2016 – 17 Monmouth Hawks men 's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Hawks , led by sixth year head coach King Rice , played their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference ( MAAC ) . They finished the season 27 – 7 , 18 – 2 in MAAC play to win the regular season championship , their second consecutive conference title . As the No. 1 seed in the MAAC Tournament , they defeated Niagara before losing to Siena in the semifinals . As a regular season conference champions who did not win their conference tournament , Monmouth received an automatic bid the National Invitation Tournament . As a No. 4 seed , they lost to Ole Miss in the First Round
MAAC Tournament
2017 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team