OLD DOMINION vs UNC WILMINGTON GAMENOTES
Monday, Feb. 26, 2001
ODU Fieldhouse
ESPN 1310 Radio
7:35 p.m.
SENIOR NIGHT: Final home game for seniors Michael Williams,Clifton Jones, Andre McCullum & Heath Burris.
The Monarchs:
Overall: 12-16
Home: 9-3
Away: 2-11
CAA: 7-8
Neutral: 1-2
LAST GAME: The Monarchs lost at VCU Saturday afternoon, 74-53. ODUshot.271 (13-48) from the floor and was outrebounded, 40-31. RasheedWright led with18 points and Ricardo Marsh added ten. Earlier in the week ODU endeda three-game losing streak with a 78-70 victory over CAA leaderGeorge Mason Wednesday night. The victory game Jeff Capel his 200thcareer collegiate win. Rasheed Wright led with 18 points, whileRicardo Marsh scored 15. Both Andre McCullum and Clifton Jonesperformed double-doubles. McCullum with 13 points and ten boards,Jones 13 points and 13 rebounds. ODU shot .617 (29-47) from the floorand outrebounded GMU, 35-28. Two-Time CAA Player of the Year GeorgeEvans was held to just nine points.
JEFF CAPEL-HEAD COACH: (Fayetteville State '77), is in his seventhyear at the helm of the Monarchs. He is 200-160 in his12th seasonand 121-95 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 12.5 ppg/ 5.0 rpgC 34 Clifton Jones, 6-7, 225, Sr, Pleasantville, NJ. 7.1 ppg/ 9.0 rpgG 23 Michael Williams, 6-0, Sr, Thomasville, Ga. 5.1 ppg/ 2.0 rpgG 15 Heath Burris, 6-4, 185, Sr, Va.Beach, Va. 3.8 ppg/0.5 prgF 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 190, So. Greensboro, NC. 10.1 ppg/ 4.1 rpgTOP SUBSTITUTES
F 21 Ricardo Marsh, 6-7, 215, So. Mebane, NC 9.5 ppg/4.4 rpgG 12 Pierre Greene, 6-2, 180, Jr., Chicago, ILL. 12.1 ppg/3.6 apgG 13 Troy Nance, 5-9, 170, Fr, Va. Beach, Va. 3.5 ppg/3.6 apgC 41 Joe Principe, 6-9, 220, Fr., Gladstone, Mo. 1.8 ppg/ 1.6 rpgC 30 Charles Dunnington, 6-10, 215, Fr., Washington, DC 1.6 ppg/ 2.0 rpgG 10 John Waller, 6-4, 180, Fr, Richmond, Va. 2.8 ppg/1.1 rpg
THIS DAY IN ODU ATHLETIC HISTORY: Feb. 26, 1992 Al Grant scored 17points with 13 rebounds and Petey Sessoms scored 13 points as ODUdefeats UNCW.69-68. The Monarchs would go on to win the CAA title and advance tothe NCAAtournament.
TONIGHTS OFFICIALS: Larry Rose, Mike Wood, Duke Edsall.
INJURIES: Monarch center Clifton Jones missed the VCU game with abruisedleft thigh. He is day-do-day, but is expected to play.
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. UNCW: ODU leads, 15-11. The Seahawks have won threestraight,including the 59-48 win back on Feb. 10. In that contest, Ed Williamsand BrettBlizzard scored 13 each. Williams had eight rebounds. Stewart Harecame off thebench to scored ten and haul in ten boards. ODU was led by RasheedWright with12. ODU shot .319 (15-47), while UNCW shot .431(22-51).
NOTE: The Seahawks defeated the Monarchs here in the fieldhouse lastyear, 60-49.
CAPEL VS. UNCW: 6-7
CAA GAMES TODAY: None today (Richmond is at VCU Tuesday)
ODU vs. CAA TEAMS :
American 21-12 East Carolina 31-13 George Mason 24-6James Madison 36-20 UNC Wilmington 15-11 Richmond 26-19VCU 32-27 William & Mary 44-12
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: (6-0)
3-2 in 1999-00104-11 since 1970-71
Best Record:
14-0 in 1974-7511-0 in 1976-77 13-1 in 1973-74 & 1975-76
RECORD AT SCOPE: (3-3)
218-90 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 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 LEADERS
McCullum 17 Greene 16 Wright 14Marsh 10
DOUBLE-DOUBLES
McCullum 5 Jones 5 Marsh 1
WRIGHT ON A STREAK: Since Feb. seventh Rasheed Wright has hit 30straightfree throws and is just three shy of the school record (33) set in1992 by Donald Anderson. Wright was 13-13 at VCU Saturday night.
MCCULLUM : McCullum has 1,081 career points which ranks him 29th onthe ODU all-time scoring list. This puts him nine behind OliverPurnell (ODU '75).He has scored in double figures in 10 of the last12 games.
JONES HITTING THE BOARDS: Clifton Jones leads the team in reboundingandhas been the Monarchs top rebounder in 20 of the 27 games. He leadsthe league in rebounding and offensive rebounding. He has hauled inten or more rebounds 11 times this year. Jones has 574 careerrebounds putting him 19th on the ODU all-time rebounding list. He is22 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)
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.
Rasheed Wright - All-Tournament selection in the Puerto-RicoShootout.
Pierre Greene - CAA Player of the Week (Jan. 8).
MONARCH CURRENT CAA STATISTICAL LEADERS (2000-01)
Individuals
Rebounds Clifton Jones 1st 9.0Scoring Andre McCullum 8th 12.5Off.Rebounds Clifton Jones 1st 2.8Deff.Rebounds Clifton Jones 1st 6.2Blocks Clifton Jones 3rd 1.6Assists Pierre Greene 6th 3.6 Troy Nance 5th 3.6Asst/TO Ratio Troy Nance 2nd 2.1FT % Pierre Greene 5th .768 Andre McCullum 6th .7643PT FG % Heath Burris 4th .400Steals Pierre Greene 8th 1.3Team
Scoring Offense 5th 68.9Scoring Defense 6th 69.4Free Throw Pct. 5th 68.7Field Goal Pct. 5th .425Field Goal Pct. Def. 9th .4493PT FG Made 4th 6.03PT FG PCT. 5th .335Rebounding 3rd 36.1Blocked Shots 5th 3.8Assists 3rd 13.8Steals 2nd 7.1Off Rebounds 2nd 12.4Def. Rebounds 7th 23.9
MONARCH TRENDS
Days of the Week:
Mon 0-1
Tue 2-0
Wed 5-4
Thu 0-2
Fri 0-1
Sat 5-7
Sun 0-1
BY MONTHS:
Nov. 1-6
Dec. 3-3
Jan. 6-3
Feb. 2-4
Mar. 0-0
By Points:
45-60 (0-7)
61-70 (4-4)
71-80 (4-4)
81-90 (4-1)
90+ (0-0)
When ODU Outrebounds Opp: 7-5
When ODU shoots 50 % or better: 6-0
ODU ON TV : 2-3 (beat Dayton & VCU/ Lost to Stanford, JMU & VCU)
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 sport,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 wrestlingindividual NCAA titles (Div. II) and one Women's Individual Tennistitle. Freshman Women's Tennis player NatalyCahana is currently ranked number four nationally.
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 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.
MONARCH ALUMNI
Cal Bowdler ('99) Atlanta- 1.4 ppg/ 0.7 rpg in 22 games. (averaged2.7 ppg/1.8 rpg.. Last year...) Chris Gatling ('91) Traded toCleveland during the off-season...He is averaging 12.3 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 tore his achillesin Poland and has returned for rehab....Mark Poag is in Spain andReggie Bassette is in Greece. Skipper Youngblood is in the CzechRepublic. Dave Twardzik is an assistant with the Detroit Pistons.Mark West has retired after 17 yrs.
NEXT GAME: ODU will play William and Mary Saturdayat 1 p.m. in the first round of the CAA Tournament in Richmond Coliseum.