ODU MONARCHS (18-5/7-4) Vs. UTEP Miners (17-7/9-3)
Feb.14 2015 9:00 PM at Don Haskins Center, El Paso, 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)
MONARCH PROBABLES
G 1 Aaron Bacote, 6-4 Jr, Hampton, VA. 10.8 ppg/ 3.4 rpg
G 0 Jordan Baker , 6-2, So., Hampton, VA. 3.7 ppg/ 2.4 rpg
G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA. 16.4 ppg/ 3.4 apg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX./ 8.0 ppg/ 5.6 rpg.
F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD. 8.8 ppg./5.3 rpg.
RESERVES
G 3 Keenan Palmore, 6-1, Jr. Stone Mountain, GA. 3.1 ppg/ 1.7 rpg
F 21 Denzell Taylor, 6-7, So., Ontario, Canada 3.3 ppg/ 5.8 rpg.
G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. Jacksonville, FL. 7.2 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/ 1.0 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 has lost four straight C-USA road games.
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 five 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.
ODU RPI is 42 as of Feb. 11. (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. UTEP
UTEP leads, 1-0. The only meeting between the two schools was last year at ODU. UTEP won 63-49.
LAST GAME
The Monarchs lost at UTSA, 72-67. The loss ended the Monarchs three-game winning streak. ODU led at halftime, 37-30 and by as many as 10 in the second half, but the Roadrunners shot .611 from the field and 16-18 from the free throw line for the win. Keon Lewis led with 21 points and Ryan Bowie added 16 for UTSA, while Freeman led ODU with 19 followed by Arledge with 15. ODU shot .433 from the field. This was the first time in 15 games ODU has lost when leading at halftime.
Jeff Jones record
Record at ODU: 36-23 (2nd season)
Career Record: 393-310 (22 years)
ODU NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS
(18) .783 winning pct.
(14th) .58.0 Scoring Defense
ODU C-USA RANKINGS
Scoring – Freeman (5th) 16.4
Field Goal PCT: Ross (6th) .592
Free Throw PCT: Bacote (1st) .852
Free Throw PCT: Freeman (15th) .713
Rebounding: Ross (18th) 5.6
Rebounding: Taylor (16) 5.8
Assists: Freeman (9) 3.4
Blocked Shots: Ross (6th) 1.8
Offensive Rebs: Taylor (4th) 3.4
Team Scoring Def: (1st) 58.0
Team FG Def: (2nd) .407
3 PT FG DEF: (5th) .318
Team Rebounding: (3rd) 36.3
COMPARING THE TEAMS
ODU UTEP
Scoring 65.9 70.3
FGPCT .430 .472
FG DEF: .407 . 416
3 PT PCT .329 .367
FT PCT .685 .646
REBS 36.3 34.7
R-Margin +5.4 +1.1
ASTS: 13.2 13.9
TO 10.7 12.5
STLS 5.8 5.5
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 1-2
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.