ODU MONARCHS (1-0) vs. RICHMOND SPIDERS (1-0)
Nov. 18, 2014 8:05 PM
RADIO/TV COVERAGE
ESPN 94.1 in Hampton Roads; Sports FM 1005.5 in Richmond, Va.;WBRG 104.5 FM & Super Talk 1050 AM in Lynchburg, Va.
Play-by-play: Ted Alexander
Color Analysts: Dave Twardzik (ODU’72) & Bill Mann (ODU’83)
TV – American Sports Network
WTVZ in Hampton Roads 8:05
Play-by-Play: Mike Gleason
Color: Tim Scarborough
SINGLE GAME TICKETS:
Adults $16.00; Military, seniors, faculty staff and youth $13.00
VCU game: $25;Military, seniors, faculty staff & youth $20.00
GAME NIGHT SPECIALS
Tuesday’s game is “Slice Night”. The first 400 students in attendance will receive a slice of pizza with a soda or water.
MONARCH PROBABLES
G 1 Aaron Bacote, 6-4 Jr, Hampton, VA. 10.0 ppg/ 4.0 rpg
G 0 Jordan Baker , 6-2, So., Hampton, VA. 4.0 ppg/ 4.0 apg
G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA. 23.0 ppg/ 4.0 apg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX./ 6.0 ppg/ 6.0 rpg.
F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD. 19.0 ppg./9.0 rpg
RESERVES
G 3 Keenan Palmore, 6-1, Jr. Stone Mountain, GA. 2.0 ppg/ 3.0 apg
F 21 Denzell Taylor, 6-7, So., Ontario, Canada 4.0 ppg/ 12.0 rpg.
G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. 8.0, Jacksonville, FL. ppg/ 4.0 rpg
F 30 Nik Biberaj 6-8, Jr., Fairfax Station, VA. 0.0 ppg/ 0.0 rpg
G 15 Deion Clark, 6-3, RSo. Naples, FL. 0.0 ppg/ 0.0 rpg.
F 11 Joe Ebondo, 6-7, Sr. Euless, TX. ----/---
G 2 Martin Shaw, 6-1, JR., Hampton, VA. 0.0 ppb/ 0.0 rpg
MONARCH NOTES
ODU newcomers Jonathan Arledge and Trey Freeman combined for 42 points in the opener
ODU women’s basketball great Nancy Lieberman’s son TJ Cline plays for Richmond
ODU’s win over UNCW ended a three-game home opening losing streak
Sophomore Denzell Taylor’s 12 rebounds in the opener tied his career high
ODU returns four starters from last year’s 18-18 team that advanced to the CBI semifinals
Jeff Jones is second vice-president of the NABC
Aaron Bacote is pre-season All-C-USA
Assistant coaches John Richardson and Lamar Barrett were teammates at Elizabeth City State
Conference USA celebrates its 20th season of competition
C-USA Tournament is March 11-14 in Birmingham, AL.
16 games will be televised this season
Senior forward Richard Ross ranked second in C-USA & 47th nationally in blocked shots (2.3)
Junior Trey Freeman was the Big South’s Rookie of the Year in 2012 and All-League in 2013 at Campbell.
ODU basketball players hail from seven different states & Canada.
THE COACHES
Richmond - Chris Mooney
167-132 (10 years at UR)
183-144 (11 years overall)
ODU – Jeff Jones
Overall:376-305 (22nd season)
At ODU: 19-18 (2nd season)
SERIES VS. RICHMOND
ODU leads the series: 29-25, but Richmond has won the last three meetings, including 67-58 last year in Richmond and 80-53 win in 2012-13 here at ODU.
The 2014-15 Jeff Jones Coaches Show, presented by Bud Light, will be Monday nights at Dave & Busters at Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach., at 7 p.m. ODU Director of broadcasting Ted Alexander, the voice of ODU athletics, will be the host. The Jeff Jones shows will be carried live on ESPN 94.1 FM, Sports FM 100.5, WBRG 104.5 FM in Richmond, Super Talk 1050 in Lynchburg, VA., and on Monarch Media.
NEXT UP FOR ODU:
LSU on Nov. 21 in the Paradise Jam Tournament at 6:30 p.m. ET
On CBS Sports Network