MONARCHS The 2006-07 Old Dominion Basketball Media Guide Table of Contents QuickFacts Radio/T.V. Roster ............................................IBC GENERAL INFORMATION HISTORY Quick Facts .......................................................1 LOCATION: Norfolk, Va. 23529 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1930-31 NICKNAME: Monarchs OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD: Head Coach Blaine Taylor .............................2-4 FOUNDED: 1930 (as the Norfolk Div. of 1097-792 (76 years) .574 Assistant Coaches............................................5-8 The College of William & Mary) FIRST YEAR OF DIV. I. BASKETBALL:1976-77 2006-07 Roster ..................................................9 ENROLLMENT: 21,500 DIVISION I ALL-TIME RECORD: 540-365 (30 yrs) .583 2006-07 Outlook ...............................................10-11 SCHOOL COLORS: Slate Blue (PMS 540), NO. YRS IN NCAA TRN/LAST: 8/ 2005, lost to #5 Player Bios ........................................................12-28 Silver (PMS 877), & Light Blue (PMS 283) seed Michigan St., 89-81 HOME COURT: NO. YRS IN NIT TRN/LAST: 10/ 2006 semi-fi nals, Support Staff ....................................................29 Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424) lost to Michigan, 66-43 Monarch Reachout ..........................................30 SURFACE: Wood RETURNING LETTERMEN: 9 Administration ................................................31-33 CONFERENCE: Colonial Athletic Association LETTERMEN LOST: Three Academic Support ..........................................34 PRESIDENT: Dr. Roseann Runte Isaiah Hunter, 6-3, Sr, G, 14.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg (SUNY New Paltz ‘68) Alex Loughton, 6-9, Sr, F, 13.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg Directions to Campus/Notable Alums ........35 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dr. Jim Jarrett Janko Mrksic, 6-10, Sr, C, 0.3 ppg, 0.3 rpg Old Dominion University ..............................36-37 (SIU-Carbondale ‘59) STARTERS RETURNING: (three) Norfolk & Hampton Roads ...........................38-39 OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3369 Arnaud Dahi, 6-7, Sr, F, 11.9, ppg, 4.8 rpg Athletic Facilities .............................................40-41 SR. WOMEN’S ADMINISTRATOR: Deb Polca Drew Williamson, 6-0, Sr, G, 7.3 ppg, 4.8 apg Why Monarchs? ...............................................41 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE: 757-683- Brian Henderson, 6-5, Jr, G/F, 6.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg 3375 Valdas Vasylius, 6-7, Sr, F, 8.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg* Strength Training Facility& Apartments .....42 TICKET OFFICE PHONE: 757 -683-4444 * Started eight games. Media Information ..........................................43-44 ATHLETIC TRAINER: Scott Johnson RETURNING LETTERMEN (6) Travel/Athletic Directory ..............................45 COACHINGOFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.odusports.comSTAFF Brandon Johnson, 6-1, Jr, G, 3.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg 2005-06 in Review ...........................................46-47 Abdi Lidonde, 6-2, Jr, G, 3.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg HEAD COACH: Blaine Taylor (Montana ‘81) Jonathan Adams, 6-6, So, F, 1.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg 2005-06 Game Boxes .......................................48-52 RECORD AT ODU: 94-59, sixth year John Morris, 6-2, Sr, G, 1.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg Convocation Center ........................................53-57 CAREER RECORD: 236-124 (12 yrs ) Sam Harris, 7-3, Jr, C, 1.1 ppg, 1.0 rpg Monarchs in the Pros ......................................58-60 ASSISTANTS: Jim Corrigan (Duke’80), NEWCOMERS (4) Colonial Athletic Association ........................61-63 Rob Wilkes (Stetson ‘93) & Keyon Carter, 6-8, Fr, F, Riviera Beach, FL/ st Opponents ........................................................64-71 Travis DeCuire (Montana ‘94) Dwyer HS, 15.1 ppg/ 12.2 rpg. 1 team All-County DIR. OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Frank Hassell, 6-8, Fr, F, Chesapeake, VA./ Retired Jerseys .................................................72 John Richardson (Elizabeth City St. ’95) Indian River HS, 17.1 ppg/ 12.2 rpg, All-District & RECORDS OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3362 All Region. Championship Teams .....................................74-76 BASKETBALL SECRETARY: Annette Manley Gerald Lee, 6-9, Fr, F, Finland All-Conference Monarchs ..............................76-77 18.1 ppg/ 8.3 rpg Finnish under-20 team 2005-06 Marsharee Neely, 6-2, Fr, G, Greensboro, NC./ Post-Season Results.........................................78-81 Page HS, 20.1 ppg/ 8.2 rpg Metro 4A Player of the Year. All-American Monarchs .................................82-83 2005-06 RECORD: 24-10 SPORTS INFORMATION Individual Records ..........................................84 2005-06 CAA RECORD: 13-5, 4th place SPORTS INFORMATION DIR: Carol Hudson,Jr. Team Records ...................................................85 POST SEASON: NIT Semi Finals. OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3372 Vs. Ranked Teams ...........................................86 79-61 W at Colorado; 70-66 W vs. E-MAIL: chudson@odu.edu Manhattan, 61-51 W at Hofstra; 43-66 L Michi- HOME PHONE: 757-625-2061 Year-by-Year Leaders ......................................87-88 gan. ASSISTANT: Kim Zivkovich Coaches & Captains ........................................89 E-MAIL: kzivkovi@odu.edu All-Time Scorers ..............................................90 2006 RPI Ratings PUBLICATIONS DIR: Tina Price Monarchs in Overtime ....................................91 NCAA: 52 E-MAIL ADDRESS: tprice@odu.edu RPI Ratings.com: 52 ASTT. SID: Rob Silsbee The Leaderboards............................................92-93 CollegeRPI.com: 69 FAX NUMBER: 757-683-3119 100 Point Games ..............................................94 Sagarin: 53 MAIL ADDRESS: Rm 124/Athletic Admin. Bldg. Team Avg. .........................................................95 Norfolk, Va. 23529-0201 Monarchs on Team USA .................................95 PRESS ROW NUMBERS: 757-683-5596 Home Court Advantage. ................................96 ATHLETIC TICKET OFFICE: 757-683-4444 or 5484 VOICE OF THE MONARCHS: ESPN 1310 Radio All-Time Starters .............................................97 (John Castleberry) Lettermen .........................................................98 PHONE: 757-434-0746 STATION PHONE: 757-671-1000 Year-by-Year Results .......................................99-104 STATION FAX: 757-671-1313 ODU vs. Opponents........................................105-108 CONSTANT CENTER CONTACT: Mike Fryling OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-5762 Credits Monarch Basketball “2006-07” is a publication of the Old Dominion University offi ce of Athletic Public Relations. EDITORS: Carol Hudson, Jr., Sports Information Director; Tina Price, Director of Athletic Publications. LAYOUT AND DESIGN: Tina Price, Director of Athletic Publications. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE: Debbie H. White, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Public Relations and Marketing and Kim Zivkovich, Assistant Sports Information Director. PHOTOGRAPHY: Rick Voight (RSVP Media), Steve Chinnis, Timothy Boone (Avalon Commuications), Carol Hudson, The Virginian Pilot, Getty Images, Steve Goldman, Joe Law, Phil Hoffmann, Sam Roberts, Mitchell Layton, Steve Grieco, Ralph Fitzgerald. Martin Smith-Rodden, Scott K. Brown, Dave Denoma, NBA Entertainment, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. PRINTING: Jones Printing, Chesapeake, VA. Old Dominion University is an affi rmative action/equal opportunity institution. This publication was printed without the support of tax dollars from the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1 Monarch Basketball 2006-07 BLAINE TAYLOR Sixth Season (94-59) Career Record 236-124 (.655) Montana ‘81 laine Taylor begins his sixth season as the 1992 (27), 1994 (20), 1995 (21), 1996 (20) and 1997 (21). Montana Monarchs head basketball coach. He led the averaged 20.3 wins per year while Taylor was the head coach. Monarchs to a 24-10 record and to the semi- At Stanford, Taylor helped lead the top-seeded Cardinal to fi nals of the National Invitation Tournament the NCAA West regional fi nal in 2001 en route to posting a 31-3 last year. During the course of the season, record, including a victory over the Monarchs in the fi rst round ODU defeated teams from six of the major of the San Juan Shootout in Puerto Rico. The Cardinal was conferences including Georgia, DePaul, ranked No. 1 for six weeks and advanced to the NCAA tourna- Virginia Tech, and Colorado. In the last two ment in each of Taylor’s three years on Mike Montgomery’s seasons, ODU has won 52 games. staff. Stanford won three Pac 10 Championships during Taylor’s In 2004-05, he guided a youthful team with only one senior tenure. Bto a school single season record of 28 wins (28-6). The Mon- A graduate of Montana, Taylor earned the school’s Naseby archs captured their fi rst CAA title since 1997, and earned a trip Rhinehart Award as the Most Inspirational Player in 1981 as well to the NCAA tournament. Taylor reached a coaching milestone as being named the University’s most outstanding male athlete on Jan. 19 of 2005 with his 200th collegiate win as ODU defeated that same year. A starting point guard at Montana, Taylor is Hofstra in New York, 67-66. ninth in career assists with 300. He is also one of the school’s In doing so, Taylor was named CAA Coach of the Year. leading career throw shooters at .819 and he scored 753 career Junior forward Alex Loughton was named CAA Player of the points. He was an honorable mention All-Big Sky selection as Year and Tournament MVP, and earned honorable mention a junior and senior and was named to the league’s post season All-American honors as well as being selected to the NACDA All-Tournament National Academic Scholar team. team as a senior. Taylor has had a long successful career, both as a head Taylor played coach and as an assistant. He came to
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