Alex Loughton came to ODU from Australia and led the Monarchs to the 2005 CAA title and the 2006 NIT national semifinals. The 6-10 Loughton scored 1,646 career points and hauled down 952 career rebounds. He was named the 2005 CAA Player of the Year and tournament MVP and honorable mention All-American. A three-time All-CAA and NABC All-District selection, Alex also got it done academically, earning third team CoSIDA Academic All-American honors in 2006 and was named twice an Athletic Director’s Association Scholar All-American in 2005 and 2006. Alex was the CAA’s Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2005 and was a three-time league All-Academic selection. In October 2009, Loughton was named to the Colonial Athletic Association Silver Anniversary team for his career at Old Dominion. He was also selected to Collegeinsider.com Mid Major All-Decade team. Alex graduated with a degree in marketing. He is currently playing professionally in Australia for Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League. Alex, the 2005 ODU Alumni Association’s Male Athlete of the Year and his wife Michelle have three children Liam, Georgia and Ivey.