The Monaghan File
Birthday: April 20, 1984
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
Alma Mater (Year): Lewis University (2006, undergrad) | Wayne State College (2008, masters)
Coaching Experience:
2023-present: Assistant coach, Green Bay
2019-23: Assistant Coach, Southern Illinois
2017-19: Assistant Coach, Milwaukee
2011-17: Assistant Coach, Minnesota State
2010-11: Director of Operations, Loyola-Chicago
2008-10: Assistant Coach, Coffeyville Community College
2006-08: Graduate Assistant Coach, Wayne State College
Playing career:
2004-06: Lewis University
2002-04: Harper Community College
Honors and awards:
2004 Third-Team NJCAA All-American
Championships:
2013 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Champion & Tournament Champion
2014 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Champion & Tournament Champion
2009 Jayhawk East Conference Champion
Worth noting:
In June of 2022, Monaghan was selected to attend the Jay Bilas Coaches Leadership Program. The program was designed to identify and develop up-and-coming coaches who have the potential to be Division I College Head Coaches. The four-day leadership program in Charlotte was limited to 12 Division 1 assistant coaches nationwide who have been recognized as rising stars in the profession as assistants.
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Pat Monaghan was hired as an assistant coach by Sundance Wicks on March 30, 2023.
Pat Monaghan brings 17 years of coaching experience to Green Bay, including two years in the Horizon League. He spent the last four years at Southern Illinois, helping the Salukis to a 67-55 record from 2019-23, which included 23 wins in 2022-23, the most in program history since the 2006-07 season.
Monaghan was influential in the development of Marcus Domask, who had one the best freshman seasons in Southern Illinois history, earning Freshman All-America honors, along with the league's Freshman and Newcomer of the Year awards. Domask was one of only four freshmen in the nation to average at least 13.5 points, 5 rebounds, and 2.5 steals.
Monaghan was also instrumental in signing one of the best recruiting classes in school history. Troy D'Amico and Scottie Ebube were both ranked as top-10 players in the state of Illinois, and D'Amico was the highest-rated in-state recruit to sign with SIU since 2008. Foster Wonders, the runner-up for Michigan Mr. Basketball in 2021 and the No. 5 ranked player in the state of Michigan, also signed with SIU. In the offseason, Ben Coupet Jr., who averaged double-figures on a conference-title-winning Little Rock team in 2020, signed with SIU as a graduate transfer.
Prior to Southern Illinois, Monaghan spent two seasons (2017-19) at Milwaukee. The Panthers were among just a handful of teams to beat nationally ranked Loyola in 2017-18, topping the eventual Final Four-bound Ramblers by 17 points in non-conference play.
Before his stop in the Cream City, Monaghan was an assistant for six seasons at Division II powerhouse Minnesota State (2011-17), where he helped the Mavericks to four NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference titles. He was also the recruiting coordinator for the Mavericks, and 13 players earned All-NSIC honors during his tenure. The team tied the school record with 28 wins in 2012-13 and topped that with a 30-5 mark in 2013-14. The Mavs won 20 or more games in each of his final five campaigns.
He served as the director of basketball operations at Loyola (2010-11) and two years as an assistant at Coffeyville Community College (2008-10), where he helped guide the Ravens to a 46-20 record, including a Jayhawk East Conference Championship in 2009.Â
Monaghan played collegiately at Division II institution Lewis University and led the Flyers in scoring with 14.0 points per game as a senior in 2005-06. Prior to Lewis, he played two seasons at Harper Junior College and was named Third-Team NJCAA All-American in 2004.
