Dave Calloway: Official Website

Considered by many as the best young coach on the East Coast, Monmouth University's Dave Calloway is in his tenth season at the helm of the Hawks' men's basketball program, taking it to new heights.

After his career began with a rocky start, including three consecutive losing seasons, Calloway has rebounded to lead the Hawks to the best six-year run in the program's history, including 110 wins, three Northeast Conference Tournament titles, the school's first two NEC regular-season crowns and three bids to the NCAA Tournament.

This past season proved to be even more glorious for the lifetime Hawk, who has spent 20 years of his life with the program, as the Blue and White won a thrilling NEC title game at Fairleigh Dickinson and went on to post the school's first-ever victory in the NCAA Tournament. The Hawks, in front of a national audience, topped Hampton 71-49 in the Opening Round and advanced to the Philadelphia Bracket of the Big Dance.

2005-06 also marked the sixth consecutive winning season in West Long Branch, as the Hawks defeated the likes of Southern Illinois, Princeton and proving to be a tough-out for top-seeded Villanova in the regionals.

In 2003-04, the South Jersey native led Monmouth to a 21-12 recorded and a share of its first-ever NEC regular-season crown. The Hawks went on to win the NEC Tournament championship game on their home floor in front of a national ESPN2 audience.

In 2004-05, the Hawks posted their fifth consecutive winning season and won their first-ever outright Northeast Conference title.

Six years ago, Calloway began the aforementioned six-year run of success with an unexpected performance by a young group of Hawks. He earned Northeast Conference Coach of the Year honors as he guided the Blue and White to their second-ever NEC Tournament title and NCAA Tournament appearance, despite having just one senior starter. Calloway's squad won a school Division I record 21 games en route to the big dance. Known for his team's defense, Calloway's squad tasted success due to a recipe that included hard work, a patient offense and the match-up zone defense. The Hawks led the Northeast Conference in scoring defense and field goal percentage. The Hawks also set a school Division I record for scoring margin.

Following the 2000-01 season, Calloway and his staff did not rest on their laurels as the Hawks attracted one of the finest recruiting classes in recent memory, with the likes of Dwayne Byfield, Blake Hamilton and Brandon Owens. Combined with a savvy group of veterans, the squad posted an 18-12 overall record and 14-6 NEC ledger in 2001-02. The following year, in what was expected to be a rebuilding campaign, Calloway's corps finished in second place in the NEC with a 13-5 league mark and a 15-13 overall record.

Calloway was thrust into the driver's seat in the 1997-98 season. On January 17, 1998, Calloway was named interim head coach after his mentor and former coach, Wayne Szoke suddenly resigned after a 1-13 start. The Hawks went 3-10 the rest of the way, passing Central Connecticut State for the final spot in the NEC postseason. The University rewarded Calloway by removing the interim from his job title.

In his first full season, Calloway led the Hawks to a 5-21 record with a squad that featured seven freshmen and started five freshmen on various occasions. After an 0-14 start to the 1998-99 season, the Hawks rallied late and won five of their last seven games.

In 1999-2000, the upward trend continued for the Hawks as Calloway led them to a 12-16 overall record and a 9-9 league ledger.

A constant at Monmouth, Calloway has been associated with Hawks' basketball for the last 19 seasons.

Calloway was one of Szoke's prize recruits as a sharpshooting guard from St. Joseph's High School. He tallied 1,458 career points and had his jersey number retired by the school. His prep career included South Jersey Player of the Year honors, along with a Cape Atlantic League and South Jersey Parochial B title. In 2001, Calloway was inducted into the St. Joseph's High School Hall of Fame.

The Williamstown, N.J., native made an immediate impact in West Long Branch. During his freshman season in 1987-88, Calloway started 28 of the Hawks' 29 games. He helped guide Monmouth to its first winning campaign as a Division I squad with a 16-13 mark. He averaged nine points and three rebounds per game. His effort earned NEC All-Newcomer status.

Calloway continued to shine during his sophomore season as he led the nation in thrre-point field goal percentage. He made 58.5 percent of his trifecta attempts, canning 48-of-82 shots from behind the arc, in his record-setting year.

An outstanding student, Calloway earned Academic All-America honors as a junior. He averaged 14.8 points and tallied a school-record 97 3-pointers, a mark which still stands. During the 1989-90 season, he led Monmouth to the Northeast Conference title game and became the 18th Hawk to surpass the 1,000-point plateau. The team captain was recognized as an All-NEC performer.

In his final season, Calloway once again served as team captain and led the Hawks to a 19-10 record. At the time, it was MU's best showing since moving to Division I in 1983-84.

Calloway capped off his career with 1,404 points and ranks 13th on MU's all-time scoring list. His point total ranks sixth in the Hawks' Division I era. During his playing days, MU compiled a 67-48 record and posted a winning record all four years. Calloway still holds every career and single-season 3-point shooting record at Monmouth.

After his graduation with full honors in 1991, Calloway remained at Monmouth as a graduate assistant coach. His tenure as a grad assistant was brief as he was promoted to full-time status in September of 1991.

Three years later, Calloway was moved into the top assistant's role. He served as the staff's primary recruiter and helped build Monmouth's 1995-96 squad that made the school's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance following the thrilling 60-59 victory over Rider in the Northeast Conference Tournament championship game. The following season, Monmouth came within three minutes of returning to the "Big Dance", but fell to Long Island.

The following season, he took over the reigns of the embattled program and on February 25, 1998, he was officially named head coach and at the time was the youngest Division I coach in the country. Calloway continued his education at Monmouth, completing his master's in business administration in 1995.

In 1996, Calloway married the former Denise Farren. They have one son, Dave, and currently reside in Belmar, New Jersey.