Feb. 7, 2003
OLD DOMINION MONARCHS AT JAMES MADISON DUKES
Saturday, February 8, 2003, 7:00 p.m. JMU Convocation Center
ABOUT THE MONARCHS: (9-10/6-5)* Lost to William and Mary Saturday night, 69-53* Ricardo Marsh led with 14 points* ODU shot .328(20-61) from the floor/W&M shot .549 (28-51).* ODU lost to VCU last Saturday night, 72-69* Ricardo Marsh scored 28 pts and six rebounds.* ODU shot .377 from the floor/ VCU shot .439 (6-9 treys in second half)* ODU has lost two straight.* 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.18.7 ppg/ 8.2 rpgF 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 210, Sr., Greensboro, NC.15.1 ppg/5.5 rpgC 40 Alex Loughton, 6-9, 235, Fr., Perth Australia 8.1 ppg/6.1 rpgG 10 John Waller, 6-4, 185, Jr. Richmond, VA. 8.1 ppg/ 4.4 rpgG 13 Troy Nance, 5-10, 175, Jr., Va. Beach, Va. 3.0 ppg/ 5.0 apg
TOP SUBSTITUTESG 1 Isaiah Hunter, 6-2, 160, Fr, Charlotte, NC. 6.3 ppg/ 2.6 rpgG 24 Kiah Thomas, 6-4, 190, So., Norfolk, VA. 2.7 ppg/ 1.7 rpgG 3 John Morris, 6-1, Fr., Camp Hill, PA. 2.0 ppg/ 0.9 rpgC 55 Janko Mrksic, 6-10, 270, Fr., Ontario, Canada 1.1 ppg/ 1.8 rpgF 4 T.J. Waldon, 6-4, 214,Fr., Lakeland, FL. 3.0 ppg/ 2.9 rpg
THIS DAY IN MONARCH HISTORYFeb. 8, 2992...Ricardo Leonard scored 19 and Petey Sessoms added 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead ODU to a 71-61 victory over George Mason.
TONIGHT'S OFFICIALSJames Luckie, Mike Eades, Roger Ayers
SHOOTING PERCENTAGEODU has shot 50 percent or better three times (Campbell,UMES, GW).The .328 vs W&M was the second lowest of the season (.292 vs. North Carolina)
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:William and Mary at Hofstra1:00Drexel at Towson7:00Delaware at UNC Wilmington7:00George Mason at VCU7:30
SERIES VS. JMUODU Leads:38-21First Meeting: 1971-72, ODU wins, 99-68Last Meeting:, Jan. 25, 03, ODU wins 74-56 in Constant Center
Jan. 25, 2003, ODU 74, JMU 54Ricardo Marsh scores 24 points , Rasheed Wright 14 and John Waller 10. ODUshot .426(20-47) from the floor, while JMU shot .407(24-59). JMU committed21 turnovers to ODU's 16. The Monarchs were 28-33 from the free throw line, whileJMU was 2-4.ODU led by as much as 23, 63-40 with 5:29 left in the game.
Last Time ODU defeated JMU in Harrisonburg:1997-98, 61-60
COMPARING STATSODUJMUScoring 67.8 66.7FG%.404.4273PT %.314.328FT%.726.663REBS37.7 35.3Scoring Def.65.3 69.3
MONARCHS VS. CAA TEAMSDelaware3-2Drexel2-1George Mason25-8Hofstra2-2James Madison38-21Towson9-1VCU32-32UNC Wilmington16-15William & Mary48-13
CAA MARGINSIn four of ODU's five CAA losses, ODU has lost by 9, 4,3 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).
IN CAA GAMESRicardo Marsh is averaging 20.5 ppg and 8.4 rebounds per game.Rasheed Wright is averaging 14.1 ppg/ and 5.5 rebounds per gameWright has 24 steals in 11 games for a 2.3 average.Troy Nance is averaging 5.7 assists per game.Marsh and Wright have started all 11 CAA games thus far.
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: 4, by John Waller vs. VCU (2-1-03)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: 16 by VCU (2-1-03)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)/ 8418 vs. VCU (2-2-03)First Overtime Game: ODU vs. Delaware, UD wins 75-74.
MONARCH CAA STATISTICAL RANKINGSIndividualScoring:Marsh 3rd18.7Wright 8th15.1FG PCT: Marsh 5th.496FT PCT: Wright 5th .8243PT FGPCT:Wright 3rd.410REBS: Marsh 4th8.2Loughton 12th6.1ASST: Nance 2nd5.0STEALS Wright 6th1.7Off RebsLoughton4th3.2Marsh7th2.8Def. RebsMarsh2nd5.4
TeamScoring:5th 67.8FG PCT: 9th.4043PT FG: 8th.314Rebs:3rd37.7Scoring Def:3rd65.3FT PCT: 1st.726FG PCT Def: 6th.4373PT FG Def:8th.352Assists:2nd14.4Blocks 7th2.9Steals:2nd8.7Reb. Margin2nd+4.6
MILESTONESRicardo Marsh has 1245 career points and 621 career rebounds...He is the 38thMonarch to break the 1,000 career point mark (vs. Dayton). Marsh currently ranks23rd on the ODU all-time scoring list, and 19th on the ODU all-time rebounding list. Rasheed Wright became the 39th Monarch to reach the 1,000 point plateau (vs. Hofstra). He now has 1068 career points.
Since Losing to ECURicardo Marsh, who scored only 8 in the ECU game has averaged 21.1 ppg and8.4 rebounds per game. 20 or more points eight times, and two double-doubles.
ODU'S RECORD WHEN...Mon:(0-0)Tues.:(1-0)Wed: (3-3)Thu:(1-0)Fri:(0-1)Sat: (4-4)Sun:(0-2)
40-49 Points: 0-150-59 Points:1-260-69 Point:2-570-79 Points:4-280-89 Points:2-090 + Points:0-0
Leading at Halftime: 9-3Trailing at Halftime: 0-7Tied at Halftime: 0-0
Shooting 50 % or Better: 3-0Shooting 40-49%: 5-2Shooting below 40%: 1-8
Outrebounds Opponents:7-6Equal Number of Rebounds: 1-0ODU Commits More Turnovers:2-2ODU Commits Less Turnovers: 7-7
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Rasheed 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: Feb. 12 vs UNC Wilmington 7 p.m. (TV -Channel 71 Cox)