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Monarchs Lead Nation In Rebound Margin, Third In Scoring Defense

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Feb. 22, 2011

NORFOLK, VA-- In the latest NCAA national statistics, the Monarchs lead the nationin rebound margin at 11.8 and are third in scoring defense at 58.0.

Individually Kent Bazemore ranks 18th nationally in steals at 2.4 per game, while Frank Hassell is 30th nationally in rebounding at 9.7 and 50th nationally in fieldgoal percentage at 53.0.

ODU moved up to 28th in the latest NCAA RPI ratings and rank second to CAA rivalGeorge Mason in the latest Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.

ODU travels to James Madison on Thursday for a 7 p.m. contest that will be televised by ESPNU. The Monarchs then return home on Saturday for a 4 p.m. gamewith William and Mary. The four ODU seniors will be honored pre-game.

NCAA SCORING DEFENSE1 Stephen F. Austin 55.62 Wisconsin 57.63 Old Dominion 58.04 Fairfield 58.1

NCAA REBOUND MARGIN1 Old Dominion 11.82 Pittsburgh 11.73 Drexel 9.5

COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR TOP 251. George Mason2. Old Dominion3. Belmont4. St. Mary's5. Gonzaga6. Oakland7. College of Charleston8. Missouri State9. Wichita State10. Cleveland State11. VCU12. Butler13. Coastal Carolina14. Harvard15. Princeton16. Valparaiso17. Fairfield18. Long Island19. Long Beach State20. Bucknell21. Montana22. Vermont23. portland24. Murray State25. Drexel

CAA STANDINGSGeorge Mason 14-2ODU 12-4VCU 12-4Hofstra 12-4JMU 9-7Drexel 9-7UNCW 7-9Delaware 7-9GSU 6-10Northeastern 5-11W&M 3-13Towson 0-16