ODU MONARCHS (15-4/4-3) Vs. FIU PANTHERS (9-9/2-3)
Jan. 29 2015 7:00 PM at Constant Center
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).
MONARCH PROBABLES
G 1 Aaron Bacote, 6-4 Jr, Hampton, VA. 10.6 ppg/ 3.4 rpg
G 0 Jordan Baker , 6-2, So., Hampton, VA. 4.1 ppg/ 2.3 rpg
G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA. 16.1 ppg/ 3.3 apg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX./ 7.8 ppg/ 5.6 rpg.
F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD. 8.0 ppg./5.7 rpg.
RESERVES
G 3 Keenan Palmore, 6-1, Jr. Stone Mountain, GA. 2.9 ppg/ 1.4 rpg
F 21 Denzell Taylor, 6-7, So., Ontario, Canada 3.6 ppg/ 5.9 rpg.
G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. Jacksonville, FL. 7.7 ppg/ 2.1 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. 3.2 ppg/ 2.9 rpg
G 15 Deion Clark, 6-3, RSo. Naples, FL. 1.1 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 has won 14 straight at home, 10-0 this year (2nd in C-USA to LA. Tech)
ODU home attendance average is 6985, second only to UTEP at 8409
Aaron Bacote (968 career points) scored a career high 31 vs. VCU with a perfect 8-8 from the field.
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
ODU RPI is 40 as of Jan. 26. (2 top 50 wins LSU and VCU)
81 points (.703 FG PCT) by UAB is the most 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. FIU
ODU leads the series, 1-0. The Monarchs defeated the Panthers last year in Miami, 52-36, as Keenan Palmore led with 17 points along with six rebounds. FIU is coached by former Norfolk State head coach, Anthony Evans. FIU's Dennis Mavin leads C-USA in scoring at 17.2 points per game, while Adrian Diaz leads the league in field goal percentage at .654. FIU also leads the league in field goal percentage defense at .398.
LAST GAME
ODU lost its second straight road game, 81-68 at UAB. The Blazers shot a blistering .703 (26-37) from the field and .923 (24-26) from the line and had five players in double figures. Aaron Bacote led ODU with 23, followed by Trey Freeman with 18. ODU shot .444(24-54) from the field and .800 (16-20) from the line.
Jeff Jones record
Record at ODU: 33-22 (2nd season)
Career Record: 390-309 (22 years)
Anthony Evans record
24-25 at FIU (2nd Season)
123-119 overall (8th Season)
ODU NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS
(29) .789 winning pct.
(17th) .57.4 Scoring Defense
(21) +6.8 Rebound Margin
C-USA RANKINGS
Scoring – Freeman (6th) 16.1
Field Goal PCT: Ross (4th) .584
Free Throw PCT: Bacote (2nd) .840
Free Throw PCT: Freeman (9th) .789
Rebounding: Ross (16th) 5.6
Rebounding: Arledge (16) 5.7
Rebounding: Taylor (14) 5.9
Assists: Freeman (12) 3.3
Blocked Shots: Ross (6th) 1.4
Offensive Rebs: Taylor (3rd) 3.5
Team Scoring Def: (1st) 57.4
Team FG Def: (3rd) .399
3 PT FG DEF: (3rd) .306
Team Rebounding: (3rd) 37.3
COMPARING THE TEAMS
ODU FIU
Scoring 65.7 62.1
FGPCT .423 .444
FG DEF: .399 . 391
3 PT PCT .338 .270
FT PCT .698 .630
REBS 37.3 34.7
R-Margin +6.8 +0.1
ASTS: 12.8 11.4
TO 11.7 14.9
STLS 6.0 7.2
KENT BAZEMORE NBA STATS
Guard, Atlanta Hawks
ODU’12
YRS GP FG-FGA PCT 3PT PCT FT PCT AST ST TP-AVG
14-15 38 48-114 .421 16-38 .421 17-30 .550 23 16 129-3.4
TLS 166 238-573 .415 69-200 .345 110-183 .601 136 76 655-3.9
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.