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Monarchs Travel To Georgia State

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Jan. 25, 2011

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OLD DOMINION (15-5/6-3) VS. GEORGIA STATE PANTHERS (8-11/3-6)

MONARCH PROBABLE STARTERS

F 35 Ben Finney, 6-5, Sr., Portsmouth, Va. 10.0 ppg/ 6.2 rpg

F 20 Chris Cooper, 6-9, JR., Dumfries, VA. 5.4 ppg/ 5.9 rpg

C 21 Frank Hassell, 6-9, RS, Sr. Chesapeake, VA. 13.3ppg/ 9.5 rpg

G 24 Kent Bazemore, 6-5, RS JR. Kelford, NC. 11.8 ppg/ 4.7 rpg

G 3 Darius James, 6-0, Sr., Virginia Beach, Va. 6.5 ppg/ 3.0 apg

OFF THE BENCH

F 33 Keyon Carter, 6-8, RS Sr., Riviera Beach, Fl. 7.0 ppg/ 4.4 rpg

G 15 Trian Iliadis, 6-3, Jr., Perth, W. Australia 6.4 ppg/ 1.8 rpg

G 22 Marquel De Lancey, 6-0, JR., Alexandria, VA. 2.3 ppg/ 2.0 apg

G 2 Josh Hicks, 6-1, RS-Fr. Winston-Salem, NC. 1.3 ppg/ 1.0 apg

C 40 Anton Larsen, 7-0, RS-Fr., Copenhagen, Denmark 3.0 ppg/ 1.4 rpg.

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SERIES VS. GEORGIA STATE

ODU leads: 12-2

ODU has won the last three straight games

The Panthers last beat ODU, 55-54 in 2008-09 in Atlanta.

GSU's only other win was in 1977-78 in the Norfolk Scope Arena, 71-68.

Last year, ODU defeated the Panthers, 56-40 in Norfolk and 75-62 in Atlanta.

LAST GAME

Led by Frank Hassell's career high 25 points along with 13 rebounds, ODU defeated

UNC Wilmington, 58-43. Kent Bazemore came up with a career high six steals and Chris

Cooper added a career high tying nine points and six boards. ODU shot .362 from the floor

while UNCW shot .348. ODU outrebounded the seahawks, 43-34 and forced them into 17

turnovers.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Frank Hassell now has 1033 career points and 775 career rebounds.

Ben Finney has 1096 career points and 714 career rebounds

Finney ranks 8th all-time at ODU with 173 career steals.

ODU is averaging 7,601 through 11 games.

ODU has outrebounded 19 of 20 opponents.

ODU ranks second nationally in rebound margin at +10.8

Blaine Taylor

Year by Year as a Head coach

2010-11 15-5

202-108 at ODU (10th year)

Total: 345-173

TEAM RANKINGS

Scoring Offense: 8th 64.9
Scoring Defense: 1st 59.0
Scoring margin: 4th +6.0
Free Throw PCT:10th .638
FG PCT: 9th .427
FG PCT DEF: 4th .404
3PT FG PCT: 10th .331
3PT FG DEF: 10th .368
Rebounding: 2nd 40.8
REB Margin: 1st +10.7 (2nd nationally)
Blocked Shots: 2nd 4.9
Steals: 3rd 6.9
Assists: 5th 14.1
Asst/TO Ratio: 4th 1.1

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS IN THE CAA

Scoring:Hassell15th13.3
FGPCT :Hassell6th.545
REBS:Hassell2nd9.5
3PT FG PCT:Iliadis15th.368
Steals:Bazemore1st2.2

COMPARING THE OPPONENT

ODUGSU
Scoring64.964.4
FG PCT:.427.429
FG PCT DEF:.404.411
3PT FG PCT:.331.361
3PT FG DEF:.368.335
FT PCT:.638.596
REBS:40.835.9
REB Margin:+10.7+2.9
AST:14.112.9
TO:12.915.1
STLS:6.96.1
BLKS:4.94.4

ODU-AT VCU SELECTED AS THE ESPN WILDCARD GAME

ESPN has chosen the ODU at VCU game on February 12 as its Wildcard Selection.

The ODU at VCU game will be at 2:00pm on either ESPN or ESPN2. The specific network will be announced on approximately February 4.

The JMU at George Mason game that same day will be at 5:00pm and syndicated on several of the Comcast SportsNet networks.

BIG BLUE BREAKFAST

Please join ODU Men's Basketball on Friday, January, 28th at 7:30am for our 2nd Big Blue Breakfast of the season.

The breakfast will be held in the Big Blue Room of the Ted Constant Center, and costs only $5 at the door.

This event will feature Kent Bazemore, Chris Cooper, Trian Iliadis, Marquel DeLancey, Nick Wright, and Assistant Coach Rob Wilkes.

Come enjoy a buffet-style meal and meet the players! Also, Coach Taylor will discuss a variety of topics involving the Men's Basketball Team.

EXTREME FOOD DRIVE TO COINCIDE WITH EXTREME MAKEOVER-HOME EDITION

ODU is partnering with the Extreme Food Drive at two upcoming basketball games, as part of a region wide food drive to be conducted during the Extreme Home Makeover that begins later this month in southside Hampton Roads. While one local family will receive a new house, courtesy of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, thousands more in Hampton Roads will benefit from the donation of non-perishable food items.

Fans that bring a non perishable food item to the Lady Monarchs' contest with Georgia State on Sunday, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m., will be admitted to the game for only $5 (that's a savings of $5 off a general public ticket). Donations will also be accepted at the Monarchs' contest with Delaware on Wednesday, Feb. 2. at 7 p.m., at the Ted Constant Convocation center.

Complete information on how businesses, schools, churches and other organizations can participate in the Extreme Food Drive is available at www.extremetmc.com or by contacting the local food banks through their websites or by phone.

Food Bank of SE Virginiawww.foodbankonline.org 757-627-6599
Food Bank of the VA Peninsulawww.nnfoodbank.org757-596-7188
Food Bank of the Albemarlewww.afoodbank.org252-335-4035

All the food collected will stay in the region to feed needy families in Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina.