Nov. 30, 2002
OLD DOMINION MONARCHS VS ST. JOSEPH'S
Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, 2:00 p.m. Alumni Fieldhouse
ABOUT THE MONARCHS: (1-1)* ODU defeated Campbell, 72-43/ Held CU to 18 pts in 2nd half.* Rasheed Wright led with 18 pts/ 9 rebs* Lost its home opener to North Carolina, 67-59* Wright led with 17 points and 8 rebounds./ Marsh & Loughton each scored 13 pts.* ODU shot .292 from the floor, but outrebounded UNC 42-35* ODU was 1-1 during the pre-season exhibitions* ODU was 13-16 last season.
HEAD COACH: Blaine Taylor (Montana '81)* Top Assistant at Stanford the last three years* 142-65 at Montana (1991-1998) - five 20+ win seasons.* 397-172 in 19 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 PROBABLESF 21 Ricardo Marsh, 6-8, 240, Sr, Mebane, NC.13.5ppg/ 6.0 rpgF 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 210, Sr., Greensboro, NC.17.5 ppg/ 7.0 rpgC 40 Alex Loughton, 6-9, 235, Fr., Perth Australia 8.5 ppg/ 6.5 rpgG 24 Kiah Thomas, 6-4, 190, So, Norfolk, VA. 3.5 ppg /2.0 rpgG 01 Isaiah Hunter, 6-2, 160, Fr., Charlotte, NC. 6.5 ppg/ 3.0 apg
TOP SUBSTITUTESG 13 Troy Nance, 5-10, 175, Jr., Va. Beach, VA. 0.0 ppg/ 3.0 apgG 10 John Waller, 6-4, 185, Jr, Richmond, VA. 6.0 ppg/ 3.0 rpgC 41 Joe Principe, 6-10, 245, Jr., Gladstone, MO. 1.5 ppg/ 1.5 rpgF 4 T.J. Waldon, 6-4, 214, Fr., Lakeland, FL. 5.0 ppg/ 6.0 rpgC 55 Janko Mrksic, 6-10, 270, Fr., Ontario, Canada 1.0 ppg/ 2.5 rpgG 3 John Morris, 6-1, 177, Fr., Camp Hill, PA. 3.5 ppg/ 2.0 rpg
THIS DAY IN MONARCH HISTORYDec. 1, 1960. ODU Hall of Famer Leo Anthony scored 35 points to lead the Monarchsto a 75-64 win over Richmond Professional Institute.
TONIGHT'S OFFICIALSClinton, Kersey, and Lindsey.
CAA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS:Freshman Alex Loughton who grabbed eight rebounds and scored 13 points againstNorth Carolina, was named CAA Rookie of the Week.
CAA GAMES TODAY:Long Island at Delaware2:00Quinnipiac/UT Pan American vs. Hofstra 12 or 2 p.m.
SERIES VS. ST. JOSEPH'SHawks lead:5-2First Meeting: 1979-80 L 52-51(Kiwanis ODU Classic Final)Last Meeting: 2000-01 L70-65 at St. Joe.
Other Series Results.1981-82 Lat 69-631984-85 W 87-631994-95 Lat 92-821995-96 W62-601997-98 Lat 53-67
MONARCHS VS. A-10 TEAMSDayton 4-4Last Played: 2000-01W 81-78Duquesne3-1Last Played: 1987-88W 96-85George Washington3-8Last Played: 2001-02L 68-64Rhode Island2-2Last Played: 1982-83W 99-81Richmond26-19Last Played: 2000-01L 77-73 (ot)St. Bonaventure 1-1Last Played: 1979-80L 84-72Xavier3-2Last Played: 1973-74W 86-83(ot)
NOTE: ODU will play GW and Dayton this year. Dayton is coached by ODUHall of Famer and former player and head coach Oliver Purnell ('75).Richmond is a former member of the CAA.
MONARCHS SIGN ONE IN EARLY PERIODODU signed Valdas Vasylius from nearby Norfolk Collegiate High School.He is a 6-7, 215-pounder originally from Klaipeda, Lithuania. (19.6 ppg/12.2 rpg)
MONARCH CAA STATISTICAL RANKINGSIndividualScoring:Wright8th17.5FT PCT: Marsh13th.7863PT FGPCT:Wright7th444REBS: Marsh 8th7.0Loughton9th6.5ASST: Hunter4th3.0Nance4th3.0Steals: Wright2nd3.0Asst./To Ratio:Hunter1st6.00Off RebsWaldon5th3.50Def. RebsWright9th4.50
TeamScoring:6th 65.5FG PCT: 7th.3953PT FG: 8th.286Rebs:3rd40.5Scoring Def:1st 55.0FT PCT:6th.674FG PCT Def: 2nd.4023PT FG Def:6th.300Assists:1st15.0Blocks 7th2.0Steals:2nd9.5
ODU IN ROAD OPENERS1976-77 L at Austin Peay, 81-76 1989-90 L at Geo.Washington,71-67(ot)1977-78 W vs. Niagara, 90-82(at St. John's) 1990-91W N.Iowa, 63-61(Puerto Rico)1978-79 W at Virginia, 65-61 1991-92 L at Iona, 86-711979-80 W at East Carolina ,70-65 1992-93 L at North Carolina, 119-821980-81 W at Duquesne, 73-70 1993-94 W at South Carolina, 84-801981-82 W at Rhode Island, 62-56 1994-95 L at Virginia, 83-801982-83 W at VCU, 90-85 1995-96 L Duke ,55-75 (Alaska)1983-84 L at UAB, 83-73 1996-97 W at Towson, 84-821983-85 L at Va. Tech, 102-76 1997-98 L at Wright State, 64-521985-86 L at Ga. Tech, 96-86 1998-99 W at UT Chattanooga, 74-601986-87 L at James Madison, 71-69 1999-00 L at N.C.State, 75-611987-88 W at William & Mary, 72-69 2000-01 L at Geo. Washington, 91-891988-89 W at William & Mary, 70-62 2001-02 W Sacaramento St, 69-52(At Memphis State)
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 at www.odusports.com
MONARCH ASSISTANTKenny Gattison (ODU'86) Sun Belt Conference All-Decade Team andLeague Player of the Year in 1986.
DID YOU KNOWThe last time ODU won by 29 or more points was a 103-69 victory over VMIin 1998-99.
Mike Jones ('95) is the new head basketball coach at DeMatha High School inMaryland.
Mark West ('83) Assistant General Manager with Phoenix Suns(Played 17 years in the NBA)
MILESTONESRicardo Marsh has 927 career points and 475 career rebounds...Rasheed Wright has 817 career points and is shooting .762 from the free throw line.
NEW GAME TIMESJan. 4 at VCU is 4 p.m.Jan. 11 home with William and Mary is 7 p.m.
NEW ASSISTANT: Rob Wilkes joins the Monarchs coaching staff. Wilkes, son oflong time Stetson head basketball coach Glenn Wilkes served as an assistant at FloridaState from 2000-02, and Georgia Southern from 1999-00. He also served as anassistant at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL, from 1993-99. Lynn advanced tonational post season all six of those years, including three NAIA and three NCAADivision II tournaments. In 1997, Lynn reached the NCAA Elite Eight.
SUMMER ACTIVITIESRasheed Wright interned this summer in the office of University Relations.. JoePrincipe interned in the ODU Athletic Media Relations office, and Ricardo Marshattended Pete Newell's "Big Man Camp".
NEXT GAMEDec. 4 at Hampton U.7:00 p.m.Dec. 7 East Carolina7:00 p.m.