Monarchs Host Marshall Thursday Night On National TV

ODU MONARCHS (22-6/11-5) Vs MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD (11-18/7-9)
March 5, 2015, Ted Constant Convocation 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)

TV:– American Sports Network
Dave Armstrong-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 PROBABLESG 1 Aaron Bacote, 6-4 Jr, Hampton, VA. 10.9 ppg/ 3.3 rpg
G 0 Jordan Baker , 6-2, So., Hampton, VA. 3.8 ppg/ 2.2 rpg
G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA. 16.8 ppg/ 3.3 apg
F 21 Denzell Taylor, 6-7, So., Ontario, Canada 3.2 ppg/ 5.9 rpg.F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD. 8.8 ppg./4.9 rpg.

RESERVESF 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX./ 8.0ppg/ 5.5 rpg.G 3 Keenan Palmore, 6-1, Jr. Stone Mountain, GA. 2.8 ppg/ 1.5 rpg
G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. Jacksonville, FL. 6.9 ppg/ 2.2 rpg
F 30 Nik Biberaj 6-8, Jr., Fairfax Station, VA. 2.3 ppg/ 1.7 rpg.
F 10 Javonte Douglas, 6-7, Jr., Charlotte, NC. 2.9 ppg/ 2.7 rpg
G 15 Deion Clark, 6-3, RSo. Naples, FL. 0.9 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 38 points is the second lowest by an opponent this year(MT. St. Mary’s held to 35)ODU has won 19 straight at home(Constant Center Best), 15-0 this year (2nd in C-USA to LA. Tech)
ODU has shot .50 percent or better vs. FIU,FAU, So. Miss & NC A&T
After losing 5 straight road C-USA games, ODU has won two straight.
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 7,044, second only to UTEP at 8446Aaron 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 March 1. (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 (C-USA Player of the Week) & Paradise Jam All-Tourney 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. Marshall
ODU leads, 7-4. The Monarchs defeated the Thundering Herd back on Jan. 8, 72-51. Jonathan Arledge led ODU with 13 points, followed by Trey Freeman and Jordan Baker with 11 points each. ODU shot .483 from the floor and outrebounded Marshall, 36-26. Austin Loop led Marshall with 15 points, hitting 5-for-10 from beyond the arc.

LAST GAME
ODU defeated North Texas, 70-57. Trey Freeman led with 24 points and five rebounds, while Aaron Bacote added 16. Trailing, 33-27 at halftime, ODU went on a 13-0 run early in the second half to takeA 40-35 lead, and never trailed the rest of the game. ODU shot .469 (.23-49) and outrebounded the Mean Green, 36-24.

Jeff Jones
Record at ODU: 40-24 (2nd season)
Career Record: 397-311 (22 years)

ODU NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS
(15th) .57.0 Scoring Defense
(35th) +5.6 Rebound Margin ODU C-USA RANKINGS
Scoring – Freeman (3rd) 16.7
Field Goal PCT: Ross (2nd) .580
Free Throw PCT: Bacote (2nd) .850
Rebounding: Taylor (16) 5.9
Assists: Freeman (8) 3.3
Asst/TO Ratio: Freeman (5) 2.0
Blocked Shots: Ross (4th) 1.6Offensive Rebs: Taylor (T1st) 3.4Team Scoring Def: (1st) 57.0
Team FG Def: (T1st) .401
3 PT FG DEF: (2nd) .305
Team Rebounding: (3rd) 36.2

COMPARING THE TEAMS          ODU           MARScoring 65.4           67.9
FGPCT .434          .403
FG DEF: .401        . 4283 PT PCT .327      .319
FT PCT .684         .650
REBS 36.2            37.5
R-Margin +5.6      -1.8
ASTS: 13.3           13.2
TO 10.8                15.2
STLS 6.0              6.7

ODU VS. C-USA TEAMS
Charlotte 17-13
FIU 2-0
FAU 3-0
LA TECH 1-1
Marshall 7-4
Middle Tenn. 0-4
North Texas 3-0
Rice 4-0
Southern Miss. 7-1
UAB 9-19
UTEP 0-2UTSA 1-2
WKU 12-16

Current NCAA Home Win Streaks

KENT BAZEMORE NBA STATS
Guard, Atlanta Hawks
ODU’12 YRS GP FG-FGA PCT 3PT PCT FT PCT AST ST TP-AVG
14-15 52 89-199 .447 31-73 .425 28-55 .509 45 33 237-3.6
TLS 180 279-658 .426 84-235 .357 121-208 .582 158 93 763-4.0 

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.