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)