Dec. 7, 2011
ODU (5-3) VS. FAIRFIELD (5-4)
Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase
Game time: 9:30 p.m.
Place: Springfield, MA (MassMutual Center)
ODU Radio: 94.1 with Ted Alexander, Cal Bowdler
TV: Comcast Mid Atlantic in Hampton Roads
(Bob Heussler and Joe DeSantis)
MONARCH PROBABLE STARTERS
F 20 Chris Cooper 6-9, Sr. 11.0 ppg/ 9.6 rpg
F 1 Nick Wright 6-8 , Jr. 12.6 ppg/ 5.8 rpg
G 15 Trian Ilaidis, 6-3, Sr., 7.1 ppg/ 3.2 apg
G 4 Dimitri Batten, 6-3, Fr. 9.4 ppg/ 3.3 rpg
G 24 Kent Bazemore, 6-5, Sr. 12.3 ppg/ 4.3 rpg
ODU RESERVES
G 22 Marquel De Lancey, 6-0, Sr. 4.4 ppg/ 1.9 apg
G 10 Breon Key, 6-2, Fr. 3.5 ppg/ 1.1 rpg
F 00 Jason Pimentel, 6-8, Fr., 4.3 ppg/ 4.6 rpg
F 40 Anton Larsen, 7-0, So. 1.9 ppg/ 1.0 rpg
F 21 Nayquann Mitchell, 6-7, JR., 0.0 ppg/ 1.5 rpg
G 2 Shquan Rogers, 6-2, Fr., 0.0 ppg/ 0.1 rpg
SERIES VS FAIRFIELD
First ever meeting.
ODU VS. MAAC TEAMS
| Iona | (2-1) |
| Loyola | (5-4) |
| Manhattan | (2-1) |
| Marist | (1-1) |
| St. Peter's | (1-0) |
| Niagara | (1-0) |
| Rider | (3-0) |
ODU has never played Siena or Canisius.
LAST TIME OUT
The Monarchs won the CAA season opener, 69-59 in Boston against Northeasternlast Saturday. Kent Bazemore scored 21 points with eight rebounds and four steals,while Chris Cooper added 17 points and 12 boards for his fifth double-double of theseason and Nick Wright had 13 points. ODU outrebounded NU, 35-30. Bazemore has200 career steals joining former Monarchs Drew Williamson ('07), Frank Smith ('88) and BrandonJohnson ('08) in that exclusive club. Kent Bazemore also has 976 career points.
COMPARING THE TEAMS
| ODU | Fairfield | |
| Scoring: | 61.4 | 65.7 |
| OPP Scoring: | 60.6 | 62.8 |
| FG PCT: | .390 | .460 |
| OPP FG PCT: | .411 | .423 |
| 3PT FG PCT: | .275 | .311 |
| OPP 3PT FGPCT: | 317 | .311 |
| FT PCT: | .637 | .596 |
| REBS: | 378 | 32.0 |
| OPP REBS: | 35.8 | 33.9 |
| AST: | 11.9 | 14.6 |
| TO: | 15.4 | 14.9 |
| STLS: | 10.0 | 8.0 |
| BLKS: | 4.3 | 3.9 |
The Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase will tip-off with Division II schools AIC and Philadelphia University at 3:00 pm. Philadelphia is coached by Herb Magee, the all-time NCAA wins leader at any level and was recently Enshrined into the Hall of Fame this past summer. A Division III matchup between Springfield College and Trinity College will follow at 5:00 pm finishing with a Division I doubleheader. The 7:00 pm game will feature UMass and Siena with the final game between Fairfield and Old Dominion University starting around 9:00 pm.
Tickets will be priced at $20 and $10. Tickets will be good for all four games and go on sale Tuesday October 18 at 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster outlets or the MassMutual Center box office during business hours.
About the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was invented, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame promotes and preserves the game of basketball at every level - professional, collegiate and high school, for both men and women on the global stage.