Jan. 28, 2003
OLD DOMINION MONARCHS AT DREXEL DRAGONSWednesday, January 29, 2003, 7:00 p.m. Daskalakis Center
ABOUT THE MONARCHS: (8-8/5-3)* Defeated JMU, 74-56.* Ricardo Marsh led with 24 pts/ 6 rebs.* JMU committed 21 turnovers* Defeated George Mason, 59-46.* Ricardo Marsh led with 18 points and 8 rebounds.* Freshman Isaiah Hunter scored a career high 17 points.* Forced GMU into 23 turnovers.* 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.18.6ppg/ 8.4 rpgF 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 210, Sr., Greensboro, NC.15.3 ppg/5.4 rpgC 40 Alex Loughton, 6-9, 235, Fr., Perth Australia 8.4 ppg/6.1 rpgG 10 John Waller, 6-4, 185, Jr. Richmond, VA. 8.2 ppg/ 4.6 rpgG 13 Troy Nance, 5-10, 175, Jr., Va. Beach, Va. 3.5 ppg/ 4.7 apg
TOP SUBSTITUTESG 1 Isaiah Hunter, 6-2, 160, Fr, Charlotte, NC. 6.8 ppg/ 2.8 rpgG 24 Kiah Thomas, 6-4, 190, So., Norfolk, VA. 2.9 ppg/ 1.6 rpgG 3 John Morris, 6-1, Fr., Camp Hill, PA. 1.9 ppg/ 0.9 rpgC 55 Janko Mrksic, 6-10, 270, Fr., Ontario, Canada 1.1 ppg/ 1.7 rpgF 4 T.J. Waldon, 6-4, 214, Lakeland, FL. 3.0 ppg/ 3.0 rpg
THIS DAY IN MONARCH HISTORYJan. 29, 1977. Monarchs defeat Marshall, 105-87 in the fieldhouse. All-AmericansRonnie Valentine scored 31 and Wilson Washington hauled in 12 rebounds andblocked seven shots.
TONIGHT'S OFFICIALSBryan Kersey, James Luckie, Wallace Rutecki
PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS:Jan. 21. Ricardo Marsh shares the honor with UNCW's Craig Callahan. Marshaveraged 28.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals during the week against Delawareand Hofstra. He scored a career high 30 points vs Delaware and 27 vs. Hofstra.
Jan. 14, Senior Rasheed Wright who averaged 17.5 points , 5.5 rebounds, and 2.5Steals in ODU's victories over UNC Wilmington and William and Mary was namedCAA Player of the Week.
A ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS:Jan. 27th, freshman Isaiah Hunter averaged 12 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.5Assists in ODU's wins over GMU and JMU. He scored a career high 17 againstthe Patriots.
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:VCU at Towson7:00Delaware at Hofstra7:00W&M at James Madison7:00
SERIES VS. DREXELTied: 1-1
First Meeting: Jan. 5, 2002 in Norfolk, VA.Last Meeting: Feb. 11, 2002 in Philadelphia, PA. Jan. 5, 2002, ODU, 74, Drexel 66ODU rallied from an 11-point deficit early in the second half to win. Pierre Greeneled with 24 points. Ricardo Marsh added 16 points and nine rebounds and RasheedWright scored 15 and hauled in nine boards. Robert Battle led Drexel with 17 pointsand 11 boards. Drexel outrebounded ODU 44-41.Feb. 11, 2002, Drexel 80, ODU 70Drexel shot 63 percent from the floor in the second half, including five three-pointersfor the win. Tim Whitworth and Robert Battle each scored 20 points for Drexel. Battlealso hauled in ten rebounds and blocked six shots. ODU was led by Ricardo Marshwith 21 points and Troy Waller with 15.
COMPARING STATSODUDrexelScoring 68.4 70.5FG%.408.4373PT %.323.348FT%.723.692REBS38.3 35.6Scoring Def.64.4 66.1
MONARCHS VS. CAA TEAMSDelaware3-2Drexel1-1George Mason25-8Hofstra2-2James Madison38-21Towson9-1VCU32-31UNC Wilmington16-15William & Mary48-12
CAA MARGINSIn ODU's five CAA wins, the Monarchs have won by ten or more.In ODU's three CAA losses, ODU has lost by 9, 4 and 1.
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, 12-01-02Shot less than 50 percent from the free throw line: .480(12-25) vs. VCU Jan. 4, 03Shot 90% or better from the line: Dec. 28, 2002(.905) 19-21, at GWBlocked 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. 15, 2003ODU won four our more games on the road: 1998-99(7-5 + 5-2 in neutral games).
LAST TIME AN ODU INDIVIDUAL DID THISScored 30 or points: Ricardo Marsh, 30 vs. Delaware, Jan. 15, 03.Grabbed 10 or more rebounds: 12 by Marsh vs. GW, 12-28-02Grabbed 15 or more rebounds: 23 by Clifton Jones, vs. UNCW Feb. , 2001Had 10 or more assists:11, by Troy Nance vs. Delaware, Jan. 15, 03.Performed the double-double: Ricardo Marsh at GW (25/12) 12-28-02Two 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: 30, by Ricardo Marsh vs. Delaware, Jan. 15, 03.Most Points by an Opp: 21 by Tee Trotter(UMES), 12-14-02Most Field Goals Made: 12 by Ricardo Marsh vs. Delaware, Jan. 15, 2003.Most Rebounds: 11 by Ricardo Marsh vs. ECU & vs. W&MMost Opp. Rebounds: 12, by Erroyl Bing of ECUMost OPP Treys: 6, by Brooks Hall (6-12) of Dayton, 12-20-02Most .Treys: 3, by Rasheed Wright vs. UNC (11-24-02), Dayton (12-20-02)& W&M (01-11-03); John Waller vs. W&M..Most Free Throws: 9-11, by Rasheed Wright vs. W&M (1-11-03) & (9-9) vsJMU, Jan. 25, 03.Best Free Throw PCT: 1000 (9-9) by Rasheed Wright vs JMU (1-25-03) &(6-6) by Isaiah Hunter vs. UMES(12-14-02)Best Opp FT PCT: 1000 (6-6) by Keith Waleskowski of Dayton(12-20-02)Most Assists: Mike Slattery of Delaware (Jan. 15, 03).Most ODU Assists: 11 by Troy Nance vs. Delaware, (Jan. 15, 03)Most ODU Steals: 3, by Rasheed Wright vs. Campbell, & Ricardo Marsh vs. Dayton(12-20-02).Best ODU Field Goal %: .531 vs. CampbellBest OPP. Field Goal %: .509 by ECUBest ODU Free Throw %: ...771 (27-35) vs. W&M (1-11-03)Best OPP Free Throw %: 100 (9-9) by Towson (Jan. 2, 03)Best 3PT %: .7-16 .438 vs. W&M (1-11-03)Best OPP 3PT %: .429 (9-21) by Delaware, Jan. 15, 03.Most ODU Rebounds: 50 vs. Delaware, Jan. 15, 03.Most OPP Rebounds: 36 by Delaware, Jan. 15, 03.Most ODU Assists: 20 vs. UMES (12-14-02)Most OPP Assists: 15 by Dayton, (12-20-02) & Delaware (1-15-03)Most Opp Turnovers: 21 by JMU (1-25-03)Most ODU Points Scored: 82, vs. UMES (12-14-02)Most OPP Points Scored: 75, by ECU (12-07-02) & Delaware (1-15-03)Fewest ODU Points Scored: 59 vs. North Carolina and GMU.Fewest OPP Points Scored: 43, by Campbell (11-26-02)Attendance: 8,424 (Sellout) vs. UNC (11-24-02)First Overtime Game: ODU vs. Delaware, UD wins 75-74.
MONARCH CAA STATISTICAL RANKINGSIndividualScoring:Marsh3rd18.6Wright8th15.3FG PCT: Marsh7th.498FT PCT: Wright 5th .8333PT FGPCT:Wright2nd.417REBS: Marsh3rd8.4Loughton12th6.1ASST: Nance2nd4.7STEALS Wright7th1.8Off RebsLoughton3rd3.5Def. RebsMarsh3rd5.3
TeamScoring:5th 68.4FG PCT: 9th.4083PT FG: 7th.323Rebs:3rd38.3Scoring Def:3rd64.4FT PCT:1st.723FG PCT Def: 8th.4273PT FG Def:8th.345Assists:2nd14.6Blocks 7th3.1Steals:2nd8.9Reb. Margin1st+5.6
MILESTONESRicardo Marsh has 1197 career points and 597 career rebounds...He is the 38thMonarch to break the 1,000 career point mark (vs. Dayton). Marsh currently ranks 24th on the ODU all-time scoring list. Rasheed Wright became the 39th Monarch toreach the 1,000 point plateau (vs. Hofstra). He now has 1027 career points.
Since Losing to ECURicardo Marsh, who scored only 8 in the ECU game has averaged 21.1 ppg and8.7 rebounds per game. ODU is 7-4 in that stretch.
ODU'S RECORD WHEN...Mon:(0-0)Tues.:(1-0)Wed: (2-2)Thu:(1-0)Fri:(0-1)Sat: (4-3)Sun:(0-2)
40-49 Points: 0-150-59 Points:1-160-69 Point:2-470-79 Points:3-280-89 Points:2-090 + Points:0-0
Leading at Halftime: 8-2Trailing at Halftime: 0-6Tied at Halftime: 0-0
Shooting 50 % or Better: 3-0Shooting 40-49%: 4-2Shooting below 40%: 1-6
Outrebounds Opponents:6-5Equal Number of Rebounds: 1-0
ODU Commits More Turnovers:2-2ODU Commits Less Turnovers: 6-5
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
BASKETBALL BREAKFAST RESCHEDULEDThe basketball breakfast scheduled for Jan. 24th has been rescheduled for Friday,Jan. 31st at 7:30 a.m. in the Big Blue Room of the Ted Constant Convocation Center.Please R.S.V.P. to mark Benson at mbenson@odu.edu or call 683-5696. The breakfastwill feature Monarch sophomores and juniors.
NEXT GAME: Feb. 1, Home vs. VCU at 7:00 p.m.