2 at Harvard, 12/29/10Blocks..........................................................................................1 at Rider, 12/15/10Steals ..........................................................................................2 at Rider, 12/15/10Minutes ...............................................................................30 vs. Hartford, 12/11/10Field Goals .............................................................................8 vs. Hartford, 12/11/103-Pt FG ..................................................................................5 vs. Hartford, 12/11/10Free Throws ................................................................................6 vs. Bryant, 1/3/11

25 • Gary Cox


Senior • Forward • 6-5 • 195Houston, Texas

(Nimitz/Panola College)

About GaryTransfered last year from Panola College in Carthage, Texas ... Averaged 13.5 points per game during his two years at PC ... Played in 12 games in his fi rst season at Mon-mouth, averaging 5.2 points per contest ... Will sit out this season as a redshirt


at Villanova 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9

at Virginia Tech 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7

vs. George Mason DNP - CD

vs. Albany 0-1 0-0 2-4 0-1-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 12

vs. Brown 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

at Vanderbilt 0-1 0-0 0-1 2-0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

at Saint Francis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14

at Robert Morris 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

at Navy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1

Fordham 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2


James’ 2011-12 Season-HighsPoints ...................................................................................... 2 vs. Albany, 11/21/11Rebounds .............................................................................2 at Vanderbilt, 11/25/11Assists ..............................................................................1 at Virginia Tech, 11/14/11Blocks............................................................................................................... noneSteals ............................................................................................................... noneMinutes ............................................................................14 at Saint Francis, 12/1/11Field Goals ........................................................................................................ none3-Pt FG ............................................................................................................. noneFree Throws ............................................................................ 2 vs. Albany, 11/21/11

24 • Daniel James


Sophomore • Forward • 6-4 • 185Huddersfi eld, England(Canarias Academy)

About DanielSophomore from Huddersfi eld, England, who played for the Sheffi eld Junior Sharks and the U-18 English National Team ... Also lettered in soccer ... Redshirted in 10-11

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at Villanova * 5-5 0-0 0-1 0-0-0 5 10 0 3 0 0 17

at Virginia Tech * 2-4 0-0 1-6 2-1-3 2 5 0 3 0 0 28

vs. George Mason * 0-5 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 4 0 0 1 1 0 29

vs. Albany * 1-5 0-0 2-4 2-2-4 4 4 0 3 0 0 28

vs. Brown * 6-13 0-0 1-6 5-4-9 1 13 0 4 0 0 36

at Vanderbilt DND - knee

at Saint Francis 2-4 0-0 1-2 1-4-5 1 5 0 1 0 0 15

at Robert Morris 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 5 1 0 2 0 0 17

at Navy 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-0-1 1 4 0 1 1 0 10

Fordham 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 3 0 11


Wait’s 2011-12 Season-HighsPoints .....................................................................................13 vs. Brown, 11/22/11Rebounds ................................................................................ 9 vs. Brown, 11/22/11Assists .............................................................................................................. noneBlocks................................................................................... 3 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Steals ............................................................................................................... noneMinutes ..................................................................................36 vs. Brown, 11/22/11

Wait’s Career-Highs • includes at St. John’s (2008-09)Points ...................................................................................... 14 vs. CCSU, 1/20/11Rebounds ............................................................................16 vs. Hartford, 12/11/10Assists ..................................................... 2 • two times • last vs. Sacred Heart, 1/8/11Blocks................................................................................... 3 vs. Fordham, 12/10/11Steals .............................................. 1 • four times • last at Fairleigh Dickinson, 2/12/11Minutes ..................................................................................36 vs. Brown, 11/22/11Field Goals ....................................................6 • three times • last vs. Brown, 11/22/113-Pt FG ............................................................................................................. noneFree Throws ............................................................... 6 vs. St. Francis [N.Y.], 1/27/11

51 • Phill Wait

2011-12 Career*Games Played 9 50Games Started 5 10Double-Doubles 0 2Double-Digit Scoring Games 2 820-Point Scoring Games 0 0Charges Drawn 4 5

Senior • Center • 7-1 • 245Manchester, England

(Proctor Academy/St. John’s*)

About PhillTransfer from St. John’s, who sat out his mandatory year in 09-10 ... Career numbers include 11 games played while with the Red Storm ... Posted two double-doubles in fi rst season with Hawks


at Villanova * 3-6 0-0 3-4 2-3-5 4 9 3 3 2 2 22

at Virginia Tech 5-9 0-0 2-5 5-6-11 3 12 1 1 0 0 26

vs. George Mason * 3-7 0-0 3-6 6-6-12 2 9 2 3 0 4 30

vs. Albany * 3-5 0-0 2-3 1-4-5 4 8 3 1 0 3 19

vs. Brown * 2-8 0-0 1-2 2-5-7 4 5 4 1 0 0 31

at Vanderbilt * 5-9 0-1 5-5 2-3-5 5 15 1 3 0 4 30

at Saint Francis * 1-3 0-0 2-4 0-0-0 1 4 0 2 0 1 19

at Robert Morris * 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 5 0 0 1 0 0 10

at Navy * 5-6 0-0 0-1 3-3-6 1 10 2 1 0 0 26

Fordham * 6-8 0-0 2-2 1-7-8 4 14 0 4 0 2 26


Waite’s 2011-12 Season-HighsPoints .................................................................................15 at Vanderbilt, 11/25/11Rebounds ....................................................................12 vs. George Mason, 11/15/11Assists ..................................................................................... 4 vs. Brown, 11/22/11Blocks.................................................................................... 2 at Villanova, 11/11/11Steals ......................................................... 4 • two times • last at Vanderbilt, 11/25/11Minutes ..................................................................................31 vs. Brown, 11/22/11

Waite’s Career-HighsPoints ................................................................................... 20 vs. Lehigh, 11/19/10Rebounds ................................................................. 17 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2/6/10Assists ....................................................................... 5 vs. St. Francis [N.Y.], 1/27/11Blocks...........................................................2 • two times • last at Villanova, 11/11/11Steals .......................................................4 • three times • last at Vanderbilt, 11/25/11Minutes ............................................................................... 38 at Quinnipiac, 2/24/11Field Goals ............................................................................... 9 vs. Lehigh, 11/19/103-Pt FG ...................................................... 2 • three times • last at Quinnipiac, 2/24/11Free Throws ............................................................................... 9 at Bryant, 1/22/11

32 • Ed Waite


Junior • Forward • 6-3 • 215Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

(Pine Crest)

About Ed2010 NEC All-Rookie Team selection ... MU’s second-highest returning scorer and leading rebounder from a season ago ... Entertained DI football scholarships while at Pine Crest HS ... HS teammate of former Kentucky guard Brandon Knight

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OVERALL RECORD: 2-8 (HOME: 1-0; AWAY: 1-5; NEUTRAL: 0-3)NEC RECORD: 0-2 (HOME: 0-0; AWAY: 0-2)

2011-12 MONMOUTH BASKETBALL STATISTICS

Overall Statistics (2-8, 0-2 NEC)

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