July 12, 2004
July 7, 2003
LOCATION: Norfolk, Va. 23529
NICKNAME: Monarchs
FOUNDED: 1930 (as the Norfolk Division of The College of William & Mary)
ENROLLMENT: 19,500
SCHOOL COLORS: Slate Blue (PMS 540), Silver (PMS 877), & Light Blue (PMS 283)
HOME COURT: Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,650)
SURFACE: Wood
CONFERENCE: Colonial Athletic Association
PRESIDENT: Dr. Roseann Runte (SUNY New Paltz '68)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dr. Jim Jarrett (SIU-Carbondale '59)
OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3369
SR. WOMEN'S ADMINISTRATOR: Dr. Mikki Baile (West Chester '72)
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE: 757-683-3375
TICKET OFFICE PHONE: 757 -683-4444
ATHLETIC TRAINER: Scott Johnson
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.odusports.com
COACHING STAFF
HEAD COACH: Blaine Taylor (Montana '81)
RECORD AT ODU: 25-31, Third year
CAREER RECORD: 167-96 (9 yrs )
ASSISTANTS: Jim Corrigan (Duke '80), Rob Wilkes (Stetson '93) & Travis DeCuire (Montana '94)
OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3362
BASKETBALL SECRETARY: Lisa Berry
2002-03 RECORD: 12-15
2002-03 CAA RECORD: 9-9 (6th seed)
POST SEASON: None
HISTORY
FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1930-31
OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD: 1028-764 (72 years) .574
FIRST YEAR OF DIV. I. BASKETBALL: 1976-77
DIVISION I ALL-TIME RECORD: 471-337 (27 yrs) .583
NO. YRS IN NCAA TRN/LAST: 7/ 1997 Lost to New Mexico, 55-51
NO. YRS IN NIT TRN/LAST: 9/ 1999 Lost 2nd rd at Butler, 75-62
RETURNING LETTERMEN: Ten
LETTERMEN LOST: Two
| Ricardo Marsh | 6-8 | Sr. | F | 16.7 ppg | 8.4 rpg | All-CAA |
| Rasheed Wright | 6-5 | Sr. | F | 14.9 ppg | 5.4 rpg | CAA All-Defensive |
STARTERS RETURNING: (3 regulars)
| Alex Loughton | 6-9 | So. | C | 8.3 ppg | 5.3 RPG | CAA All-Rookie team |
| John Waller | 6-4 | Sr. | G/F | 8.3 ppg | 4.6 rpg | |
| Isaiah Hunter | 6-2 | So. | G | 6.1 ppg | 2.7 apg | Started 13 games |
| Troy Nance | 5-9 | Sr. | G | 3.8 ppg | 4.3 apg | Started 15 games |
RETURNING LETTERMEN (6)
| Janko Mrksic | 6-10 | So. | C | 1.2 ppg | 2.1 rpg |
| John Morris | 6-2 | So. | G | 1.8 ppg | |
| Joe Principe | 6-10 | Sr. | Grad | 0.5 ppg | 0.8 rpg |
| Kiah Thomas | 6-4 | Jr. | G | 3.1 ppg | |
| Andreas Themistocleous | 6-5 | Sr. | F | 0.3 ppg | |
| T.J. Waldon | 6-4 | So. | F | 3.0 ppg |
RED SHIRT RETURNEE (1)
| Marcus Drewry | 6-2 | Sr. | G |
NEWCOMERS (5)
| Arnaud Dahi | 6-8 | Fr. | F | Ivory Coast/Life Center Academy(NJ) 19.5 ppg/7.8 rpg./1st team All-State/Top 100-recruit |
| Brian Henderson | 6-4 | Fr. | G | Richmond, VA./Varina HS 20.9 ppg/9.5 rpg All-Region/ 906 career pts in two years. |
| Abdi Lidonde | 6-3 | Fr. | G | Sutton, MA./St Andrews (RI.) 17.0 ppg (119 treys) 1st Team All-New England/ 1896 career pts. |
| Valdas Vasylius | 6-7 | Fr. | F | Klaipeda Lithuania/Norfolk Collegiate HS 24.1 ppg/ 11.5 rpg/ TCIS Player of the Year |
| Drew Williamson | 5-11 | Fr. | G | Burlington, NC./Cummings HS/ 18.3 ppg/ 5.1 apg NC Male Athlete of the Year. |
SPORTS INFORMATION DIR: Carol Hudson,Jr.
OFFICE PHONE: 757-683-3372
E-MAIL: chudson@odu.edu
HOME PHONE: 757-625-2061
ASSISTANT: Kim Zivkovich
E-MAIL: kzivkovi@odu.edu
SID INTERN: Chris Sims
PUBLICATIONS DIR: Tina Price
E-MAIL ADDRESS: tprice@odu.edu
FAX NUMBER: 757-683-3119
MAIL ADDRESS: Rm 124/Athletic Admin. Bldg/Norfolk, Va. 23529-0201
PRESS ROW NUMBERS: 757-683-5596
VOICE OF THE MONARCHS: ESPN 1310 Radio (John Castleberry)
OFFICE PHONE: 757-671-1000
FAX: 757-671-1313
2002-03 HONORS
| All-CAA | Ricardo Marsh | 1st team |
| All-Defensive | Rasheed Wright | |
| CAA Player of the Week: | Ricardo Marsh | Jan. 21 |
| Rasheed Wright | Jan. 14 | |
| CAA Rookie of the Week | Alex Loughton | Nov. 25 & Feb. 18 |
| Isaiah Hunter | Jan. 27 |
Other Honors:
NABC District IV:Ricardo Marsh1st Team
All-State:Ricardo Marsh1st Team
CAA MONARCH RANKINGS- TEAM RANKINGS
TEAM
| Scoring | 6th | 66.6 |
| Scoring defense | 3rd | 64.6 |
| Free Throw Pct. | 2nd | .702 |
| Field Goal PCT. | 10th | .402 |
| Field Goal PCT Def. | 7th | .423 |
| 3PT FG PCT | 10th | .319 |
| 3PT FG Def. | 9th | .353 |
| Rebounding | 3rd | 37.9 |
| Rebound Margin | 3rd | + 3.9 |
| Blocked Shots | 7th | 2.8 |
| Assists | 3rd | 14.2 |
| Steals | 2nd | 8.3 |
INDIVIDUALS
| Scoring | Marsh | 4th | 16.7 |
| Wright | 11th | 14.9 | |
| Rebounding | Marsh | 3rd | 8.4 |
| Loughton | 12th | 5.9 | |
| Field Goal PCT | Marsh | 5th | .472 |
| Assists | Nance | 2nd | 4.3 |
| Free Throw PCT | Wright | 6th | .782 |
| Steals | Wright | 7th | 1.9 |
| Asst/TO Ratio | Nance | 3rd | 2.24 |
| OFF Rebounds | Loughton | 4th | 2.9 |
| DEF Rebounds | Marsh | 3rd | 5.5 |