Feb. 25, 2011
ODU-WILLIAM AND MARY SOLD OUT
NORFOLK, VA--The ODU- W&M men's basketball game Saturday at the Ted Constant Convocation Center is sold out at 8,457. It is the fifth sellout of the season andThe ninth crowd of over 8,000 to bring the season attendance average to 7,745 breaking the previous mark of 7,492 in the 1979-80 season. Game time is 4 p.m.
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MONARCH PROBABLE STARTERS
F 35 Ben Finney, 6-5, Sr., Portsmouth, Va. 9.4 ppg/ 6.4 rpg
F 20 Chris Cooper, 6-9, JR., Dumfries, VA. 5.4 ppg/ 5.7 rpg
C 21 Frank Hassell, 6-9, RS, Sr. Chesapeake, VA. 14.1 ppg/ 9.7 rpg
G 24 Kent Bazemore, 6-5, RS JR. Kelford, NC. 12.7 ppg/ 5.1 rpg
G 3 Darius James, 6-0, Sr., Virginia Beach, Va. 6.8 ppg/ 3.3 apg
OFF THE BENCH
F 33 Keyon Carter, 6-8, RS Sr., Riviera Beach, Fl. 7.0 ppg/ 3.8 rpg
G 15 Trian Iliadis, 6-3, Jr., Perth, W. Australia 5.9 ppg/ 1.4 rpg
F 1 Nick Wright, 6-8, RS-So. Suffolk, VA. 1.6 ppg/ 1.5 rpg
G 22 Marquel De Lancey, 6-0, JR., Alexandria, VA. 2.0 ppg/ 1.6 apg
G 2 Josh Hicks, 6-1, RS-Fr. Winston-Salem, NC. 1.0 ppg/ 1.0 apg
C 40 Anton Larsen, 7-0, RS-Fr., Copenhagen, Denmark 1.9 ppg/ 1.1 rpg.
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SERIES VS. WILLIAM AND MARY
ODU leads, 63-16
ODU has won six straight games vs. the Tribe
ODU won the last meeting back on Feb. 9, 69-53 in Williamsburg.
Hassell had 21 with 11 rebounds and Bazemore 14 with a career high 12 boards.
ODU outrebounded the Tribe, 44-21. ODU shot .528, while W&M shot .386.
W&M last defeated ODU in the Constant Center in 2007-08 season, 70-61.
LAST GAME
The Monarchs won their fifth straight and ninth in the last 10 with a 75-59 win at James Madison Thursday night. Hassell led wiht 21 points and 10 rebounds, followed by
Bazemore with 19 points. Darius James scored 11 with six assists and no turnovers. ODU turned the ball over only six times. Denzel Bowles scored 14 points with five rebounds.
ODU outrebounded the Dukes, 30-23.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
ODU ranks 3rd nationally in scoring defense at 58.0
Frank Hassell now has 1176 career points and 869 career rebounds.
Ben Finney has 1171 career points and 777 career rebounds
Finney ranks 7th all-time at ODU with 183 career steals.
ODU is averaging 7,698 through 15 home games.
ODU has outrebounded 28 of 29 opponents.
ODU leads the nation in rebound margin at +11.6
Year by Year as a Head coach
2010-11 23-6
211-109 at ODU (10th year)
Total: 353-174
ODU'S TOP SENIOR CLASSES BY CAREER WINS
2008 94
2010 94
2007 93
2011 93
CAREER STARTS BY YEAR
Hassell 29
Finney 29
James 28
Bazemore 28
Cooper 20
TEAM RANKINGS
| Scoring Offense: | 7th | 65.2 |
| Scoring Defense: | 1st | 58.0( 3rd nationally) |
| Scoring margin: | 2nd | +7.2 |
| Free Throw PCT: | 10th | .671 |
| FG PCT: | 9th | .430 |
| FG PCT DEF: | 2nd | .405 |
| 3PT FG PCT: | 11th | .326 |
| 3PT FG DEF: | 10th | .371 |
| Rebounding: | 1st | 40.4 |
| REB Margin: | 1st | +11.6 (1st nationally) |
| Blocked Shots: | 1st | 4.7 |
| Steals: | 2nd | 7.1 |
| Assists: | 2nd | 14.6 |
| Asst/TO Ratio: | 4th | 1.2 |
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS IN THE CAA
| Scoring: | Hassell | 14th | 14.1 |
| FGPCT : | Hassell | 4th | .539 |
| REBS: | Hassell | 2nd | 9.7 (30th nationally) |
| AST: | James | 9th | 3.2 |
| Steals: | Bazemore | 1st | 2.4 (18th nationally) |
COMPARING THE OPPONENT
| ODU | W&M | |
| Scoring | 65.2 | 64.3 |
| FG PCT: | .430 | .446 |
| FG PCT DEF: .405 .428 | ||
| 3PT FG PCT: .326 .361 | ||
| 3PT FG DEF: .371 .347 | ||
| FT PCT: .671 .693 | ||
| REBS: 40.4 32.6 | ||
| REB Margin: +11.6 -3.2 | ||
| AST: 14.6 13.3 | ||
| TO: 12.3 13.6 | ||
| STLS: 7.1 4.4 | ||
| BLKS: 4.7 3.2 |
ODU ALL TIME STEALS LEADERS
7. Ben Finney 2008 - pres. 183
9. Kent Bazemore 2009-pres. 169