ODU MONARCHS (19-6/8-5) Vs LA TECH Bulldogs (21-6/12-2)
Feb.21 2015 3:00 PM at Constant Center
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.
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
John Castleberry-Play-by-play; Tim Scarborough- 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/ 3.4 rpg
G 0 Jordan Baker , 6-2, So., Hampton, VA. 3.5 ppg/ 2.3 rpg
G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA. 16.0 ppg/ 3.4 apg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX./ 7.9 ppg/ 5.4 rpg.
F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD. 9.1 ppg./5.2 rpg.
RESERVES
G 3 Keenan Palmore, 6-1, Jr. Stone Mountain, GA. 2.9 ppg/ 1.6 rpg
F 21 Denzell Taylor, 6-7, So., Ontario, Canada 3.2 ppg/ 5.8 rpg.
G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. Jacksonville, FL. 7.0 ppg/ 2.2 rpg
F 30 Nik Biberaj 6-8, Jr., Fairfax Station, VA. 2.3 ppg/ 1.8 rpg.
F 10 Javonte Douglas, 6-7, Jr., Charlotte, NC. 3.0 ppg/ 3.1 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. 0.3 ppg/ 0.0 rpg.
MONARCH NOTES
So. Miss to 38 points is the second lowest by an opponent this year(MT. St. Mary’s held to 35)
ODU has won 18 straight at home(Constant Center Best), 14-0 this year (2nd in C-USA to LA. Tech)
ODU has shot .50 percent or better vs. FIU,FAU, So. Miss & NC A&T
ODU has lost five 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 6,975, second only to UTEP at 8446
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 53 as of Feb. 19. (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 NABC
Aaron 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.
ESPN SPORTSCENTER RECOGNIZES RICHARD ROSS'S DUNK
For the third time in his career at ODU, Richard Ross has a dunk honored by ESPN Sportscenter. His dunk vs. So. Miss was No. 2 play of the day yesterday.
SERIES VS. LA TECH
LA Tech leads the series, 1-0. Last year was the first and only meeting. The Bulldogs won 71-66 here in the Constant Center. LA Tech was the last team to beat ODU here in the Ted. Kenneth Smith leads C-USA in assists at 7.8 per game.
LAST GAME
ODU defeated So. Miss, 64-38 Thursday. Trey Freeman led ODU with 18 points and Aaron Bacote added 10 points. ODU shot .519 from the field while USM was held to .283. ODU also outrebounded the Golden Eagles, 38-25 with Denzell Taylor leading with six.
Jeff Jones record
Record at ODU: 37-24 (2nd season)
Career Record: 394-311 (22 years)
ODU NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS
(15th) .57.3 Scoring Defense
(35th) +5.4 Rebound Margin
ODU C-USA RANKINGS
Scoring – Freeman (5th) 16.0
Field Goal PCT: Ross (3rd) .592
Free Throw PCT: Bacote (1st) .854
Rebounding: Taylor (18) 5.8
Assists: Freeman (8) 3.4
Blocked Shots: Ross (5th) 1.6
Offensive Rebs: Taylor (2nd) 3.4
Team Scoring Def: (1st) 57.3
Team FG Def: (2nd) .404
3 PT FG DEF: (4th) .312
Team Rebounding: (3rd) 36.3
COMPARING THE TEAMS
ODU LA TECH
Scoring 65.1 73.7
FGPCT .429 .453
FG DEF: .404 . 414
3 PT PCT .323 .344
FT PCT .683 .683
REBS 36.3 33.1
R-Margin +5.4 -4.9
ASTS: 13.2 14.3
TO 10.8 11.3
STLS 6.0 8.7
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. 7-1
UAB 9-19
UTEP 0-2
UTSA 1-2
WKU 12-16
JEFF JONES COACHES SHOW
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MEET THE MONARCHS BREAKFAST
The Meet the Monarchs Breakfast is scheduled 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.