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NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men’s basketball team (5-3, 0-0 C-USA) will host VCU (6-3, 0-0 A-10) on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 8:00 p.m. at the Ted Constant Convocation Center, on a night that former Monarch great, Kent Bazemore, will be inducted in the ODU Ring of Honor. The game will be televised on the American Sports Network (ASN). Mike Gleason and Mack McCarthy will be on the call for ASN.
The first 2,000 fans wearing ODU colors will receive a Kent Bazemore bobblehead.
Kent Bazemore will be inducted into the ODU Ring of Honor at halftime, joining fellow Monarch greats Leo Anthony, Joel Copeland, Kenny Gattison, Dave Twardzik, Wilson Washington, Mark West and Odell Hodge. See below for more on Bazemore’s college career.
ALL-TIME SERIES
-VCU leads the all-time series, 48-43.
-Last Meeting: Nov. 28, 2015 – VCU won 76-67 in Richmond.
-VCU has won 5 of last 6 meetings.
Radio
Saturday night’s game will also air on the ODU Sports Radio Network. Old Dominion Senior Associate Athletic Director Ted Alexander will take care of the play-by-play duties, while ODU Hall of Famer and former NBA champion Dave Twardzik will handle color commentary. Ted and Dave’s live pregame show will begin at 7:30 p.m. The ODU Sports Radio Network includes ESPN Radio 94.1 FM (Norfolk), Sports FM 100.5 (Richmond), 94.1 FM WLVA and Fox Sports 580 (Lynchburg).
ODU NCAA Ranking Highlights:
TEAM
-Offensive Rebounds Per Game: 4th (1st in C-USA) – 15.88
-Scoring Defense Per Game: 5th (1st in C-USA) – 57.6
-Total Rebounds Per Game: 19th (2nd in C-USA) – 42.75
-FG % Defense: 24th (1st in C-USA) – 37.5%
-3PT FG % Defense: 41st (1st in C-USA) – 29.3%
INDIVIDUAL
-Offensive Rebounds Per Game: Denzell Taylor: 10th (1st in C-USA) – 4.25
-Double-Doubles: Brandan Stith: 39th (2nd in C-USA) – 3
-Rebounds Per Game: Denzell Taylor: 47th (3rd in C-USA) – 9.3
-Minutes Per Game: Jordan Baker: 51st (3rd in C-USA) – 35:07
Monarch Nuggets
-ODU is 4-1 when leading at the half.
-ODU has outrebounded its opponents in 6 out of 8 games and are 5-1 in those contests.
-ODU is 2-0 at home and 1-0 on Saturday’s so far this season.
-The most points ODU has allowed in regulation this season is 66 (vs. LSU), the Monarchs allowed 68 to No. 10 Louisville in a game that went to overtime.
KENT BAZEMORE
• Named the Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year in 2011
• Tied for first for most wins in a career at ODU with 101
• Ranks first in school history for most games played in a career with 140
• ODU’s second all-time steals leader with 250
• Ranks 16th in school history for assists with 379
• ODU’s 21st all-time scorer with 1,416 career points
• Named to the College Insider National All-Defensive Team in 2010
• CAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012
• All-CAA First Team in 2012
• All-CAA Second Team in 2011
• CAA All-Defensive Team in 2010, 2011 and 2012
• NABC All-District honoree in 2011
• Ranked 21st nationally for steals per game in 2011 with 2.2
• Led CAA in steals in 2010 and 2011
• CAA All-Tournament selection in 2010 and 2011
• Became the 48th Monarch to reach 1,000 career points
Single-Game & Season Tickets
Single-game and season tickets for Old Dominion University men’s basketball are on sale now at www.ynottix.com or by calling 757-683-4444. For group pricing (10+), please call Todd McKeating at 757-683-7087. All ODU students get in free all year long.
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