Welcome to a new feature that may or may not become a staple of Defiantly Dutch coverage. Who knows? I will explain more shortly. But there’s an hour to go before tip so there’s no time to chat!
1.) Monmouth leads the all-time series with Hofstra, 4-1.
The Hawks won the last meeting between the teams, 87-79, on Dec. 10, 2003. The
Flying Dutchmen earned their lone win in the series in the first game between
the clubs in 1983, when Hofstra won 77-43.
2.) Like Hofstra, Monmouth’s pre-season preparation was
drastically altered by Hurricane Sandy. Monmouth is located in West Long
Branch, New Jersey, right on the Atlantic Ocean. The Hawks spent several days practicing in Scranton, PA following Sandy’s direct hit.
3.) Monmouth returns three starters from a team that went
12-20 under first-year head coach King Rice (who played collegiately at North
Carolina, my pre-Hofstra favorite team, and rocked the flat-top better than
anyone in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s). However, the Hawks went 10-8 in the
Northeast Conference and were 12-12 following an 0-8 start.
4.) Overall, Monmouth returns 44.7 points and 17.7 rebounds
per game from last year’s squad. The Dutchmen return just 22.6 points per game
and 17.1 rebounds per game from their 10-22 team.
5.) Monmouth is the first of three Northeast Conference
opponents Hofstra will face this season. The Dutchmen will host Wagner on Dec.
4 and visit Long Island University on Dec. 8. Hofstra is 107-58 all-time against
current NEC foes and Monmouth is the only school that has played Hofstra
multiple times and has a winning record against the Dutchmen.
6.) The Dutchmen are 43-33 all-time in season openers. They
haven’t won a season opener on the road, though, since Nov. 21, 2004, when the
Dutchmen beat Florida International, 69-67.
7.) As many as six players could make their debuts for
Hofstra tonight: Sophomore Shaquille Stokes, a transfer from Hawaii, and
freshmen Jordan Allen, Jimmy Hall, Dallas Anglin, Darren Payen and Kentrell
Washington.
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