Date: Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000
Site: Alumni Fieldhouse
Radio: ESPN 1310 Radio 8:00 p.m.
The Monarchs:
Overall:1-4 Home:1-0: Away:0-2 CAA:0-0 Neutral:0-2
Old Dominion looks to get back on track wednesday nightwhen they travel to Philadelphia to take on the Hawksof St. Joseph's.
LAST GAME:
The Monarchs lost three games in the Puerto Rico Shootout. ODUlost to fifth ranked Stanford, 84-60. Pierre Greene led with ten points,while Clifton Jones hauled in seven rebounds. The Monarchs lost the secondround game to Miami-Ohio, 64-57. Michael Williams scored 13 and Rasheed Wright had 12. In theseventhplace game, ODU lost to host AU Puerto Rico,75-72. Wright led with 14points and Heath Burris scored 13 points. Wright was named to theAll-Tournament squad.
JEFF CAPEL-HEAD COACH (Fayetteville State '77):
Capel is in his seventh year atthe helm of the Monarchs. He is 189-148 in his12th season and 110-83 atOld Dominion. Capel was the1995 CAA and NABC District IV Coach of the Year.In 1997 he was named Virginia College Coach of the Year. He won his 100thcollegiate victory in the Monarchs 89-81 triple overtime win over ninthranked Villanova in the 1995 NCAA Tournament. Capel was 16-14 in 1994 atNCA&T, losing in the NCAA first round to Arkansas. He compiled a 63-51 markat his alma mater, Fayetteville State, taking the Broncos to the NCAA Div.II regionals in 1993. Capel was inducted into the Fayetteville StateUniversity Hall of Fame in 1999. His Monarch teams have reached the CAAfinals three times, winning twice.
Monarch Probables:
| Pos. | No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | Hometown | Pts./Rebs |
| F | 04 | Andre McCullum | 6-6 | 210 | Sr. | Whiteville NC | 7.0 ppg/ 3.0rpg |
| F | 21 | Ricardo Marsh | 6-7 | 215 | So. | Mebane NC. | 8.4 ppg/ 4.4rpg |
| C | 41 | Joe Principe | 6-9 | 220 | Fr. | Gladstone MO. | 3.0 ppg/ 3.3rpg |
| G | 12 | Pierre Greene | 6-2 | 180 | Jr | Chicago ILL. | 12.8 ppg/3.6apg |
| G | 13 | Troy Nance | 5-9 | 170 | Fr. | Va. Beach Va. | 4.0 ppg/4.6apg |
Top Substitutes:
| Pos. | No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | Hometown | Pts/Rebs |
| G | 23 | Michael Williams | 6-0 | 170 | Sr | Thomasville, Ga. | 6.8 ppg/2.4 rpg |
| F | 34 | Clifton Jones | 6-7 | 225 | Sr. | Pleasantville, NJ. | 5.8 ppg/7.2rpg |
| F | 22 | Rasheed Wright | 6-5 | 190 | So. | Greensboro, NC. | 11.6 ppg/5.8 rpg |
| C | 30 | Charles Dunnington | 6-10 | 215 | Fr. | Washington, DC. | 3.5 ppg/ 3.0rpg |
| C | 03 | Aron McMillian | 6-8 | 250 | Jr. | Greensboro, NC. | 2.3 ppg/1.3 rpg |
| C | 40 | Clay McGowen | 6-11 | 205 | Fr. | Westerville, Ohio | 0.7 ppg/1.3rpg |
| G | 15 | Heath Burris | 6-4 | 185 | Sr | Va. Beach, Va. | 4.8 ppg/0.8 rpg |
THIS DAY IN ODU ATHLETIC HISTORY:
Nov. 29, 1983, ODU defeated Delaware State in Scope, 105-82 as Keith Thomasscored23 and Monarch Hall of Famer and former Charlotte Hornet Kenny Gattisonadded 19points with ten rebounds. On Nov. 29, 1993, Kevin Larkin came up with afieldhouse record six steals in the Monarchs win over Florida A&M.
INJURY:
Freshman point guard Troy Nance sprained his left ankle on Nov.23rd inthe first half against fifth ranked Stanford. He has not played since, butis a probablefor tonight's game.
FATHER - SON COMBINATION:
Jeff Capel, III, joins his father's coachingstaffafter a stellar career at Duke University. Capel scored 1,601 careerpoints and ranks third all-time at Duke and 13th all-time in the ACC with220 career three-pointers.
SERIES VS. ST JOSEPH'S:
The Hawks lead, 4-2. St. Joe's won the lastmeeting,67-53 in Philadelphia. The Monarchs last win over the Hawks was a 62-60 winin1995-96, in Norfolk. ODU is 0-3 on the road vs. St. Joseph's.
CAPEL VS. ST. JOSEPH'S:
1-2
ODU vs. ATLANTIC 10:
| School | Record |
| George Washington | 3-7 |
| Rhode Island | 2-2 |
| St. Bonaventure | 1-1 |
| Xavier | 3-2 |
| Dayton | 3-4 |
| Duquesne | 3-1 |
LAST A-10 TEAM PLAYED:
ODU lost at George Washington, 91-89 last week.Pierre Greene & Rasheed Wright spearheaded the Monarch rally. Down 22(78-56)with 4:55 left, the Monarchs cut it to two, 86-84 with 15 seconds left on alayupby Greene.
Old Dominion travels to Dayton (coached by ODU grad Oliver Purnell) on Dec.19.
EXHIBITION GAMES:
Old Dominion split their two exhibition games. DefeatingCourt Authority, 87-85 and losing to Global Sports, 91-82. In the CourtAuthoritywin Pierre Greene led with 23 points, while Andre McCullum hauled in ninerebounds.In the loss to Global Sports, McCullum scored 25 points and freshmanCharlesDunnington grabbed 12 rebounds.
LAST TIME ODU STARTED 1-4:
1991-92 won first game, lost 4 straight, thenbeat West Virginia. That team ended up winning the CAA title.
MONARCH RECRUITS-EARLY PERIOD:
James Smith, 6-7 190
Cape Henry Collegiate * Virginia Beach, Va.
Two-Time All-Tidewater 18.3 ppg/9.2 rpg
Alan Treese, 6-8, 200
Rutherford Hayes High School * Delaware, Ohio
12.5 ppg/ 8.3 rpg...three-point shooter
T. J. Waldon, 6-5, 200
Kathleen High School * Lakeland, FL.
17.8 ppg/ 10.4 rpg...All-State selection
HONORS THUS FAR THIS YEAR:
Andre McCullum - Pre-Season All-CAA (in graduate school)
He is also on the board of the NABC Student Athlete AdvisoryCommittee.
ABOUT OLD DOMINION:
ODU is a state school located in Norfolk, Va. The University was founded in1930as the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary...the name OldDominionis the nickname of the State of Virginia.
CAA TOURNAMENT:
This year's CAA Tournament will be March 3-5 at the Richmond Coliseum inRichmond, Va. The finals will be live on Monday night, March 5 on ESPN2.
CAPEL CALL IN RADIO SHOW:
Jeff's weekly call-in radio show is Thursday from 5-6 on ESPN 1310 Radio.
MONARCH ALUMNI:
Cal Bowdler ('99) Atlanta- 1.0 ppg/ 0.5 rpg (averaged 2.7 ppg/1.8 rpg..Last year...)Chris Gatling ('91) Traded to Cleveland during the off-season...He isaveraging 11.3Ppg and 6.0 rpg thus far this season....Played in the NBA All-Star game in1997.Odell Hodge is in Belgium, Petey Sessoms is in Poland...Mark Poag is inSpain and Reggie Bassette is in Greece. Skipper Youngblood is in the CzechRepublic.
NEXT GAME:
Old Dominion hosts North Carolina State Saturday night at 7:35p.m.in Scope.