Jan. 11, 2011
OLD DOMINION MONARCHS (12-3/2-1) at Drexel Dragons (10-4-/2-2)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
ODU ON TV/RADIO
ODU Radio: ESPN 94.1 (Ted Alexander, Cal Bowdler, Rick Kiefner)
TV- ESPNU Channel 232 in Hampton Roads
Rich Hollenberg and Adrian Branch
MONARCH PROBABLE STARTERS
F 35 Ben Finney, 6-5, Sr, Portsmouth, VA., 10.0 ppg/ 6.3 prg
F 20 Chris Cooper, 6-9, JR., Dumfries, VA. 4.9 ppg./ 5.3 rpg
C 21 Frank Hassell, 6-9, RS-Sr. Chesapeake, VA. 13.1 ppg/ 9.3 rpg.
G 24 Kent Bazemore, 6-5, RS-Jr. Kelford, NC. 11.5 ppg/ 4.9 rpg
G 3 Darius James, 6-0, Sr, Virginia Beach, Va. 6.6 ppg/ 2.9 apg
OFF THE BENCH
F 33 Keyon Carter, 6-8, RS- Sr. Rivieria Beach, FL. 7.8 ppg/ 4.9 rpg
G 15 Trian Iliadis, 6-3, JR., Perth, W. Australia 7.1 ppg/ 1.6 rpg
G 22 Marquel De Lancey, 6-0, JR., Alexandria, VA. 2.7 ppg/ 2.0
F 1 Nick Wright, -8, RS-SO., Suffolk, VA. 1.9 ppg// 1.9 rpg
G 2 Josh Wright, 6-1, RS-Fr. Winston-Salem, NC. 1.7 ppg/ 1.0 apg
C 40 Anton Larsen, 7-0, Fr., Copenhagen, Denmark, 3.8 ppg/ 1.5 rpg
SERIES VS. DREXEL
ODU leads 10-5.
The Monarchs have won six straight games against the Dragons. Last year, ODU defeated Drexel,71-48 at the Constant Center. ODU has also won two straight in Philadelphia. The Monarchs lastlost to Drexel in 2005-06, 61-42 in Philadelphia.
LAST GAME
ODU defeated George Mason as Frank Hassell scored 18 points and hauled down nine rebounds.He also scored six of ODU's final eight points in the last 4:29 of the game. Ben Finney added 11 with seven boards, Darius James scored 12 andKent Bazemore 13. ODU shot .467 (28-6) from the floor, while Mason shot .481 (25-52). ODUoutrebounded Mason, 35-31. The win was Taylor's 200th career victory at ODU. He is the only ODU men's basketballcoach to win 200 at the school.
Blaine Taylor
ODU'S all-time winningest coach at ODU.
Blaine Taylor (2001-) 2000-106 (10th season)
Overall coaching record is 342-171 (.667)
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
ODU has outrebounded all 15 opponents.
Frank Hassell now has 963 career points and 728 career rebounds.
ODU TEAM RANKINGS IN THE CAA
| Scoring Offense | 9th | 66.3 |
| Scoring Defense | 1st | 59.5 |
| Scoring Margin | 3rd | +6.8 |
| Free Throw PCT: | 10th | .631 |
| FG PCT: | 6th | .439 |
| FGPCT DEF: | 4th | .412 |
| 3PT FG PCT: | 10th | .347 |
| 3PT FG DEF: | 8th | .372 |
| Rebounding: | 2nd | 40.7 |
| REB Margin: | 1st | +11.9 |
| Blocked Shots: | 1st | 4.7 |
| Steals: | 5th | 7.0 |
| Assists: | 5th | 13.9 |
| Asst/TO Ratio: | 5th | 1.0 |
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS IN THE CAA
| Scoring: Hassell | 17th | 13.1 |
| FGPCT: Hassell | 8th | .572 |
| REBS: Hassell | 3rd | 9.4 |
| FT PCT: Bazemore | 12th | .736 |
| 3PT FG PCT: Iliadis | 7th | .439 |
| Assists: James | 12th | 2.9 |
| Steals: Bazemore | 1st | 2.2 |
COMPARING THE OPPONENT
| ODU | Drexel | |
| Scoring | 66.3 | 67.3 |
| FGPCT | .439 | .443 |
| FGPCT DEF | .412 | .405 |
| 3PT FGPCT | .347 | .348 |
| 3PT FG DEF: | .372 | .243 |
| FT PCT: | .631 | .600 |
| REBS: | 40.7 | 42.2 |
| REB MARGIN: | +11.9 | +12.4 |
| AST: | 13.9 | 13.4 |
| TO: | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| STLS: | 7.0 | 4.4 |
| BLKS: | 4.7 | 2.8 |
NO PLACE LIKE THE TED
2010-11 7-1
Totals: 113-22 (.837)