ODU MONARCHS (18-4/7-3) Vs. UTSA Roadrunners (12-10/6-5)
Feb.19 2015 8:00 PM at UTSA Convocation Center, San Antonio, TX.
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
Brett Dolan-Play-by-play; Ben Braun- 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. 10.9 ppg/ 3.4 rpg
G 0 Jordan Baker , 6-2, So., Hampton, VA. 3.8 ppg/ 2.1 rpg
G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA. 16.3 ppg/ 3.4 apg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX./ 8.0 ppg/ 5.7 rpg.
F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD. 8.5 ppg./5.4 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 3.5 ppg/ 5.8 rpg.
G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. Jacksonville, FL. 7.1 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. 2.8 ppg/ 2.6 rpg
G 15 Deion Clark, 6-3, RSo. Naples, FL. 1.0 ppg/ 0.5 rpg.
F 11 Joe Ebondo, 6-7, Sr. Euless, TX. 0.4/ 1.1 rpg
G 2 Martin Shaw, 6-1, JR., Hampton, VA. 0.4 ppg/ 0.0 rpg.
MONARCH NOTES
ODU has won 17 straight at home(Constant Center Best), 13-0 this year (2nd in C-USA to LA. Tech)
ODU has shot .50 percent or better vs. FIU,FAU & NC A&T
ODU is the only C-USA team to hold Charlotte below 60 points (twice)They average 72.3 ppg
ODU home attendance average is 7,036, second only to UTEP at 8409.
ODU committed less than 10 turnovers in each of the last four games.
Aaron Bacote became the 49th Monarchs to reach 1,000 career points vs. Charlotte.
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 seven times this year.
ODU RPI is 41 as of Feb. 10. (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 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. UTSAThe series is even 1-1. UTSA defeated ODU, 79-70 in the ODU/Liberty Tax Classic in 2012. ODU beat the Roadrunners last year at ODU, 69-61.
LAST GAME
ODU swept the season series against Charlotte, 61-57 Saturday. Aaron Bacote led ODU with 14 points along with four assists followed by trey Freeman with 12 along with five assists. Richard Ross and Jonathan Arledge scored 10 each. ODU committed only six turnovers,while the 49ers had 18. Charlotte outrebounded ODU, 40-28.
Jeff Jones record
Record at ODU: 36-22 (2nd season)
Career Record: 393-309 (22 years)
Brooks Thompson Record
Record at UTSA: 126-145 (9th season)
Career Record: 181-159 (11th season)
ODU NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS
(18) .818 winning pct.
(14th) .57.3 Scoring Defense
ODU C-USA RANKINGS
Scoring – Freeman (5th) 16.3
Field Goal PCT: Ross (6th) .580
Free Throw PCT: Bacote (1st) .852
Free Throw PCT: Freeman (15th) .725
Rebounding: Ross (18th) 5.7
Rebounding: Taylor (16) 5.8
Assists: Freeman (9) 3.4
Blocked Shots: Ross (6th) 1.5
Offensive Rebs: Taylor (4th) 3.4
Team Scoring Def: (1st) 57.3
Team FG Def: (2nd) .403
3 PT FG DEF: (5th) .313
Team Rebounding: (3rd) 36.4
COMPARING THE TEAMS
ODU UTSA
Scoring 65.9 71.6
FGPCT .430 .422
FG DEF: .403 . 446
3 PT PCT .333 .333
FT PCT .688 .694
REBS 36.4 35.5
R-Margin +5.3 +1.9
ASTS: 13.1 12.5
TO 10.9 12.5
STLS 5.9 7.5
ODU VS. C-USA TEAMS
Charlotte 17-13
FIU 2-0
FAU 3-0
LA TECH 0-1
Marshall 7-4
Middle Tenn. 0-4
North Texas 2-0
Rice 3-0
Southern Miss. 6-1
UAB 9-19
UTEP 0-1
UTSA 1-1
WKU 12-16
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 in Richmond & 104.5 WBRG and Super Talk 1050 The Sports Authority in Lynchburg, VA and on Monarch Media.
MEET THE MONARCHS BREAKFAST WEDNESDAY
Join the ODU Men's Basketball coaches, fans, and select players at our annual Meet the Monarchs breakfast. The next event is Wednesday, Feb. 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.