Dec. 8, 2010
OLD DOMINION MONARCHS (6-2) VS. MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE HAWKS (2-5)
ODU RADIO- ESPN 94.1 with Ted Alexander, Cal Bowdler and Rick Kiefner.
MONARCH PROBABLE STARTERS
F 35 Ben Finney, 6-5, Sr, Portsmouth, VA., 12.4 ppg/ 6.4 prg
F 33 Keyon Carter, 6-8, RS- Sr. Rivieria Beach, FL. 7.8 ppg/ 5.3 rpg
C 21 Frank Hassell, 6-9, RS-Sr. Chesapeake, VA. 13.1 ppg/ 9.5 rpg
G 24 Kent Bazemore, 6-5, RS-Jr. Kelford, NC. 13.6 ppg/ 5.5 rpg
G 3 Darius James, 6-0, Sr, Virginia Beach, Va. 5.7 ppg/ 2.8 apg
OFF THE BENCH
C 20 Chris Cooper, 6-9, Jr., Dumfries, Va. 5.0 ppg/ 4.6 rpg
G 15 Trian Iliadis, 6-3, JR., Perth, W. Australia 6.6 ppg/ 2.0 rpg
G 22 Marquel De Lancey, 6-0, JR., Alexandria, VA. 1.9 ppg/ 1.9 apg
F 1 Nick Wright, 6-8, RS-SO ,Suffolk, VA. 2.1 ppg/ 1.5 rpg
G 2 Josh Hicks, 6-1, RS-FR. Winston-Salem, NC. 2.5 ppg./ 1.1 apg
C 40 Anton Larsen, 7-0, FR., Copenhagen, Denmark 3.0 ppg./1.0 rpg
SERIES RECORD VS. UMES
ODU leads, 6-0
The two teams last played in 2008--09 with ODU winning, 66-56.
LAST GAME
Monarchs got back on the winning track Tuesday night with a 81-68 victory at East Carolina.
ODU scored 51 second half points, including an 11-0 run late to break the game open. Kent
Bazemore led with 20 points and four steals, while Ben Finney score 17 (14 in the second half)
along with four assists, six rebounds and three steals. Darius James dished out five assists and
scored 13 points. ODu outrebounded ECU, 33-25 and shot a season best .544 (31-57) from the
floor. Jamar Abrams led ECU with 22 points.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Ben Finney has 998 career points..544 field goal percentage vs. ECU is this years best. ODU blocked 10 shots vs. Georgetown and 8 vs. High PointsThe Monarchs held Georgetown and Clemson to 19 first half points.ODU has outrebounded all five opponents by eight or more.ESPN.com and SI.com named Bazemore As one of the nation's top defenders.Frank Hassell shot .667 (16-24) from the floor at the Paradise Jam.Alumni day is against Towson on Jan. 29 at 5 p.m.
NEXT GAME
Dec. 11 Dayton 4 p.m. (WSKY4 TV)
Dec. 23 Presbyterian 7 p.m.
ODU TEAM RANKINGS IN THE CAA
Scoring Offense: 8th 68.8
Scoring Defense: 3rd 62.8
Scoring Margin: 4th +6.0
Free Throw PCT: 10th .615
FG PCT: 5th .453
FGPCT DEF: 6th .425
3PT FG PCT: 9th .355
3PT FG DEF: 7th .375
Rebounding: 3rd 39.8
REB Margin: 2nd +10.8
Blocked Shots: 6th 4.5
Steals: 4th 7.6
Assists: 5th 13.3
Asst/TO Ratio: 7th 0.8
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS IN THE CAA
Scoring:
Hassell 13th 13.1
Bazemore 12th 13.6
FGPCT:
Hassell 2nd .620
REBS:
Hassell 4th 9.5
FT PCT:
Bazemore 15th .718
3PT FG PCT:
Iliadis 5th .464
Steals:
Bazemore 1st 2.6