Jan. 20, 2012
Norfolk, Va. -
OLD DOMINION (11-8/6-1) VS. VCU (14-5/5-2)
Game Time: 8:07 at Siegel Center
Richmond, Va.
TV/RADIO
ESPN 94.1- Ted Alexander, Cal Bowdler and Rick Kiefner
Comcast - Al Koken and Glenn Consor
MONARCH PROBABABLES
F 20 Chris Cooper, 6-9 Sr. Dumfries, VA. 10.7 ppg/ 10.1 rpg
F 1 Nick Wright, 6-8 R-Jr. Suffolk, VA. 8.1 ppg/ 4.8 rpg
G 22 Marquel De Lancey, 6-0, Sr. Alexandria, Va. 4.7 ppg/ 2.3 apg
G 12 Donte Hill, 6-4, So., Virginia Beach, Va. 7.2 ppg/ 3.8 rpg
G 24 Kent Bazemore, 6-5, R-Sr. Kelford, NC. 14.1 ppg/ 5.3 rpg
OFF THE BENCH
G 15 Trian Iliadis, 6-3 Sr., Perth W. Australia 8.5 ppg/ 1.8 apg
G 4 Dimitri Batten, 6-3, R-Fr. 7.7 ppg/ 2.5 rpg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-7, R-Fr. Wichita Falls, TX. 5.5 ppg/ 4.6 rpg
G 10 Breon Key, 6-2, Fr., Hampton, VA. 2.5 ppg/ 0.9 rpg.
F 40 Anton Larsen, 7-0, R-So. Copenhagen, Denmark 1.5 ppg/0.9 rpg
F 00 Jason Pimentel, 6-8,. Fr., Ocala, FL. 3.7 ppg/ 3.3 rpg
SERIES VS. VCU
VCU leads, 43-42
Last year, the Monarchs defeated the Rams twice, winning, 70-59 at VCU and70-65 in the CAA Championship game. VCU defeated ODU in the Constant Center,59-50.
LAST TIME OUT
The Monarchs won their fourth straight with a 71-41 win at Towson Wednesday night.Three Monarchs scored in double figures led by Nick Wright with 13, followed by TrianIliadis with 12 and Chris Cooper with 10. ODU shot .524 from the floor, the second timethe Monarchs have shot over 50 percent this season. Both times vs. Towson.
Blaine Taylor
Year-by Year As a Head Coach
2011-12 ODU 11-8
226-120 at ODU at ODU (11th Yr)
Totals 367-184
COMPARING THE TEAMS
| ODU | VCU | |
| Scoring: | 64.7 | 68.3 |
| OPP Scoring: | 61.7 | 59.7 |
| FG PCT: | .400 | .404 |
| OPP FG PCT: | .412 | .427 |
| 3PT FG PCT: | .304 | .338 |
| OPP 3PT FGPCT: | .328 | .308 |
| FT PCT: | .607 | .719 |
| REBS: | 38.8 | 34.8 |
| OPP REBS: | 33.9 | 34.1 |
| AST: | 12.8 | 12.1 |
| TO: | 14.1 | 11.6 |
| STLS: | 9.3 | 9.7 |
| BLKS: | 3.9 | 3.4 |
NCAA NATIONAL STATISTICS
Chris Cooper 23rd - Rebounding 10.1
Chris Cooper 8th - Double-Doubles 10
Kent Bazemore 22nd - Steals 2.4
Team 26th - Steals 9.3
ODU CAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS
Scoring Offense: 8th at 64.7
Scoring Defense: 4th at 61.7
FG PCT: 11th at .400
FGPCT DEF: 5th at .412
3PT FG PCT: 10th .304
REBS: 2nd at 38.8
REB Margin: 2nd +4.9
AST: 2nd 12.8
STLS: 3rd at 9.3
BLKS: 7th at 3.9
INDIVIDUAL CAA STAT RANKINGS
Scoring: Bazemore 10th at 14.1
REBS: Cooper 3rd at 10.1
ASST: Bazemore, 10th at 3.2
STLS: Bazemore, 2nd at 2.4
Iliadis 7th at 1.7
OFF.REBS: Cooper 1st at 4.4
MR CLUTCH
Kent Bazemore, the CAA Player of the Week has sent three Monarch games into overtime with last second heroics. Against Richmond he hit a three to tiethe game. Against JMU, he tied the game with a shot in the laneand against Delaware he hit two free throws with two seconds left,then scored nine of ODU's 11 points to win the game. All of thesegames were on the road.
ODU ACADEMIC SUCCESS
ODU enjoyed outstanding academic success last fall with a 3.4 team GPA. Four Monarchs, Trian Iliadis, Donte Hill, Anton Larsen and Kent Bazemore were on the Dean's list.