Dec. 6, 2002
OLD DOMINION MONARCHS VS EAST CAROLINA PIRATES
Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, 7:06 p.m. Ted Constant Convocation Center
ABOUT THE MONARCHS: (1-3)* Lost last game at Hampton University, 77-70*Rasheed Wright scored 18/ Ricardo Marsh scored 14 with 9 rebs.* Lost at St. Joseph's on Sunday, 63-47* Ricardo Marsh 16 pts/ Alex Loughton 14 pts/7 rebs* 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.14.3ppg/ 6.8 rpgF 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 210, Sr., Greensboro, NC.14.0 ppg/ 5.8 rpgC 40 Alex Loughton, 6-9, 235, Fr., Perth Australia 9.8 ppg/ 6.0 rpgG 10 John Waller, 6-4, 185, Jr., Richmond, VA. 7.5 ppg/ 3.5 rpgG 01 Isaiah Hunter, 6-2, 160, Fr., Charlotte, NC. 7.3 ppg/ 3.8 rpg
TOP SUBSTITUTESG 13 Troy Nance, 5-10, 175, Jr., Va. Beach, VA. 0.7 ppg/ 2.0 apgG 24 Kiah Thomas, 6-4, 190, So., Norfolk, VA. 2.3 ppg/ 2.0 rpgC 41 Joe Principe, 6-10, 245, Jr., Gladstone, MO. 1.0 ppg/ 1.0 rpgF 4 T.J. Waldon, 6-4, 214, Fr., Lakeland, FL. 4.0 ppg/ 4.3 rpgC 55 Janko Mrksic, 6-10, 270, Fr., Ontario, Canada 1.5 ppg/ 2.3 rpgG 3 John Morris, 6-1, 177, Fr., Camp Hill, PA. 1.7 ppg/ 0.0 rpg
NOTE:T.J. Waldon did not play vs Hampton due to a sore foot and is day-to-day......Troy Nance got sick right before the game and did not play. He is expectedto play vs. ECU.
THIS DAY IN MONARCH HISTORYDec. 7, 1985, ODU defeats Rider by 47 points, 93-46., Dec 7, 1965, ODU defeatsTowson, by 32, 103-71.
TONIGHT'S OFFICIALSChuck Pitts, Timothy .Comer, L.B. Wood
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.
CAA GAMES TODAY:Monmouth at Hofstra, 1 p.m.Niagara at George Mason, 7 p.m.Drexel at St. Joseph's, 7 p.m. Richmond at VCU, 7:30 p.m.Akron at James Madison, 7 p.m. UNC Wilmington at Dayton, 8 p.m.Virginia Tech at W&M, 7 p.m.
SERIES VS. EAST CAROLINAODU leads, 32-13First Meeting: 90-88L in 1966-67 at ECULast Meeting: 53-52W at ECU, 2001-02
Last 12 Series Results.1996-97 W79-79L 63-78 at ECU1997-98 L71-85(at ECU)W66-611998-99 W54-51(at ECU)L67-62 W 65-62 CAA(2ot)1999-00 L59-57(at ECU)L60-622000-01 L 68-63(at ECU)otW65-632001-02 W 53-52(at ECU)
MONARCHS VS. CONFERENCE USA TEAMSUAB8-14Last Played1990-91 W, 94-88 in ot (Sun Belt Trn.)Cincinnati0-1Last Played1970-71 L,108-96Charlotte13-10Last Played1998-99 L, 72-56DePaul 2-4Last Played1987-88 L, 95-88Marquette0-2Last Played1982-83 L, 50-53Memphis 0-1Last Played2001-02 L, 91-66South Florida16-11Last Played1995-96 L, 67-61Southern Miss 6-0Last Played1992-93 W, 113-105Tulane 2-1Last Played1994-95 L, 85-80(ot)
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 THISStarted 1-4: 2000-01Scored 90 or more points: 103-69 in 1998-99 vs. VMIScored 100 or more points: same as aboveWon by 20 or more points: 29 vs. Campbell, 11-26-02Lost 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 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: 13 by Marsh vs. Hofstra in 2002Grabbed 15 or more rebounds: 23 by Clifton Jones, Feb. , 2001Had 10 or more assists:10, by Pierre Greene vs. JMU in 2002Performed the double-double:Rasheed Wright vs. GMU in 2002Two 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: 18, Rasheed Wright vs CampbellMost Points by an Opp: 18 by Jawad Williams of UNC.Most Rebounds: 9 by Rasheed Wright vs. CampbellMost Opp. Rebounds: 8 by Sean May (UNC), Dom.Klein & Tarick Johnson(Campbell)Most Treys: 3, by Rasheed Wright vs. UNCMost Opp.Treys: 2 by Jawad Williams and Scott Melvin of UNCMost Free Throws: 7-8 by Rasheed Wright vs. Campbell.Most Assists: 5, by Raymond Felton of UNCMost ODU Assists: 4, by Isaiah Hunter vs UNC.Most ODU Steals: 3, by Rasheed Wright vs. Campbell.Attendance: 8,424 (Sellout)
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 957 career points and 490 career rebounds...Rasheed Wright has 838 career points and is shooting .762 from the free throw line.
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 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 GAME: Dec. 14 Maryland-Eastern Shore 7 p.m.