BIRMINGHAM, AL—Old Dominion University head men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones was on hand to preview the upcoming season at the Conference USA media day festivities held at the Birmingham Westin Hotel. Birmingham will be the host site of this year’s C-USA men’s and women’s Basketball Championships. C-USA followers will enjoy significant coverage of Wednesday’s event and throughout the weeks leading up to the beginning of the season.
The ODU Monarchs who led the nation with the biggest turnaround in victories with 18 last year and advanced to the semifinals of the CBI national post season tournament have been selected to finish fourth in Conference USA, as selected by the league head coaches. Monarch junior guard Aaron Bacote was named to the C-USA pre-season All-Conference team.