2014 - 2015 MONARCH BASKETBALL OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (16-4/5-3) vs FAU OWLS (8-9/1-5) JANUARY 31, 2015 7:00 PM CONSTANT CENTER MONARCH PROBABLE STARTERS MONARCH 2014-15 SCHEDULE G 1 Aaron Bacote, 6-4 Jr, Hampton, VA., 10.8 ppg/3.6 rpg Mon. Nov 10 Mount Olive (Exhibition) 7:00 p.m. W, 76-61 Sat. Nov 15 UNC Wilmington 7:00 p.m. W, 76-56 G 0 Jordan Baker , 6-2, So., Hampton, VA., 4.0 ppg/2.3 apg Tue. Nov 18 Richmond 8:00 p.m. W, 63-57 G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA., 16.1 ppg/3.2 apg Fri. Nov 21 LSU% 6:30 p.m. W, 70-61 F 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX., 7.8 ppg/5.5 rpg Sun. Nov 23 Illinois State 10:00 p.m. L, 45-64 Mon. Nov 24 Gardner-Webb% 6:30 p.m. W, 58-46 F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD., 8.5 ppg./5.6 rpg Sat. Nov 29 #14 VCU 2:00 p.m. W, 73-67 MONARCH RESERVES Wed. Dec 03 George Mason 7:30 p.m. W, 75-69 Sun. Dec 14 NC A&T 2:00 p.m. W, 85-48 G 3 Keenan Palmore, 6-1, Jr. Stone Mountain, GA., 3.0 ppg/1.6 rpg Wed. Dec 17 Georgia State 8:00 p.m. W, 58-54 Fri. Dec 19 Maryland - Eastern Shore 7:00 p.m. W, 60-43 F 21 Denzell Taylor, 6-7, So., Ontario, Canada, 3.6 ppg/5.8 rpg Mon. Dec 22 William & Mary 7:00 p.m. W, 69-62 G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. Jacksonville, FL., 7.3 ppg/2.1 rpg Mon. Dec 29 Mount St. Mary's 8:00 p.m. W, 69-35 F 30 Nik Biberaj 6-8, Jr., Fairfax Station, VA., 2.6 ppg/1.9 rpg Sun. Jan 04 Charlotte * 1:00 p.m. W, 61-54 Thu. Jan 08 Marshall * 7:00 p.m. W, 72-51 F 10 Javonte Douglas, 6-7, Jr., Charlotte, NC., 3.1 ppg/2.9 rpg Sat. Jan 10 Western Kentucky * 5:30 p.m. L. 65-72 G 15 Deion Clark, 6-3, RSo. Naples, FL., 1.2 ppg/0.6 rpg Thu. Jan 15 Rice * 7:00 p.m. W, 63-53 F 11 Joe Ebondo, 6-7, Sr. Euless, TX., 0.3 ppg/0.8 rpg Sat. Jan 17 North Texas * 7:00 p.m. W, 61-50 Thu, Jan 22 Middle Tennessee * 8:00 p.m. L, 58-68 (ot) G 2 Martin Shaw, 6-1, JR., Hampton, VA., 0.4 ppg/0.0 rpg Sat Jan 24 UAB * 5:30 p.m. L, 68-81 MONARCH NOTES Thu. Jan 29 FIU * 7:00 p.m. W, 71-56 Sat. Jan 31 FAU * 7:00 p.m. - ODU has won 15 straight at home, 11-0 this year (2nd in C-USA to Sat. Feb 07 Charlotte (Alumni Game) * 7:00 p.m. LA. Tech) Thu. Feb 12 UTSA * 8:00 p.m. - ODU home attendance average is 6940, second only to UTEP at Sat. Feb 14 UTEP * TBA 8409 Thu. Feb 19 Southern Miss * 5:30 p.m. - Aaron Bacote (983 career points) scored a career high 31 vs. VCU Sat. Feb 21 LA Tech * 3:00 p.m. with a perfect 8-8 from the field Thu. Feb 26 Rice * 8:00 p.m. - ODU is 1-1 this year in overtime games - The Ga. State win was ODU’s first OT win since 2-22-12 at GSU & Sat. Feb 28 North Texas * 5:30 p.m. first at home since 2-14-08 vs. Drexel Thu. Mar 05 Marshall * 8:00 p.m. - Trey Freeman has scored 20 or more points six times this year Sat. Mar 07 Western Kentucky * 5:30 p.m. - ODU RPI is 43 as of Jan. 30. (2 top 50 wins LSU and VCU) March 11-14 C-USA Championship at Birmingham, AL - 81 points (.703 FG PCT) by UAB is the most ODU has allowed this year Home games in BOLD, and played at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. - 13-1 start was the best in ODU’s Div. I history *Denotes C-USA games - ODU won 10 straight from Nov. 14 to Jan. 8 (ODU record is 22) % Paradise Jam Tournament. - ODU shot .541 from the floor vs. NC A&T (best of the year) Note: Dates and times are subject to change - ODU is 3-0 against the Atlantic 10 (beating VCU, Richmond & Mason) - ODU’s win over No. 14 VCU was the first since the 61-57 at 11th ranked Georgetown in 2010 - Trey Freeman was named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team - Jeff Jones is second vice-president of the NABC 11 NCAA APPEARANCES - Aaron Bacote is pre-season All-C-USA 8 STRAIGHT NATIONAL POST SEASON APPEARANCES - Assistant coaches John Richardson and Lamar Barrett were (2005-2011) teammates at Elizabeth City State 2006 NIT SEMIFINALS - Conference USA celebrates its 20th season of competition - ODU basketball players hail from seven different states & Canada 2009 CIT CHAMPIONS 2014 CBI SEMIFINALS 2014 - 2015 MONARCH BASKETBALL OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY GENERAL INFORMATION SERIES VS. FAU Location: Norfolk, Va. 23529 ODU leads, 2-0. ODU won in the Constant Center, 70-55 as part Nickname: Monarchs of the ODU Cox Classic in 2006-07 and the Monarchs won in Founded: 1930 (as the Norfolk Division of The College of William Boca Raton last year, 65-60. In that contest, Keenan Palmore led & Mary) with 15 points, followed by Denzell Taylor with 14 and Richard Enrollment: 24,753 Ross added 10. Justin Raffington led FAU with 16 points and 12 School Colors: Slate Blue (PMS 540), Silver (PMS 877), rebounds. & Light Blue (PMS 283) Home Court: Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472) Surface: Wood LAST GAME Conference: C-USA President: John Broderick (Northeastern) ODU ended a two-game slide with a 71-56 victory over FAU. Athletic Director: Dr. Wood Selig (Washington & Lee) Jonathan Arledge and Trey Freeman led with 17 points each for Office Phone: 757-683-3369 ODU. The Monarchs shot .500 from the floor which is the second Sr. Women's Administrator: Deb Polca time this season of 50 percent or better. FIU shot .417 and turned Athletic Department Phone: 757-683-3375 the ball over 14 times. Ticket Office Phone: 757 -683-4444 Official Website: www.odusports.com COMPARING THE TEAMS ODU FAU ODU COACHING STAFF Scoring: 66.0 64.2 FG PCT: .427 .421 Head Coach: Jeff Jones (Virginia ’82) FG DEF: .400 . 430 Record at ODU: 34-22 (2nd season) 3 PT PCT: .334 .360 Career Record: 391-309 (.559) 22 years FT PCT: .695 .670 Assistant Coaches: John Richardson (Elizabeth City State’95), REBS: 37.0 31.7 Lamar Barrett (Elizabeth City state ’94), R-Margin: +6.5 -4.2 & Bryant Stith (Virginia ’92). ASTS: 13.1 10.5 Special Asst. to the Men’s HEAD Coach: Kieran Donohue TO: 11.5 12.8 (Virginia ’97) STLS: 6.1 4.5 Athletic Trainer for MBB: Jason Mitchell Basketball Secretary: Annette Manley Office Phone: 757-683-3362 NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS (25) .800 winning pct. The 2014-15 Jeff Jones Coaches (15th) .57.3 Scoring Defense Show, presented by Bud Light (26) +6.5 Rebound Margin The 2014-15 Jeff Jones Coaches Show, presented by Bud Light, will be Monday nights at Dave & Busters at Lynnhaven C-USA RANKINGS Mall in Virginia Beach., at 7 p.m. ODU Director of broadcasting Scoring: Freeman (6th) 16.1 Ted Alexander, the voice of ODU athletics, will be the host. The Field Goal PCT: Ross (4th) .588 Jeff Jones shows will be carried live on ESPN 94.1 FM, Sports Free Throw PCT: Bacote (2nd) .840 FM 100.5, WBRG 104.5 FM in Richmond, Super Talk 1050 in Free Throw PCT: Freeman (9th) .785 Lynchburg, VA., and on Monarch Media. Rebounding: Ross (16th) 5.5 Rebounding: Arledge (16) 5.6 MEET THE MONARCH BREAKFASTS Rebounding: Taylor (14) 5.8 Assists: Freeman (12) 3.2 Join the ODU Men's Basketball coaches, fans, and select players Blocked Shots: Ross (6th) 1.5 at our annual Meet the Monarchs breakfast. The next date is Offensive Rebs: Taylor (3rd) 3.4 February 18 from 7:30am - 8:30am in the Big Blue Room of the Team Scoring Def: (1st) 57.3 Ted Constant Center. The breakfast will be $5 in advance, or $10 Team FG Def: (3rd) .400 at the door. Call 757.683.6963 for more information. 3 PT FG DEF: (3rd) .308 Team Rebounding: (3rd) 37.0 2014 - 2015 MONARCH BASKETBALL OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY JEFF JONES SUPPORTS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED (CONT.) SAMARITAN’S FEET Free Throws Made – 20 or more Jeff Jones coached barefoot against North Texas as part of 20 at George Mason (12-3-14) Free Throws Attempted – 30 or more his support for Samaritan’s Feet. 30 vs. VCU (11-29-14) Samaritan’s Feet believe that a new pair of shoes and foot Rebounds – 45 or more care can be a tangible foundation of hope to a person in 48 vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (12-29-14) need. http://www.samaritansfeet.org/our-story/ Steals – 10 or more 10 at Marshall (1-8-15) Assists – 20 or more 20 vs. NC A&T (12-14-14) MONARCH ENTER AP TOP 25 FOR FIRST TIME EVER Multiple Overtime Game Two – at Bucknell on Nov.