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The Monarchs have won 16 consecutive home games dating back to last season. The streak is the ninth longest in the country. ODU last lost at home on Jan. 24, MONARCH PROBABLE STARTERS 2009 to Northeastern. The Monarchs then closed the 2009-10 season with eight straight wins, including three wins at home during the CIT Tournament. The F 35 Ben Finney, 6-5, Jr, Portsmouth, VA. 8.1 ppg/ 5.6 rpg Monarchs are a perfect 8-0 at home this season. F 33 Keyon Carter, 6-8, RS-Jr, Riviera Beach, Fl. 7.1 ppg/ 5.3 rpg Nation’s Longest Home Winning Streaks C 12 Gerald Lee, 6-9, Sr, Uusikaupunki, Finland. 14.9 ppg/ 4.8 rpg 1. Kansas 51 6. New Mexico 19 G 24 Kent Bazemore, 6-5, RS-So, Kelford, NC. 8.4 ppg/ 4.1 rpg 2. Missouri 29 Tulsa 19 Pittsburgh 29 8. UNC 18 G 3 Darius James, 6-1, Jr, Beach, VA. 6.7 ppg/ 4.2 apg 4. Dayton 28 9. ODU 16 Siena 28 Eastern Ky. 16 Xavier 16 OFF THE BENCH

ODU RADIO G 23 Marsharee Neely, 6-2, Sr, Greensboro, NC. 6.5 ppg/ 2.9 rpg F 21 Frank Hassell, 6-8, RS-Jr, Chesapeake, VA. 7.4 ppg/ 4.8 rpg ODU Radio: ESPN 94.1 FM C 20 Chris Cooper, 6-9, So, Dumfries, VA. 2.4 ppg/ 2.8 rpg (Ted Alexander, Kenny Gattison, Rick Kiefner) G 22 Marquel Delancey, 6-0, So, Alexandria, VA. 1.8 ppg/ 2.1. apg F 1 Nick Wright, 6-8, RS-Fr, Suffolk, VA. 2.0 ppg /1.3 rpg Comcast SportsNet Channel 35 in Hampton Roads TV announcers: John Castleberry & Cal Bowdler G 15 Trian Iliadis, 6-3, Fr, Perth, W. Australia, 3.8 ppg/ 1.4 rpg G 2 Josh Hicks, 6-2, Fr, Winston-Salem, NC. ---/--- Red Shirt C 40 Anton Larsen, 7-0, Fr, Copenhagen, Denmark ---/--- Red Shirt GENERAL INFORMATION

LOCATION: Norfolk, Va. 23529 MONARCH 2009-10 SCHEDULE NICKNAME: Monarchs FOUNDED: 1930 (as the Norfolk Division of The College of William & Mary) Fri. Oct. 23 Blue-White exh. 7:00 p.m. ENROLLMENT: 23,833 Mon. Nov. 2 Barton College (exh.) 7:00 p.m. W 91-62 SCHOOL COLORS: Slate Blue (PMS 540), Silver (PMS 877), & Light Blue (PMS 283) Sat. Nov. 7 Elizabeth City State (exh.) 7:00 p.m. W 86-48 HOME COURT: Ted Constant Convocation (8,424) Sun. Nov. 15 Bethune Cookman 1:00 p.m. W 69-38 Tue. Nov. 17 Longwood 7:00 p.m. W 98-59 SURFACE: Wood Thurs. Nov. 19 at Liberty 7:00 p.m. W 73-41 CONFERENCE: Colonial Athletic Association Sat. Nov. 21 Marshall 7:00 p.m. W 70-62 PRESIDENT: John Broderick (Northeastern) Fri. Nov. 27 vs. Missouri% 8:30 p.m. L 61-66 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dr. Jim Jarrett (SIU-Carbondale) Sat. Nov. 28 vs. Miss. State% 8:00/5:30 p.m. L 55-69 OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3369 Wed. Dec. 2 at Richmond 7:00 p.m. L 60-67 Sat. Dec. 5 Delaware* 7:00 p.m. W 65-44 SR. WOMEN’S ADMINISTRATOR: Deb Polca Tue. Dec. 8 Mt. St. Mary’s 7:00 p.m. W 64-38 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE: 757-683-3375 Fri. Dec. 11 at Dayton 7:00 p.m. L 50-58 TICKET OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-4444 Sat. Dec. 19 at #11 Georgetown 7:00 p.m. W 61-57 ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jason Mitchell Wed. Dec. 23 Charlotte 7:00 p.m. W 81-48 OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.odusports.com Wed. Dec. 30 Duquesne 7:00 p.m. W 63-54 Sat. Jan. 2 at George Mason* 12 noon L 55-71 Mon. Jan. 4 at Towson* 7:00 p.m. W 87-71 COACHING STAFF Wed. Jan. 6 James Madison* 7:00 p.m. W 74-72 Sat. Jan. 9 Hofstra* 4:00 p.m. Wed. Jan. 13 at UNC Wilmington* 7:00 p.m. HEAD COACH: Blaine Taylor (Montana ‘81) Sat. Jan. 16 Drexel* 7:00 p.m. RECORD AT ODU: 168-98, Ninth year Wed. Jan. 20 at Delaware* 7:00 p.m. CAREER RECORD: 310-162 (15th year) Sat. Jan. 23 at William & Mary* 7:00 p.m. ASSOCIATE COACH: Jim Corrigan (Duke’80) Thu. Jan. 28 Georgia State* 7:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 30 at Northeastern* 4:00 p.m. ASSISTANTS: Rob Wilkes (Stetson ‘93) Wed. Feb. 3 William & Mary* 7:00 p.m. & John Richardson (Elizabeth City State ’95) Sat. Feb. 6 at VCU* 4:00 p.m. DIR. OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Joel Hines (ODU ’05) Wed. Feb. 10 at James Madison* 7:00 p.m. OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3362 Sat. Feb. 13 George Mason* 4:00 p.m. BASKETBALL SECRETARY: Annette Manley Tue. Feb. 16 Towson* 7:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 20 at Bracketbuster TBA Tue. Feb. 23 at Georgia State* 7:00 p.m. HISTORY Sat. Feb. 27 VCU* Noon or 4:00 p.m. March 5-8 CAA Tournament in Richmond, Va.

FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1930-31 % at South Padre Island Tournament OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD: 1171-830 (79 years) FIRST YEAR OF DIV. I. BASKETBALL: 1976-77 DIVISION I ALL-TIME RECORD: 611-403 (33 yrs) NO. YRS IN NCAA TRN/LAST: 9/ 2007, lost to #5 seed Butler, 57-46 NO. YRS IN NIT TRN/LAST: 10/ 2006 semi-finals, lost to Michigan, 66-43 2009 CHAMPIONS RETURNING LETTERMEN: 10 2009–2010 MONARCH BASKETBALL old dominion university

LAST TIME OUT DID YOU KNOW?

Junior Ben Finney converted a fast-break lay-up with 13 seconds • ODU’s next home win will be its 100th at the Constant Center remaining and the Old Dominion defense held the lead as the Monarchs • FIVE STRAIGHT YEARS IN POST SEASON PLAY knocked off James Madison, 74-72, in front of 7,078 fans Wednesday • 119 wins the last five years is the most of any Virginia Div. I team evening at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. • 2009 CollegeInsider.com Post Season Champion • Two NCAA Tournament Appearances Trailing 72-70 with less than a minute to play, sophomore Kent • CAA regular season attendance leader three of the last four years Bazemore hit junior Frank Hassell cutting to the basket for a jam that • Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 - Brandon Johnson tied the game with 46 seconds remaining. • CAA Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2005 and 2007 - John Adams and On JMU’s ensuing possession Virginia Beach native Denzel Bowles • NIT semi-finalists in 2006 had his first shot blocked by Hassell and then missed a lay-up in which • ESPN/CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2006 - Alex Loughton Hassell came down with the rebounded. • CAA Coach of the Year in 2005 - Blaine Taylor • CAA Player of the Year in 2005 - Alex Loughton Hassell then found Bazemore with an outlet pass and rather than • CAA Tournament MVP in 2005 - Alex Loughton calling a timeout, ODU pushed the basketball. Bazemore hit Finney, who made a tough lay-up to put the Monarchs ahead with 13 seconds remaining. BLAINE TAYLOR Year-by-Year as a Head Coach After a Dukes timeout, Julius Wells, who hit seven three’s in the game, fired his 12th attempt of the contest, but it didn’t fall and Finney grabbed 1991-92 Montana 27-4 (NCAA) the board as time expired. 1992-93 Montana 17-11 1993-94 Montana 20-8 1994-95 Montana 21-9 (NIT) 1995-96 Montana 20-8 1996-97 Montana 21-11 (NCAA) ODU-HOFSTRA COMPARISONS 1997-98 Montana 16-14 2001-02 ODU 13-16 2002-03 ODU 12-15 ODU HU 2003-04 ODU 17-12 Scoring: 67.9 67.6 2004-05 ODU 28-6 (NCAA) 2005-06 ODU 24-10 (NIT Semifinals) Scoring Def: 57.2 64.2 2006-07 ODU 24-9 (NCAA at large) Field Goal PCT: .453 .407 2007-08 ODU 18-16 2008-09 ODU 25-10 FG PCT DEF: . 401 .378 168-95 at ODU (8 yrs) Free Throw PCT: .453 .722 142-65 at Montana (7 yrs) TOTAL: 310-160 (.650) 3PT FGPCT: .300 .320 1st Collegiate Win 3PT FGPCT DEF: .293 .261 Nov. 15, 1991 87-58 vs. Simon Fraser 100th Collegiate Win REBOUNDS: 38.4 40.1 Feb. 10, 1996, 77-46 vs. Northern Arizona Assists: 16.4 13.3 200th Collegiate Win Jan. 19, 2005, 67-66 at Hofstra Turnovers: 13.6 14.1 300th Collegiate Win Blocked Shots: 3.1 6.3 March 19, 2009, 67-59 win over The Citadel (CIT) 100th Win at ODU Dec. 2, 2006, 70-57 vs. JMU SERIES VS. HOFSTRA ODU leads the series, 11-8 ODU HAS MADE FIVE STRAIGHT Last year, the Pride defeated ODU, 60-51 in New York. The POST SEASON APPEARANCES Monarchs then beat HU in the CAA quarterfinals, 52-51 despite 2005 – NCAA Charles Jenkins’ 27 points. Gerald Lee led ODU with 20 points and 2006 – NIT Semi-finals 10 rebounds in that CAA tournament game. 2007 – NCAA 2008 - CBI quarterfinals 2009 - CIT CHAMPIONS ODU DEFENSE

• ODU ranks second nationally in scoring defense. ODU 20-PLUS WIN SEASONS UNDER TAYLOR

• ODU has held five teams under 50 points thus far. 2008-09 20-9 CIT Champions • ODU ranks 14th nationally in three Point field goal percentage defense 2006-07 24-9 NCAA (at-large bid) 2005-06 24-10 NIT Semi-Finals and 26th in margin. 2004-05 28-6 NCAA • ODU has held an opponent to only 38 points twice as boht Bethune- Cookman and Mt. St. Mary’s managed the same total. 2009–2010 MONARCH BASKETBALL old dominion university

CAREER HIGHS

KENT BAZEMORE TRIAN ILIADIS Points: 19, vs. JMU (1-6-10) Points: 13, vs. Charlotte (12-23-09) FGM: 5, three times FGM: 5, vs. Charlotte (12-23-09) 3PTFG: 1, three times FTM: 3 vs. Longwood (11-17-09) & vs. Richmond (12-2-09) FTM: 9, vs. JMU (1-6-10) 3PT FGM: 3, vs. GAST (1-13-09) & Longwood (11-17-09) Rebs: 9, vs. Longwood (11-17-09) REBS: 4. twice Asst: 8, vs. Towson (1-4-10) AST: 2, Three Times BLKS: 2, vs. UMES (12-22-08) STLS: 2, vs. UNCW (1-21-09) Stls: 4, vs. Towson (1-4-10) MINS: 16, twice MINS: 33, vs. JMU (1-6-10) DARIUS JAMES KEYON CARTER Points: 19, vs. Winthrop (12-21-07) Points: 17, vs. W&M (1-5-09) & vs. Liberty (11-19-09) FGM: 5, vs. Winthrop (12-21-07) FGM: 7, vs. Richmond (12-3-08) & vs. Liberty (11-19-09) 3PTFGM: 4, vs. Winthrop (12-21-07) 3PTFGM: 5-6, vs. W&M (1-5-09) FTM: 4-4, vs. Delaware (12-5-09) FTM: 4, vs. Bucknell (11-25-08) Rebs: 6, vs. JMU (1-16-08) & GMU (2-9-08) Rebs: 12, vs. Dayton (12-11-09) ASST.: 9, vs. GAST (1-13-09) & vs. UNCW (1-21-09) & Liberty (2-21-09) ASST.: 2, vs. UNCW (1-21-09) & vs. Longwood (11-17-09) BLKS: 1, vs. Winthrop (12-21-07) BLKS: 4, vs. UMES (12-22-08) STLS: 5, vs. Winthrop (12-20-08) STLS: 5, & vs. Delaware (12-5-09) MINS: 44, vs. Bucknell (11-25-08) MINS: 33, vs. Richmond (12-3-08) GERALD LEE CHRIS COOPER Points: 26, vs. Bucknell (11-25-08) & Liberty (2-21-09) Points: 8, vs. vs. Bethune-Cookman (11-15-09) & vs. Liberty (11-19-09) FGM: 13, vs. Liberty (2-21-09) FGM: 4, vs. WSSU (12-30-08) & vs. Longwood (11-17-09) 3PTFGM: 2, vs. Drexel (1-13-07) FTM: 6-6 vs. vs. Bethune-Cookman (11-15-09) FTM: 10, vs. Winthrop (12-20-08) Rebs: 5, vs. WSSU (12-30-08) & vs. Liberty (11-19-09) Rebs: 12, vs. Georgetown (11-28-07) & NU (2-27-08) Asst: 2, vs. WSSU (12-30-08) ASST.: 4, vs. UAB (11-22-08) & vs. Mason (1-31-09) BLKS: 3, vs. vs. Bethune-Cookman (11-15-09) BLKS: 6, vs. Hofstra (1-2-08) Stls: 2, vs. GMU (1-10-09) STLS: 2, Seven Times MINS: 19, GMU (1-10-09) MINS: 47, vs. Delaware (1-12-08)

MARQUEL DE LANCEY MARSHAREE NEELY Points: 5, vs. WSSU (12-30-08) & vs. UNCW (1-21-09) Points: 20, vs. UNCW (1-21-09) & vs. Missouri (11-27-09) FGM: 2, Three Times FGM: 7, vs. UNCW (1-21-09) FTM: 3, vs. WSSU (12-30-08) 3PTFGM: 4, Three Times REBS: 4, vs. UNCW (2-18-09) & Liberty (11-19-09) FTM: 4-4, vs. Missouri (11-27-09) ASST: 4, Three Times Rebs: 8, vs. UAB (11-22-08) STLS: 2, Three Times ASST.: 5, vs. W&M (1-5-09) & vs. Missouri (11-27-09) MINS: 17, vs. Longwood (11-17-09) BLKS: 1, vs. Iona (11-20-07) STLS: 4, vs. Duquesne (12-17-08) BEN FINNEY MINS: 32, vs. Missouri (11-27-09) Points: 20, vs. NU (2-27-08) FGM: 8, vs. NU (2-27-08) NICK WRIGHT 3PTFGM: 4, vs. Marshall (11-29-08) Points: 8, vs. Longwood (11-17-09) FTM: 2, Six Times FGM: 3, vs. Longwood (11-17-09) Rebs: 11, vs. W&M (1-5-09) 3PTFGM: 0 ASST.: 7, vs. vs. Duquesne (12-17-08) FTM: 1, vs. Delaware (12-5-09) BLKS: 3, vs. JMU (1-16-08) Rebs: 4, vs. Longwood (11-17-09) STLS: 5, vs. UMES (12-22-08) ASST.: 1, vs. Liberty (11-19-09) MINS: 36, vs. Bucknell (11-25-08) BLKS: 0 STLS: 0 FRANK HASSELL MINS: 9, vs. Longwood (11-17-09) Points: 20 vs. Bucknell (11-25-08) FGM: 9 vs. UNCW (2-18-09) 3PTFGM: 0 FTM: 5, vs. W&M (2-25-09) Rebs: 13, vs. GMU (2-9-08) ASST.: 3, vs. GMU (2-9-08) & JMU (2-20-08) BLKS: 5, vs. Iona (11-20-07) STLS: 3, vs. Missouri (11-27-09) MINS: 31, vs. W&M (2-25-09) 2009–2010 MONARCH BASKETBALL old dominion university

CAA PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH ODU’S RECORD WHEN

1. Old Dominion ODU scores 40-49 points 0-0 2. Northeastern ODU scores 50-59 points 0-3 3. VCU ODU scores 60-69 points 5-2 4. George Mason 5. James Madison ODU scores 70-79 points 3-0 6. Hofstra ODU scores 80-89 points 2-0 7. Drexel ODU scores 90 or more 1-0 8. Georgia State OPP score less than 40 2-0 9. Towson 10. William and Mary OPP score 40-49 points 3-0 11. Delaware OPP score 50-59 points 3-1 12. UNC Wilmington OPP score 60-69 points 1-3 OPP score 70-79 points 2-1 PRESEASON ALL CONFERENCE TEAMS OPP score 80-89 points 0-0 OPP score 90 or more 0-0 First Team Matt Janning, Northeastern 6-4 Sr Guard Charles Jenkins, Hofstra 6-3, Jr. Guard Gerald Lee, ODU, 6-10, Sr, Center/Forward Cam Long, George Mason, 6-4, Jr, Guard FIELD GOALS Larry Sanders, VCU, 6-11, Jr, Forward ODU shoots 50% or better 5-0 SECOND TEAM Manny Adako, Northeastern, 6-8, Sr, Forward ODU shoots 40-49 % 4-2 Joe Dukes, Georgia State, 6-1, Sr, Guard ODU shoots 39% or lower 2-2 David Schneider, W&M, 6-3, Sr, Guard Chad Tomko, UNCW, 5-11, Jr, Guard Julius Wells, JMU, 6-5, So, Forward

CAA Preseason Co-Players of the Year: Charles Jenkins, Hofstra and Gerald Lee, Old Dominion REBOUNDS Honorable Mention: Ben Finney, Jr., G/F, Old Dominion; Jawan Carter, Jr., G, Delaware; Chaisson Allen, Jr., G, Northeastern ODU Outrebounds OPP 9-3 * 1st team All-CAA in 2008-09 OPP Outrebound ODU 1-1 # 2nd team All-CAA in 2008-09 Even 1-1 ODU BENCH SCORING/OPP

Bethune-Cookman 34/5 Longwood 40/28 DAYS OF THE WEEK At Liberty 45/14 Marshall 22/33 Monday 1-0 Misouri 5/25 Tuesday 2-0 Miss. St 9/3 At Richmond 25/3 Wednesday 3-1 Delaware 20/15 Thursday 1-0 Mt. St. Mary’s 11/11 Friday 0-2 At Dayton 19/12 Saturday 3-2 At Georgetown 19/6 Charlotte 32/21 Sunday 1-0 Duquesne 13/17 On TV 1-4 At George Mason 14/19 At Towson 16/20 JMU 15/8 Hofstra CAREER STARTS BY YEAR At UNCW Drexel At Delaware 07 08 09 10 At W&M Lee 6 30 27 16 Georgia State Neely - 5 18 7 At northeastern Hassell - 12 15 12 W&M At VCU Finney - 13 27 15 At JMU James - 13 29 15 George Mason Carter - - 13 6 Towson Bazemore - - 9 9 At Bracketbusters At Georgia State VCU 2009–2010 MONARCH BASKETBALL old dominion university

TEAM RANKINGS ALL-TIME SERIES WITH CAA TEAMS Scoring 6th 67.9 Delaware Scoring defense 1st 57.2 Series Record: 10-5 Scoring Margin 1st +10.7 Last Meeting: ODU wins, 65-44 at ODU (12-5-09) Free Throw Pct. 5th .683 Last UD Win: 1-12-08, 81-74 (2ot) at Delaware Field Goal PCT. 3rd .453 Field Goal PCT Def. 4th .401 Drexel Series Record: 9-5 3PT FG PCT 8th .300 Last Drexel Win: 12-10-05, 61-49 at Drexel 3PT FG Def. 5th .293 Last ODU Win: 63-53, 2-7-09 (A) Rebounding 3rd 38.4 Rebound Def. 2nd 30.5 George Mason Rebound Margin 1st +7.9 Series Record: ODU, 32-16 Last Mason Win: 1-2-10, 71-55 (A) Blocked Shots 9th 3.1 Last ODU Win: 1-31-09, 73-71 (H) Assists 1st 16.4 Steals 2nd 8.0 Hofstra Asst./To Ratio 2nd 1.2 Series Record: ODU, 11-8 Offensive Rebs. 1st 14.4 Last ODU Win: 3-7-09 ODU 52-51 (CAA Tourn.) Last Hofstra win: 2-10-09, Hofstra wins, 60-51 (A) Defensive Rebs. 5th 24.2 James Madison Series Record: ODU, 48-24 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Last ODU Win: 1-6-10, 74-72 (H) Last JMU Win: 1-7-09 at ODU 70-62 Scoring Lee 9th 14.9 Rebounding Finney 18th 5.6 UNC Wilmington Field Goal PCT: Hassell 4th .549 Series Record: ODU, 25-17 Last ODU Win: 2-18-09, ODU wins, 84-65 (A) Lee 5th .529 Last UNCW Win: 1-30-08, 68-65 (H) Assists James 6th 4.2 Steals: Bazemore 7th 1.7 Towson Series Record: ODU, 21-1 Asst/TO Ratio James 3rd 2.0 Last Meeting: 1-4-10, ODU wins 87-71 (A) Last TU Win: 2001-02, 67-56 (H)

MONARCH SIGN TWO RECRUITS Virginia Commonwealth Series Record: 38-41 Head coach Blaine Taylor and the ODU men’s basketball team Last ODU Win: 2-14-09, 69-65 (H) announced the signing of two players to National Letters of Intent. Last VCU Win: 3-8-09, 61-53 (CAA Tourn.) William & Mary Dimitri Batten (Newport News, Va.) and Richard Ross (Wichita Series Record: ODU, 59-16 Falls, Texas). “I couldn’t be more pleased with the two kids we Last ODU Win: 2-25-09, 64-63 (H) attracted to our program this fall,” said Taylor. “They are really Last W&M Win: 3-8-08, 63-60, CAA Tournament good kids, coachable kids; young men that really fit in well here academically and of course, talent-wise.” Georgia State Series Record: ODU, 10-2 Batten, a Hampton Roads native, will come to Old Dominion as a Last Meeting: 1-3-09, GSU wins, 55-54 6-3 guard from Kecoughtan High School in Hampton. In his junior Last ODU Win: 1-13-09, 73-56 at ODU season, he averaged 21 points per game, adding seven boards, Northeastern six assists and three steals per contest. Batten is a two-time All- Series Record: ODU 4-3 Peninsula player for the Canes. Last NU Win: 1-24-09, 58-42 (H) Last ODU Win: 2-28-09. ODU, 57-54 (A) Also joining the Monarchs in 2010 will be 6-6 forward Richard Ross. Ross currently plays for Coach Don Hedge at Hirschi HS in Wichita Falls, Texas; Hedge played for Coach Taylor during his time at the University of Montana. A two-time First Team All-District in his sophomore and junior years, he was also named 2009 Offensive Player of the Year in the district. He has averaged a double-double in each of the last two seasons and also finished second in the state track meet in the high jump (6’10”). 2009–2010 MONARCH BASKETBALL old dominion university TRACKING THE MONARCHS

ON THE INTERNET ATHLETICS

The official Old Dominion athletics website at www.odusports.com carries the most Old Dominion University’s athletic program is among the most successful in the United States, boasting 32 up-to-date information on the Monarchs. Bios, game stories, stats, and box scores can team and individual national championships, including three in women’s basketball, nine in field hockey, 15 be found along with game notes the morning of the scheduled contest. Live play-by- in sailing, a men’s basketball Division II title, three individual wrestling Division II national championships, and one women’s tennis clay court national crown. play statistics from Gametracker is available for all Monarch home games at the Ted The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is home for Old Dominion University’s 18 varsity programs for Constant Convocation Center and selected men and women. ODU offers competitive programs for student-athletes in the following sports: men’s and road games. women’s soccer, field hockey, men’s and women’s sailing, men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, baseball, and women’s rowing. Football will begin in the fall of 2009, and will compete in the CAA in 20111. ODU also plans to begin softball and women’s volleyball in the near future.

Old Dominion University is a Division I member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The 12 teams of the Colonial Athletic Association include: The University of Delaware in Newark, DE, Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, George Mason University in Fairfax, VA., ON THE RADIO Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA, Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in WIlmington, NC., Northeastern University The Monarch games are aired on ESPN 94.1 FM, a 40,000 watt station with a signal in Boston, MA, Towson University in Towson, MD., Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA., and strength that stretches to the Northern Neck and Eastern Shore, west to Richmond the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA.. and south to northeastern North Carolina. In addition, selected games will be simulcast on WGAI AM 560 in Elizabeth City, increasing the coverage area to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. ELEVEN MONARCHS COMPETE IN 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES IN BEIJING, TWO EARN GOLD MEDALS

Anna Tunnicliffe (‘05) USA Sailing – Gold Medal (’83) USA Women’s Basketball Head Coach – Gold Medal Debbie Capozzi (’03) USA Sailing, Yngling Class – 7th Sally Barkow (’02) USA Sailing , Yngling Class -7th Charlie Ogletree (’89) USA Sailing, Tornado -15th Hamchetou Maiga-Ba (’02) Mali Women’s Basketball Tiffany Snow (’04) USA Field Hockey -8th STREAMING THE GAME (’06) USA Field Hockey -8th All fans can now watch and listen to the Monarchs over the internet with Dana Sensenig (’06) USA Field Hockey -8th MonarchTV Access to all Old Dominion’s contests both home and away. All home (’03) USA Field Hockey -8th Tzipi Obziler (’96) Isreal Tennis games will be videostreamed live from the Constant Center. Fans can enjoy both for a monthly fee of $7.95 or $49.95 for the 2009-10 athletic season. Users may have The men’s & women’s swimming and diving team rosters includes two Olympians who competed for to install Microsoft Silverlight. their native Iceland at the 2008 Olympics this past summer in Beijing.

Erla Dogg Haraldsdottir (Njardvik, Iceland) swam the 100 breast and 200 IM in Beijing this past summer.

The Olympian and 24-time Icelandic champion holds 11 Icelandic records including the 50, 100, and THE BLAINE TAYLOR SHOW 200 breast, the 200 and 400 individual medley, and the 200 fly in the 25-meter pool, as well as the 50, 100, and 200 breast, 200 individual medley, and 200 fly records in the 50-meter pool. Haraldsdottir also The Old Dominion University men’s basketball radio coaches show begins on ESPN 94.1 won 11 medals participating in the Small Nation Games in 2003, 2005, and 2007. She brought home a FM, Monday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. The first four shows will be at the Monarch Sports Grille- total of seven gold and four silver. Springhill Suites which is located on Hampton Blvd across from the ODU Campus. Arni Mar Arnason (Mosfellsbaer, Iceland) swam the 50 free in Beijing for Iceland this past summer. The voice of the Monarchs Ted Alexander will be the host, for the Bud Light Blaine Arnason holds the Icelandic record in the event having captured a time of 22.81. An Icelandic champion Taylor show and will be carried live on ESPN 94.1, and be audio streamed on multiple times throughout his career, he won the Nordic Junior Championships in the 100 breast in 2005 www.ODUSports.com. and also competed at the European Junior Championships.

COACHES SHOW SCHEDULE 11-9 Monday 7 p.m. 1-11 Monday 7 p.m. 11-1 Monday 7 p.m. 1-18 Monday 7 p.m. 11-24 Tuesday 7 p.m. 1-25 Monday 7 p.m. Ticket Information 11-30 Monday 7 p.m. 2-1 Monday 7 p.m. 12-7 Monday 7 p.m. 2-8 Monday 7 p.m. Season tickets may be purchased through the Old Dominion University Ticket Office 12-14 Monday 7 p.m. 2-15 Monday 7 p.m. for all home games. Prices are $169 for adults. University Faculty/Staff, Military, 12-21 Monday 7 pm. 2-22 Monday 7 p.m. Young Alumni, and senior citizens (55 or older) can purchase season tickets for $134. 12-28 Monday 7 p.m. 3-1 Monday 7 p.m. Family Plan tickets allow a family of two adults and two children (17 years and 3-10 Wed. 7 p.m. younger) to purchase season tickets for only $338. Individual games are $13 for adults * Monarch Sports Grille and $9 for children, University faculty/staff and military. For additional information, contact the ticket office at 757-683-4444 or COX TIX at 888-3-COXTIX or the website at WWW.ODUSPORTS.COM. 2009–2010 MONARCH BASKETBALL old dominion university

ODU 1,000 CAREER PT CLUB ODU ALL TIME STEALS LEADERS

1. Ronnie Valentine 1976-80 2,204 1. Frank Smith 1984-88 295 2. Leo Anthony 1957-61 2,181 2. Brandon Johnson 2005-08 238 3. 1992-97 2,117 3. Drew Williamson 2003-07 215 4. 1991-95 1,985 4. Mike Byers 1995-99 189 5. Anthony Carver 1986-90 1,958 5. Joey Caruthers 1973-77 188 6. 1988-91 1,811 6. Grant Robinson 1979-83 184 7. Ronnie McAdoo 1978-82 1,776 7. Kevin Swann 1989-94 179 8. Dave Twardzik 1969-72 1,660 8. Darrin Mcdonald 1985-90 165 9. Joel Copeland 1970-74 1,657 9. Keith Thomas 1982-86 160 10. Kenny Gattison 1982-86 1,623 10. Alex Loughton 2003-06 159 11. Keith Jackson 1989-93 1,592 11. Brion Dunlap 1994-98 154 12. Alex Loughton 2003-06 1,587 13. Darrin McDonald 1985-90 1,564 24. Gerald Lee 2007- 1,342 (just passed Arnaud Dahi ’07)

ODU ALL TIME REBOUNDERS ODU ALL-TIME ASSIST LEADERS

1. Randy Leddy 1962-66 1153 1. Frank Smith 1984-88 883 2. Mark West 1979-83 1113 2. Dave Twardzik 1969-72 880 3. Odell Hodge 1992-97 1086 3. Brion Dunlap 1994-98 680 4. Wilson Washington 1975-77 1011 4. Joey Caruthers 1973-77 619 5. Kenny Gattison 1982-86 963 5. Dick St. Clair 1967-70 608 6. Ronnie Valentine 1976-80 949 6. Grant Robinson 1979-83 596 7. Joel Copeland 1970-74 939 7. Drew Williamson 2003-07 555* 8. Alex Loughton 2003-06 899 8. Donald Anderson 1989-93 488 9. Chris Gatling 1988-91 859 9. Oliver Purnell 1972-75 476 10. Kevin Swann 1989-94 458 * 6th in CAA History

Career 3 Pt. Field Goal Leaders ODU ALL TIME CAA RECORD

1. Mark Poag 328-826 1995-99 1991-92 8-6 4th* 2. Petey Sessoms 270-687 1991-95 1992-93 11-3 2nd 3. Anthony Carver 219-562 1986-90 1993-94 10-4 1st 4. Keith Jackson 216-548 1989-93 1994-95 12-2 1st* 5. Mike Jones 168-414 1991-95 1995-96 12-4 2nd 6. John Waller 140-382 2001-04 1996-97 10-6 1st* 7. Steve Trax 124-285 1984-88 1997-98 8-8 4th 1998-99 10-6 2nd 1999-00 6-10 6th 2000-01 7-9 5th 2001-02 7-11 6th 2002-03 9-9 6th ALL TIME GAMES PLAYED 2003-04 11-7 4th 2004-05 15-3 1st* 2005-06 13-5 4th 135 by Jonathan Adams 2005-09 2006-07 15-3 2nd 134 by Brian Henderson 2005-08 2007-08 11-7 4th 129 by Drew Williamson 2003-07 2008-09 12-6 3rd (tied) 128 by Odell Hodge 1993-97 * Won CAA Tournament 128 by E.J. Sherod 1994-97 128 by Valdas Vasylius 2003-07 128 by Arnaud Dahi 2003-07 127 by Brandon Johnson 2005-08 125 by Mark Poag 1995-99 124 by Alex Loughton 2002-06 2009–2010 MONARCH BASKETBALL old dominion university

DID YOU KNOW ABOUT NORFOLK / HAMPTON ROADS AREA ESPN Sportscenter anchor Jay Harris is a 1987 ODU graduate. • The Hampton Roads area is comprised of seven cities and has th Of the eight Monarchs who have played in the NBA, two were first round draft picks. a combined population of approximately 1.5 million, making it the 27 Chris Gatling (16th overall in 1991 by Golden State) and Cal Bowdler (17th overall in largest metropolitan area in the United States. 1999 by Atlanta). Gatling played in the 1997 NBA all-star game. • Virginia Beach is the world’s largest resort city and largest populated city in Virginia. The nickname of the state of Virginia is the “Old Dominion.” • Virginia Beach has the longest stretch of beach in the World (approximately 27 miles) and has more hotels than any other city its size. Baseball pitcher Justin Verlander (2004) helped the Detroit Tigers reach the World • Norfolk, 1998 Best Big City in the South by Money Magazine, is home to the Series and was named AL Rookie of the Year. world’s largest Naval installation. Former ODU cheerleader, Mary Maniscalco-Theberge (’78) is the first female to hold • Norfolk is home to the Norfolk Tides, the Baltimore Orioles AAA affiliate and the position of Chief of Surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. resides in Norfolk’s 12,000 seat Harbor Park in downtown Norfolk.

2009 - 2010 HONORS

S.Padre All-Tournament Gerald Lee FoxSports Mid Major Team of the Week (Dec. 22) ODU IN OVERTIME GAMES

Overall: 39-40 Division I: 34-32

HOMECOMING

Feb. 13 vs George Mason Odell Hodge jersey retirement ceremony. MONARCH’S 2009-10 TV SCHEDULE

Nov. 27 ODU vs. Missouri 8:30 pm MEET THE Monarchs Fox College Sports Nov. 28 ODU vs. Richmond/Miss. St. 5:30/8:00 pm Fox College Sports Big Blue Club Breakfast at the Constant Center-Big Dec. 11 ODU at Dayton 7:00 pm Blue Room Comcast SportsNet MA/WHIO Dec. 19 ODU at Georgetown 7:00 pm Jan. 8, 15 and Feb. 12: 7:30 am to 9 am. MASN Jan. 9 Hofstra at ODU 4:00 pm Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic Jan. 28 Georgia State at ODU 7:00 pm MASN Jan. 30 ODU at Northeastern 4:00 pm Baskets For Books Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic Feb. 6 ODU at VCU 4:00 pm The Basketball Game that Benefits the ODU Libraries Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic Feb. 13 George Mason at ODU 4:00 pm Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic ODU Monarchs vs. Drexel Dragons Feb. 20 ESPN Bracketbuster TBA TBA Feb. 23 ODU at Georgia State 7:00 pm Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 7:00 p.m. Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic Feb. 27 VCU at ODU Noon /4:00 pm Constant Convocation Center (ESPN Wildcard) ESPN2 or Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic 2009–2010 MONARCH BASKETBALL old dominion university

2009-10 MONARCH BASKETBALL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name P CL HT WT Hometown / High School 24 Kent Bazemore G/F SO* 6-5 190 Kelford, NC/Bertie HS 33 Keyon Carter F JR* 6-8 218 Riviera Beach, FL/Dwyer 20 Chris Cooper F SO 6-9 215 Dumfries, VA/Forest Park HS 22 Marquel De Lancey G SO 6-0 190 Alexandria, VA/Mount Vernon HS 35 Ben Finney G/F JR 6-5 220 Portsmouth, VA./I.C. Norcom 21 Frank Hassell F JR* 6-8 245 Chesapeake, VA/Indian River 2 Josh Hicks G FR 6-2 180 Winston-Salem, NC/Mount Tabor 15 Trian Iliadis G SO 6-3 185 Perth, W. Australia/Trinity College 3 Darius James G JR 6-1 170 Virginia Beach, VA./Tallwood HS 40 Anton Larsen C/F FR 7-0 240 Copenhagen, Denmark/Oster Farimagsgades 12 Gerald Lee F SR 6-10 250 Uusikaupunki, Finland/Uusikaupunki 23 Marsharee Neely G SR 6-2 190 Greensboro, NC./Page 1 Nick Wright F FR* 6-8 205 Suffolk, VA/Nansemound River HS

HEAD COACH: Blaine Taylor (Montana’81) 9th Season ASSOCIATE: Jim Corrigan (Duke ’80) 16th season ASSISTANTS: Rob Wilkes 8th season (Stetson ’93), John Richardson (Elizabeth City St. ’95), 5th season DIR. OF Basketball Operations: Joel Hines (ODU’05) 2nd season

NUMERICAL No. Name P CL HT WT Hometown / High School 1 Nick Wright F FR* 6-8 205 Suffolk, VA/Nansemound River HS 2 Josh Hicks G FR 6-2 180 Winston-Salem, NC/Mount Tabor 3 Darius James G JR 6-1 170 Virginia Beach, VA./Tallwood HS 12 Gerald Lee F SR 6-10 250 Uusikaupunki, Finland/Uusikaupunki 15 Trian Iliadis G SO 6-3 185 Perth, W. Australia/Trinity College 20 Chris Cooper F SO 6-9 215 Dumfries, VA/Forest Park HS 21 Frank Hassell F JR* 6-8 245 Chesapeake, VA/Indian River 22 Marquel De Lancey G SO 6-0 190 Alexandria, VA/Mount Vernon HS 23 Marsharee Neely G SR 6-2 190 Greensboro, NC./Page 24 Kent Bazemore G/F SO* 6-5 190 Kelford, NC/Bertie HS 33 Keyon Carter F JR* 6-8 218 Riviera Beach, FL/Dwyer 35 Ben Finney G/F JR 6-5 220 Portsmouth, VA./I.C. Norcom 40 Anton Larsen C/F FR 7-0 240 Copenhagen, Denmark

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TED CONSTANT CENTER RECORDS

TED CONSTANT CENTER MILESTONES OPPONENT CONSTANT CENTER INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Groundbreaking: June 19,1999 Points: 34, by Dominic Mejia of Drexel (1-26-06) Arena opens on: Oct. 25, 2002 Three Point FG Made: 8 (8-13), by Robert Vaden of UAB (11-22-08) First Concert Event: Roberta Flack & Norfolk Symphony (Nov. 17, 2002) Best Opponent FT PCT: 1000(6-6) by Keith Waleskowski of Dayton(12-20-02) First Basketball Game: Blue-White Exhibition (Oct. 26, 2002) Rebounds: 17, by Jason Thompson of Rider (3-18-08 / CBI) First Regular Season Men’s game: Nov. 24, 02 vs. North Carolina Assists: 10, by Demon Brown of Charlotte (12-6-03) & Jose Juan Barea of NE (1-7-06) First Basket: 19:16 by Ricardo Marsh dunk vs. UNC Blocked Shots: 9, by Sean James of NE (1-7-06) and Damian Sanders of Duquesne (12-30-09) First Trey: 16:25 by Jawad Williams of UNC First ODU Trey: 15:00 by John Walle OPPONENT CONSTANT CENTER TEAM RECORDS First Free Throw Made: 14:39 by Sean May of UNC Points: 105 by Charlotte (12-6-03) in overtime First ODU Free Throw Made: 14:22 Rasheed Wright Regulation: 76 by William & Mary ( 2-25-04) Longest Game: Two overtimes (ODU vs. Charlotte) Dec. 6, 03 Fewest Points: 35, by Toledo (11-16-07) Field Goals Made: 41 by Charlotte (12-6-03) ODU CONSTANT CENTER INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Best Field Goal PCT: .662 (28-42) by JMU (1-7-09) Points: 45, by Alex Loughton vs. Charlotte (2ot), Dec. 6, 2003 Lowest OPP FG PCT: .217 (13-60) by Toledo (11-16-07) Field Goals Made: 17, by Alex Loughton vs. Charlotte, Dec.6, 03 Three Point FG Made: 12, by Belmont (3-23-09) Field Goals ATT: 23, by Alex Loughton vs. Charlotte, Dec. 6, 03 Three Point FG Attempted: 38, by Belmont (3-23-09) Three Point FG Made: 5(5-5), by Alex Loughton vs. Charlotte, Dec. 6, 03 & Best 3PT FG PCT: .533 (8-15) by William & Mary (2-25-04) 5(5-8), by Isaiah Hunter vs. DePaul, Dec. 17, 05 Free Throws Made: 23 (23-31) by Delaware (2-14-04) Three Point FG ATT: 9 by Marsharee Neely vs. UAB (11-22-08) Free Throws Attempted: 31, by Delaware (2-14-04) Three Point FG PCT: 100(5-5) by Alex Loughton vs. Charlotte, Dec. 6, 03 Best FT PCT: 100(9-9) by Towson (1-2-03) Free Throws Made: 12(12-14) by Isaiah Hunter vs. Delaware , Feb. 14, 04 Rebounds: 49, by Drexel (1-03-04) Free Throws ATT: 14, by Ricardo Marsh vs. VCU (2-1-03) & Assists: 22, by Charlotte (12-6-03) by Isaiah Hunter vs. Delaware (2-14-04). Steals: 15, by UNC Wilmington (1-28-04) Best Free Throw PCT: 1000(10-10) by Alex Loughton vs. Liberty, Dec 18, 03 Blocks: 10,by Northeastern ( 1-7-06) Rebounds: 16, by Alex Loughton vs. George Mason, Feb. 28, 04, Turnovers: 26, by VMI (12-1-04) Bazemore 9 rebs vs. Longwood (11-17-09) Assists:11, by Troy Nance vs. Delaware (1-15-03) TOP SINGLE GAME CROWDS Steals: 8 by Brandon Johnson vs. George Mason (1-6-07) 1. 8474 vs. UNC Wilmington (1-22-05) Blocked Shots: 7, by Sam Harris vs. VMI (12-1-04) & Toledo (11-16-07) 2. 8438 vs. Virginia Commonwealth (2-12-05) 3. 8424 vs. North Carolina (11-24-02) ODU CONSTANT CENTER TEAM RECORDS 8424 vs. Virginia Tech (12-30-05) Points: 102 vs. Charlotte (12-6-03) in overtime. 8424 vs. Virginia Commonwealth (1-14-06) vs. Longwood 98 (11-17-09) (regulation) 8424 vs. James Madison (2-4-06) 88 in regulation vs. Towson (1-31-04) 8424 vs. Georgetown (11-28-07) Fewest Points: 42 vs. Northeastern (1-24-09) 8424 vs. Virginia Tech (12-16-07) Field Goals Made: 40, vs. Charlotte (12-06-03) 8424 vs. Virginia Commonwealth (1-19-08) Field Goals ATT: 77 vs. Charlotte (12-06-03) 8424 vs. George Mason (1-31-09) FG PCT: .617 (29-47) vs. GAST (1-13-09) 8424 vs. Virginia Commonwealth (2-14-09) Three Point FG Made: 13(13-26) vs. Charlotte (12-6-03) 13. 8418 vs. Virginia Commonwealth (2-1-03) Three Point FG Made in One Half: 9, in 1st vs. Hofstra (3-1-03) 14. 8209 vs. George Mason (2-9-08) Three Point FG ATT: 26 vs. Charlotte (12-6-03) 15 8050 vs. Hofstra 2-23-05 Three Point FG PCT: .625 (10-16) vs. DePaul (12-17-05) & vs. GAST (1-13-09) 16. 8041 vs. George Mason (2-28-04) Free Throws Made: 26 (26-36) vs. Delaware (2-14-04) 17. 8022 vs. Bucknell (2-23-08) Free Throws ATT: 36, vs Delaware (2-14-04) 18. 8005 vs. Marist (2-18-06) Best Free PCT: .933 (14-15) vs. St. Joseph’s (11-29-03) Rebounds: 53, vs JMU, (3-26-09) (CIT) Assists: 31 vs. Charlotte (12-06-03) SPORTS INFORMATION Steals: 16, vs St. Joseph’s (12-22-04) Turnovers: 25, vs. Charlotte (12-6-03) Blocked Shots: 17, vs. VMI (12-1-04) SPORTS INFORMATION DIR: Carol Hudson,Jr. OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3372 E-MAIL: [email protected] HOME PHONE: 757-625-2061 NO PLACE LIKE THE TED ASSOC. SID: Kim Zivkovich E-MAIL: [email protected] AST. SID: Rob Silsbee 2002-03 8-6 E-Mail Address: [email protected] ASST. SID: Dustin Semonavick 2003-04 11-4 E-Mail Address: [email protected] PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR: Tina Price 2004-05 14-1 E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] 2005-06 14-1 ASST. PUBLICATIONS DIR: Chrisie Henn E-Mail Address: [email protected] 2006-07 15-2 FAX NUMBER: 757-683-3119 MAIL ADDRESS: 2007-08 13-4 Rm. 1102/Athletic Admin. Bldg/Norfolk, Va. 23529-0201 PRESS ROW NUMBERS: 757-683-5596 2008-09 16-3 ATHLETIC TICKET OFFICE: 757-683-4444 2009-10 8-0 RADIO STATIONS OF THE MONARCHS: ESPN 94.1 FM PHONE: 757-434-0746 Totals: 99-21 STATION PHONE: 757-671-1000 STATION FAX: 757-671-1313 CONSTANT CENTER CONTACT: Mike Fryling OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-5762 2009–2010 MONARCH BASKETBALL

All-Conference BLAINE TAYLOR Monarchs CAA SILVER By the Numbers FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Alaska Fairbanks 2-0 Michigan 0-1 Anthony Carver 1987 ...... Sun Belt Alaska Fairbanks 2-0 Michigan State 0-1 Chuck Evans 1990 ...... Sun Belt Anniversary Team Odell Hodge 1993 ...... CAA American 1-0 Middle Tenn. State 0-1 Mark Poag 1996 ...... CAA Arizona 0-1 Missouri 0-1 Arkansas State 1-0 Missouri-Kansas City 3-0 CAA ALL DEFENSIVE TEAM Baylor 0-1 Mississippi State 0-1 Donald Anderson 1992-93 Kevin Larkin 1993-94 Belmont 1-0 Monmouth 1-0 Kevin Swann 1993-94 Bethune-Cookman 1-0 Montana State 11-5 Duffy Samuels 1994-95 Black Hills 1-0 Morgan State 1-0 Petey Sessoms 1994-95 Bradley 1-1 Mt. St. Mary’s 2-0 Duffy Samuels 1995-96 Odell Hodge 1996-97 Boise State 5-5 Nevada 3-2 Cal Bowdler 1997-98 & 98-99 Bucknell 2-1 Northeastern 4-3 Clifton Jones 2000-01 Butler 0-1 North Carolina 0-3 Rasheed Wright 2002-03 Campbell 1-0 NC Central 1-0 Alex Loughton 2004 Drew Williamson 2005 25th Anniversary Monarchs CS Fullerton 1-1 UNC Wilmington 10-4 Drew Williamson 2007 CS Northridge 6-1 Northeast Illinois 2-0 Brandon Johnson 2007 In 2008-09, the Colonial Athletic Association celebrated its Central Washington 1-0 Northern Arizona 10-4 Brandon Johnson 2008 (Defensive Player of the Year) 25th year by honoring Silver Anniversary Teams in each of the Charlotte 2-1 Oregon 1-2 SUN BELT SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR league’s sports. The men’s basketball 25th Anniversary Squad, The Citadel 1-0 Oral Roberts 0-3 Anthony Carver 1988 selected by a panel of current a former head coaches in the Clemson 0-2 Pepperdine 1-1 Chris Gatling 1989 conference, featured three Monarchs. Coastal Carolina 2-0 Portland State 6-1 SUN BELT JUNIOR OF THE YEAR Colorado 1-0 Rice 2-0 Chris Gatling 1990 Creighton 1-1 Richmond 2-3 Dayton 0-2 Rider 1-0 SUN BELT SENIOR OF THE YEAR DePaul 1-1 Rocky Mountain 1-0 Mark West 1983 Odell Hodge 1992-97 Kenny Gattison 1986 Martinsville, VA Drexel 9-6 Sacramento State 9-0 Chris Gatling 1991 Delaware 10-5 San Jose 3-0 • CAA Player of the Year and honorable mention All-American in 1993-94 and 1996-97 Duquesne 2-0 Shawnee 1-0 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT • Among the top 10 in CAA history in points (2,117) and rebounds (1,086) E.Montana 1-0 Simon Fraser 5-0 Gray Eubank 1975 ...... District III • Chosen as the MVP of the CAA Tournament in 1994 and 1997 East Carolina 3-1 South Alabama 1-2 Dave Moyer 1976 ...... District III Dean Ehler’s Recipient and one of only four Virgnia Collegians to Reese Neyland 1976 ...... District III score over 2,000 points and grab over 1,000 career rebounds. Eastern Washington 12-2 South Carolina St. 2-0 Kevin Larkin 1993 and 1994 District III E.Tennessee State 1-0 Southern Utah 2-2 Alex Loughton 2005 ...... District III Fairfield 1-0 Southern Oregon 1-0 Alex Loughton 2006 ...... District III Florida Atlantic 1-0 Southeast Louisiana 1-0 CONFERENCE ALL ACADEMIC Florida State 0-1 St. Mary’s(CA.) 2-0 Steve Trax 1986, 1987, 1988 Fordham 1-0 St. Joseph’s 1-2 Dee Pritchett 1989, 1990 George Mason 8-10 Texas-Arlington 3-0 Cyril Cox 1990, 1991 Kevin Larkin 1992, 1993 & 1994 George Washington 2-1 Texas-Corpus Christi 0-1 Kevin Swann 1994 Georgetown 2-1 Texas Christian 1-0 Alex Loughton 2004, 2005, 2006 Georgia 1-0 Texas Tech 0-1 Jonathan Adams 2007, 2008 (2nd) & 2009 (2nd) Georgia State 7-1 Texas Southern 1-0 John Morris 2007 (1st) Sam Harris 2007 (2nd) Gonzaga 1-1 Toledo 2-0 Alex Loughton 2002-06 Hawaii-Hilo 1-0 Towson 14-1 Perth, Australia CAA SCHOLAR ATHLETE of the YEAR Hampton 0-2 UAB 1-3 Alex Loughton 2005 • Chosen as the CAA Player of the Year and an Hofstra 10-8 UTEP 0-1 Jonathan Adams 2007 honorable mention All-American in 2004-05 Idaho State 11-3 UNLV 0-1 • Three-time All-CAA selection who was also COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS the 2005 CAA Tournament MVP Idaho 7-6 Valparaiso 0-1 Paul Webb 1979 ...... ECAC North-South • Among the top 10 in ODU history in scoring Illinois-Chicago 1-1 Virginia 0-1 (1,646 pts) and rebounding (952 reb) Tom Young 1986 ...... Sun Belt Iona 1-0 VA Commonwealth 6-14 Oliver Purnell 1993 ...... CAA Jeff Capel 1995 ...... CAA James Madison 14-4 VMI 3-0 Blaine Taylor 2005 ...... CAA Kentucky 0-1 Virginia Tech 4-1 Kent State 1-0 Washington 3-0 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS Lewis-Clark 3-0 Washington State 1-1 Sonny Allen 1970 ...... NCAA District III Petey Sessoms 1991-95 Liberty 4-0 W. Illinois 1-0 Sonny Allen 1971 ...... NCAA District III Portsmouth, VA Longwood 2-0 W. Montana 3-0 Sonny Allen 1974 ...... NCAA District III Long Beach 1-1 W. Oregon 1-0 • CAA Player of the Year in 1994-95 and MVP of the Sonny Allen 1975 ...... AP and NABC National Louisville 0-1 Weber 6-10 Paul Webb 1975 ...... NCAA District III 1995 CAA Tournament Oliver Purnell 1993 ...... NABC District 4 • Three-time All-CAA selection who was an honorable Marist 1-1 Whitman 1-0 Jeff Capel 1995 ...... NABC District 4 mention NABC All-American Marshall 1-1 William & Mary 14-3 • Among the top 10 on ODU’s and the CAA’s all-time scoring lists with 1,985 points Md. Eastern Shore 3-0 Winston-Salem 1-0 VIRGINIA COLLEGIATE COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS Manhattan 1-0 Winthrop 1-2 Oliver Purnell 1994 ...... Richmond Times-Dispatch Memphis 0-1 Wisconson 0-2 Jeff Capel 1997 ...... VaSID Blaine Taylor 2005 ...... VaSID REGIONAL AND NATIONAL TOURNAMENT HONORS Wilson Washington 1975 ...... NCAA Div. II Finals MVP Joey Caruthers 1975 ...... NCAA Div. II Regional MVP Jeff Furhman 1976 ...... NCAA Div. II

88 Old Dominion University 2009-2010 89 2009–2010 MONARCH BASKETBALL old dominion university Points of Pride The pride of Old Dominion University and its athletic programs reflects the…

Recognition of the excellence Accomplishments of our of our program… Student-Athletes in 2008-09...

• For more than 30 years, 90% of Old Dominion’s student-athletes that have exhausted their eligibility have • Wrestler Ryan Williams reached the NCAA Finals at 141-pounds graduated, a percentage far above the national average. • Men’s Basketball won the inaugural Collegeinsider.com Tournament • Old Dominion University athletic teams have captured 28 team national championships and four individual • 20 Student-Athletes named to National Academic All-American teams titles, including a men’s basketball crown in Division II in 1975, three titles in women’s basketball, nine in field hockey, 15 in sailing, and individual championships in wrestling and women’s tennis. • Alexander Seleznev named CAA Scholar Athlete of the Year • Old Dominion has been the site of five NCAA women’s national championships including the 1982 and 1983 • Women’s Lacrosse ranked in the top 20 basketball “Final Four” and the 1985, 1986 & 2000 field hockey tournaments. • Wrestling placed 20th at NCAA Nationals • Old Dominion was selected as one of 45 institutions nationally for the NCAA Pilot Certification Program, a • Five Student athletes earned All-American honors pioneer program that looked at the athletic department’s overall operations, including philosophy, academic • Four Newcomers named CAA Rookie of the Year requirements, competition, etc. • Four student athletes named CAA Players of the Year • Old Dominion was among one of the first institutions to implement a successful drug testing and education • ODU teams won .614 percent of their contests which is second in the state. program, now entering its 13th year. • The SACS Committee commended the University and the Athletic Department on its program of high integ- rity, honesty, fiscal soundness and effective management, noting that excellent people, facilities and services are in place The quality of our staff and coaches… • Old Dominion University was the first institution in Virginia to offer grants-in-aid for women athletes, begin- • Sue Stahl named CAA Coach of the Year ning in 1974. • Joe Pereira - U.S. Region I Virginia Youth Soccer Olympic Development Team Coach • Old Dominion’s nine national titles in field hockey are unprecedented in NCAA record books for most titles in • The University has one head coach who has competed as an Olympian: that sport by the same school. Beth Anders (1980 and 1984 U.S. Field Hockey) • Old Dominion has had 107 first team All-Americans and 124 Academic All-Americans since 1976. • Old Dominion has been the host site of four ICSA Sailing national championships, including 1985 Team Race, • In 2006, Athletic Director Jim Jarrett was named recipient of the NAAD Lifetime Achievement award. Dinghy, Women 1993 Team Race, 2001 men’s and women’s singlehanded and the 2007 Women’s Dinghy. In 2004, Dr. Jarrett was named recipient of the VASID Distinguished service award. In 2003, Dr. Jarrett was named Southeast Athletic Director of the year by NACDA (1AA/1AAA). He has served as a member of the NCAA Management Council and the NCAA Women’s Committee on Athletics and the Basketball Issues Committee. • Darryl Cummings is on the NCAA Tennis Committee. Reaching the pinnacle of achievement • Mitch Brindley is a member of the ICSA board. and honor within sport… • Seven former Old Dominion coaches or athletes have been inducted into national sports halls of fame. Former Old Dominion basketball standout and three-time Olympian Anne Donovan was inducted into the GTE/ CoSIDA Academic All-American Hall of Fame in May of 1994, was inducted into the Hall of Fame on May 15, And pride in representing the flag. 1995, and received the NCAA 25 year award in 2008. -Cline was inducted into the Basketball • The University has 30 alumni who have competed as Olympians. Naismith Hall of Fame in 1996 and both Nancy and Anne were in the first class of inductees in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2002, former women’s basketball coach Marianne Stanley was inducted Oliver Purnell ‘75 (U.S. - Basketball), into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Retired wrestling coach Gray Simons is an inductee of the U.S. Chris Critelli ‘80 (Canada - Basketball), Wrestling Hall of Fame, Beth Anders is enshrined in the U.S. Field Hockey Association Hall of Fame, and the Nancy Lieberman ‘80 (U.S. - Basketball), late Bud Metheny is remembered in the Collegiate Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame. Sue Stahl, named Lacrosse Carina Benninga ‘80 (The Netherlands - Field Hockey), Jan Trombly ‘81 (U.S. - Team Handball), Magazine’s Coach of the Century, was inducted into Virginia Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the United States Buddy Lee ‘82 (U.S. - Greco-Roman Wrestling), Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Anne Donovan ‘83 (U.S. - Basketball), • Twelve Monarch coaches and athletes have been enshrined in the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in Dana Wright ‘83 (Canada - Track and Field), Portsmouth, Va.- Bud Metheny, Paul Webb, Gray Simons, Dave Twardzik, Nancy Lieberman, Tom Scott, Anne Ingrid Wolf ‘83 (The Netherlands - Field Hockey), Donovan, Yogi Hightower-Boothe, Joseph “Scrap” Chandler, Lou Plummer and Mark West and . Yogi Hightower ‘83 (U.S. - Field Hockey), Willemien Aardenburg ‘84 (The Netherlands - Field Hockey), • Three former Old Dominion University women’s basketball players have been recognized as national players Diane Bracalente ‘84 (U.S. - Field Hockey), of the year; Nancy Lieberman - 1979 and 1980 Wade Trophy winner and Honda-Broderick Cup winner in 1980 Medina Dixon ‘85 (U.S. - Basketball), (nation’s top female athlete); Anne Donovan - 1983 Naismith Award winner; and Ticha Penicherio - 1998 Wade ‘85 (U.S. - Field Hockey), Trophy winner. Cheryl Van Kuren ‘85 (U.S. - Field Hockey), • Seven women athletes have earned the Honda award as the nation’s top athlete in their sport. Nancy Lieber- Allen Kilgore (U.S. - Sailing), Charlie Ogletree ‘89 (U.S. - Sailing), man won the award in 1979 and 1980 in women’s basketball, Anne Donovan in 1983, while Yogi Hightower, Macha van der Vaart ‘90 (The Netherlands - Field Hockey), Kelli James, Chrisy Morgan, Mimi Smith, Marina Digiacomo and Tiffany Snow were named the Honda Award Jill Reeve ‘92 (U.S. - Field Hockey), winners for field hockey in 1983, 1984, 1993, 1998, 2000 and 2002. Kelli James ‘92 (U.S. - Field Hockey), • In 2007, former sailor, Sally Barkow was named Rolex USA Sailor of the Year. Todd Hudgins ‘92 (U.S. Virgin Islands - Sailing Coach), • Anna Tunnicliffe-Funk and Terry Hutchinson were named 2008 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman Khemo Rivera ‘96 (U.S. Virgin Islands - Swimming), Maria DiGiacomo ‘00 (Argentina - Field Hockey) of the Year. Sally Barkow ’02 (U.S.- Sailing), Debbie Capozzi ’03 (U.S.- Sailing), Tiffany Snow ’03 (U.S.- Field Hockey) Anna Tunnicliffe ’05 (U.S.- Sailing), Angie Loy ‘05 (U.S.- Field Hockey) Dana Sensenig ‘06 (U.S.- Field Hockey), Caroline Nichols ’06 (U.S.- Field Hockey)