No. 25 ODU MONARCHS (12-1/1-0) Vs. Marshall Thundering Herd (4-10/0-1)
Jan. 8, 2014 1:00 PM at Cam Henderson Center
MONARCH PROBABLES
G 1 Aaron Bacote, 6-4 Jr, Hampton, VA. 9.5 ppg/ 3.6 rpg
G 0 Jordan Baker , 6-2, So., Hampton, VA. 3.6 ppg/ 2.5 rpg
G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA. 16.4 ppg/ 3.5 apg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX./ 9.2 ppg/ 6.2 rpg.
F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD. 7.1 ppg./5.5 rpg.
RESERVES
G 3 Keenan Palmore, 6-1, Jr. Stone Mountain, GA. 3.2 ppg/ 1.5 rpg
F 21 Denzell Taylor, 6-7, So., Ontario, Canada 3.3 ppg/ 6.2 rpg.
G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. Jacksonville, FL. 8.7 ppg/ 2.2 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. 5.0 ppg/ 3.2 rpg
G 15 Deion Clark, 6-3, RSo. Naples, FL. 1.7 ppg/ 0.9 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.
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 NOTES
No. 25 AP ranking is the first in school’s history
12-1 start is the best ODU’s Div. I history.
ODU has won nine 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)
ODU RPI is 17 as of Jan. 5. (2 top 50 wins LSU and VCU)
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.
Denzell Taylor has led ODU in rebounding three of the last 4 games.
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.
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.
ODU basketball players hail from seven different states & Canada.
SERIES VS. MARSHALL
ODU leads the series, 6-4. ODU has won three straight. The Monarchs defeated Marshall at ODU, 70-63 and in the C-USA Tournament, 73-58. The Monarchs have won only once in five outings in Huntington. The Monarchs beat the Herd, 76-71 in 1975-76, ODU’s last year in Div. II.
Jeff Jones record
Record at ODU: 30-19 (2nd season)
Career Record: 387-306 (22 years)
Dan D'Antoni
4-10 at Marshall (1st season)
NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS
(14th) .923 winning pct.
(10th) .551 Scoring Defense
(26th) .288 3PT FG Defense
(46th) .386 FG Defense
C-USA RANKINGS
Scoring – Freeman (4th) 16.4
Field Goal PCT: Ross (3rd) .600
Free Throw PCT: Bacote (2nd) .848
Rebounding: Ross (12th) 6.3
Rebounding: Taylor (14) 6.2
Assists: Freeman (8th) 3.5
Blocked Shots: Ross (5th) 1.8
Assist/TO Ration: Freeman (5th) 2.1
Bacote (4th) 2.1
Offensive Rebs: Taylor (3rd) 3.5
Team Scoring Def: (1st) 55.1
Team Free Throw PCT: (2nd) .704
Team FG Def: (1st) .386
3 PT FG DEF: (2nd) .281
Team Rebounding: (3rd) 38.6
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.