Feb. 8, 2011
OLD DOMINION (18-6/9-4) VS. WILLIAM AND MARY (7-17/3-10)
Feb. 9 in Williamsburg, Va.
MONARCH PROBABLE STARTERS
F 35 Ben Finney, 6-5, Sr., Portsmouth, Va. 9.3 ppg/ 6.0 rpg
F 20 Chris Cooper, 6-9, JR., Dumfries, VA. 5.7 ppg/ 6.0 rpg
C 21 Frank Hassell, 6-9, RS, Sr. Chesapeake, VA. 13.3 ppg/ 9.3 rpg
G 24 Kent Bazemore, 6-5, RS JR. Kelford, NC. 12.1 ppg/ 4.8 rpg
G 3 Darius James, 6-0, Sr., Virginia Beach, Va. 6.6 ppg/ 3.2 apg
OFF THE BENCH
F 33 Keyon Carter, 6-8, RS Sr., Riviera Beach, Fl. 7.0 ppg/ 4.1 rpg
G 15 Trian Iliadis, 6-3, Jr., Perth, W. Australia 5.9 ppg/ 1.6 rpg
G 22 Marquel De Lancey, 6-0, JR., Alexandria, VA. 2.0 ppg/ 1.7 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.
ODU ON TV/RADIO
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SERIES VS. W&M
ODU leads, 62-16
First meeting of the season between the two teams.
The two will meet again on Feb. 26 at ODU.
Last year, ODU defeated three Tribe 3 times,58-55 in front of the a crowd of 7216 here in W&M Hall;
ODU then won at the Ted in front of 8015, 61-42 and then the CAA Title game, 60-53.
The Monarchs have won five straight against W&M
W&M's last win over ODU was a 63-60 decision in the 2007-08 CAA Tournament.
LAST GAME
George Mason defeated the Monarchs, 62-45 in Fairfax over the weekend. Ryan Pearson led the Patriots
with 18 points and 11 rebounds, followed by Cam Long with 14 points. ODU was led by Kent Bazemore
and Chris Cooper with 12 points each, a career high for Cooper. Ben Finney and Frank Hassell hauled down
10 rebounds each. ODU shot .273 (15-55), while the Patriots shot .411(23-56). ODU outrebounded the
Patriots, 43-40.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
ODU ranks 9th nationally in scoring defense at 58.5
Frank Hassell now has 1087 career points and 812 career rebounds.
Ben Finney has 1122 career points and 733 career rebounds
Finney ranks 7th all-time at ODU with 179 career steals.
ODU is averaging 7,679 through 13 home games.
ODU has outrebounded 23 of 24 opponents.
ODU ranks second nationally in rebound margin at +10.5
Blaine Taylor
Year by Year as a Head coach
2010-11 18-6
206-109 at ODU (10th year)
Total: 348-174
TEAM RANKINGS
| Scoring Offense: | 8th | 64.2 |
| Scoring Defense: | 1st | 58.5(9th nationally) |
| Scoring margin: | 3rd | +5.7 |
| Free Throw PCT: | 10th | .655 |
| FG PCT: | 8th | .427 |
| FG PCT DEF: | 4th | .409 |
| 3PT FG PCT: | 11th | .324 |
| 3PT FG DEF: | 12th | .376 |
| Rebounding: | 2nd | 40.0 |
| REB Margin: | 1st | +10.5 (2nd nationally) |
| Blocked Shots: | 1st | 4.7 |
| Steals: | 3rd | 6.9 |
| Assists: | 3rd | 14.3 |
| Asst/TO Ratio: | 5th | 1.1 |
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS IN THE CAA
| Scoring: | Hassell | 14th | 13.3 |
| FGPCT : | Hassell | 9th | 525 (36th nationally) |
| REBS: | Hassell | 2nd | 9.3 |
| 3PT FG PCT: | Iliadis | 15th | .365 |
| Steals: | Bazemore | 1st | 2.3 (24th nationally) |
COMPARING THE OPPONENT
| ODU | W&M | |
| Scoring: | 64.2 | 63.7 |
| FG PCT: | .427 | .449 |
| FG PCT DEF: | .409 | .434 |
| 3PT FG PCT: | .324 | .352 |
| 3PT FG DEF: | .376 | .350 |
| FT PCT: | .655 | .682 |
| REBS: | 40.0 | 32.4 |
| REB Margin: | +10.5 | 0.0 |
| AST: | 14.3 | 13.1 |
| TO: | 12.7 | 13.8 |
| STLS: | 6.9 | 4.5 |
| BLKS: | 4.7 | 2.7 |
ODU FRATERNITY PREPARES FOR 2ND BIKE THE BALL EVENT
Theta Chi Fraternity at Old Dominion University is preparing for its "2nd Annual Bike the Ball" event (February 12). During this event the brothers of the Zeta Pi Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity bike the game ball from Old Dominion University in Norfolk Virginia all the way to Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond Virginia for the biggest rivalry basketball game of the season. This bike ride takes about 7 hours and covers over 100 miles. Last time this event raised over $4000 dollars and Theta Chi is looking to beat that this year. They are incredibly close and with your consideration and support they can succeed. If you, your organization, company, or business would be interested in sponsoring this event please follow the link below to their donation page. In addition if you would be so considerate as to forward the information on this event to your own friends and family the Red Cross and its supporters would be most grateful.
https://www.omegafi.com/W1LYVA