2018 – 19 Monmouth Hawks men 's basketball team represented Monmouth University in the 2018 – 19 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . They played their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch , New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference , and were led by 8th-year head coach King Rice . They finished the 2018 – 19 season 14 – 21 overall , 10 – 8 in MAAC play to finish in 6th place . As the 6th seed in the 2019 MAAC Tournament , they defeated No. 11 seed Niagara in the first round 76 – 72 , upset No. 3 seed Quinnipiac 98 – 92 in the quarterfinals , upset No. 2 seed Canisius 73 – 59 in the semifinals before losing to No. 1 seed Iona , 60 – 81 in the championship game
2019 MAAC Tournament
2019 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team