Dec. 19, 2002
OLD DOMINION MONARCHS VS DAYTON FLYERS
Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, 7:06 p.m. Ted Constant Convocation Center
ABOUT THE MONARCHS: (2-4)* Defeated Maryland-Eastern Shore, 82-62* Ended a three-game losing streak* Five players in double figures.* Shot .500 (28-56) from the floor.* 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/ 7.2 rpgF 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 210, Sr., Greensboro, NC.15.7 ppg/5.8 rpgC 40 Alex Loughton, 6-9, 235, Fr., Perth Australia11.2 ppg/7.2 rpgG 10 John Waller, 6-4, 185, Jr., Richmond, VA. 7.3 ppg/ 3.8 rpgG 01 Isaiah Hunter, 6-2, 160, Fr., Charlotte, NC. 8.0 ppg/ 3.0 apg
TOP SUBSTITUTESG 13 Troy Nance, 5-10, 175, Jr., Va. Beach, VA. 1.6 ppg/ 3.0 apgG 24 Kiah Thomas, 6-4, 190, So., Norfolk, VA. 3.7 ppg/ 2.8 rpgC 41 Joe Principe, 6-10, 245, Jr., Gladstone, MO. 0.7 ppg/ 1.0 rpgG 3 John Morris, 6-1, Fr., Camp Hill, PA. 1.4 ppg/ 2.0 apgC 55 Janko Mrksic, 6-10, 270, Fr., Ontario, Canada 1.0 ppg/ 1.8 rpgG 3 John Morris, 6-1, 177, Fr., Camp Hill, PA. 1.3 ppg/ 0.3 rpg
NOTE:T.J. Waldon has not played since St. Joseph's due to a sore foot. He is day-to-day...
THIS DAY IN MONARCH HISTORYDec. 20, 1977, All-American Ronnie Valentine poured in 44 points to lead theMonarchs to a 116-99 victory over Tulane. The game was played in New Orleans.
TONIGHT'S OFFICIALSLarry Rose, Bryan Kersey, Dwayne Gladden
WELCOME BACK OLIVER & FRANKBoth Oliver Purnell and Frank Smith are in the ODU Sports Hall of Fame.
PURNELL AT ODUCaptained ODU's 1975 NCAA Division II National Championship team.Earned College Division All-American honors.Ranks 29th at ODU in career scoring 1090 pointsRanks 8th at ODU in career assists 476 (5.3)Still owns the ODU single game steals record with 8 vs. Washington & Lee in 1975.
CoachingServed as an assistant coach for Paul Webb.Head Coach at ODU from 1991-92 to 1993-94 (57-33= .633%)ODU went to post season all three years1991-92 15-15 CAA Champions/ Played Kentucky in NCAA 1st round1992-93 21-8 Advanced to NIT second round.1993-94 21-10 Advanced to NIT second round.CAA Coach of the Year in 1992-93NABC District IV Coach of the Year in 1992-93Coach of the Year in the State of Virginia, 1992-93.
SMITH AT ODUODU's all-time career leader in assists (883 at 7.4)ODU's all-time career leader in steals (295 at 2.5)Currently the Sun Belt Conference all-time leader in assists & steals.Averaged 8 or more assists per game three straight years.Played 40 or more minutes in a game 30 times at ODU.As a junior averaged 38.5 minutes per game in 1986-87.Served as an assistant for Purnell at ODU, 1991-94.
CAA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS:Nov. 25th, freshman Alex Loughton who grabbed eight rebounds and scored 13 points against North Carolina, was named CAA Rookie of the Week.
SERIES VS. DAYTONTied: 4-4First Meeting: 1972-73W 77-72 (A)Last Meeting: 2000-01W 81-76 (A)
1974-75 L at 69-701983-84 L at 64-631975-76 L at 79-911984-85 W 91-821981-82 W 61-53
COMPARING STATSODUUDScoring 63.065.9FG%.363.4313PT %.274.313FT%.724.701REBS39.438.7Scoring Def..65.028.1
MONARCHS VS. ATLANTIC10 TEAMSDuquesne3-1Last Played: 1987-88W 96-85(A)George Washington3-8Last Played: 2001-02L 68-64(H)Rhode Island2-2Last Played: 1982-83W 99-81(H)Richmond26-19Last Played: 2000-01L77-73(H) otSt. Bonaventure 1-1Last Played: 1979-80L 84-72(A)St. Joseph's2-6Last Played: Dec. 1,2002L 63-47(A)Xavier3-2Last Played: 1973-74W 86-83* Note, ODU will play at GW on Dec. 28th.
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)
LAST TIME ODU DID THISScored 90 or more points: 103-69 in 1998-99 vs. VMIScored 100 or more points: same as aboveWon by 20 or more points: 20, 82-62 vs. Maryland- Eastern Shore, 12-14-02Lost by 20 or more: 25, Dec. 2001, to Memphis, 91-66Gave up 90 or more points: 91 by Memphis, 2001-02Won an overtime game: March 3, 2001 vs. William & Mary in CAA Trn.Shot 60 percent or better from the floor: .617(29-47) vs. George Mason Feb. 21,01Shot 50 percent of better from the floor: (28-56).500 vs. UMES, 12-14-02Shot less than 30 percent from the floor:293(17-58) vs. St. Joseph's, 12-01-02Blocked 10 or more shots: 16 vs. American, Jan. 16, 1999Had 10 or more shots blocked: 10 by Richmond, Mar 4, 2000.CAA Trn.Committed 20 or more turnovers: 22 at Towson, Jan. 14, 2002Committed 10 or less turnovers: 9 vs. Delaware, Jan. 7, 02
LAST TIME AN ODU INDIVIDUAL DID THISScored 30 or points: 32, by Mark Poag at George Mason, 2-21-98Grabbed 10 or more rebounds: 11 by Marsh vs. ECU, 12-7-02Grabbed 15 or more rebounds: 23 by Clifton Jones, vs. UNCW Feb. , 2001Had 10 or more assists:10, by Pierre Greene vs. JMU in 2002Performed the double-double: Alex Loughton, 14 pts/10 rebs vs. UMES, 12-14-02Two or more players with double-double:P.Greene & Marsh vs. JMU 2002Performed the triple-double: Mark West, Feb. 17, 1982 vs. W&M (14 pts,11 rebs,10Blocks)
TED CONSTANT CONVOCATION HIGHLIGHTSFirst Basket: 19:16 Ricardo Marsh dunk vs. UNCFirst Trey: 16:25 by Jawad Williams of UNCFirst ODU Trey: 15:00 by John WallerFirst Free Throw Made: 14:39 by Sean May of UNCFirst ODU Free Throw Made: 14:22 by Rasheed WrightMost Points: 25, by Rasheed Wright vs. ECU.Most Points by an Opp: 21 by Tee Trotter(UMES), 12-14-02Most Rebounds: 11 by Ricardo Marsh vs. ECUMost Opp. Rebounds: 12, by Erroyl Bing of ECUMost OPP Treys: 4, by Tee Trotter of UMES (12-14-02)Most .Treys: 3, by Rasheed Wright vs. UNC (11-24-02)Most Free Throws: 7-8 by Rasheed Wright vs. Campbell.Best Free Throw PCT: 1000(6-6) by Isaiah Hunter vs. UMES(12-14-02)Most Assists: 5, by Raymond Felton of UNCMost ODU Assists: 7, by Troy Nance vs. UMES (12-14-02)Most ODU Steals: 3, by Rasheed Wright vs. Campbell.Best ODU Field Goal %: .531 vs. CampbellBest OPP. Field Goal %: .509 by ECUBest ODU Free Throw %: ..767 (23-30) vs UMES (12-14-02)Best OPP Free Throw %: .846 by North CarolinaBest 3PT %: .286 vs. Campbell and UNCBest OPP 3PT %: .400 by ECUMost ODU Rebounds: 46, vs ECUMost OPP Rebounds: 35 by North CarolinaMost ODU Assists: 20 vs. UMES (12-14-02)Most OPP Assists: 14 by ECU and UNCMost ODU Points Scored: 82, vs. UMES (12-14-02)Most OPP Points Scored: 75, by ECU (12-07-02)Attendance: 8,424 (Sellout)
MONARCH CAA STATISTICAL RANKINGSIndividualScoring:Marsh11th13.5Wright 7th15.7FT PCT: Wright 7th .824FG %:Marsh14th.4683PT FGPCT:Wright 5th.444REBS: Marsh9th7.2Loughton9th7.2Wright 14th5.8ASST: Hunter 12th3.0Steals: Wright 13th1.5Off RebsLoughton3rd4.00Def. RebsMarsh14th4.00
TeamScoring:3rd 66.2FG PCT: 9th.3853PT FG: 10th.271Rebs:3rd40.3Scoring Def:5th64.5FT PCT: 2nd.734FG PCT Def: 8th.4263PT FG Def:8th.355Assists:4th13.7Blocks 6th2.8Steals:4th7.5Reb. Margin1st+8.5 (25th nationally)
MILESTONESRicardo Marsh has 981 career points and 506 career rebounds...Rasheed Wright has 876 career points and is shooting .762 from the free throw line.
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
DID YOU KNOWWhen Frank Smith graduated in 1988, he ranked third all-time in NCAA career assistshistory behind Gary Payton (Oregon State) 939 and Jim Les (Bradley) 884.
Odell Hodge ('97) is only one of 75 Division I players to score over 2,000 pointsand haul in over 1,000 career rebounds. He scored 2117 career points and hauled in1086 career rebounds. The only other players in Virginia Collegiate Div. I history todo so are Ralph Sampson (Virginia) with 2225 points and 1511 rebounds,Kenny Sanders (George Mason) with 2177 points and 1026 rebounds, and Jeff Cohen(William and Mary) 2003 points, 1380 rebounds.
Oliver Purnell ('75) has been named assistant coach for the 2003 USA BasketballMen's Senior National Team which will participate in the 2003 FIBA AmericasQualification Tournament for the 2004 Olympic games. Larry Brown will serve ashead coach.
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)
MONARCH ASSISTANTKenny Gattison (ODU'86) Sun Belt Conference All-Decade Team andLeague Player of the Year in 1986.
NEW GAME TIMESJan. 2 home vs. Towson, 6 p.m.Jan. 4 at VCU is 4 p.m.Jan. 11 home with William and Mary is 4 p.m.
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 GAME: Dec. 28 at George Washington. 2 p.m.