Feb. 19, 2013
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OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (3-23/1-13) VS. UNC WILMINGTON (10-16/5-9)February 20, 2013, Ted Constant Center, Norfolk, Va. 7 p.m.
ODU ON TV/RADIORadio-ESPN94.1 - Ted Alexander, Billy Mann and Rick Kiefner
| MONARCH PROBABLE STARTERS | ||||||
| G | 25 | Donte Hill | 6-4 | Jr | Virginia Beach, VA. | 8.0 ppg/ 4.1 rpg |
| F | 23 | Richard Ross | 6-7 | R-So. | Wichita Falls, TX. | 7.0 ppg/ 5.4 rpg |
| F | 11 | DeShawn Painter | 6-9 | Sr. | Norfolk, VA | 12.5 ppg/ 8.5 rpg |
| G | 3 | Keenan Palmore | 6-1 | Fr. | Stone Mountain, GA. | 7.7 ppg/ 4.4 rpg |
| G | 2 | Aaron Bacote | 6-5 | Fr. | Hampton, VA. | 7.8 ppg/ 2.5 rpg |
| OFF THE BENCH | ||||||
| G | 4 | Dimitri Batten | 6-3 | R-So. | Newport News, VA. | 9.7 ppg/ 2.7 rpg |
| F | 1 | Nick Wright | 6-8 | R-Sr. | Suffolk, VA. | 6.7 ppg/ 4.1 rpg |
| G | 15 | Deion Clark | 6-3 | Fr. | Naples, FL. | 5.6 ppg/ 1.6 rpg |
| F | 40 | Anton Larsen | 7-0 | R-Jr. | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2.0 ppg/2.1 rpg |
| F | 21 | Stuart McEwen | 6-9 | Fr. | Sydney, Australia | 0.0 ppg/0.4 rpg |
| G | 10 | Martin Shaw | 6-0 | Fr. | Hampton, VA. | 0.0 ppg/0.0 rpg |
NOTE: Freshman Deion Clark injured his left knee and will be out indefinitely.
INTERIM HEAD COACHJim Corrigan(Duke'80) : 1-3
SERIES VS. UNC WILMINGTONODU leads 29-18. UNCW defeated the Monarchs, 65-50 back on Jan. 16 in Wilmington.DeShawn Painter led ODU with 18 points and eight rebounds along with Richard Ross 11 points. Keith Rendleman and Chris Dixon both scored 14 points. Rendleman added 13 rebounds. UNCW last beat ODU in Norfolk in 2007-08, 68-65.
| COMPARE AND CONTRAST | ||
| ODU | UNCW | |
| Scoring: | 63.3 | 63.2 |
| OPP Scoring: | 70.8 | 69.7 |
| FG PCT | .395 | .413 |
| FG DEF | .459 | .444 |
| 3PT PCT | .271 | .338 |
| FT PCT: | .659 | .653 |
| REB AVG: | 37.1 | 34.7 |
| REB MRG: | +2.9 | -0.6 |
| ASST AVG: | 12.2 | 10.8 |
| TO AVG: | 13.7 | 15.0 |
| STLS: | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| BLKS: | 4.5 | 4.1 |
NOTE: Eight Monarchs who have played thus far have started atleast eight games with junior Donte Hill being the only Monarch who has started 24 of 26 games this season.
LAST GAMEODU freshman Aaron Bacote scored a career high 20 points and DeShawn Painter added 16 with 10 rebounds, but the Monarchs lost to W&M, 74-62 Saturday afternoon. ODU shot .500 from the fieldFor the first time this season, but W&M outrebounded the Monarchs 33-29. Marcus Thornton led theTribe with a career high 32 points.
| 2012-13 UNCW STATISTICAL LEADERS | 2012-13 ODU STATISTICAL LEADERS | |||
| Points AVG: | Keith Rendleman | 16.2 | DeShawn Painter | 12.7 |
| REBS AVG: | Keith Rendleman | 10.4 | DeShawn Painter | 8.5 |
| Ast. AVG: | Chris Dixon | 2.8 | Keenan Palmore | 3.0 |
| FGPCT: | Keith Rendleman | .521 | Richard Ross | .538 |
| FT PCT: | Craig Ponder | .775 | Nick Wright | .750 |
| ODU CAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS | ||
| Scoring Offense: | 63.3 | 8th |
| Scoring Defense: | 70.8 | 11th |
| FG PCT: | .395 | 10th |
| FGPCT DEF: | .459 | 11th |
| FT PCT: | .659 | 8th |
| 3PT FG PCT: | .271 | 11th |
| REBS: | 37.1 | 2nd |
| REBS Margin: | +2.9 | 3rd |
| AST: | 12.2 | 5th |
| STLS: | 7.1 | 5th |
| BKLS: | 4.5 | 5th |
| INDIVIDUAL CAA RANKINGS | |||
| Scoring: | Painter | 12.7 | 17th |
| REBS: | Painter | 8.5 | 4th |
| FT: | Wright | .750 | 13th |
| AST: | Palmore | 3.0 | 8th |
| STLS: | Palmore | 1.8 | 2nd |
EXTRA MONARCH NOTESJim Corrigan won his first game as a Collegiate Head Coach vs. DrexelRichard Ross has blocked 27 shots the past 9 games(5 vs. GSU,Towson & Mason).Dimitri Batten and Aaron Bacote dished out career high six assists vs. Mason.Donte Hill played 40 minutes at JMU and four Monarchs played 30 or more in that game.DeShawn Painter has nine double-doubles this yearDimitri Batten scored 25 vs. Northeastern and 23 vs. Virginia.
| HOW ARE FUTURE C-USA TEAMS DOING | ||
| Memphis | 11-0 | 22-3 |
| Southern Miss. | 9-2 | 20-6 |
| UCF | 7-4 | 17-8 |
| UTEP | 7-4 | 14-10 |
| East Carolina | 5-6 | 14-10 |
| Tulsa | 6-5 | 14-11 |
| Marshall | 4-7 | 11-15 |
| Houston | 4-7 | 15-9 |
| Tulane | 5-6 | 17-9 |
| SMU | 3-8 | 13-13 |
| UAB | 4-7 | 12-14 |
| Rice | 1-10 | 5-20 |
Memphis, Central Florida, Houston and SMU join the BIGEASTNext season, while ECU and Tulane are scheduled to join in 2014.
| 2013-14 New Members with ODU | |
| Middle Tenn. St. | 23-4 |
| Louisiana Tech | 23-3 |
| Charlotte | 18-7 |
| Florida International | 14-12 |
| Florida Atlantic | 12-16 |
| UT San Antonio | 6-19 |
| North Texas | 10-18 |
NOTE: ODU spring sports of M&W tennis, M&W golf and W.Rowing will compete in C-USA Championships.
Kent Bazemore UPDATEThe two-time CAA Defensive Player of the Year, Kent Bazemore has appeared in 34 gamesThus far for the Golden State Warriors. He is currently averaging 1.5 points per game. He scored aCareer high 11 points against OKC on Feb. 6. He scored 9 points (4-8 FG) along with 2 rebounds, 3 assts and two steals in a career high 30 minutes in a win over Cleveland. He also played 30 minutes with six points against Houston. Kent scored six points, four rebounds with five assists against Miami on Jan. 16 in 18 minutes. Bazemore is averaging 1.3 ppg.
| KENT'S NBA STATS | |||||||||
| GP | FG | 3PT | FT | REBS/AV | AST | STL | BLK | TPS | AVG |
| 36 | 25-73 | 5-18 | 16-28 | 18/0.5 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 71 | 2.0 |