Dec. 14, 2001
OLD DOMINION MONARCHS VS COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS
Saturday, Dec. 15, 2001, 7:35 p.m. ODU Fieldhouse
ABOUT THE MONARCHS: 5-2 Overall/3-1 Home/1-0 Nuetral/1-1 Away
* Defeated ECU, 53-52 last Saturday.
* Clay McGowen 15 pts/ 10 rebs (his first collegiate double-double)
* John Waller 10 pts/ Rasheed Wright 11 pts.
* ODU also beat Illinois-Chicago, Delaware State,Va. Tech, & Sacramento State
* Lost to #12 Memphis & George Washington
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
MONARCH PROBABLES
F 21 Ricardo Marsh, 6-7, 225, Jr, Mebane, NC.12.9 ppg/ 5.9 prg
F 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 195, Jr., Greensboro, NC.13.9 ppg/ 5.1 rpg
C 30 Charles Dunnington, 6-9, 220, So.,Washington,DC 2.2 ppg/ 3.9 rpg
G 24 Kiah Thomas, 6-4, 185, Fr., Norfolk, Va. 7.1 ppg/ 3.6 rpg
OR 13 Troy Nance, 5-9, 175, So., Va. Beach, Va. 6.7 ppg/ 4.3 apg
TOP SUBSTITUTES
F 01 Andreas Themistocleous, So, Nicosia, Cyprus0.0 ppg/ 0.3 rpg
G 10 John Waller, 6-4,175, So., Richmond, Va.4.6 ppg/ 1.3 rpg
C 40 Clay McGowen, 6-11, 220, So, Westerville, OH.6.6 ppg/ 5.3 rpg
C 41 Joe Principe, 6-10, 225, So., Gladstone, MO.1.1 ppg/ 1.4 rpg
NOTE Senior guard Pierre Greene(9.3 ppg/ 3.0 apg) will not be at the game Saturday night as he will be attending a funeral in hishometown of Chicago, IL., for his cousin who passed away earlier this week.
THIS DAY IN MONARCH HISTORY
Dec. 15, 1990, All-American Chris Gatling scored 28 points, hauled in 16 rebounds asthe Monarchs beat Long Island University, 88-62.
TONIGHT'S OFFICIALS
Stephen Gordon, Mike Eades, Roger Ayers
CAA GAMES TODAY:
Delaware vs. Rider, JMU at East Tennessee State,College of Charleston at UNCW, UAB at VCU
GAME TIME CHANGE:
*The ODU-W&M game on Jan. 26 originally scheduled for 12 noon has been moved7 p.m. and will be televised on Comcast Sportsnet..
*The ODU-UNLV game on Dec. 30 will now start at 7 p.m. pacific and 10 p.m.Eastern time. Originally was scheduled for 7:30 pacific and 10:30 ET.
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 2-4 weeks with a stress fracture ofthe third metatarsal bone in his left foot...6-2 junior guard Marcus Drewry could return toaction next week. He has been recovering from surgery to repair an unhealed stress fracture in his right foot.
SERIES VS. COASTAL CAROLINA:
First Meeting - Pete Strickland was an assistant at ODU under Oliver Purnellfrom 1991-94...
ODU VS. BIG SOUTH :
Elon (3-2)Last played in 1998-99 with ODU winning, 84-70
High Point (0-2)Last played in 1939-40.
Other teams in the league are: Charleston Southern, Liberty,UNC Asheville, Radford, Winthrop
MONARCHS IN THE FIELDHOUSE: 109-13
Last 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)
GLOBAL SPECTRUM TO MANAGE CONSTANT CENTER
Old Dominion University has selected the Philadelphia based firm Global Spectrumto manage the 8,600 seat Constant Convocation Center, which is slated to open in late fall of 2002. The highly regarded company provides management for public assemblyfacilities across the country, most notably the First Union Center, which is home to theNBA's Philadelphia 76ers, as well as facilities at Temple, South Carolina and RhodeIsland.
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE:
* General Contractor, S.B. Ballard is ahead of schedule
* Building will be weather tight by March of 2002 to allow for installation ofinterior finishes and equipment.
* The design for a new Athletic Hall of Fame, to be located in the main lobby ofthe building is well underway.
DEFENSE
All seven 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. ECU shot .333
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:
MONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN1-01-00-20-00-03-00-0
Leading at Halftime: 4-1
Tied at Halftime: 0-0
Trailing at Halftime: 1-1
Scoring: 51- 60 Points 2-0
61-70 Points: 1-2
71-80 Points: 2-0
81-90 Points: 0-0
90-100 Points: 0-0
Outrebounds Opponents: 4-0
Opponents Outrebounds ODU:1-2
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 High School
MONARCH CAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS
Individual
Scoring: Wright10th13.9
FT PCT: Wright6th.848
REBS: Marsh 14th5.9
ASST: Nance4th4.3
Steals: Wright5th1.7
Greene14h1.1
3PT FG PCT:Nance3rd.500
Blocked Shots:McGowen3rd1.6
Team
Scoring:7th.543
FG PCT:8th.408
3PT FG:3rd.364
Rebs:8th35.1
Scoring Def:1st62.1
FT PCT:1st.744
FG PCT Def: 3rd.398
3PT FG Def:3rd.298
Assists:3rd14.7
Blocks2nd4.6
Steals:6th6.4
CAREER HIGHS SET THIS SEASON
POINTS: Rasheed Wright 21 vs. Sacramento State
Kiah Thomas 16 vs. Memphis
Clay McGowen 15 vs. East Carolina
REBOUNDS
Ricardo Marsh 10 vs. Sacramento State (ties)
Clay McGowen 10 vs. East Carolina
Charles Dunnington 7 vs. Virginia Tech
Troy Nance 6 vs. Va. Tech
ASSISTS
Kiah Thomas 3(4 times)
BLOCKED SHOTS
Clay McGowen 5 vs. Memphis
MONARCH CAA STATISTICAL LEADERS FROM LAST YEAR
Assists: Pierre Greene & Troy Nance (5th) 3.48
Free Throw Percentage: Greene (5th) .769
Wright (10th) .740
Steals: Greene (9th) 1.23
Three-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 withhost John Castleberry. Fans can also e-mail questions to Taylor atwww.odusports.com
MONARCH ASSISTANTS
Kenny 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 NBA
Mark West ('83) Assistant General Manager with Phoenix Suns(Played 17 years in the NBA)
Cal Bowdler ('99) In third season with Atlanta HawksCurrent Avg:4.8 ppg/ 2.8 rpg (14 pts at Phila.)
Chris Gatling ('91) Now with the Miami Heat.(NBA All-Star in 1997) current avg:9.2 ppg/ 4.9 rpg
"FAREWELL TO THE FIELDHOUSE TRIBUTES"
* UIC game was 70's night
* Jan. 19 vs. Virginia Commonwealth is '80's night
* Feb. 16 vs. James Madison is '90's night
NEXT GAME
*Monarchs then host Hampton University on Dec. 18.
*UNC Wilmington comes to town for CAA opener on Dec. 21.
*at UNLV Dec. 30, 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT.