MONARCH GAME NOTES 2003-04 OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY Current Record: 15-8 MEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS CAA Record: 10-4 LOCATION: Norfolk, Va. 23529 HEAD COACH: NICKNAME: Monarchs Blaine Taylor (Montana '81) FOUNDED: 1930 Career Record: 182-103 (.635) in nine years (as the Norfolk Division of The College of William & Mary) Record at ODU: 40-39 (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. 14.0 ppg/ 5.1 rpg HOME COURT: Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,650) F 40 Alex Loughton, 6-9, So, Perth, Australia, 17.0 ppg/ 8.8 rpg SURFACE: Wood F 31 Arnaud Dahi, 6-7, Fr., Ivory Coast 9.2 ppg/ 5.7 rpg CONFERENCE: Colonial Athletic Association G 13 Troy Nance, 5-9, Sr, Virginia Beach, VA. 3.6 ppg/ 4.4 apg PRESIDENT: Dr. Roseann Runte (SUNY New Paltz ‘68) G 1 Isaiah Hunter, 6-2, So, Charlotte, NC, 12.8 ppg/ 3.3 rpg ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dr. Jim Jarrett (SIU-Carbondale ‘59) OFF THE BENCH OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3369 G 2 Drew Williamson, 6-0, Fr, Burlington, NC., 3.4 ppg/ 2.9 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/ 0.7 rpg ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE: 757-683-3375 F 42 Valdas Vasylius, 6-7, Fr., Klaipeda, Lithuania 7.3 ppg/3.7 rpg TICKET OFFICE PHONE: 757 -683-4444 F 24 Kiah Thomas, 6-4, Jr., Norfolk, VA., 4.1 ppg/ 2.5 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 Dwayne Gladden, Jeff Nichols, Earl Walton LAST GAME COACHING STAFF ODU defeated Delaware Saturday, 85-74. Isaiah Hunter led ODU with 25 Points, while Alex Loughton scored 21 and hauled in nine rebounds. Valdas HEAD COACH: Blaine Taylor (Montana ‘81) Vasylius and John Waller also scored in double figures. UD outrebounded RECORD AT ODU: 32-35, Third year ODU, 45-39, but ODU committed a season low seven turnovers, while the CAREER RECORD: 174-100 (9 yrs ) Fighting Blue Hens had 21. There were 55 total fouls in the game. ODU shot 36 ASSISTANTS: Jim Corrigan (Duke ‘80), free throws, and UD 31. Isaiah Hunter has scored 25 or more points in two of Rob Wilkes (Stetson ‘93) his last three games. (He had 28 at Hofstra) & Travis DeCuire (Montana ‘94) SERIES VS. DREXEL OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3362 Series is tied at three games each. ODU defeated Drexel, 65-58 back on Jan. 3 BASKETBALL SECRETARY: Lisa Berry in Norfolk. John Waller led with 16 points and eight rebounds, While Arnaud 2002-03 RECORD: 12-15 Dahi added 13 points and six rebounds. Alex Loughton Scored nine with nine 2002-03 CAA RECORD: 9-9 (6th seed) rebounds. ODU shot .383 from the floor, while Drexel shot .294. Drexel outre- POST SEASON: None bouned ODU 49-45, while Drexel committed 19 turnovers to ODU's 15. Monarchs 2003-04 Old Dominion Basketball SPORTS INFORMATION THIS DAY IN ODU HOOP HISTORY SPORTS INFORMATION DIR: Carol Hudson, Jr. Feb. 18, 1985..All-American Kenny Gattison scores 30 points and hauled down OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3372 ten rebounds to lead ODU to a 91-82 victory at the University of Dayton. E-MAIL: [email protected] CAA GAMES TODAY HOME PHONE: 757-625-2061 George Mason at Hofstra 7:00 p.m. JMU at VCU 7:30 p.m. ASSISTANT: Kim Zivkovich Towson at William & Mary 7:00 p.m. E-MAIL: [email protected] SID INTERN: Bobby Parks NOTE PUBLICATIONS DIR: Tina Price *The victory over JMU which gave the Monarchs their 14th win of the season E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] assures ODU of not having a losing season. FAX NUMBER: 757-683-3119 *W&M shot .545 from the floor Jan 25th. The last ODU opponent to shoot over 50 percent was Charlotte (.562). MAIL ADDRESS: Rm 124 Athletic Admn Bldg Norfolk Va *The 19 first half points by UNCW was the lowest by an opponent this year 23529-0201 since the 20 scored in the first half by VMI. PRESS ROW NUMBERS: 757-683-5596 *The last time ODU scored 55 points or less and won was a 53-52 decision at VOICE OF THE MONARCHS: ESPN 1310 Radio East Carolina in 2001-02. (John Castleberry) ODU TO HOST EIGHT-TEAM THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT OFFICE PHONE: 757-671-1000 Old Dominion University, in an agreement betweeen Sports Tours FAX: 757-671-1313 International and the Ted Constant Convocation Center, will host an eight- team basketball tournament Nov. 26-28 in the constant Center, called the HISTORY “Norfolk Knockout.” Sports Tours is responsible for selecting the teams and FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1930-31 the pairings for the event. There will be four games each day. The tourna- ment field will be announced at a later date. OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD: 1028-764 (72 years) .574 FIRST YEAR OF DIV. I. BASKETBALL:1976-77 ODU BENEFACTOR THEODORE 'TED' CONSTANT DIES DIVISION I ALL-TIME RECORD: 471-337 (27 yrs) .583 Ted Constant, a longtime benefactor of Old Dominion University, passed away NO YRS IN NCAA TRN/LAST: 7/1997Lost to New Mexico 55-51 Jan. 31, as his residence in Virginia Beach, Va. His name has become iconic in NO YRS IN NIT TRN/LAST: 9/ 1999 Lost 2nd rd at Butler 75-62 Hampton Roads with its attachment to the Ted Constant Convocation Center, RETURNING LETTERMEN: Ten the jewel of the campus' still evolving, 75-acre University Village. In honor of the support he provided to ODU, both through scholarships and building funds, Mr. Constant was honored with numerous honorary degrees and awards over 2002-03 HONORS the past 20 years. All-CAA Ricardo Marsh 1st team All-Defensive Rasheed Wright ODU'S RECORD WHEN: CAA Player of the Week: Ricardo Marsh Jan. 21 Days: Points Rasheed Wright Jan. 14 Mondays (1-2) 40-59: (1-1) CAA Rookie of the Week Alex Loughton Nov. 25 Tuesdays (0-0) 60-69: (2-3) & Feb. 18 Wednesdays (5-1) 70-79: (7-3) Thursdays (2-0) 80-89: (4-0) Isaiah Hunter Jan. 27 Fridays (0-0) 90-99: (1-0) Other Honors: Saturdays (7-5) 100 +: (0-1) NABC District IV: Ricardo Marsh 1st Team Sundays (0-0) All-State Ricardo Marsh 1st Team Overtime: 1-1 LETTERMEN LOST: Four STARTERS RETURNING: Four When ODU outrebounds Opp: 9-4 20+ turnovers: 2-3 RETURNING LETTERMEN Six When Opp. outrebound ODU: 6-4 Less than 20 turnovers: 13-5 NEWCOMERS (5) Arnaud Dahi 6-8 Fr. F Ivory Coast/Life Center Academy(NJ) HONORS Alex Loughton was named CAA Player of the Week, Dec. 8. 19.5 ppg/7.8 rpg./1st team All-State/Top 100-recruit John Waller was named CAA Player of the Week, Dec. 22. Brian Henderson 6-4 Fr. G Richmond, VA./Varina HS Arnaud Dahi was named CAA Rookie of the Week, Jan. 5 20.9 ppg/ 9.5 rpg All-Region/ 906 career pts in two yrs Alex Loughton CollegeHoopsnet.com Unsung player of the Week Jan. 15. Abdi Lidonde 6-3 Fr. G Sutton, MA./St Andrews (RI.) 17.0 ppg (119 treys) 1st Team All-New England/ 1896 TROY NANCE Nance has 440 career assists which ranks him 10th all-time at ODU. He is 15 career pts. 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 813 career points and 134 career three-point goals, placing him sixth on ODU's all-time trey list. After going 0-6 from three at Hofstra, Waller was 8-12 last week. Monarchs 2003-04 Old Dominion Basketball REBOUNDING MARGIN CAA MONARCH RANKINGS TEAM RANKINGS W&M outrebounded ODU, 45-23 TEAM Hofstra outrebounded ODU, 47-28 Scoring 2nd 74.1 Virginia Tech outrebounded ODU ,48-33 Scoring defense 4th 68.6 ODU outrebounded St. Joseph's 49-25 Free Throw Pct. 1st .718 ODU outrebounded JMU, 46-26 Field Goal PCT. 4th .443 ODU outrebounded JMU, 40-27 Field Goal PCT Def. 4th .422 ODU outrebounded Liberty, 48-36 3PT FG PCT 4th .359 BREAKFAST 3PT FG Def. 1st .273 The men's basketball breakfast for the seniors will be on Feb. 27 at 7:30 Rebounding 2nd 38.8 a.m. in the Big Blue room at the Constant Center. Coach Taylor, and John Castleberry will introduce John Waller and Troy Nance. RSVP to 683-5696. Rebound Def. 8th 36.3 Rebound Margin 4th +2.5 Taylor will speak at a sports management class on April 8, the senior break- Blocked Shots 6th 3.8 fast on May 7, and Northside Middle School on June 3. Assists 1st 17.5 CAA BREAKOUT SEASONS Steals 2nd 8.3 Loughton (ODU) 8/3 ppg/ 5/9 rpg in 02-03 (17.7 pg/9.0 rpg) Asst./To Ratio 2nd 1.1 Wndell Gibson (Hofstra) 6.1 ppg/ 6.0 rpg in 02-03 (13.6 ppg/ 6.1 rpg) INDIVIDUALS Jai Lewis, (GMU) 6.7 ppg/ 5.6 rpg in 02-03 (14.8 ppg/ 7.0 rpg) Zeb Cope (W&M) 3.6 ppg/ 3.3 rpg in 02-03 (12.0 ppg/ 6.5 rpg) Scoring Loughton 4th 17.0 Sean Brooks (Drexel) 3.8 ppg/ 2.9 rpg in 02-03 (14.2 ppg/ 6.6 rpg) Waller 12th 14.0 John Waller (ODU) 8.3 ppg/ 4.6 rpg 02-03 (14.0 ppg/ 5.6 rpg) Rebounding Loughton 2nd 8.8 Dahi 11th 5.7 John Waller (ODU) 8.3 ppg/ 4.6 rpg 02-03 ( 14.0 ppg/ 5.6 rpg) Field Goal PCT Loughton 7th .496 Dahi 9th .494 ODU’S TOP DOUBLE DOUBLE PERFORMERS (Single Season) Assists Nance 4th 4.4 1.