Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001
Patriot Center
ESPN 1310 Radio 7:00 p.m.
The Monarchs:
Overall:7-9
Home:6-2: Away:1-5
CAA:3-1 Neutral:0-2
LAST GAME: The Monarchs won their third game in a row and sixth oftheir last eightwith a 74-54 victory over William and Mary Wednesday night in Scope.Andre McCullum scored a career high 29 points and Pierre Greene added18. The Monarchsshot .511 (24-47) from the field, while W&M shot .488(20-41). ThreTribe also committed 26 turnovers (16 in the first half). W&M shot.733 (11-15) in the first half,but ODU led 36-25. Pierre Greene was named CAA Player of the Week.
JEFF CAPEL-HEAD COACH: (Fayetteville State '77), is in his seventhyear at the helm of the Monarchs. He is 195-153 in his12th seasonand 116-88 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 10.9ppg/3.9 rpgF 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 190, So., Greensboro, NC. 10.1ppg/4.8 rpgC 34 Clifton Jones, 6-7, 225, Sr, Pleasantville, NJ. 5.8 ppg/7.7 rpgG 12 Pierre Greene, 6-2, 180, Jr, Chicago, ILL. 13.9ppg/3.5 apgG 23 Michael Williams, 6-0, 170, Sr, Thomasville, Ga. 6.3 ppg/1.8 rpg
TOP SUBSTITUTESF 21 Ricardo Marsh, 6-7, 215, So, Mebane, NC. 9.0 ppg/4.8 rpgG 13 Troy Nance, 5-9, 170, Fr, Va. Beach, Va. 4.0 ppg/4.5 apgC 41 Joe Principe, 6-9, 220, Fr., Gladstone, Mo. 2.2 ppg/2.5 rpgC 30 Charles Dunnington, 6-10, 215, Fr., Washington, DC 1.2 ppg/1.3 rpgG 15 Heath Burris, 6-4, 185, Sr, Va. Beach, Va. 5.1 ppg/0.7 rpgG 10 John Waller, 6-4, 180, Fr, Richmond, Va. 3.1 ppg/1.0 rpg
THIS DAY IN ODU ATHLETIC HISTORY: Jan. 13, 1992 Ricardo Leonard's basket with four seconds left lifts the Monarchs to an 86-85 victory at George Washington. Leonard scored 29 points and Keith Jackson added 19.
TONIGHTS OFFICIALS:
Terry Nobles, Mike Nobles, Manny Upton.
FATHER - SON COMBINATION: Jeff Capel, III, joins his father's coaching staffafter a stellar career at Duke University. Capel scored 1,601 career points and ranks third all-time at Duke and 13th all-time in the ACC with 220 career three-pointers.
SERIES VS. GMU: ODU leads 23-5, but the Patriots have won four of thelast five meetings. Last year, ODU lost in the Patriot Center, 77-75 inovertime and won in Scope, 75-64. ODU's last win in the Patriot Center was a 78-66decision in 1997-98.
CAPEL VS. GMU:10-4
CAA GAMES TODAY:AU at JMUECU at UNCWVCU at W&M
ODU vs. CAA TEAMS:American 20-12East Carolina 30-12George Mason 23-5James Madison 36-19UNC Wilmington 15-10Richmond 26-18VCU 31-26William & Mary 44-11
CAA TO EXPAND
The Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner Tom Yeager announcedon Dec. 13 that the University of Delaware(Newark, De.), Drexel University(Philadelphia, Pa.), Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY.) andTowsonUniversity (Baltimore, Md.)will join the conference effectiveJuly 1, 2003.
RECORD AT FIELDHOUSE: (4-0)3-2 in 1999-00102-11 (since1970-71)
Best Record:14-0 in 1974-75 & 11-0 in 1976-7713-1 in 1973-74 & 1975-76
RECORD AT SCOPE: (2-2)215-87 since 1971-725-3 in 1999-00
Best Record:9-0 in 1992-9313-1 in 1979-80 and 1983-8410-1 in 1994-95
CAREER HIGHS THIS YEARRasheed Wright 20 vs. Dayton 11 rebounds vs Gardner-WebbTroy 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.Ricardo Marsh 10 rebounds vs. VMIPierre Greene 25 points vs. AUClifton Jones 15 rebounds vs. JMU (tied)Clay McGowen 4 points vs. JMUAndre McCullum 29 vs. W&M
GREENE ON A ROLL: Junior Pierre Greene has led ODU in scoring ninetimes.He is shooting (30-49) .612 from the floor and averaging 18.3 pointsper game infour CAA contests.
JONES HITTING THE BOARDS: Clifton Jones leads the team in reboundingandhas been the Monarchs top rebounder in ten of the 16 games. He ranksfifth in theleague in rebounding and second in offensive rebounding.
HALFTIME LEADS: ODU has led at halftime in the following games (5-2).
Gardner-Webb (37-31)VMI (41-38)Dayton (42-36)Miami-Ohio (33-26)UNLV (36-35)JMU (37-24)W&M (36-25)
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 Advisory Committee.
Rasheed Wright - All-Tournament selection in the Puerto-Rico Shootout.
Pierre Greene - CAA Player of the Week (Jan. 8).
Aron McMillian, A 6-8 junior ceter from Greensboro, NC., was granted a leaveof absence from the team for an indefinite period of time to deal with stress relatedissues.
MONARCH CURRENT CAA STATISTICAL LEADERS (2000-01)
IndividualsRebounds Clifton Jones 5th 7.7Three-PT FG % Heath Burris 5th .426Off.Rebounds Clifton Jones 1st 3.2Blocks Clifton Jones 3rd 1.6Assists Pierre Greene 8th 3.5 Troy Nance 3rd 4.6Asst/TO Ratio Troy Nance 4th 1.97
TeamScoring Offense 4th 70.7Scoring Defense 6th 71.1Free Throw Pct. 6th 66.2Field Goal Pct. 5th .432Field Goal Pct. Def. 9th .4653PT FG Made 4th 6.43PT FG PCT. 4th .346Rebounding 6th 35.5Blocked Shots 5th 4.0Assists 2nd 14.2Steals 5th 7.1Off Rebounds 3rd 13.5Def. Rebounds 7th 23.0
MONARCH TRENDSDays of the Week:Mon 0-1 Tue 1-0 Wed 2-2 Thu 0-2 Fri 0-1Sat 4-2Sun 0-1
BY MONTHS: Nov. 1-6Dec: 3-3 Jan. 3-0 Feb:0-0 Mar 0-0
By Points:50-60 (0-4)61-70 (2-2)71-80 (2-2)81-90 (3-1)90+ (0-0)
When ODU Outrebounds Opp:: 3-3
When ODU shoots 50 % or better: 4-0
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: 7th64.7FG PCT: 3rd .433FG PCT Def: 7th .4243PT 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 DOMINION
ODU 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:
Log onto GOTOBUTTON BM_1_ www.oducourt.comfor 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.
CAA WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE CALL
All nine of the men's head coaches are available on the weekly CAAteleconferenceevery Tuesday from 10:30 am to 12:10 p.m. Jeff Capel is on at 11a.m. Call877-630-8221.
MONARCH ALUMNI
Cal Bowdler ('99) Atlanta- 0.9 ppg/ 0.9 rpg in 12 games. (averaged2.7 ppg/1.8 rpg.. Last year...) Chris Gatling ('91) Traded toCleveland during the off-season...He is averaging 12.2 Ppg and 5.5rpg thus far this season....He scored a career high 38 points vs.Sacramento on Jan. 10 of this year....Played in the NBA All-Star gamein 1997. Odell Hodge is in Belgium, Petey Sessoms is in Poland...MarkPoag is in Spain and Reggie Bassette is in Greece. Skipper Youngbloodis in the Czech Republic. DaveTwardzik is an assistant with the Detroit Pistons. Mark West hasretired.