Courtesy of Monmouth Hawks.com WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ- Former Monmouth basketball guard Deon Jones, the 10th-highest scorer in school history, signed a professional contract this week to join Earth Friends Tokyo Z of the Japanese Professional Basketball League. The team is based out of Ota, Tokyo, Japan and competes in the B. League’s second division. “Being able to live … [Read more...] about Former Monmouth Hawk Deon Jones signs professional contract in Japan
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Monmouth storms back, falls at horn to South Carolina
Courtesy of MonmouthHawks.com COLUMBIA, SC- Monmouth’s men’s basketball team came back from an 18-point second half deficit at South Carolina Tuesday night and took two leads in overtime before falling 70-69 on a 14-foot tip-in by PJ Dozier at the buzzer. MU got a double-double from Chris Brady (Greenlawn, NY/Harborfields), the second of his career, and put three more in … [Read more...] about Monmouth storms back, falls at horn to South Carolina
Monmouth signs two to NLI’s
Courtesy of MonmouthHawks.com WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ- Head coach King Rice announced the signings of guard Deion Hammond and guard Marcus McClary on Wednesday to join the program in the fall of 2017. Hammond is a 6’4” guard from Riverdale Baptist School and hails from Mitchellville, MD while McClary is a 6’3” guard from Linden, NJ and The Patrick School. “We’re extremely … [Read more...] about Monmouth signs two to NLI’s
Monmouth’s Justin Robinson named to All-Met first team
Courtesy of MonmouthHawks.com WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth basketball junior guard Justin Robinson (Lake Katrine, NY/Kingston) added to his list of postseason awards Tuesday when he was named to the All-Met Division I First Team. Robinson is the first Hawk ever to earn a spot on an All-Met team. Robinson has earned numerous postseason awards, including becoming the … [Read more...] about Monmouth’s Justin Robinson named to All-Met first team
Monmouth’s Sam Ferry named to Under Armour 30-under-30 team
Courtesy of MonmouthHawks.com WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth basketball assistant coach Sam Ferry has been named to the Under Armour 30-under-30 Team as part of the NABC’s Guardians of the Game Awards. The 30-Under-30 Team recognizes 30 men's basketball coaches across the country that are under the age of 30. 30 coaches nationally received this award, and Ferry is the … [Read more...] about Monmouth’s Sam Ferry named to Under Armour 30-under-30 team