ODU MONARCHS (23-6/12-5) Vs WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS (19-10/12-5)
March 7, 2015, Ted Constant Convocation Center
Senior Night (Ross/Ebondo/Arledge) will be honored pre-game.
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
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 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. 3.9 ppg/ 2.3 rpg
G 20 Trey Freeman, 6-2, Jr. Virginia Beach, VA. 16.9 ppg/ 3.3 apg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-6, Sr., Wichita Falls, TX./ 8.2 ppg/ 5.6 rpg.
F 35 Jonathan Arledge, 6-9, Gr. Silver Spring, MD. 8.5 ppg./4.8 rpg.
RESERVES
G 3 Keenan Palmore, 6-1, Jr. Stone Mountain, GA. 2.7 ppg/ 1.4 rpg
F 21 Denzell Taylor, 6-7, So., Ontario, Canada 3.2 ppg/ 5.9 rpg.
G 22 Ambrose Mosley, 6-2, RSo. Jacksonville, FL. 6.9 ppg/ 2.1 rpg
F 30 Nik Biberaj 6-8, Jr., Fairfax Station, VA. 2.2 ppg/ 1.7 rpg.
F 10 Javonte Douglas, 6-7, Jr., Charlotte, NC. 2.9 ppg/ 2.6 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.
MONARCH NOTES
ODU has won 20 straight at home(Constant Center Best), 16-0 this year (2nd in C-USA to LA. Tech)
ODU has won five games in a row.
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
After losing 5 straight road C-USA games, ODU 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 7,049, 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 45 as of March 6. (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 twice) & Paradise Jam All-Tourney 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.
SERIES VS. WKU
WKU leads 16-12. The Hilltoppers defeated ODU back on Jan. 10 in Bowling Green, 72-65 when ODU was ranked 25th. George Fant led WKU with 24 points and 13 rebounds, followed by Harrison-Docks with 19 and TJ Price with 15. ODU was led by Freeman with 20 and Richard Ross with 13. ODU last defeated WKU, in 1989-90 (86-62) in the Norfolk Scope arena when both teams were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
LAST GAME
ODU defeated Marshall, 67-50 Thursday night as Trey Freeman led with 21 points and eight rebounds. Richard Ross added 14 points and 10 rebounds for his ninth career double-double. ODU shot .483 from the field while Marshall .396. The Thundering Herd committed 22 turnovers and ODU 16.
Jeff Jones record
Record at ODU: 41-24 (2nd season)
Career Record: 398-311 (22 years)
Ray Harper record
Record at WKU: 70-46 (4th season)
Career Record: 412-109 (10th season)
ODU NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS
(15th) .56.8 Scoring Defense
(29th) +5.7 Rebound Margin
C-USA RANKINGS
Scoring – Freeman (3rd) 16.9
Field Goal PCT: Ross (2nd) .584
Free Throw PCT: Bacote (2nd) .846
Rebounding: Taylor (16) 5.9
Assists: Freeman (8) 3.3
Asst/TO Ratio: Freeman (5) 2.0
Blocked Shots: Ross (4th) 1.6
Offensive Rebs: Taylor (T1st) 3.5
Team Scoring Def: (1st) 56.8
Team FG Def: (T1st) .401
3 PT FG DEF: (2nd) .304
Team Rebounding: (3rd) 36.2
COMPARING THE TEAMS
ODU WKU
Scoring 65.5 73.2
FGPCT .435 .438
FG DEF: .401 . 423
3 PT PCT .327 .365
FT PCT .683 .657
REBS 36.2 37.5
R-Margin +5.7 +2.4
ASTS: 13.2 14.6
TO 11.0 12.8
STLS 6.2 5.5
ODU VS. C-USA TEAMS
Charlotte 17-13
FIU 2-0
FAU 3-0
LA TECH 1-1
Marshall 8-4
Middle Tenn. 0-4
North Texas 3-0
Rice 4-0
Southern Miss. 7-1
UAB 9-19
UTEP 0-2
UTSA 1-2
WKU 12-16
JEFF JONES COACHES SHOW
The season finale of the Jeff Jones Coaches Show, presented by Bud Light, will be Monday night at Dave & Busters at Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach., at 7 p.m. ODU Director of broadcasting Ted Alexander, the voice of ODU athletics, will be the host. The Jeff Jones shows will be carried live on ESPN 94.1 FM, Sports FM 100.5 in Richmond & 104.5 WBRG and Super Talk 1050 The Sports Authority in Lynchburg, VA and on Monarch Media.