ODU MONARCHS (27-7) vs. STANFORD CARDINAL (22-13)
National Invitation Tournament Semifinals
Madison Square Garden
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: ESPN
Announcers: Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla and Bob Knight.
FREEMAN NAMED TO NABC ALL DISTRICT TEAM
ODU junior guard Trey Freeman has been named to the first team NABC All-District squad (11).
Freeman has already been selected C-USA's Newcomer of the Year and All-Academic team.
He enters the NIT semifinals averaging 17.0 points and 3.6 assists per game.
MONARCH PROBABLES
G 1 Aaron Bacote, 6-4 Jr, Hampton, VA. 10.1 ppg/ 3.1 rpg
G 0 Jordan Baker , 6-2, So., Hampton, VA. 4.1 ppg/ 2.2 rpg
G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA. 17.0 ppg/ 3.6 apg
F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD. 8.9 ppg./4.9 rpg.
F 21 Denzell Taylor, 6-7, So., Ontario, Canada 3.0 ppg/ 6.0 rpg.
RESERVES
G 3 Keenan Palmore, 6-1, Jr. Stone Mountain, GA. 2.6 ppg/ 1.5 rpg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX./ 8.0 ppg/ 5.7 rpg.
G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. Jacksonville, FL. 6.9 ppg/ 2.0 rpg
F 30 Nik Biberaj 6-8, Jr., Fairfax Station, VA. 2.1 ppg/ 1.7 rpg.
F 10 Javonte Douglas, 6-7, Jr., Charlotte, NC. 3.3 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.
ODU NOTES
ODU’s second appearance in NIT semifinals (2006)
ODU’s third overall appearance in Madison Square Garden( Played in 1984 Holiday Festival)
ODU has won nine of last 10 games.
Jeff Jones is the first person to win the NIT as both a player and head Coach (at Virginia)
Trey Freeman is C-USA Newcomer of the Year Player/ All-Academic/Two-time Player of the Week
ODU won 24 straight at home (Constant Center Best), 20-0 this year (7th nationally)
Head Coach Jeff Jones won his 400th career game vs. Charleston Southern.
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. Murray, 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
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. STANFORD
Stanford leads, 1-0. ODU and Stanford have met only once before. The Cardinal defeated the Monarchs 84-60 in the 2001 Puerto Rico Shootout.
SERIES VS. TEMPLE
ODU and Temple have never played…
SERIES VS. MIAMI
Miami leads 1-0. The two met in the 1988-89 tournament in Hawaii. The Hurricanes won 77-76. Head Coach Jim Larranaga was head coach at ODU CAA rival George Mason.
Jeff Jones record
Record at ODU: 45-25 (2nd season)
Career Record: 402-312 (22 years)
ODU NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS
(10th) .56.8 Scoring Defense
(30th) +5.4 Rebound Margin
ODU C-USA RANKINGS
Scoring – Freeman (3RD) 17.0
Field Goal PCT: Ross (4th) .581
Free Throw PCT: Bacote (2nd) .844
Rebounding: Taylor (14) 5.7
Assists: Freeman (7) 3.6
Steals: Freeman (8th) 1.4
Asst/TO Ratio: Freeman (5) 2.1
Blocked Shots: Ross (5th) 1.6
Offensive Rebs: Taylor (1st) 3.6
Team Scoring Def: (1st) 56.8
Team FG Def: (1st) .398
3 PT FG DEF: (2nd) .308
Team Rebounding: (5th) 36.2
Rebound Margin (1st) +5.4
COMPARING THE TEAMS
ODU Stanford
Scoring 65.1 72.7
FGPCT .435 .436
FG DEF: .398 . 428
3 PT PCT .331 .380
FT PCT .668 .725
REBS 36.2 36.7
R-Margin +5.4 +4.3
ASTS: 13.6 12.0
Turnovers 10.9 10.7
Steals 6.2 5.5
Venture Bus Tours Offers Fan Trip to Madison Square Garden
Due to the overwhelming fan interest in Old Dominion University’s advancement to the NIT tournament semifinals in New York City, Venture Bus Tours is accepting reservations for an ODU fan trip to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, March 31.
The bus will depart the Ted Constant Center at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, March 31 and return to Norfolk immediately following the Monarchs’ 9 p.m. game vs. Stanford. The cost of the one-day trip is $186.00 and includes round-trip bus transportation and a ticket to both NIT semifinal sessions, which begin at 7 p.m. when Miami takes on Temple. A minimum of 30 passengers must make reservations to guarantee the bus trip.
Fans are asked to call Venture Bus Tours at 757-494-1480 by 5 p.m,. on Monday, March 30 to book their reservation. Should the Monarchs win on Tuesday and advance to the April 2, 9 p.m. championship game, Venture will offer the same round trip package on Thursday.