Dec. 27, 2001
ABOUT THE MONARCHS:
6-4 Overall/4-3 Home/1-0 Nuetral/1-1 Away
(Last Game)
* Lost CAA game, 71-67 to UNC Wilmington
* Rasheed Wright 22 pts.
* John Waller (10 rebs) & Clay McGowen (12 rebs) in their first starts
* ODU outrebounded UNCW, 40-27.
* Monarchs have lost two straight.
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.14.4 ppg/ 6.6 prg
F 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 195, Jr., Greensboro, NC.14.7 ppg/ 4.7 rpg
C 30 Charles Dunnington, 6-9, 220, So.,Washington,DC 2.9 ppg/ 3.8 rpg
G 12 Pierre Greene, 6-2, 185, Sr, Chicago, IL. 9.0 ppg/ 3.0 rpg
G 24 Kiah Thomas, 6-4, 185, Fr., Norfolk, Va. 6.3 ppg/ 3.4 rpg
TOP SUBSTITUTES
G 13 Troy Nance, 5-9, 175, So., Va. Beach, Va.7.2 ppg/4.2 apg
F 01 Andreas Themistocleous, So, Nicosia, Cyprus0.3 ppg/ 0.6 rpg
G 10 John Waller, 6-4,175, So., Richmond, Va.6.3 ppg/ 3.4 rpg
C 40 Clay McGowen, 6-11, 220, So, Westerville, OH.7.0 ppg/ 6.1 rpg
C 41 Joe Principe, 6-10, 225, So., Gladstone, MO.0.8 ppg/ 0.6 rpg
THIS DAY IN MONARCH HISTORY
1990, Down 17 (49-32) with 18:05 left, ODU rallies to defeat James Madisonin Scope, 85-81....1998 Cal Bowdler scores 23 points as ODU beats Buffalo,85-65 to win the Hawaii-Hilo Classic.
CAA GAMES TODAY:
Loyola at Delaware,Towson at UNC Wilmington
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..
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. UNLV
UNLV leads, 3-0.
FIRST MEETING: UNLV defeated ODU, 116-90 in 1975-76.ODU also lost in the first round of the Rebel Classic in 1986-87, 103-83.
LAST YEAR: UNLV won in Norfolk, 82-67.
ODU VS. MOUNTAIN WEST TEAMS
ODU is 0-1 vs. Brigham Young (80-77) in Norfolk, 1975-76
ODU is 2-0 vs. Wyoming (63-61 in 1995 at home & 66-52 at Wyoming)
The Monarchs have never played Utah, Air Force, Colorado State, NewMexico, San Diego State.
MONARCHS IN THE FIELDHOUSE: 110-15
Last year, ODU was 6-1
UNCW has beaten ODU three times
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 ten 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:
MONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN
1-01-10-20-00-14-00-0
Leading at Halftime: 5-2
Tied at Halftime: 0-1
Trailing at Halftime: 1-1
Scoring: 51- 60 Points 2-0
61-70 Points: 1-3
71-80 Points: 2-1
81-90 Points: 1-0
90-100 Points: 0-0
Outrebounds Opponents: 5-2
Opponents Outrebounds ODU:1-2
MONARCHS SIGN TWO IN EARLY PERIOD
Isaiah Hunter, 6-3 G, Charlotte, NC., Independence High School
Janko Mrksic, 6-10, 250, C, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, bishop Ryan High School
MONARCH CAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS
IndividualScoring: Wright7th14.7
Marsh8th14.4
FG PCT:Marsh8th.491
FT PCT: Wright3rd.843
REBS: Marsh 6th6.6
ASST: Nance5th4.2
Steals: Wright11th1.4
Nance11h1.4
Blocked Shots: McGowen4th1.5
Team
Scoring:7th67.5
FG PCT:6th.423
3PT FG:4th.358
Rebs:6th36.4
Scoring Def:1st65.7
FT PCT:2nd.721
FG PCT Def: 4th.423
3PT FG Def:4th.337
Assists:1st15.6
Blocks4th4.6
Steals:6th6.2
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 CarolinaREBOUNDS
Ricardo Marsh 10 vs. Sacramento State (ties)
Clay McGowen 12 vs. UNCW
John Waller , 10 vs. UNCW
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
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 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.
CAA TELECONFERENCE CALLBegins Tuesday Jan. 8. Blaine Taylor is on at 10:30...Call 888-935-0164..Membersof the media should contact Tripp Sheppard at the CAA office for the passwordto access the call.
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 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
NOTE: Skipper Youngblood ('2000) is playing for Roanoke in the NBADevelopmental league
"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 GAMEJan. 3 at Hofstra 7:00 p.m. (CAA Contest)