The Hawks 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
2017–18 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team