Dec. 20, 2001
ABOUT THE MONARCHS:
6-3 Overall/4-2 Home/1-0 Nuetral/1-1 Away
(Last Game)
* Lost to Hampton, 84-77
* Ricardo Marsh scored 24 points, 9 rebounds.
* Rasheed Wright 16 pts.
* ODU outrebounded HU, 38-28.
* Also 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.15.0 ppg/ 6.8 prg
F 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 195, Jr., Greensboro, NC.13.9 ppg/ 4.8 rpg
C 30 Charles Dunnington, 6-9, 220, So.,Washington,DC 2.6 ppg/ 3.8 rpg
G 12 Pierre Greene, 6-2, 185, Sr, Chicago, IL. 9.4 ppg/ 3.1 rpg
G 24 Kiah Thomas, 6-4, 185, Fr., Norfolk, Va. 6.7 ppg/ 3.7 rpg
TOP SUBSTITUTES
G 13 Troy Nance, 5-9, 175, So., Va. Beach, Va.7.6 ppg/4.6 apg
F 01 Andreas Themistocleous, So, Nicosia, Cyprus0.3 ppg/ 0.6 rpg
G 10 John Waller, 6-4,175, So., Richmond, Va.5.7 ppg/ 2.0 rpg
C 40 Clay McGowen, 6-11, 220, So, Westerville, OH.6.8 ppg/ 5.4 rpg
C 41 Joe Principe, 6-10, 225, So., Gladstone, MO.0.9 ppg/ 1.1 rpg
THIS DAY IN MONARCH HISTORYDec. 21, 1989, All-American Chris Gatling scored 31 points and hauled in tenrebounds as the Monarchs defeated VCU for third place in the Richmond TimesDispatch Tournament, 77-67.... In 1985, Keith Thomas scored 21 points andAll-American Kenny Gattison added 13 with 12 rebounds in ODU's 67-55 win over VCU in the Richmond Times Dispatch Tournament.
TONIGHT'S OFFICIALSFrank Scagliotta, and Joe Lindsay, and Chuck Pitts
CAA GAMES TODAY:
Hofstra at Manhattan
TROY NANCE CAA PLAYER OF THE WEEKTroy Nance was named CAA Player of the Week on Dec. 17. He scored a career high18 points (14 in the second half) with 7 assists and four steals in the Monarchs 81-67victory over Coastal Carolina.
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 seesome action this week. He had surgery to repair an unhealed stress fracture in his right foot in October.
SERIES VS. UNC WILMINGTON:
ODU leads the series, 15-13
UNCW has won five straight vs. ODU.
FIRST MEETING: 1979-80, ODU wins 75-55 in Scope.
LAST YEAR: Seahawks won all three games
59-48 in Wilmington, 62-59 in the Fieldhouse, 57-54 in CAA Semi-Finals
ONLY UNCW & ROANOKE
Since 1970-71, ODU has lost 14 games in the fieldhouse.Roanoke College and the Seahawks are the only teams to havebeaten the Monarchs twice in the fieldhouse. UNCW is 2-2,Roanoke is 2-5 in the fieldhouse.
Roanoke 87-85 in 1970-71
Roanoke 95-80 in 1971-72
UNCW76-62 in 1999-00
UNCW62-59 in 2000-01
MONARCHS IN THE FIELDHOUSE: 110-14
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 CENTEROld 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.
DEFENSEAll eight 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:
MONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN1-01-10-20-00-04-00-0
Leading at Halftime: 5-2
Tied at Halftime: 0-0
Trailing at Halftime: 1-1
Scoring: 51- 60 Points 2-0
61-70 Points: 1-2
71-80 Points: 2-1
81-90 Points: 1-0
90-100 Points: 0-0
Outrebounds Opponents: 5-1
Opponents Outrebounds ODU:1-2
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 RANKINGS
Individual
Scoring: Marsh10th15.0
FT PCT: Wright7th.833
REBS: Marsh 9th6.8
ASST: Nance4th4.7
Steals: Wright7th1.6
Nance12h1.4
Blocked Shots: McGowen4th1.4
Team
Scoring:7th67.6
FG PCT:7th.422
3PT FG:5th.354
Rebs:7th36.0
Scoring Def:1st65.1
FT PCT:2nd.719
FG PCT Def: 2nd.423
3PT FG Def:3rd.329
Assists:2nd15.6
BlocksT2nd4.7
Steals:5th6.6
CAREER HIGHS SET THIS SEASON
POINTS: Rasheed Wright 21 vs. Sacramento State
Kiah Thomas 16 vs. Memphis
Clay McGowen 15 vs. East Carolina
Troy Nance, 18 vs. Coastal 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
John Waller, 5 vs. Coastal Carolina (ties)
ASSISTS
Kiah Thomas 3(4 times)
Ricardo Marsh 7 vs. Coastal Carolina
BLOCKED SHOTSClay McGowen 5 vs. Memphis
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 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 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:4.3 ppg/ 2.7 rpg (14 pts at Phila./ 6 rebs vs. MIL.)
Chris Gatling ('91) Now with the Miami Heat.(NBA All-Star in 1997) current avg:8.7 ppg/ 4.0 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
*at UNLV Dec. 30, 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT.