2005-06 MONARCH BASKETBALL OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY old dominion university vs. JMU and Delaware ODU Current Record: 19-8 ODU CAA Record: 11-5 HEAD COACH: Blaine Taylor (Montana ’81) Career Record: 230-122 (.638) in 12 seasons Record at ODU: 88 -56 (5th season) GENERAL INFORMATION Record at Montana: 142-65 (7 years) 1991-1998 LOCATION: Norfolk, Va. 23529 Record in the CAA: 60-38 NICKNAME: Monarchs FOUNDED: 1930 (as the Norfolk Division of The College MONARCH PROBABLE STARTERS of William & Mary) F 31 Arnaud Dahi, 6-7, Jr, Ivory Coast, Africa 12.2 ppg/ 4.6 rpg ENROLLMENT: 21,200 F 20 Brian Henderson, 6-4, So, Richmond, VA. 6.0 ppg/ 2.8 rpg SCHOOL COLORS: Slate Blue (PMS 540), Silver (PMS 877), & Light Blue (PMS 283) F 40 Alex Loughton, 6-9, Sr, Perth ,Australia 14.3 ppg/ 7.4 rpg HOME COURT: Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,650) G 10 Drew Williamson, 6-0, Jr., Burlington, NC., 7.1 ppg/ 4.9 apg SURFACE: Wood G 1 Isaiah Hunter, 6-2, Sr, Charlotte, NC. 14.1 ppg/ 3.1 rpg CONFERENCE: Colonial Athletic Association PRESIDENT: Dr. Roseann Runte (SUNY New Paltz ‘68) OFF THE BENCH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dr. Jim Jarrett F 42 Valdas Vasylius, 6-7, Jr, Klaipeda, Lithuania, 9.2 ppg/ 4.4 rpg (SIU-Carbondale ‘59) G 11 Abdi Lidonde, 6-2, So, Sutton, MA., 3.4 ppg/1.8 rpg OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3369 G 4 Brandon Johnson, 6-1, So, Orlando, FL., 3.5 ppg/2.5 rpg SR. WOMEN’S ADMINISTRATOR: Deb Polca G 3 John Morris, 6-2, Jr., Camp Hill, PA. 1.8 ppg/ 1.1 rpg ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE: 757-683-3375 TICKET OFFICE PHONE: 757 -683-4444 C 30 Sam Harris, 7-3, So, Newhan, Tasmania 1.0 ppg / 1.0 rpg ATHLETIC TRAINER: Scott Johnson F 34 Jonathan Adams, 6-6, Fr., Ringold, GA. 1.2 ppg/ 2.3 rpg OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.odusports.com F 21 Jason Thompson, 6-5, So., Sanford, NC. 0.8 ppg/1.2 rpg C 55 Janko Mrksic, 6-10, Jr., Ontario, Canada 0.4 ppg/ 0.4 rpg COACHING STAFF G 24 Bobby Bilicki, 5-10, Sr, Winchester, MA., 0.0 ppg/ 0.0 rpg HEAD COACH: Blaine Taylor (Montana ‘81) RECORD AT ODU: 86-55, Fifth year ODU VS JMU CAREER RECORD: 228-121 (11 yrs ) Series: ODU leads, 43-22 ASSISTANTS: Jim Corrigan (Duke ‘80), Last Meeting: 2-4-06 ODU wins, 87-69. Rob Wilkes (Stetson ‘93) & Six Monarchs scored in double fi gures led by Arnaud Dahi and Drew Wil- Travis DeCuire (Montana ‘94) liamson with 14 points each. John Morris tied a career high with 12 points. DIR. OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: ODU shot .563 from the fl oor, while JMU shot .379. Chris Cathlin led JMU John Richardson (Elizabeth City St. ’95) with 16 and Joe Posey scored 14 off the bench. That game was ODU’s third OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3362 home sellout of the year. BASKETBALL SECRETARY: Annette Manley Last JMU Win: 2002-03, 74-66 in Harrisonburg. 2004-05 RECORD: 28-6 (school record) 2004-05 CAA RECORD: 15-3, CAA Champions ODU VS. DELAWARE POST SEASON: NCAA 1st rd, lost to Michigan St., 89-81 Series: ODU leads, 6-4 (Worcester, MA.) Last Meeting: ODU wins, 56-49 on Feb. 9, 05 in Delaware. Last Delaware win: 1-17-04, 64-62 in Delaware HISTORY This is the fi rst meeting between the two teams this year. FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1930-31 Because of the new CAA scheduling, UD along with UNCW, OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD: 1077-782 (75 years) .575 Towson and Northeastern are only on ODU’s schedule once. FIRST YEAR OF DIV. I. BASKETBALL:1976-77 DIVISION I ALL-TIME RECORD: 520-355 (29 yrs) .584 LAST GAME NO. YRS IN NCAA TRN/LAST: ODU defeated Marist College, 84-71 Saturday in the BracketBuster?s game 8/ 2005, lost to #5 seed Michigan St., 89-81 on ESPN2 in front of 8,005 fans. Alex Loughton scored 27 points with 12 NO. YRS IN NIT TRN/LAST: rebounds. It was his 8th double-double of the year. Brian Henderson added 9/ 1999 Lost 2nd rd at Butler, 75-62 a career high 20 points and Drew Williamson dished out a career high ten assists. ODU shot .527 from the fl oor, while Marist, the nations eight best GAME NOTES shooting team hit only .413 from the fl oor. 2005 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONS 2005-06 MONARCH BASKETBALL OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY

STATISTICAL COMPARISONS ODU JMU DEL NOTES FROM LAST YEAR: Points 71.1 64.8 67.5 8 28 wins is a new school record for a single season. Opp Pts 64.6 77.3 71.5 FG% .442 .403 .415 8 ODU had ten or less turnovers ten times. OPP FG% .413 .479 .433 3PT FG% .340 .332 .351 8 ODU held opponents to less than 40 percent shooting 17 FT% .726 .617 .660 times. REBS: 36.5 35.8 35.2 OPP REBS: 34.0 34.2 37.3 8 329 steals is a new school record. ASSTS: 15.6 12.8 13.0 Turnovers 13.0 16.4 15.9 8 Blaine Taylor won his 200th game at Hofstra. Jan. 19. Steals 7.8 5.7 7.8 Blocks 3.5 2.2 3.8 8 The 10,650 in attendance for the ODU-VCU CAA title game is a new Conference record. PRE-SEASON HONORS CAA ODU picked to repeat as CAA champions st nd ODU TV SCHEDULE (6-5) Alex Loughton 1 team & Isaiah Hunter 2 team Nov. 21 8:30 p.m. Wisconsin Comcast & Fox Sports

Street & Smith’s Alex Loughton 3rd All-American Dec. 3 7:00 p.m. East Carolina WITN Greenville (tape delayed on Comcast Dec. 4th at 1:30 am & 10:30 am Lindy’s ODU ranked 21st Foxsports.com ODU ranked 21st Dec. 10 3:00 p.m. at Drexel CN8 and WSKY channel 4 Associated Press ODU receiving votes ESPN/USA Today ODU receiving votes Dec. 17 4:00 p.m. DePaul Comcast Dec. 20 7:00 p.m. at Richmond Comcast

THIS DATE IN ODU HISTORY Jan. 7 Noon Northeastern Comcast February 23, 1979, ODU beat William and Mary 71-69. Jan. 14 Noon VCU Comcast

Jan. 28 2 p.m. at GMU Comcast APPROACHING MILESTONES Feb. 11 6 p.m. at VCU ESPN2 Senior Isaiah Hunter became the 41st Monarch to break the 1,000 career point mark. He did it in the fi rst half of the VMI game and Feb. 15 7 p.m. Georgia St. Comcast now has 1318 career points which ranks him 21st. Feb. 18 4 p.m. Bracket Busters (Marist) ESPN2

Alex Loughton has 1574 career points and 890 career rebounds. Feb. 23 7 p.m. at JMU Comcast He currently ranks 12th . In rebounding, Loughton ranks eighth. He is the 14th Monarch to reach 1500 career points. Other Notes: This season ODU has beaten teams from the SEC (Georgia), the STEALING: Loughton also has 154 career steals which ties him ACC (Virginia Tech), and the BIG EAST (DePaul). In 1993-94, with Brion Dunlap (‘98). He is the only non guard in ODU’s top- ODU defeated Virginia (ACC) and South Carolina (SEC). 10 career steals list. Brandon Johnson returned to action against Marist, as he is Junior red-shirt John Morris graduated with a business manage- recovering from a bullet wound to his right shoulder. ment degree on Dec. 18. He is taking graduate courses in the Alex Loughton has eight double-doubles this year. Loughton is same fi eld. He joined Allon Wright and Kevin Swann who also doing an internship this semester with the ODU Intercollegiate graduated a year early (1993) and played their senior year as Foundation. graduate students.

Junior red-shirt Janko Mrksic will graduate in May UPCOMING GAMES and will transfer. Feb. 25 at Delaware 7:30 p.m. CAA Tournament- March 4-6, 2006 2005 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONS 2005-06 MONARCH BASKETBALL OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY ODU HOME W-L RECORD 14-1 in 2004-05 MONARCH SEEDS IN NCAA TOURNAMENT 14-4 in 1981-82 1980 9th 1982 10th 1985 12th 13-1 in 1979-80 & 1983-84 1986 8th 1992 15th 1995 14th 9-0 in 1992-93 1997 14th 2005 12th

ODU 25-PLUS WIN SEASONS PAST ODU NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS 28-6 in 2004-05 (NCAA Tournament) 1979-80 L 74-87 UCLA Tempe, AZ 25-4 in 1976-77 (NIT, 1st Div. I season) 1981-82 L 57-74 Wake Forest Charlotte, NC. 1984-85 L 68-85 SMU Hartford, CT. 25-6 in 1974-75 (NCAA Div. II Champions) 1985-86 W 72-64 West Virginia Greensboro, NC. st 25-5 in 1979-80 (1 NCAA Div. I Trn.) L 61-89 Duke Greensboro, NC. 25-9 in 1998-99 (NIT 2nd round) 1991-92 L 69-88 Kentucky Worcester, MA. 1994-95 W 89-81(3ot) Villanova Albany, NY. HONORS THIS SEASON L 52-64 Tulsa Albany, NY. CAA Player of the Week: Arnaud Dahi, 11-28-05 1996-97 L 51-55 New Mexico Pittsburgh, PA. 2004-05 L 81-89 Michigan St. Worcester, MA. Isaiah Hunter, 12-19-05

Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team: Alex Loughton BLAINE TAYLOR AND THE NCAA TOURNAMENT 92-92 27-4 at Montana 14th seed Lost to Florida State, 78-68 1996-97 21-11 at Montana 16th seed, lost to Kentucky, 92-54 RECORDS SET OR TIED THIS SEASON th Best Free Throw percentage in a game: 100% (22-22) 2004-05 28-6 at ODU 12 seed, lost to Michigan State, 89-81

Consecutive Free Throws made in a game: 22 at Richmond CAA MONARCH RANKINGS TEAM Scoring 71.1 3rd Consecutive Free Throws made: 27 (12-17 vs. DePaul to 12-22 at Scoring Defense 64.6 5th UAB Free Throw PCT .726 2nd Field Goal Pct .442 5th Fewest Points scored in a half: 10 by ODU at Drexel FG PCT Def. .413 4th 3PT FG PCT .340 9th Fewest OPP Field Goals made in a game: 14 by DePaul 3PT FG Def. .333 7th Rebounding 36.5 4th Rebound Def. 34.0 4th Lowest OPP Field Goal percentage: .241 (14-58) by DePaul Rebound Margin +2.6 3rd Blocked Shots 3.5 6th CONSTANT CENTER RECORDS SET OR TIED Assists 15.5 2nd THIS SEASON Steals 7.8 4th Individual Asst/TO. Ratio 1.2 1st

INDIVIDUALS AVG RANK Three-Point Field Goals made in a game: (tied) 5, by Isaiah Scoring Hunter 14.0 9th Hunter vs. DePaul Loughton 14.3 8th Rebounding: Loughton 7.4 8th Opponent Individual Points: FG PCT Loughton .505 6th 34, by Dominick Mejia (DRX) Dahi .507 5th Assists Williamson 4.8 4th Opponent Individual Blocked Shots: Free Throw PCT: Loughton .769 9th 9, by Shawn James (NE) Dahi .786 4th Hunter .774 6th Team Steals Williamson 1.6 8th Asst/TO Ratio Williamson 2.9 1st Field Goal percentage: .574 (31-54) vs. DePaul Blocks Dahi 1.1 8th Lowest OPP Field Goal percentage: .241 (14-58) by Off; Rebounds Loughton 2.4 9th Def. Rebounds Loughton 5.0 5th DePaul 2005 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONS 2005-06 MONARCH BASKETBALL OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY ODU’S TOP DOUBLE DOUBLE PERFORMERS (Single Season) 1. Chris Gatling (20) in 1990-91 2. Wilson Washington (19) in 1976-77 ALL-TIME SERIES WITH CAA TEAMS 3. Mark West (17) in 1982-83 Delaware 4. Mark West (16) in 1981-82 Series Record: 6-4 Odell Hodge (16) in 1996-97 Last Meeting: ODU wins, 56-49 (2-9-05) & Dave Twardzik (16) in 1970-71 (ast/pts) Last UD Win: 1-17-04, 64-62 (A) Drexel ODU CAREER TRIPLE DOUBLE PERFORMERS Series Record: 6-5 Wilson Washington (4) Last Meeting: Dec.10,05, Drexel wins, 61-49 in Philadelphia. Mark West (3) Last ODU win: 1-26-06, ODU wins, 74-67 (H) George Mason ODU’S RECORD WHEN: Series Record: ODU, 28-12 Days: Last Meeting: GMU wins, 66-47 (1-28-06) (H) Mondays (0-1) Last ODU win:12-7-05, ODU wins, 54-53(H) Tuesdays (1-1) Hofstra Wednesdays (3-0) Series Record: ODU, 7-6 Thursdays (4-3) Last Meeting: 2-2-06, Hofstra wins, 65-63(A) Fridays (3-0) Last Hofstra win: 2-2-06, Hofstra wins, 65-63 (A) Saturdays (8-3) Sundays (0-0) James Madison Series Record: ODU, 43-22 Last Meeting: 2-4-06, ODU wins 87-69(H) Points Last JMU Win: 2002-03, 74-66 (A) 40-59: (2-4) 60-69: (3-2) UNC Wilmington Series Record: ODU, 22-15 70-79: (7-1) Last Meeting: 1-3-0, ODU wins, 64-59 (H) 80-89: (7-1) Last UNCW Win: 2001-02, 66-56 (A) 90-99: (0-0) 100 +: (0-0) Towson Series Record: ODU, 15-1 Last Meeting: 1-5-06, ODU wins, 85-71(A) Overtime: 0-0 Last TU Win: 2001-02, 67-56 (H)

When ODU outrebounds Opp:14-1 Virginia Commonwealth When Opp. outrebound ODU:6-5 Series Record: 35-37 Last Meeting:1-15-06, ODU wins 78-75 (H) Last VCU win: 2-11-06, 80-74 (A) 20+ turnovers: 0-1 Less than 20 turnovers: 19-7 William & Mary Series Record: ODU, 54-14 Last Meeting: 2-9-06, ODU wins,81-60(H) NATIONALLY in 2005 Last W&M Win: 1-26-04, 86-77(A) The Monarchs ranked Georgia State Series Record: ODU, 4-1 Last Meeting: 2-15-06, ODU wins, 75-56 (H) Last GSU Win-: 1977-78, 71-68 10th in Won-Loss Record Northeastern 20th in scoring defense Series Record: ODU 1-0 th Last Meeting: 1-7-06, ODU, 85-79 16 in steals Last ODU Win: 1-7-06 18th in fewest turnovers 20th in scoring margin (10.9) 25th in assists per game 43rd in fi eld goal percentage defense

2005 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONS 2005-06 MONARCH BASKETBALL OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY CAREER STARTS BY YEAR 03 - 04 - 05 - 06 ODU BENCH SCORING/OPP Hunter 13 - 29 - 31 - 22 Loughton 25 - 28 - 34 - 27 Georgia 33/26 Dahi -- - 24 - 28 -20 Fordham 9/5 Morris -- - 2 - 2 - 0 Wisconsin 5/22 Mrksic -- - 2 - 2 - 0 MTSM 22/17 Vasylius -- - 5 - 5 - 8 VMI 9/16 Williamson -- - 15 - 34 -27 ECU 16/11 Harris ------2 - 0 GMU 10/5 Henderson ------0-25 Drexel 21/6 Johnson ------2 - 2 DePaul 20/19 Lidonde ------0 - 3 Richmond 2/15 Thompson ------0 - 0 UAB 40/25 Adams ------1 Vtech 10/2 UNCW 15/7 TAYLOR VS. CAA Towson 19/8 Northeastern 21/4 School Record Ga. State 26/20 VCU 19/31 Delaware 6-4 Hofstra 12/6 Drexel 6-5 W&M 6/27 George Mason 4-6 Drexel 17/6 Georgia State 1-0 GMU 23/14 Hofstra 7-6 Hofstra 21/12 James Madison 7-2 JMU 34/32 UNCW 7-2 W&M 30/31 Northeastern 2-0 VCU 4/20 Towson 8-1 Ga.state 15/13 VCU 3-10 Marist 9/3 W&M 9-2 JMU Delaware

HOT TICKET CURRENT MONARCH DOUBLE-DOUBLE LEADERS ODU has lead the CAA in attendence two of the last three Loughton Dahi Vasylius years. 2002-03 1 -- -- 2003-04 9 2 0 2002-03 5,910 (1st) 2004-05 13 1 2 2003-04 5,695 (2nd) 2005-06 8 1 0 2004-05 6,022 (1st) MONARCH CAA AVERAGES PTS/REBS 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 TOP CROWDS THIS YEAR Loughton 7.2/5.7 15.6/8.2 15.1/8.5 Virginia Tech 8,424 (sellout) Mrksic 2.2/1.0 1.1/1.4 ---- VCU 8,424 (sellout) Hunter 5.7/1.6 13.0/3.3 13.4/2.8 JMU 8,424 (sellout Dahi ---- 12.3/4.4 9.5/5.8 Marist 8,005 Vasylius ---- 7.9/3.2 8.9/3.3 DePaul 7,022 Williamson ---- 3.9/2.4 5.8/3.2 East Carolina 7,020 Lidonde ---- 0.9/0.6 ---- Drexel 6,914 Johnson ------2.8/2.4 W&M 6,772 Henderson ------2.7/1.0 Morris 2.2/0.9 ---- 1.7/1.1 Harris ------1.6/1.4 RPI RATINGS Thompson ------1.1/1.4 52 ODU 19 George Mason 37 UNCW 46 Hofstra 69 VCU 2005 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONS 2005-06 MONARCH BASKETBALL OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ALL-TIME MONARCH TEAM ODU ALL TIME STEALS LEADERS 1. Frank Smith 1984-88 295 In celebration of ODU’s 75th anniversary fans can vote on for all- 2. Mike Byers 1995-99 189 time Monarch basketball team on the ODU website until March 3. Joey Caruthers 1973-77 188 3rd. 4. Grant Robinson 1979-83 184 5. Kevin Swann 1989-94 179 6. Darrin Mcdonald 1985-90 165 7. Keith Thomas 1982-86 160 8. Alex Loughton 2003-06 154 8. Brion Dunlap 1994-98 154 ODU 1,000 CAREER PT CLUB 10. Pierre Greene 1999-02 148 1. Ronnie Valentine 1976-80 2,204 11. Chris Gatling 1988-91 147 2. Leo Anthony 1957-61 2181 12. Tommy Conrad 1975-79 139 3. Odell Hodge 1992-97 2117 13. Donald Anderson 1989-93 137 4. Petey Sessoms 1991-95 1985 14. Jeff Furhman 1973-77 131 5. Anthony Carver 1986-90 1958 Rasheed Wright 1999-03 131 6. Chris Gatling 1988-91 1811 15 Drew Williamson 2004- 127 7. Ronnie McAdoo 1978-82 1776 Ricardo Leonard 1988-92 127 8. Dave Twardzik 1969-72 1660 Troy Nance 2001-04 127 9. Joel Copeland 1970-74 1657 10. Kenny Gattison 1982-86 1623 11. Keith Jackson 1989-93 1592 12. Alex Loughton 2003-06 1574 ODU ALL-TIME ASSIST LEADERS 13. Darrin McDonald 1985-90 1564 1. Frank Smith 1984-88 883 2. Dave Twardzik 1969-72 880 3. Brion Dunlap 1994-98 680 4. Joey Caruthers 1973-77 619 ODU ALL TIME REBOUNDERS 5. Dick St. Clair 1967-70 608 1. Randy Leddy 1962-66 1153 6. Grant Robinson 1979-83 596 2. Mark West 1979-83 1113 7. Donald Anderson 1989-93 488 3. Odell Hodge 1992-97 1086 8. Oliver Purnell 1972-75 476 4. Wilson Washington 1975-77 1011 9. Kevin Swann 1989-94 458 5. Kenny Gattison 1982-86 963 10. Troy Nance 2001-04 457 6. Ronnie Valentine 1976-80 949 11. Rick Nau 1970-73 423 7. Joel Copeland 1970-74 939 12. Charlie Smith 1981-85 385 8. Alex Loughton 2003-06 890 13 Drew Williamson 2004- 381 9. Chris Gatling 1988-91 859 12. Buttons Speakes 1966-69 380

HOME SWEET HOME ODU fi nished the season with a 13-1 home record. Last year, ODU was 14-1.

2005 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONS 2005-06 MONARCH BASKETBALL OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY

CAREER HIGHS TRACKING THE MONARCHS Isaiah Hunter Points: 28 vs. Hofstra (2-7-04) REBS: 9 vs. Drexel (1-3-04), vs. DePaul (12-17-05) Radio: For the 13th straight season ESPN1310 Radio will be Asst: 10 vs. Drexel (3-8-03) CAA Trn. broadcasting all the Monarch contests. John Castleberry will be 3PT FGM: 6, vs. Hofstra (2-7-04) providing the play-by-play with Rick Kiefner and Billy Mann Alex Loughton adding the color commentary at all home games and selected Points: 45 vs. Charlotte (12-06-03) Away contests. Rebs: 16, vs George Mason ((2-28-04) ASST: 6, vs. Charlotte (12-06-03) Steals: 5, vs. UNCW (1-28-04), & St. Joe (12-22-04) Blks: 3, vs. Liberty (12-18-03) & Towson(1-31-04) Arnaud Dahi Points: 25, at Wisconsin (11-21-05) Rebs: 12, vs. St. Joseph’s (11-29-03) Internet: The offi cial Old Dominion athletics website is at www. Blks: 6, vs. Virginia Tech (12-30-05) Asst: 5, vs. Charlotte (12-06-03) odusports.com which carries the most up-to-date information on the Monarchs. Bios, game stories, stats and box scores can John Morris be found along with game notes the morning of the scheduled Points: 12, vs VMI (12-1-04), & JUM (2-4-06) Rebs: 5, vs Maryland Eastern Shore (12-14-02) contests. The live ESPN1310 Radio broadcast of all Monarch Ast: 6, vs. UMES (12-14-02) games can be heard over the web. All home non-televised games will be videostreamed this season on Valdas Vasylius Points: 29, vs Towson (2-2-05) the athletic website, www.odusports.com. Fans can watch the Rebs: 12, vs. South Alabama (11-20-04) games live from the Constant Center for a monthly fee of $6.95 Assts: 5, vs. JMU (2-11-04) through the College Pass program which Also provides the audio Drew Williamson and video broadcasts of over 100 colleges and universities. Points: 15, at Hofstra (1-19-05) Rebs: 7, vs. GMU (1-15-05) Asst: 10, vs. Marist (2-18-06) Sam Harris Points: 14 vs. Shawnee State (11-27-04) Rebs: 6, vs Shawnee State (11-27-04) Blks: 7, vs VMI (12-1-04) Coaches Show: Head Coach Blaine Taylor will join John Brandon Johnson Castleberry live on ESPN1310 Radio on Monday’s from 5:00 p.m. Points: 12 vs Hofstra (2-23-05), vs Georgia (11-18-05) Rebs: 7, at ECU (12-12-04). – 6:00 p.m. throughout the season to review the previous week’s Assts: 10, vs. Towson (2-2-05) games and give an insight into the upcoming Monarch matchups. Steals: 6, at Delaware (2-9-05) Brian Henderson Points: 20, vs. Marist (2-18-06) CAA Telephonic Press Conferences: Members of the media are Rebs: 8, vs. Virginia Tech (12-30-05) invited to participate in the CAA’s weekly telephonic press Assts: 8, vs. VMI (11/30/05) conference series. The fi rst call will be Jan. 3 and run each Jason Thompson Tuesday morning through Feb. 28. CAA coaches will be available Points: 4, vs. ETSU (12-18), Longwood (12-20) & Hofstra (1-19) to answer questions beginning at 10:10 a.m. The number to call Rebs: 5, vs. Longwood (12-20-04) Assts: 1, vs. VMI (12-01-04) is 1-888-677-9010. Members of the media should contact Tripp Sheppard at the CAA offi ce for the password to access the call. Jonathan Adams Blaine Taylor will be on each call at 10:30 a.m. Points: 5, vs. JMU (2-4-06) Rebs: 6, vs. W&M (2-9-06) ASSTS: 5, vs. W&M (2-9-06) Janko Mrksic Points: 6, vs. GMU (2-24-03) & W&M (2-25-04) Rebs: 6, vs. W&M (2-25-04) Assts: 2, vs. Delaware (2-22-03) & Charlotte (12-6-03)

Abdi Lidonde Points: 15, vs. UNC (11-22-03) Rebs: 8, vs W&M (2-9-06) Assts: 3, UAB (12-22-05)

2005 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONS 2005-06 MONARCH BASKETBALL OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY Did You Know Conference and reached the fi nal 16 of the State 4A Five Old Dominion alumni were part of Olympic medals won at tournament. the recent Summer Games in Athens, Greece. ABOUT NORFOLK/HAMPTON ROADS AREA l The Hampton Roads area is comprised of seven Oliver Purnell (’75-Asst. coach with Team USA Men’s Basketball Cities and has a combined population of approximately (Bronze Medal), Anne Donovan (’83) -Asst. coach with Team USA 1.5 million, making it the 27th largest metropolitan area Women’s Basketball(Gold Medal), Charles Ogletree (’89) – Sailor in the United States. on Team USA Tornado class (Silver Medal), Marina DiGiacomo l Virginia Beach is the world’s largest resort city and (’01)- Argentina fi eld hockey team (Bronze Medal), Macha va der Largest populated city in Virginia. Vaart (’91) – Netherlands fi eld hockey team (Silver Medal) l Virginia Beach has the longest stretch of beach in the World (approx. 27 miles) and has more hotels than any In all, 21 ODU alumni have competed in past Olympic games. other City its size. l Norfolk, 1998 Best Big City in the South by Money ESPN Sportscenter anchor Jay Harris is a 1987 ODU graduate. Magazine, is home to the world’s largest Naval installation. Bob Pritchett (’68) who scored 67 points in a game against l Norfolk is home to the Norfolk Tides, the New York RPI and and 47 in a game against Hampden-Sydney in 1968 Mets AAA affi liate and resides in currently lives in Grove City, Ohio (outside Columbus). He is Norfolk’s 12,000 seat Harbor Deputy Supervisor for a juvenile correction facility there. Park in downtown Norfolk.

In 1994-95, ODU played four top-25 teams. The Monarchs defeated #9 Villanova, 89-81 in triple overtime in the NCAA fi rst round. During the regular season, ODU played at #14 Virginia, and #14 Arizona State and host #1 North Carolina .

Assistant coach Jim Corrigan is in his 19th year as an assistant on the collegiate level, all in the CAA. FORMER MONARCH GREATS l Mark West (’83) Assistant General Manager, Phoenix Assistant coach Rob Wilkes is the son of legendary Stetson head Suns Coach Glenn Wilkes. l Dave Twardzik (’72) Asst. GM, Orlando Magic l Kenny Gattison (’86) Asst. Coach with New Orleans Assistant coach Travis DeCuire played for Taylor at Montana Hornets from 1991-94 and earned All-Big Sky honors in 1993 and 1994. l Oliver Purnell (’75) Head Coach at Clemson

Of the eight Monarchs who have played in the NBA, two were ODU POINT OF PRIDE fi rst round draft picks. Chris Gatling (16th overall in 1991 by l Old Dominion athletic teams have won 32 team and Golden State) and Cal Bowdler (17th overall in 1999 by Atlanta). individual National championships, as sailing captured Gatling played in the 1997 NBA all-star game. both are currently their 15th title in November with the ICSA singlehanded playing overseas (Gatling in Russia). event. l Since 1976, ODU has 105 fi rst team All-Americans and 70 The nickname of the state of Virginia is the “Old Dominion.” First team Academic All-Americans. 21 alumni have competed as Olympians. MONARCH CO-CAPTAINS l Baseball pitcher Justin Verlander was the second overall This year’s co-captains are Alex Loughton and selection in the 2004 June’s draft by Detroit.(pitched in Drew Williamson. two Tiger games last summer) l Sue Stahl is the US Women’s Lacrosse National Coach. MONARCH RECRUITING l Former ODU cheerleader, Mary Maniscalco- The Monarchs signed Marsharee Neely, a 6-2, 180-pound guard Theberge(’78) is the fi rst female to hold the position of from Page High School in Greensboro, NC. As a junior Neely Chief of Surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. earned fi rst team All-Metro Conference Honors. He was named l Athletic Director Dr. Jim Jarrett was named Southeast fi rst team All-Area, and All-City as he averaged 18.1 points, Athletic Director of the Year (1AA/1AAA) by NACDA 8.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. Page High School in 2003, & Lifetime Achievement award by the Virginia compiled a 18-9 record, fi nished second in the Metro Sports Information Dir. Assoc. in 2004. l Ten Monarch coaches and athletes have been enshrined in the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. 2005 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONS