ODU MONARCHS (16-4/5-3) Vs. FAU OWLS (8-9/1-5)
Jan. 31 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) and Billy Mann (ODU'83).
BIG BLUE'S BIRTHDAY: Saturday's game is also Big Blue's Birthday with free Ice Cream and Cake at 5:45-7:00 (Behind section 116) and a mascot basketball exhibition game at halftime.
TICKETS:
Adults $16; Military, seniors, faculty staff and youth $13.00. For group tickets ($20.00) please contact Todd McKeating, Dir. of Sales at 757-683-7087.
MONARCH PROBABLES
G 1 Aaron Bacote, 6-4 Jr, Hampton, VA. 10.8 ppg/ 3.6 rpg
G 0 Jordan Baker , 6-2, So., Hampton, VA. 4.0 ppg/ 2.3 rpg
G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA. 16.1 ppg/ 3.2 apg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX./ 7.8 ppg/ 5.5 rpg.
F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD. 8.5 ppg./5.6 rpg.
RESERVES
G 3 Keenan Palmore, 6-1, Jr. Stone Mountain, GA. 3.0 ppg/ 1.6 rpg
F 21 Denzell Taylor, 6-7, So., Ontario, Canada 3.6 ppg/ 5.8 rpg.
G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. Jacksonville, FL. 7.3 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. 3.1 ppg/ 2.9 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 has won 15 straight at home (tied for 13th longest in the nation this year), 11-0 this year (2nd in C-USA to LA. Tech)
ODU home attendance average is 6940, second only to UTEP at 8409
Aaron Bacote (983 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 43 as of Jan. 30. (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. FAU
ODU leads, 2-0. ODU won in the Constant Center, 70-55 as part of the ODU Cox Classic in 2006-07 and the Monarchs won in Boca Raton last year, 65-60. In that contest, Keenan Palmore led with 15 points, followed by Denzell Taylor with 14 and Richard Ross added 10. Justin Raffington led FAU with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
LAST GAME
ODU ended a two-game slide with a 71-56 victory over FAU. Jonathan Arledge and Trey Freeman led with 17 points each for ODU. The Monarchs shot .500 from the floor which is the second time this season of 50 percent or better. FIU shot .417 and turned the ball over 14 times.
Jeff Jones record
Record at ODU: 34-22 (2nd season)
Career Record: 391-309 (22 years) .558
MICHAEL CURRY
Record at FAU: 8-9 (1st Season)
Career Record: Same
ODU NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS
(25) .800 winning pct.
(15th) .57.3 Scoring Defense
(26) +6.5 Rebound Margin
ODU C-USA RANKINGS
Scoring – Freeman (6th) 16.1
Field Goal PCT: Ross (4th) .588
Free Throw PCT: Bacote (2nd) .840
Free Throw PCT: Freeman (9th) .785
Rebounding: Ross (16th) 5.5
Rebounding: Arledge (16) 5.6
Rebounding: Taylor (14) 5.8
Assists: Freeman (12) 3.2
Blocked Shots: Ross (6th) 1.5
Offensive Rebs: Taylor (3rd) 3.4
Team Scoring Def: (1st) 57.3
Team FG Def: (3rd) .400
3 PT FG DEF: (3rd) .308
Team Rebounding: (3rd) 37.0
COMPARING THE TEAMS
ODU FAU
Scoring 66.0 64.2
FGPCT .427 .421
FG DEF: .400 . 430
3 PT PCT .334 .360
FT PCT .695 .670
REBS 37.0 31.7
R-Margin +6.5 -4.2
ASTS: 13.1 10.5
TO 11.5 12.8
STLS 6.1 4.5
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.