FRISCO, Texas – The No. 2 seeded Old Dominion men’s basketball team will meet the No. 10 seed LA Tech for a Quarterfinal matchup on Thursday, March 8. Thursday’s Quarterfinal contest will begin at 9:30 ET/8:30 CT and will air on Stadium/Twitter (clearance charts are attached). The C-USA Tournament bracket is also attached.
CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
Earlier this week, Ahmad Caver (Atlanta, Ga.) was named to the All-Conference USA First Team as well as the All-Defensive Team, while teammate B.J. Stith (Lawrenceville, Va.) was named to the All C-USA Third Team.
ODU has won eight of its last nine, 12 of its last 14 and 19 of its last 22 contests.
All-Conference USA Teams
First Team
Jon Elmore, Marshall
Nick King, Middle Tennessee
Ahmad Caver, Old Dominion
Chris Cokley, UAB
Justin Johnson, WKU
Second Team
C.J. Burks, Marshall
Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee
Roosevelt Smart, North Texas
Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA
Darius Thompson, WKU
Third Team
Brian Beard Jr., FIU
Ronald Delph, Florida Atlantic
Jacobi Boykins, Louisiana Tech
Adjin Penava, Marshall
B.J. Stith, Old Dominion
All-Defensive Team
Brian Beard Jr., FIU
Adjin Penava, Marshall
Tyrik Dixon, Middle Tennessee
Ahmad Caver, Old Dominion
William Lee, UAB
All-Freshman Team
Anthony Duruji, LA Tech
Zack Bryant, UAB
Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA
Keaton Wallace, UTSA
Taveion Hollingsworth, WKU
2017-18 C-USA Men’s Basketball Superlative Awards
Freshman of the Year: Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA
Newcomer of the Year: Nick King, Middle Tennessee
Defensive Player of the Year: Ajdin Penava, Marshall
Sixth Player of the Year: Deon Lyle, UTSA
2017-18 CONFERENCE USA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nick King, Middle Tennessee, Sr., F, 6-7, 225, Memphis, Tennessee
2017-18 CONFERENCE USA GENE BARTOW COACH OF THE YEAR
Steve Henson, UTSA (32-32 at UTSA and career)