ODU MONARCHS (15-3/4-2) Vs. UAB BLAZERS (9-10/5-1)
Jan. 24, 2015 5:30 PM at Bartow Arena
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/American Sports Network
Doug Bell- play by play with Tim Scarborough – Color analyst.
The game will be televised live nationally on the American Sports Network which can be seen in Hampton Roads on channel 33 (over the air) and channel 2 on Cox.
MONARCH PROBABLES
G 1 Aaron Bacote, 6-4 Jr, Hampton, VA. 9.9 ppg/ 3.6 rpg
G 0 Jordan Baker , 6-2, So., Hampton, VA. 4.1 ppg/ 2.4 rpg
G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA. 15.9 ppg/ 3.3 apg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX./ 8.1 ppg/ 6.0 rpg.
F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD. 8.1 ppg./5.8 rpg.
RESERVES
G 3 Keenan Palmore, 6-1, Jr. Stone Mountain, GA. 2.7 ppg/ 1.4 rpg
F 21 Denzell Taylor, 6-7, So., Ontario, Canada 3.8 ppg/ 6.0 rpg.
G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. Jacksonville, FL. 8.0 ppg/ 2.2 rpg
F 30 Nik Biberaj 6-8, Jr., Fairfax Station, VA. 2.6 ppg/ 1.9 rpg.
F 10 Javonte Douglas, 6-7, Jr., Charlotte, NC. 3.5 ppg/ 3.2 rpg
G 15 Deion Clark, 6-3, RSo. Naples, FL. 1.2 ppg/ 0.6 rpg.
F 11 Joe Ebondo, 6-7, Sr. Euless, TX. 0.3/ 0.8 rpg
G 2 Martin Shaw, 6-1, JR., Hampton, VA. 0.4 ppg/ 0.0 rpg.
MONARCH NOTES
ODU is 1-1 this year in overtime games.
The Ga. State win was ODU’s first OT win since 2-22-12 at GSU & first at home since 2-14-08 vs. Drexel.
Trey Freeman has scored 20 or more points six times this year
Aaron Bacote (945 career points) scored a career high 31 vs. VCU with a perfect 8-8 from the field.
ODU has won 14 straight at home,10-0 this year (2nd in C-USA to LA. Tech)
ODU RPI is 33 as of Jan. 23. (2 top 50 wins LSU and VCU)
ODU home attendance average is 6985, second only to UTEP at 8409
72 points by WKU is the most points ODU has allowed this year
13-1 start was the best in ODU’s Div. I history.
ODU won 10 straight from Nov. 14 to Jan. 8 (ODU record is 22)
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)
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.
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
ODU basketball players hail from seven different states & Canada.
SERIES VS. UAB: UAB leads the series, 18-8. The Blazers have beaten ODU three straight. ODU’s last win over UAB was in 2006-07 in Norfolk, 56-42. The Monarchs have never won in the Bartow Arena and last won in Birmingham in 1984-85 on a last second shot by ODU Hall of Famer Kenny Gattison (now assistant coach with Phoenix Suns), 59-58.
Jeff Jones record
Record at ODU: 33-21 (2nd season)
Career Record: 390-308 (22 years)
Jerod Haase Record
43-40 at UAB (3rd Year)
68-71 Career Record (5th Year)
ODU NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS
(12th) .833 winning pct.
(12th) .56.1 Scoring Defense
(26th) .298 3PT FG Defense
(45th) .387 FG Defense
(24th) +7.7 Rebound Margin
ODU C-USA RANKINGS
Scoring – Freeman (6th) 15.9
Field Goal PCT: Ross (4th) .591
Free Throw PCT: Bacote (4th) .821
Rebounding: Ross (15th) 5.9
Rebounding: Arledge (16) 5.8
Rebounding: Taylor (14) 6.0
Assists: Freeman (11th) 3.3
Blocked Shots: Ross (5th) 1.5
Offensive Rebs: Taylor (3rd) 3.5
Team Scoring Def: (1st) 56.1
Team FG Def: (1st) .387
3 PT FG DEF: (2nd) .298
Team Rebounding: (2nd) 38.3
COMPARING THE TEAMS
ODU UAB
Scoring 65.6 66.6
FGPCT .422 .418
FG DEF: .387 . 433
3 PT PCT .340 .320
FT PCT .692 .718
REBS 38.3 34.8
R-Margin +7.7 -1.4
ASTS: 13.2 13.8
TO 11.9 14.2
STLS 5.8 7.3
JEFF JONES COACHES SHOW
The Jeff Jones Coaches Show, presented by Bud Light, will be Monday night 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.