Nov. 23, 2001
GAME NOTES
ABOUT THE MONARCHS : 1-1
* Played Sacramento State and Memphis in NABC Guardian Classic in Memphis, Tn.
* Defeated Sacramento State, 69-52, (Wright 21 pts/ Green 12 pts)
* Lost to #12 Memphis, 91-66 (Marsh 21 pts/Thomas 16 pts/McGowen 5 blks)
* First game since Nov. 14
* Monarchs only game in Scope this year.
* Record at Scope - 218-90(.700)
HEAD COACH: Blaine Taylor (Montana '81)
* Top Assistant at Stanford the last three years.
* 142-65 at Montana (1991-1998) - five 20+ win seasons
* 384-156 in 18 years as an assistant and head coach.
* 1992 Montana team was 27-4
* 1992 National Rookie Coach of the Year
* 1992 Big Sky Coach of the Year.
MONARCHS PROBABLES
F 21Ricardo Marsh, 6-7, 225, Jr, Mebane, NC.14.0 ppg/ 9.0 rpg
F 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 195, Jr., Greensboro, NC. 15.0 ppg/ 4.0 rpg
C 30Charles Dunnington, 6-9,220, So, Washington,DC. 1.5 ppg/ 4.0 rpg
G 12Pierre Greene, 6-2 , 175, Sr. Chicago, Ill. 6.0 ppg/ 3.5 apg
G 24Kiah Thomas, 6-4, 185, Fr, Norfolk, Va. 10.0 ppg/ 3.5 rpg
Top Substitutes
F 4T.J. Waldon, 6-4, 210 Fr., Lakeland, FL. 0.0 ppg/ 0.0 rpg
G 10John Waller, 6-4 ,175, So., Richmond, Va. 4.0 ppg/ 2.5 rpg
G 13Troy Nance, 5-9, 175, So., Va. Beach, Va. 8.0 ppg/5.0 apg
F 33James Smith, 6-7, 200, Fr., Norfolk, Va. 0.0 ppg/ 0.5 rpg
C 40Clay McGowen, 6-11 220, So.Westerville, OH. 9.0 ppg/ 6.5 rpg
C 41Joe Principe, 6-10, 225, So., Gladstone, MO. 0.0 ppg/ 0.5 rpg
GREENE PRE-SEASON ALL-CAA: Senior guard Pierre Greene was selected to theCAA preseason men's basketball All-CAA team by the league's head coaches andmedia in attendance at media day on Oct. 31 in Baltimore, Md. As a team, the Monarchswere picked seventh.
THIS DAY IN MONARCH HISTORY
Nov. 11, 1998...Reggie Bassette scores 22 points, Cal Bowdler adds 21 and AndreMcCullum hauls in 12 boards as the Monarchs defeat VMI, 103-69 here in Scope.
SERIES VS. VIRGINIA TECH: (VT leads 12-4)
Last Meeting: Hokies defeated ODU in Blacksburg, 78-67 in overtime in 1999-00
Last Monarch win: ODU defeated Virginia Tech, 71-61 in Scope in 1992-93
Monarchs vs Tech in Scope:4-3
OLD DOMINION VS. BIG EAST TEAMS
West Virginia (3-1), Rutgers (1-0), Seton Hall (1-0),Gerogetown (1-1), Villanova (1-1), Syracuse (1-2),Miami Fla (0-1), St. John's (0-2)
LAST WIN VS. BIG EAST TEAM: Defeated Seton Hall, 75-56 in the 1999NIT first round in the fieldhouse.
FLASHBACK WIN: 89-81 triple overtime win over third seed and Big East Champion Villanova in the NCAA first round tournament at Albany,NY in 1995. Tech assistant coach Mark Cline was an assistant with the Monarchs.
MONARCHS IN SCOPE HOME OPENERS: 16-2
BEST YEAR BY YEAR RECORDS AT SCOPE:
9-0 in 1992-93, 14-4 in 1981-82, 13-1 in 1983-84 and 1979-80,13-3 in1978-79, 11-2 in 1982-83, 10-1 in 1994-95.10-3 in 1984-85 & 1985-86.
RANKED TEAMS TO VISIT SCOPE VS. ODU
1994-95 vs. #1 North Carolina
1993-94 vs. #22 Virginia (ODU wins)
1989-90 vs. #8 Missouri
1988-89 vs. #4 North Carolina
1985-86 vs. #20 UAB
Vs. #19 Western Kentucky(ODU wins)
1979-80 vs. #3 Syracuse (ODU wins)
1976-77 vs. #17 Syracuse - North-South ECAC Championship
MONARCH EXHIBITION GAMES:
Old Dominion defeated E.A. All-Stars Southeast, 106-99 in overtime as RicardoMarsh scored 25 points and hauled in 13 rebounds. Rasheed Wright added 22 pointsand Troy Nance scored 12 with seven assists. ODU shot .473 from the floor anddominated the boards 63-35.In the second exhibition game, ODU defeated Kentucky ABA, 89-82. Six Monarchswere in double figures. Pierre Greene led with 16 points, six assists and four steals.Marsh hauled in 16 rebounds. ODU shot .576 from the floor and outrebounded theiropponent, 42-31.
CAA GAMES TODAY
Hofstra at Pittsburgh TournamentTowson at GeorgetownDrexel at RiderWilliam & Mary at Charleston SouthernGardner Webb at James MadisonUNCW at High PointLaSalle at Delaware
MONARCHS SIGN TWO IN EARLY PERIOD
Isaiah Hunter 6-3 G Charlotte, NC., Independence High SchoolJanko Mrksic 6-10, 250 C, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, Bishop Ryan HS
MONARCH CAA STATISTICAL LEADERS FROM LAST YEAR
Assists: Pierre Greene and Troy Nance (5th) 3.48Free Throw Percentage: Greene (5th) .769Wright (10th) .740Steals: Greene (9th) 1.23Three Point Field Goal Pct: Wright (10th) .364
BLAINE TAYLOR'S RADIO CALL IN SHOW
Every Thursday afternoon from 5-6 p.m. on ESPN 1310 radio with hostJohn Castleberry. Fans can also e-mail questions to Taylor at www.odusports.com.
THE NEW CAA (Colonial Athletic Association)*The CAA is now comprised of ten teams.* The four new schools are Delaware, Hofstra (Long Island, NY.),Towson (Baltimore, MD. area) and Drexel (Philadelphia)* Also in the league are Old Dominion, Virginia Commonwealth, James Madison,UNC Wilmington, William and Mary, and George Mason.
MONARCH NBA ALUMNI
Mark West ('83) Now Assistant General Manager with the Phoenix Suns.
Cal Bowdler ('99) In third season with the Atlanta Hawks
Chris Gatling ('91) Now with the Miami Heat.
"FAREWELL TO THE FIELDHOUSE TRIBUTES"
Dec. 1 vs. Illinois-Chicago (70's night)
Jan. 19 vs. Virginia Commonwealth (80's night)
Feb. 16 vs. James Madison ('90's night)
NEXT HOME GAME: The Monarchs play Delaware State in the fieldhouseMonday night at 7:35 p.m.