ODU MONARCHS (18-6/7-5) vs. SOUTHERN MISS (7-17/2-11)
Feb.19 2015 5:30 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). TV:– American Sports Network
John Castleberry-Play-by-play; Tim Scarbrough- 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. 10.8 ppg/ 3.3 rpg
G 0 Jordan Baker , 6-2, So., Hampton, VA. 3.6 ppg/ 2.3 rpg
G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA. 16.0 ppg/ 3.3 apg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX./ 7.9ppg/ 5.5 rpg.
F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD. 9.2 ppg./5.3 rpg.
RESERVESG 3 Keenan Palmore, 6-1, Jr. Stone Mountain, GA. 3.0 ppg/ 1.6 rpg
F 21 Denzell Taylor, 6-7, So., Ontario, Canada 3.3 ppg/ 5.8 rpg.
G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. Jacksonville, FL. 7.0 ppg/ 2.1 rpg
F 30 Nik Biberaj 6-8, Jr., Fairfax Station, VA. 2.4 ppg/ 1.8 rpg.
F 10 Javonte Douglas, 6-7, Jr., Charlotte, NC. 2.9 ppg/ 3.0 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 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 8446ODU committed less than 10 turnovers in five of the last six games.Aaron Bacote became the 49th Monarchs to reach 1,000 career points vs. Charlotte.ODU RPI is 54 as of Feb. 16. (2 top 50 wins LSU and VCU)
81 points (.703 FG PCT) by UAB is the most ODU has allowed this year
ODU has been held under 50 points twice (Ill. State & at UTEP)13-1 start was the best in ODU’s Div. I history.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 NABCAaron Bacote is pre-season All-C-USA
Asst. coaches John Richardson & Lamar Barrett were teammates at Elizabeth City St.
Conference USA celebrates its 20th season of competition
ODU basketball players hail from seven different states & Canada.
SERIES VS. SOUTHERN MISSODU leads 6-1. Southern Miss won its first ever game vs. ODU last year at the Constant Center, 75-60. The two schools first met in 1969-70 with ODU winning in Hattiesburg, 95-92.
LAST GAME
ODU lost at UTEP, 62-47 Saturday. ODU shot .308 from the field while UTEP shot .442. Jonathan Arledge led ODU with 17 points, while Earvin Morris and Julian Washburn both scored 15 for UTEP. ODU got within six, 48-42 with 3:02 left but could get no closer. Javonte Douglas led ODU with 8 rebounds followed by Arledge with seven.
Jeff Jones record
Record at ODU: 36-24 (2nd season)
Career Record: 393-311 (22 years)
ODU NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS
(15th) .58.1 Scoring Defense ODU C-USA RANKINGS
Scoring – Freeman (5th) 16.0
Field Goal PCT: Ross (6th) .581
Free Throw PCT: Bacote (1st) .862
Rebounding: Ross (18th) 5.5
Rebounding: Taylor (16) 5.8
Assists: Freeman (9) 3.3
Blocked Shots: Ross (6th) 1.5Offensive Rebs: Taylor (4th) 3.5Team Scoring Def: (1st) 58.1
Team FG Def: (2nd) .409
3 PT FG DEF: (5th) .315
Team Rebounding: (3rd) 36.2
COMPARING THE TEAMSODU USMScoring 65.1 61.1
FGPCT .425 .439
FG DEF: .409 . 4573 PT PCT .324 .343
FT PCT .681 .632
REBS 36.2 29.7
R-Margin +5.1 -3.3
ASTS: 12.9 12.0
TO 10.7 14.1
STLS 5.8 6.0
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 0-2UTSA 1-2
WKU 12-16
MEET THE MONARCHS BREAKFAST The Meet the Monarchs Breakfast scheduled for Wednesday, February 18 is postponed and has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 4 from 7:30- 8:30 a.m. in the Big Blue Room of the Ted Constant Center. The breakfast will be $5 in advance, or $10 at the door. Reservations can be made by calling 757-683-6963.