MONARCH GAME NOTES 2003-04 OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY Current Record: 15-10 MEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS CAA Record: 10-6 LOCATION: Norfolk, Va. 23529 HEAD COACH: NICKNAME: Monarchs Blaine Taylor (Montana '81) FOUNDED: 1930 Career Record: 182-105 (.635) in nine years (as the Norfolk Division of The College of William & Mary) Record at ODU: 40-41 (2+ years) ENROLLMENT: 20,105 Record at Montana: 142-65 (7 years) 1991-1998 SCHOOL COLORS: Slate Blue (PMS 540), Silver (PMS 877), & Light Blue (PMS 283) MONARCH PROBABLE STARTERS F 10 John Waller, 6-4, Sr, Richmond, VA. 13.1 ppg/ 5.2 rpg HOME COURT: Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,650) F 40 Alex Loughton, 6-9, So, Perth, Australia, 17.0 ppg/ 8.6 rpg SURFACE: Wood F 31 Arnaud Dahi, 6-7, Fr., Ivory Coast 9.0 ppg/ 5.8 rpg CONFERENCE: Colonial Athletic Association G 1 Isaiah Hunter, 6-2, So, Charlotte, NC, 12.9 ppg/ 3.1 rpg PRESIDENT: Dr. Roseann Runte (SUNY New Paltz ‘68) G 2 Drew Williamson , 6-0, Fr., Burlington, NC., 3.5 ppg/ 3.0 apg ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dr. Jim Jarrett (SIU-Carbondale ‘59) OFF THE BENCH OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3369 G 13 Troy Nance, 5-9, Sr, Virginia Beach, VA. 3.4 ppg/4.4 apg SR. WOMEN’S ADMINISTRATOR: Dr. Mikki Baile F 4 T.J. Waldon, 6-4, So., Lakeland, FL. 2.0 ppg/ 1.5 rpg (West Chester ‘72) G 11 Abdi Lidonde, 6-2, Fr, Sutton, MA. 1.6 ppg/ 0.8 rpg ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE: 757-683-3375 F 42 Valdas Vasylius, 6-7, Fr., Klaipeda, Lithuania 7.8 ppg/3.5 rpg TICKET OFFICE PHONE: 757 -683-4444 F 24 Kiah Thomas, 6-4, Jr., Norfolk, VA., 4.3 ppg/ 2.4 rpg ATHLETIC TRAINER: Scott Johnson C 55 Janko Mrksic, 6-10, So., Stoney Creek, Ontario, 0.5 ppg/ 1.3 rpg OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.odusports.com TONIGHT'S OFFICIALS Larry Rose, Gary. Maxwell, Dan Stryfeller LAST GAME ODU lost at VCU Saturday night, 78-72. Isaiah Hunter led ODU with 18 Points, COACHING STAFF while Alex Loughton scored 16 with six rebounds. Arnaud Dahi led In rebounds HEAD COACH: Blaine Taylor (Montana ‘81) with seven, while Valdas Vasylius scored a career high 15 points. ODU shot RECORD AT ODU: 40-41, Third year .415 from the floor, while VCU shot .500. CAREER RECORD: 184-104 (9 yrs ) ASSISTANTS: Jim Corrigan (Duke ‘80), SERIES VS. WILLIAM & MARY Rob Wilkes (Stetson ‘93) ODU leads the series, 48-14. The Tribe won the last meeting back on Jan. 26 in Williamsburg, 86-77. Alex Loughton led ODU with 19 points, while Isaiah & Travis DeCuire (Montana ‘94) Hunter added 16 and John Waller 14. W&M shot a blistering .545 from The floor OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3362 to ODU's .431 and outrebounded ODU, 45-23. Five W&M players Were in dou- BASKETBALL SECRETARY: Lisa Berry ble figures. W&M last beat ODU in Norfolk in 1997-98, 68-58. 2002-03 RECORD: 12-15 THIS DAY IN ODU HOOP HISTORY 2002-03 CAA RECORD: 9-9 (6th seed) Feb. 26, 1976. All-American Wilson Washington hauls down 21 rebounds In POST SEASON: None ODU's 103-75 victory over St. Francis (Pa.). Monarchs 2003-04 Old Dominion Basketball SPORTS INFORMATION CAA GAMES TODAY SPORTS INFORMATION DIR: Carol Hudson, Jr. Drexel at James Madison 7:00 p.m. UNCW at George Mason 7:00 p.m. OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3372 Hofstra at Towson 7:00 p.m. VCU at Delaware 7:30 p.m. E-MAIL: [email protected] NOTE HOME PHONE: 757-625-2061 *The victory over JMU which gave the Monarchs their 14th win of the season ASSISTANT: Kim Zivkovich assures ODU of not having a losing season. E-MAIL: [email protected] *W&M shot .545 from the floor Jan 25th. The last ODU opponent to shoot over SID INTERN: Bobby Parks 50 percent was Charlotte (.562). The last two Monarch opponents, Drexel and PUBLICATIONS DIR: Tina Price VCU have shot 50 percent or better. *The 19 first half points by UNCW was the lowest by an opponent this year E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] since the 20 scored in the first half by VMI. FAX NUMBER: 757-683-3119 *The last time ODU scored 55 points or less and won was a 53-52 decision at MAIL ADDRESS: Rm 124 Athletic Admn Bldg Norfolk Va East Carolina in 2001-02. 23529-0201 ODU TO HOST EIGHT-TEAM THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT PRESS ROW NUMBERS: 757-683-5596 Old Dominion University, in an agreement betweeen Sports Tours VOICE OF THE MONARCHS: ESPN 1310 Radio International and the Ted Constant Convocation Center, will host an eight- (John Castleberry) team basketball tournament Nov. 26-28 in the constant Center, called the OFFICE PHONE: 757-671-1000 “Norfolk Knockout.” Sports Tours is responsible for selecting the teams and the pairings for the event. There will be four games each day. The tourna- FAX: 757-671-1313 ment field will be announced at a later date. HISTORY FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1930-31 ODU BENEFACTOR THEODORE 'TED' CONSTANT DIES OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD: 1028-764 (72 years) .574 Ted Constant, a longtime benefactor of Old Dominion University, passed away FIRST YEAR OF DIV. I. BASKETBALL:1976-77 Jan. 31, as his residence in Virginia Beach, Va. His name has become iconic in DIVISION I ALL-TIME RECORD: 471-337 (27 yrs) .583 Hampton Roads with its attachment to the Ted Constant Convocation Center, NO YRS IN NCAA TRN/LAST: 7/1997Lost to New Mexico 55-51 the jewel of the campus' still evolving, 75-acre University Village. In honor of NO YRS IN NIT TRN/LAST: 9/ 1999 Lost 2nd rd at Butler 75-62 the support he provided to ODU, both through scholarships and building funds, Mr. Constant was honored with numerous honorary degrees and awards over RETURNING LETTERMEN: Ten the past 20 years. 2002-03 HONORS All-CAA Ricardo Marsh 1st team ODU'S RECORD WHEN: All-Defensive Rasheed Wright Days: Points CAA Player of the Week: Ricardo Marsh Jan. 21 Mondays (1-2) 40-59: (1-1) Rasheed Wright Jan. 14 Tuesdays (0-0) 60-69: (2-4) Wednesdays (5-2) 70-79: (7-4) CAA Rookie of the Week Alex Loughton Nov. 25 Thursdays (2-0) 80-89: (4-0) & Feb. 18 Fridays (0-0) 90-99: (1-0) Isaiah Hunter Jan. 27 Saturdays (7-6) 100 +: (0-1) Other Honors: Sundays (0-0) NABC District IV: Ricardo Marsh 1st Team All-State Ricardo Marsh 1st Team Overtime: 1-1 LETTERMEN LOST: Four When ODU outrebounds Opp: 9-4 20+ turnovers: 2-3 STARTERS RETURNING: Four When Opp. outrebound ODU: 6-6 Less than 20 turnovers: 13-7 RETURNING LETTERMEN Six HONORS NEWCOMERS (5) Alex Loughton was named CAA Player of the Week, Dec. 8. Arnaud Dahi 6-8 Fr. F Ivory Coast/Life Center Academy(NJ) John Waller was named CAA Player of the Week, Dec. 22. 19.5 ppg/7.8 rpg./1st team All-State/Top 100-recruit Arnaud Dahi was named CAA Rookie of the Week, Jan. 5 Brian Henderson 6-4 Fr. G Richmond, VA./Varina HS Alex Loughton College Hoopsnet.com Unsung Player of the Week Jan. 15. 20.9 ppg/ 9.5 rpg All-Region/ 906 career pts in two yrs Alex Loughton 1st team NABC All-District 4 selection. Abdi Lidonde 6-3 Fr. G Sutton, MA./St Andrews (RI.) 17.0 ppg (119 treys) 1st Team All-New England/ 1896 TROY NANCE career pts. Nance has 450 career assists which ranks him 10th all-time at ODU. He is 5 behind Billy Donlon (UNCW '99) for 10th spot on the CAA's all-time list. He has Valdas Vasylius 6-7 Fr F Klaipeda Lithuania/Norfolk Collegiate HS dished out 100 or more assists in each of his four seasons at ODU. 24.1 ppg/ 11.5 rpg/ TCIS Player of the Year Drew Williamson 5-11 Fr G Burlington, NC./Cummings HS/ JOHN WALLER 18.3 ppg/ 5.1 apg NC Male Athlete of the Year. The Richmond, VA., native has 820 career points and 134 career three-point goals, placing him sixth on ODU's all-time trey list. Monarchs 2003-04 Old Dominion Basketball CAA MONARCH RANKINGS TEAM RANKINGS LOUGHTON NAMED NABC ALL DISTRICT 4 TEAM Alex Loughton was selected to the NABC All-District 4 squad. Loughton Scoring 3rd 73.7 currently ranks in the top ten of the CAA in the following categories: scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, steals, offensive Scoring defense 4th 69.5 and defensive rebounds, and is averaging 2.3 assists per game. He rankes Free Throw Pct. 1st .719 44th nationally in rebounding. Field Goal PCT. 4th .442 Field Goal PCT Def. 5th .430 FIRST TEAM ALL NABC Alex Loughton --ODU 3PT FG PCT 5th .350 Mike Skrocki --Richmond 3PT FG Def. 1st .288 Bryant Matthews--Va. Tech Rebounding 2nd 38.3 Adam Hess--W&M Domonic Jones--VCU Rebound Def. 7th 36.3 Rebound Margin 4th +2.0 REBOUNDING MARGIN Blocked Shots 6th 3.6 W&M outrebounded ODU, 45-23 Assists 1st 17.2 Hofstra outrebounded ODU, 47-28 Steals 4th 8.2 Virginia Tech outrebounded ODU ,48-33 Asst./To Ratio 2nd 1.1 ODU outrebounded St. Joseph's 49-25 INDIVIDUALS ODU outrebounded JMU, 46-26 Scoring Loughton 2nd 16.9 ODU outrebounded JMU, 40-27 Waller 12th 13.1 ODU outrebounded Liberty, 48-36 Rebounding Loughton 2nd 8.6 Dahi 10th 5.8 Field Goal PCT Loughton 7th .495 Waller 11th .461 ODU’S TOP DOUBLE DOUBLE PERFORMERS (Single Season) Assists Nance 4th 4.4 1.