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The Monarchs:
Overall:12-15
Home:9-3:
Away:2-10
CAA:7-7
Neutral:1-2
LAST GAME: The Monarchs ended a three-game losing streak with a 78-70 victory over CAA leader George Mason Wednesday night. The victory game Jeff Capel his 200th career collegiate win. Rasheed Wright led with 18 points, while Ricardo Marsh scored 15. Both Andre McCullum and Clifton Jones performed double-doubles. McCullum with 13 points and ten boards, Jones 13 points and 13 rebounds. ODU shot .617 (29-47) from the floor and outrebounded GMU, 35-28. Two-Time CAA Player of the Year George Evans was held to just nine points.
JEFF CAPEL-HEAD COACH:(Fayetteville State '77), is in his seventh year at the helm of the Monarchs. He is 200-159 in his12th season and 121-94 at Old 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 100th collegiate victory in the Monarchs 89-81 triple overtime win over ninth ranked Villanova in the 1995 NCAA Tournament. Capel was 16-14 in 1994 at NCA&T, losing in the NCAA first round to Arkansas. He compiled a 63-51 mark at his alma mater, Fayetteville State, taking the Broncos to the NCAA Div. II regionals in 1993. Capel was inducted into the Fayetteville State University Hall of Fame in 1999. His Monarch teams have reached the CAA finals three times, winning twice.
MONARCH PROBABLESF 04 Andre McCullum, 6-6, 210,Sr., Whiteville, NC 12.7ppg/ 5.1 rpgF 21 Ricardo Marsh, 6-7, 215, So., Mebane, NC. 9.5ppg/ 4.4 rpgC 34 Clifton Jones, 6-7, 225, Sr, Pleasantville, NJ. 7.1 ppg/ 9.0 rpgG 12 Pierre Greene, 6-2, 180, Jr, Chicago, ILL. 12.3ppg/ 3.7 apgG 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 190, So, Greensboro, NC. 9.8ppg/ 4.2 rpg
TOP SUBSTITUTESG 23 Michael Williams, 6-0, 170, Sr, Thomasville, Ga. 5.1ppg/ 2.0 rpgG 13 Troy Nance, 5-9, 170, Fr, Va. Beach, Va. 3.6 ppg/3.6 apgC 41 Joe Principe, 6-9, 220, Fr., Gladstone, Mo. 1.7ppg/ 1.9 rpgC 30 Charles Dunnington, 6-10, 215, Fr., Washington, DC 1.5 ppg/1.9 rpgG 15 Heath Burris, 6-4, 185, Sr, Va. Beach, Va. 3.9ppg/ 0.5 rpgG 10 John Waller, 6-4, 180, Fr, Richmond, Va. 2.9 ppg 1.1 rpg
THIS DAY IN ODU ATHLETIC HISTORY: Feb. 24, 1972. Dave Twardzik dishes out an ODU record 20 assists in a 120-78 win over Mt. St. Mary's.TONIGHTS OFFICIALS: Reggie Cofer, Sean Hull, Alan Spainhour
INJURIES: Reserve center Joe Principe missed the GMU game with an ankle injury, but could see see action today. FATHER - SON COMBINATION: Jeff Capel, III, joins his father's coaching staff after 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. VCU: ODU leads the series, 32-26. The Monarchs won the last meeting, on Jan. 20, 77-65 in Scope. Clifton Jones led with 19 points and 13 rebounds. ODU shot .600 (9-15) from three-point range, while VCU was (3-12).
CAPEL VS. VCU: 8-5
ODU AT THE SIEGEL CENTER: 0-1, lost in overtime last year,73-67
ODU VS. VCU IN RICHMOND: 14-13. ODU last defeated VCU in Richmond in 1998-99, 82-72.
CAA GAMES TODAY:George Mason at Richmond JMU at American East Carolina at American
ODU vs. CAA TEAMS:American 21-12East Carolina 31-13George Mason 24-6James Madison 36-20UNC Wilmington 15-11Richmond 26-19VCU 32-26William & Mary 44-12CAA TO EXPAND The Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner Tom Yeager announced on Dec. 13 that the University of Delaware(Newark, De.), Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pa.), Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY.) and TowsonUniversity (Baltimore, Md.)will join the conference effective July 1, 2003.
RECORD AT FIELDHOUSE: (6-0)3-2 in 1999-00104-11 (since1970-71)
Best Record:14-0 in 1974-75 & 11-0 in 1976-77 13-1 in 1973-74 & 1975-76
RECORD AT SCOPE (3-3)218-90 since 1971-725-3 in 1999-00Best Record: 9-0 in 1992-93 13-1 in 1979-80 and 1983-84 10-1 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. StateCharles Dunnington 6 pts vs. G.Webb & W&M 6 rebs vs. Gardner-WebbJoe Principe 6 pts vs. G.Webb & NSU 6 rebs vs. Gardner-WebbJohn Waller 12 vs. AU Puerto RicoA. Themistocleous 7 pts vs. Stanford 3 rebs vs. StanfordHeath Burris 15 pts vs. Kansas St.Ricardo Marsh 10 rebounds vs. VMIPierre Greene 25 points vs. AUClifton Jones 19 points vs. VCU(ties) 16 rebounds vs.Norfolk St.Clay McGowen 4 points vs. JMUAndre McCullum 29 vs. W&M & Norfolk St.
DOUBLE FIGURE LEADERSMcCullum 17Greene 16Wright 13Marsh 10
DOUBLE-DOUBLES:McCullum 5Jones 5Marsh 1
MCCULLUM : McCullum has 1,076 career points which ranks him 29th on the ODU all-time scoring list. This puts him 14 behind Oliver Purnell (ODU '75).He has scored in double figures in 10 of the last 12 games.JONES HITTING THE BOARDS: Clifton Jones leads the team in rebounding and has been the Monarchs top rebounder in 20 of the 27 games. He leads the league in rebounding and offensive rebounding. He has hauled in ten or more rebounds 11 times this year. Jones has 574 career rebounds putting him 19th on the ODU all-time rebounding list. He is 22 behind Skip Noble's ('71) 596.
HALFTIME LEADS: ODU has led at halftime in the following games (8-5).
Gardner-Webb (37-31)VMI (41-38)Dayton (42-36)Miami-Ohio (33-26)UNLV (36-35)JMU (37-24)W&M (36-25)ECU (29-23)NSU (35-32)UR (26-21)at AU (41-22)At UNCW (26-22)GMU (34-28)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).
MONARCH CURRENT CAA STATISTICAL LEADERS (2000-01)IndividualsRebounds Clifton Jones 1st 9.0Scoring Pierre Greene 8th 12.3Off.Rebounds Clifton Jones 1st 2.8Deff.Rebounds Clifton Jones 1st 6.2Blocks Clifton Jones 3rd 1.6Assists Pierre Greene 6th 3.7 Troy Nance 5th 3.6Asst/TO Ratio Troy Nance 2nd 2.1FT % Pierre Greene 5th .768 Andre McCullum 6th .7693PT FG % Heath Burris 4th .407Steals Pierre Greene 8th 1.3
TeamScoring Offense 5th 69.4Scoring Defense 6th 69.2Free Throw Pct. 5th 67.9Field Goal Pct. 5th .430Field Goal Pct. Def. 9th .4483PT FG Made 4th 6.03PT FG PCT. 5th .341Rebounding 3rd 36.3Blocked Shots 5th 3.9Assists 3rd 13.8Steals 2nd 7.1Off Rebounds 2nd 12.4Def. Rebounds 7th 23.9
MONARCH TRENDSDays of the Week:Mon 0-1Tue 2-0Wed 5-4Thu 0-2Fri 0-1Sat 5-6 Sun 0-1
BY MONTHS: Nov. 1-6 Dec: 3-3 Jan. 6-3 Feb:2-3 Mar 0-0
By Points:45-60 (0-6)61-70 (4-4)71-80 (4-4)81-90 (4-1)90+ (0-0)
When ODU Outrebounds Opp:: 7-5When ODU shoots 50 % or better: 6-0ODU ON TV : 2-2 (beat Dayton & VCU/ Lost to Stanford & JMU)
ABOUT OLD DOMINION ODU is a state school located in Norfolk, Va. The University was founded in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary...the name Old Dominion is the nickname of the State of Virginia.SCHOOL OF CHAMPIONS: Old Dominion's Field Hockey squad captured their ninth NCAA title with a 3-1 win over North Carolina. Led by four-time CAA Player of the Year Marina DiGiacomo who scored an NCAA record 167 career goals and 414 career points. DiGiacomo also was named the Honda Award winner for that sport, Old Dominion's fifth field hockey player to do so. The University athletic teams have won 28 National Titles (24 teams titles, Sailing 11, Field Hockey 9, Women's basketball 3, Men's Basketball 1)...Three wrestling individual NCAA 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 Coliseum in Richmond, Va. The finals will be live on Monday night, March 5 on ESPN2.
FIELDHOUSE FLOOR PROJECT: Log onto GOTOBUTTON BM_1_ www.oducourt.com for information on how to purchase your very own bit of Old Dominion basketball history in the form of an authentic piece of the original fieldhouse floor. Instructions and order forms can be found for plaques featuring an authentic piece of the floor. You may also call 1-800-968-9697. Prices range from $42-$130 and all proceeds benefit athletic scholarships at Old Dominion.
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MONARCH ALUMNI Cal Bowdler ('99) Atlanta- 1.4 ppg/ 0.7 rpg in 22 games. (averaged 2.7 ppg/1.8 rpg.. Last year...) Chris Gatling ('91) Traded to Cleveland during the off-season...He is averaging 12.3 ppg and 5.5 rpg 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 game in 1997. Odell Hodge is in Belgium,
Petey Sessoms tore his achilles in Poland and has returned for rehab....
Mark Poag is in Spain and Reggie Bassette is in Greece. Skipper Youngblood is in the Czech Republic. Dave Twardzik is an assistant with the Detroit Pistons. Mark West has retired after 17 yrs.
NEXT GAME: ODU completes the regular season with a home game vs. UNCW Monday at 7:35 pm. In the fieldhouse.