ODU MONARCHS (24-7) vs. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (19-11)
National Invitation Tournament No. 1 seed
Tickets for the game will be $11 for adults and $5 for youth 17 and under. ODU students will be admitted free and validate tickets online at odusports.com/students. All seats will be general admission.
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: – ESPN3 with Jim Barbar (Play-by-Play) and Nate Ross (Color)
MONARCH PROBABLES
G 1 Aaron Bacote, 6-4 Jr, Hampton, VA. 10.5 ppg/ 3.3 rpg
G 0 Jordan Baker , 6-2, So., Hampton, VA. 3.9 ppg/ 2.1 rpg
G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA. 17.4 ppg/ 3.4 apg
F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD. 8.3 ppg./4.7 rpg.
F 21 Denzell Taylor, 6-7, So., Ontario, Canada 3.2 ppg/ 6.0 rpg.
RESERVES
G 3 Keenan Palmore, 6-1, Jr. Stone Mountain, GA. 2.5 ppg/ 1.4 rpg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX./ 8.3 ppg/ 5.6 rpg.
G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. Jacksonville, FL. 6.6 ppg/ 2.1 rpg
F 30 Nik Biberaj 6-8, Jr., Fairfax Station, VA. 2.1 ppg/ 1.8 rpg.
F 10 Javonte Douglas, 6-7, Jr., Charlotte, NC. 3.5 ppg/ 2.5 rpg
G 15 Deion Clark, 6-3, RSo. Naples, FL. 0.8 ppg/ 0.5 rpg.
F 11 Joe Ebondo, 6-7, Sr. Euless, TX. 0.3/ 1.0 rpg
G 2 Martin Shaw, 6-1, JR., Hampton, VA. 0.3 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
ODU’s first appearance in NIT since 2006 – Advanced to semifinals
ODU has won six of last seven games.
ODU won 21 straight at home(Constant Center Best), 17-0 this year (2nd in C-USA to LA. Tech)
Head Coach Jeff Jones has 399 career wins.
So. Miss 38 points is the second lowest by an opponent this year(MT. St. Mary’s held to 35)
ODU has shot .50 percent or better vs. FIU,FAU, So. Miss & NC A&T
ODU is the only C-USA team to hold both LA Tech & Charlotte below 60 pts. They lead C-USA in scoring
ODU home attendance average is 7,132, (3 sellouts) 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 46 as of March 14 (6 top 100 wins including VCU & LSU)
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 is C-USA Newcomer of the Year Player/ All-Academic/Two-time Player of the Week
Jeff Jones is second vice-president of the NABC
Asst. coaches John Richardson & Lamar Barrett were teammates at Elizabeth City St.
ODU basketball players hail from seven different states & Canada.
SERIES VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
The two schools have met eight times form 1971-79 when Charleston Southern was known as Baptist College at Charleston. ODU leads the series 7-1.
Jeff Jones record
Record at ODU: 42-25 (2nd season)
Career Record: 399-312 (22 years)
NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS
(10th) .56.7 Scoring Defense
(30th) +5.3 Rebound Margin
C-USA RANKINGS
Scoring – Freeman (1st) 17.4
Field Goal PCT: Ross (4th) .576
Free Throw PCT: Bacote (2nd) .840
Rebounding: Taylor (14) 6.0
Assists: Freeman (8) 3.4
Steals: Freeman (9th) 1.4
Asst/TO Ratio: Freeman (5) 2.1
Blocked Shots: Ross (5th) 1.6
Offensive Rebs: Taylor (1st) 3.5
Team Scoring Def: (1st) 56.7
Team FG Def: (1st) .401
3 PT FG DEF: (2nd) .310
Team Rebounding: (5th) 35.8
Rebound Margin (1st) +5.3
COMPARING THE TEAMS
ODU CSC
Scoring 65.4 74.0
FGPCT .436 .423
FG DEF: .401 . 439
3 PT PCT .332 .340
FT PCT .674 .688
REBS 35.8 37.8
R-Margin +5.3 +3.8
ASTS: 13.3 12.9
Turnovers 10.9 11.4
Steals 6.4 7.0