Nov. 30, 2001
OLD DOMINION VS. ILLINOIS CHICAGO FLAMES
Saturday, Dec. 1, 2001, 7:35 p.m. ODU Fieldhouse... 70's Night
ABOUT THE MONARCHS: 3-1 Overall/2-0 Home/1-0 Nuetral/0-1 Away
* Five of next six games at home
* Defeated Delaware State, 72-61 Monday night
* Ricardo Marsh 17 pts/ Rasheed Wright 18 pts & 10 rebs
* Pierre Greene 16 points/ 3 assts
* ODU shot .563 from the floor
* Also defeated Virginia Tech, & Sacramento State
* Lost to #12 Memphis
HEAD COACH: Blaine Taylor (Montona '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
MONARCH PROBABLES
F 21 Ricardo Marsh, 6-7, 225, Jr, Mebane, NC.16.5 ppg/ 7.3 prg
F 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 195, Jr., Greensboro, NC.15.3 ppg/ 6.8 rpg
C 30 Charles Dunnington, 6-9, 220, So.,Washington,DC 1.3 ppg/ 4.5 rpg
G 12 Pierre Greene, 6-2, 175, Sr, Chicago, IL.10.3 ppg/ 3.2 apg
G 24 Kiah Thomas, 6-4, 185, Fr., Norfolk, Va. 7.0 ppg/ 3.8 rpg
TOP SUBSTITUTES
G 10 John Waller, 6-4,175, So., Richmond, Va.2.8 ppg/ 1.5 rpg
G 13 Troy Nance, 5-9, 175, So, Va.Beach, Va.7.0 ppg/ 4.5 apg
F 33 James Smith, 6-7, 200, Fr., Norfolk, Va.0.0 ppg/ 0.5 rpg
C 40 Clay McGowen, 6-11, 220, So, Westerville, OH.5.0 ppg/ 4.3 rpg
C 41 Joe Principe, 6-10, 225, So., Gladstone, MO.0.5 ppg/ 1.0 rpg
THIS DAY IN MONARCH HISTORY
Dec. 1, 1960:ODU's first All-American, Leo Anthony scores 35 points in the NorfolkDivision defeats Richmond Professional Institute, 75-65...In 1973, Joel Copeland scores35 in an 88-84 loss at Western Kentucky.
TONIGHT'S OFFICIALS
Steve Gordon, James Luckie, and Mark Schnur
POST GAME DANCE: Featuring Bill Deal and the Rhondels in the AthleticAdministration Bldg. Gymnasium. Dance Tickets are $5 with game ticket ($10without). Sunday, there will be a pre-game brunch prior to the women's UNC game.
CAA GAMES TODAY:
Hofstra at Iona (Madison Square Garden),William & Mary at Boilermaker Invitational,George Mason at Mississippi,Drexel at James Madison,VCU at Richmond,Rider at Towson
GREENE PRE-SEASON ALL -CAA: Senior guard Pierre Greene was selected to theCAA pre-season 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 Monarchs were picked to finish seventh.
MONARCH INJURIES:Freshman T. J. Waldon (Lakeland, Fl.) will be out 4-6 weeks with a stress fracture ofthe third metatarsal bone in his left foot.
SERIES VS. UIC:Flames lead, 1-0. UIC defeated the Monarchs last year in Chicago, 73-60. PierreGreene led ODU with 20 points in his hometown Joe Scott led UIC with 20 points.ODU trailed at halftime, 38-21.
ODU VS. HORIZON (formerly the Midwestern Collegiate) CONFERENCEButler (0-1), Wisconsin-Green Bay (0-1), Wright State (1-1).Also in the league are: Detroit-Mercy, Loyola-Chicago, Wisconsin-Milwaukee,and Youngstown State.
LAST WIN VS. MCC TEAM: Defeated Wright State, 81-60 in 1998-99.
MONARCHS IN THE FIELDHOUSE: 108-12Last year, ODU was 6-1, losing the home finale to UNC Wilmington, 62-59.
BEST YEAR BY YEAR RECORDS IN THE FIELDHOUSE
14-0 in 1974-75 (Div. II National Champions)
11-0 in 1976-77 (First Div. I team/ NIT)
13-1 in 1975-76 (Div. II Final Four)
13-1 in 1973-74 (Div. II Regional Finals)
12-2 in 1970-71 (Div. II Championship Game)
DEFENSEAll four Monarch opponents have shot under 50 percent from the floor.Virginia Tech was held to .298 shooting, the lowest since ODU held Americanto .259 shooting in 1996. The Hokies scored 19 points in the first half, the lowest since VMI was held to11 in 1982.
MONARCH EXHIBITION GAMES:ODU defeated E.A. All-Stars Southeast, 106-99 in overtime as Ricardo Marshscored 25 points and hauled in 13 rebounds. ODU shot .473 from the floor anddominated the boards, 63-35. EA All-Stars later defeated North Carolina....
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.Ricardo Marsh hauled in 16 rebounds. ODU shot .576 from the floor. Kentucky ABAlater beat Tennessee.
When ODU Does the Following:
MONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN
1-01-00-10-00-01-00-0
Leading at Halftime: 3-1
Tied at Halftime: 0-0
Trailing at Halftime: 0-1
Scoring: 51- 60 Points 1-0
61-70 Points: 1-1
71-80 Points: 1-0
81-90 Points: 0-0
90-100 Points: 0-0
Outrebounds Opponents: 3-0
Opponents Outrebounds ODU:0-1
MONARCHS SIGN TWO IN EARLY PERIODIsaiah Hunter, 6-3 G, Charlotte, NC., Independence High SchoolJanko Mrksic, 6-10, 250, C, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, bishop Ryan High School
MONARCH CAA STATISTICAL LEADERS FROM LAST YEARAssists: Pierre Greene & 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 SHOWEvery Thursday afternoon from 5-6 p.m. on ESPN 1310 radio withhost John Castleberry. Fans can also e-mail questions to Taylor atwww.odusports.com
MONARCH NEW ASSISTANTSKenny Gattison (ODU'86) Sun Belt Conference All-Decade Team andLeague Player of the Year in 1986.Larry Krystkowiak (Montana '86) Three-Time Big Sky Player of the Year andAcademic All-American.*Both played nine years in the NBA.
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 & Mary, and George Mason.
CURRENT ALUMNI MONARCHS IN NBAMark West ('83) Assistant General Manager with Phoenix Suns(Played 17 years in the NBA)
Cal Bowdler ('99) In third season with Atlanta HawksChris Gatling ('91) Now with the Miami Heat.(NBA All-Star in 1997)
"FAREWELL TO THE FIELDHOUSE TRIBUTES"
*Tonight is 70's night
* Jan. 19 vs. Virginia Commonwealth is '80's night
* Feb. 16 vs. James Madison is '90's night
NEXT HOME GAMEThe Monarchs play George Washington, Wednesday night at 7:35 p.m.The game will be televised on Comcast Sports.