Jan. 9, 2012
OLD DOMINION (8-8/3-1) VS. DELAWARE BLUE HEN'S (7-7/3-1)
Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m., Bob Carpenter Center
ODU ON TV/RADIO
Radio- ESPN 94.1 : (Ted Alexander, Cal Bowdler and Rick Kiefner)
MONARCH PROBABABLES
F 20 Chris Cooper, 6-9 Sr. Dumfries, VA. 10.4 ppg/ 10.3 rpg
F 1 Nick Wright, 6-8 R-Jr. Suffolk, VA. 8.5 ppg/ 5.1 rpg
G 22 Marquel De Lancey, 6-0, Sr. Alexandria, Va. 4.8 ppg/ 2.3 apg
G 12 Donte Hill, 6-4, So., Virginia Beach, Va. 7.1 ppg/ 3.3 rpg
G 24 Kent Bazemore, 6-5, R-Sr. Kelford, NC. 13.7 ppg/ 5.1 rpg
OFF THE BENCH
G 15 Trian Iliadis, 6-3 Sr., Perth W. Australia 8.1 ppg/ 2.5 apg
G 4 Dimitri Batten, 6-3, R-Fr. 8.8 ppg/3.0 rpg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-7, R-Fr. Wichita Falls, TX. 4.3 ppg/ 4.8 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 1.7 ppg/0.9 rpg
F 00 Jason Pimentel, 6-8,. Fr., Ocala, FL. 4.2 ppg/ 4.1 rpg
G 2 Shquan Rogers, 6-2, Fr., Norfolk, Va. 0.0 ppg/ 0;5 rpg
SERIES VS. DELAWARE
ODU leads, 12-6, including two of three last year.UD beat ODU, 75-67 in Delaware, while the Monarchswon at ODU, 67-59 and in the CAA tournament, 59-50.ODU last beat UD in Newark during the 2009-10 season.
This will be a match-up between two of the top three reboundersin the CAA with Jamelle Hagins (11.8) and Chris Cooper (10.3).
LAST TIME OUT
ODU defeated Towson, 75-38 as all 11 players scored for the Monarchs.Kent Bazemore led with 14, followed by Dimitri Battern with 11. ODU shot a seasonbest .547 from the floor, while the Tigers shot only .310 and committed 22 turnovers.Richard Ross added a career high nine points and five steals. Last year, ODU heldNortheastern to 34 and UMES to 39 points.
Blaine Taylor
Year-by Year As a Head Coach
2011-12 ODU 8-8
223-120 at ODU at ODU (11th Yr)
Totals 364-184
COMPARING THE TEAMS
| ODU | UD | |
| Scoring: | 63.9 | 68.9 |
| OPP Scoring: | 62.8 | 68.1 |
| FG PCT: | .392 | .432 |
| OPP FG PCT: | .421 | .388 |
| 3PT FG PCT: | .289 | .310 |
| OPP 3PT FGPCT: | 337 | .318 |
| FT PCT: | .610 | .689 |
| REBS: | 38.9 | 38.8 |
| OPP REBS: | 33.6 | 37.6 |
| AST: | 12.6 | 9.9 |
| TO: | 14.7 | 13.0 |
| STLS: | 8.9 | 3.4 |
| BLKS: | 3.6 | 4.7 |
NATIONALLY RANKED MONARCHS
Senior forward Chris Cooper ranks 15th nationally in rebounding with 165 while senior guardKent Bazemore comes in at 25th nationally in steals with 39.
MEET THE MONARCHS
ODAF "Meet the Monarchs" breakfast is this Friday, Jan. 13th from 7:30 am to 9:00 am in the Big BlueRoom of the Ted Constant Convocation Center. $5 at the door.
ALUMNI WEEKEND VS. HOFSTRA
ODU will welcome back its men's and women's basketball alumni this weekend Jan. 14 and 15.The Monarchs play Hofstra at 12 noon. Basketball alumni are invited to a pre-game reception onThe club level of the arena, followed by a function with the current Monarchs after the contest.