Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000 Fieldhouse ESPN 1310 Radio 7:35 p.m.
The Monarchs: Overall:2-7 Home:2-1: Away:0-4 CAA:0-1 Neutral:0-2
LAST GAME: The Monarchs defeated Kansas State, 62-51 last week.Heath Burriscame off the bench to score a career high 15 points, while RasheedWright and CliftonJones each hauled in ten rebounds. Andre McCullum scsored 11 points,while Troy Nance dished out eight assists. As a team, the Monarchscommitted only seventurnovers. K-State shot .375 from the floor. The win ended theMonarchs seven-gamelosing streak.
JEFF CAPEL-HEAD COACH:(Fayetteville State '77), is in his seventhyear at the helm of the Monarchs. He is 190-151 in his12th seasonand 111-86 at Old Dominion. Capel was the1995 CAA and NABC DistrictIV Coach of the Year. In 1997 he was named Virginia College Coach ofthe Year. He won his 100th collegiate victory in the Monarchs 89-81triple overtime win over ninth ranked Villanova in the 1995 NCAATournament. Capel was 16-14 in 1994 at NCA&T, losing in the NCAAfirst round to Arkansas. He compiled a 63-51 mark at his alma mater,Fayetteville State, taking the Broncos to the NCAA Div. II regionalsin 1993. Capel was inducted into the Fayetteville State UniversityHall of Fame in 1999. His Monarch teams have reached the CAA finalsthree times, winning twice.
MONARCH PROBABLESF 04 Andre McCullum, 6-6, 210,Sr., Whiteville, NC, 10.1 ppg/ 3.4 rpgF 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 190, So.,Greensboro, NC., 9.6 ppg/ 5.8 rpgC 34 Clifton Jones, 6-7, 225, Sr, Pleasantville, NJ.,5.8 ppg/ 7.0 rpgG 12 Pierre Greene, 6-2, 180, Jr, Chicago, ILL.,10.3 ppg/3.3 apgG 23 Michael Williams, 6-0, 170, Sr, Thomasville, Ga., 6.4 ppg/ 2.0 rpg
TOP SUBSTITUTESF 21 Ricardo Marsh, 6-7, 215, So, Mebane, NC., 9.4 ppg/4.4 rpgG 13 Troy Nance, 5-9, 170, Fr, Va. Beach, Va., 3.9 ppg/4.8 apgC 41 Joe Principe, 6-9, 220, Fr., Gladstone, Mo., 3.6 ppg/ 2.6 rpgC 30 Charles Dunnington, 6-10, 215, Fr., Washington, DC, 2.0 ppg/2.0 rpgG 15 Heath Burris, 6-4, 185, Sr, Va. Beach, Va., 5.3 ppg/ 1.0 rpgG 10 John Waller, 6-4, 180, Fr, Richmond, Va., 3.8 ppg/ 1.0 rpg
THIS DAY IN ODU ATHLETIC HISTORY:Dec. 16, 1994 Mike Jones scored 20 points and Petey Sessoms added 24points to leadOld Dominion to a 94-86 overtime win over Weber State in the firstround of the HawaiiClassic. Later that year, on the same day ODU upset third seededVillanova in the NCAA first round, Weber beat third seed MichiganState.
TONIGHT'S OFFICIALS:
Ray Styons, Terry Nobles, and Robert Pennington.
FATHER - SON COMBINATION: Jeff Capel, III, joins his father'scoaching staffafter a stellar career at Duke University. Capel scored 1,601career points and ranks third all-time at Duke and 13th all-time inthe ACC with 220 career three-pointers.
SERIES VS. VMI:Old Dominion leads the series, 14-4. Last year, the Monarchs defeatedthe Keydets inLexington, 71-62. ODU has won six straight against VMI. The Keydetslast played inthe fieldhouse in 1975-76. The Monarchs won that contest, 72-70.VMI's last win overthe Monarchs was in 197-78 in Scope, 69-60.
CAPEL VS. VMI: 2-0
ODU VS. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TEAMS:
Western Carolina 2-0Chattanooga 2-0The Citadel 1-0Furman 0-1Ga.Southern 13-4CAA GAMES TODAYJMU at Long Island UNC Wilmington at ButlerAppalachian State at Richmond
ODU vs. CAA TEAMS:
American 19-12 East Carolina 30-12 George Mason 23-5James Madison 35-19 UNC Wilmington 15-10 Richmond 26-18VCU 31-26 William & Mary 43-11
RECORD AT FIELDHOUSE: (1-0)3-2 in 1999-00 102-11 (since1970-71)
Best Record:14-0 in 1974-75 & 11-0 in 1976-77 13-1 in 1973-74 & 1975-76
RECORD AT SCOPE (1-1)215-87 since 1971-72 5-3 in 1999-00
Best Record: 9-0 in 1992-93 13-1 in 1979-80 and 1983-84 10-1 in 1994-95
CAREER HIGHS THIS YEAR
Rasheed Wright 19 points vs. GW 11 rebounds vs Gardner-Webb
Troy Nance 11 points vs. NC St. 11 assists vs. N.C. State
Charles Dunnington 6 pts vs. G.Webb 6 rebs vs. Gardner-Webb
Joe Principe 6 pts vs. G.Webb 6 rebs vs. Gardner-Webb
John Waller 12 vs. AU Puerto Rico
A. Themistocleous 7 pts vs. Stanford 3 rebs vs. Stanford
Heath Burris 15 pts vs. Kansas St.
JONES HITTING THE BOARDS: Clifton Jones leads the team in reboundingandhas been the Monarchs top rebounder in six of the nine games. 3rd inCAA in Off.RebsLEADING AT HALFTIME: ODU has led at halftime in the following games.Gardner-Webb (37-31)
Miami-Ohio (33-26)
TAKING CARE OF THE BALL: Freshman Troy Nance and junior Pierre Greenerank ninth and tenth respectfully in assist to turnover ration in theCAA.
LAST TIME ODU LOST SEVEN STRAIGHT: 1986-87 (that team lost a totalof ten straight.
NAIL BITERSLast year, the Monarchs lost 11 games by six points or less and nineby four pointsor less along with four overtime games on the road. This year, ODUhas lost threegames by five points or less and one by nine.
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, Ohio12.5 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 YEARAndre McCullum - Pre-Season All-CAA (in graduate school) He is also on the board of the NABC Student Athlete AdvisoryCommittee.
Rasheed Wright - All-Tournament selection in the Puerto-RicoShootout.
MONARCH CURRENT CAA STATISTICAL LEADERS (2000-01)IndividualsRebounds Clifton Jones - 7th, 6.9
Three-PT FG %Heath Burris 9th, .414
Off.Rebounds Clifton Jones - 2nd, 3.0
Blocks Clifton Jones - 7th, 1.2
Assists Pierre Greene - 10th, 3.34Troy Nance, 5th 4.86
Asst/TO Ratio Pierre Greene 10th 1.55 Troy Nance 2nd 2.27
TeamScoring Offense 7th 68.8Scoring Defense 6th 72.8Free Throw Pct. 8th 62.1Field Goal Pct. 7th .411Field Goal Pct. Def. 9th .4833PT FG PCT. 4th .357Rebounding 5th 36.7Blocked Shots 4th 3.55Assists 8th 15.5Steals 7th 6.1Off Rebounds 1st 14.67Def. Rebounds 8th 22.00
MONARCH CAA STATISTICAL LEADERS FROM 1999-2000INDIVIDUALScoring: McCullum (9th) 12.9FG PCT: McCullum (8th).513Free Throw PCT:McCullum (6th) .784Rebounds: McCullum (4th) 6.9OFF Rebs: McCullum 5th (2.5)Deff Rebs: McCullum 3rd (4.4)
TEAM:Scoring: 7th 64.7FG PCT:3rd .433FG PCT Def: 7th.424 3PT FG PCT:7th.308REBS: 6th 34.9Blocked Shots:7th 3.5Steals:5th 7.3 Assists:7th 12.9Scoring Def: 4th 66.5Free Throw Pct:.4th.668
ABOUT OLD DOMINIONODU is a state school located in Norfolk, Va. The University wasfounded in 1930as the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary...the nameOld Dominionis the nickname of the State of Virginia.
SCHOOL OF CHAMPIONS: Old Dominion's Field Hockey squad captured theirninth NCAA title with a 3-1 win over North Carolina. Led by four-timeCAA Player ofthe Year Marina DiGiacomo who scored an NCAA record 167 career goalsand 414career points. DiGiacomo also was named the Honda Award winner forthat sports,Old Dominion's fifth field hockey player to do so. The Universityathletic teamshave won 28 National Titles (24 teams titles, Sailing 11, FieldHockey 9, Women's basketball 3, Men's Basketball 1)...Three wrestlingindividualNCAA titles (Div. II) and one Women's Individual Tennis title.
CAA TOURNAMENT
This year's CAA Tournament will be March 3-5 at the Richmond ColiseuminRichmond, Va. The finals will be live on Monday night, March 5 onESPN2.
FIELDHOUSE FLOOR PROJECT: Long onto GOTOBUTTON BM_1_www.oducourt.com for informationon how to purchase your very own bit of Old Dominion basketballhistory in the formof an authentic piece of the original fieldhouse floor. Instructionsand order formscan be found for plaques featuring an authentic piece of the floor.You may also call1-800-968-9697. Prices range from $42-$130 and all proceeds benefitathleticscholarships at Old Dominion.
CAPEL CALL IN RADIO SHOW
Jeff's weekly call-in radio show is Thursday from 5-6 on ESPN 1310Radio.
MONARCH ALUMNI
Cal Bowdler ('99) Atlanta- 1.0 ppg/ 0.5 rpg (averaged 2.7 ppg/1.8rpg.. Last year...)
Chris Gatling ('91) Traded to Cleveland during the off-season...He isaveraging 11.5Ppg and 6.1 rpg thus far this season....Played in the NBA All-Stargame in 1997.
Odell Hodge is in Belgium, Petey Sessoms is in Poland...Mark Poag isin Spain and Reggie Bassette is in Greece. Skipper Youngblood is inthe Czech Republic. DaveTwardzik is an assistant with the Detroit Pistons. Mark West hasretired.
NEXT GAME: The Monarchs travel to Dayton on Dec.19 for a TV game,then to Ill-Chicago on Dec. 21...UNLV visits Scope on Dec. 31st.