ODU MONARCHS (11-1) Vs. CHARLOTTE 49ERS (6-6)
Jan. 4, 2014 1:00 PM at the Halton Arena, Charlotte, NC.
RADIO/TV COVERAGE
ESPN 94.1 in Hampton Roads; Sports FM 100.5 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)
TV: TV – American Sports Network
Mike Gleason – Play by play; Mack McCarthy - Color
The game will be televised live nationally on the American Sports Network which can be seen in Hampton Roads on channel MyTV 33/WTVZ (over the air) and channel 2 on Cox.
MONARCH PROBABLES
G 1 Aaron Bacote, 6-4 Jr, Hampton, VA. 9.5 ppg/ 3.7 rpg
G 0 Jordan Baker , 6-2, So., Hampton, VA. 3.9 ppg/ 2.3 rpg
G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA. 16.6 ppg/ 3.3 apg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX./ 8.9 ppg/ 6.3 rpg.
F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD. 6.9 ppg./5.4 rpg.
RESERVES
G 3 Keenan Palmore, 6-1, Jr. Stone Mountain, GA. 3.3 ppg/ 1.6 rpg
F 21 Denzell Taylor, 6-7, So., Ontario, Canada 3.3 ppg/ 6.0 rpg.
G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. Jacksonville, FL. 9.1 ppg/ 2.3 rpg
F 30 Nik Biberaj 6-8, Jr., Fairfax Station, VA. 2.5 ppg/ 2.5 rpg.
F 10 Javonte Douglas, 6-7, Jr., Charlotte, NC. 5.6 ppg/ 3.8 rpg
G 15 Deion Clark, 6-3, RSo. Naples, FL. 2.0 ppg/ 1.0 rpg.
F 11 Joe Ebondo, 6-7, Sr. Euless, TX. 0.3/ 0.7 rpg
G 2 Martin Shaw, 6-1, JR., Hampton, VA. 0.6 ppg/ 0.0 rpg.
MONARCH NOTES
11-1 start is the best since the 2004-05 season (ODU Div. I best).
ODU has won eight straight (ODU record is 22)
ODU has won 12 straight at home (2nd longest in C-USA)
ODU shot .541 from the floor vs. NC A&T (best of the year)
ODU is 3-0 against the Atlantic 10 (beating VCU, Richmond & Mason)
2-0 versus top-50 NCAA RPI teams & 5-1 in top 100
ODU RPI is 15 as of Jan. 1.
Richard Ross double-double vs. G. Mason (13 points & 14 rebounds)
Richard Ross is third in C-USA in field goal pct. (.588)
Overall Best start with one loss is 16-1 in 1969-70 (ODU in Div. II).
The GSU win was ODU’s first OT win since 2-22-12 at GSU & first at the Ted since 2-14-08 vs. Drexel.
Aaron Bacote scored a career high 31 vs. VCU with a perfect 8-8 from the field.
ODU’s win over No. 14 VCU was the first since the 61-57 at 11th ranked Georgetown in 2010
Trey Freeman was named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team.
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
Conference USA celebrates its 20th season of competition
C-USA Tournament is March 11-14 in Birmingham, AL.
ODU basketball players hail from seven different states & Canada.
SERIES VS. CHARLOTTE
ODU leads 15-13. The 49ers beat ODU last year in Charlotte, 74-63. ODU last won in Charlotte in 2008-09, 69-68. The two teams first played in 1982-83 as members of the Sun Belt Conference. The only OT game was the 105-102 Charlotte win at the Constant Center where ODU’s Sports Hall of Fame center Alex Loughton scored 45.
Jeff Jones record
Record at ODU: 29-19 (2nd season)
Career Record: 386-306 (22 years)
Alan Major Record
Record at Charlotte: 67-69 (5th season)
ODU NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS
(13th) .917 winning pct.
(13th) .588 Scoring Defense
(16th) .276 3PT FG Defense
ODU C-USA RANKINGS
Scoring – Freeman (2nd) 16.8
Field Goal PCT: Ross (3rd) .588
Free Throw PCT: Freeman (3rd) .863
Bacote (4th) .841
Rebounding: Ross (14th) 6.3
Rebounding: Taylor (16) 6.0
Assists: Freeman (10th) 3.3
Blocked Shots: Ross (4th) 1.8
Assist/TO Ration: Freeman (4th) 2.2
Offensive Rebs: Taylor (3rd) 3.4
Team Scoring Def: (1st) 55.2
Team Free Throw PCT: (2nd) .712
Team FG Def: (10) .422
3 PT FG DEF: (2nd) .236
Team Rebounding: (2nd) 38.8
JEFF JONES COACHES SHOW
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.
MEET THE MONARCHS BREAKFAST
Join the ODU Men's Basketball coaches, fans, and select players at our annual Meet the Monarchs breakfast. The dates for the 2014-2015 season are January 14 and February 18 from 7:30am - 8:30am in the Big Blue Room of the Ted Constant Center.The breakfast will be $5 in advance, or $10 at the door. Call 757.683.6963 for more information.