NORFOLK, Va. – B.J. Stith (Lawrenceville, Va.) of the Old Dominion men’s basketball team was named to the 2018-19 VaSID All-State First Team, while teammate Ahmad Caver (Atlanta, Ga.) landed on the Second Team. Stith and Caver served as senior co-captains for the Monarchs this past season. ODU tied with Virginia Tech for the second most players on the All-State First and Second Teams.
B.J. STITH
Postseason Honors:
-AP All-American Honorable Mention
-Conference USA Player of the Year
-First Team All-Conference USA
-First Team All-State
-All-NABC District 11 First Team
-Competed in the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship
-Competed in NABC Reese’s College All-Star Game
-Participated in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
Stith led ODU in scoring and rebounding this season. His 7.5 rebounds per contest ranked 6th in the C-USA, while his 16.8 points per outing ranked 8th in the league. Stith’s 6.1 defensive rebounds per game ranked 3rd in Conference USA, while his 84.7% free-throw percentage led the team, was 5th in the conference and 66th in the NCAA. He recorded 11 double-doubles this season, which was the 2nd most in the C-USA and ranked 47th in the country. His 1206:07 (34:50 mpg) total minutes played ranked 49th in the nation. Stith averaged 2.0 3PT FG made per game, which ranked 13th in the league. He also connected on 36.9% from deep, which ranked 15th in Conference USA.
AHMAD CAVER
Postseason Honors:
-First Team All-Conference USA
-Conference USA All-Tournament Team
-Named East Team’s MVP of the NABC Reese’s College All-Star Game
-Competed in the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship
-Second Team All-State
-All-NABC District 11 First Team
Caver led ODU in assists, steals and minutes played. His 1316:43 total minutes played ranks third in the NCAA and 1st in the C-USA; while, he also became the program leader for career minutes logged. His 193 assists (5.5 apg) this season ranked 24thin the country and 3rd in the league, while his 2.54 assist to turnover ratio ranked 37th in the nation and 2nd in the C-USA. Caver’s 119 free-throws made ranked 4th in the league and his 196 field-goals made ranked 6th in Conference USA. He averaged 16.6 points per outing, which was 9th most in the conference. Caver drilled 70 three-pointers this season, which was the 13th most in Conference USA and his 1.43 steals per game ranked 14th in the C-USA.
2018-19 VaSID Men’s Basketball University All-State Teams
Player of the Year
Kyle Guy (University of Virginia)
Coach of the Year
Tony Bennett (University of Virginia)
Rookie of the Year
Chase Audige (College of William & Mary)
All-State First Team
Kyle Guy (University of Virginia)
De’Andre Hunter (University of Virginia)
Ty Jerome (University of Virginia)
Nathan Knight (College of William and Mary)
B.J. Stith (Old Dominion University)
All-State Second Team
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Virginia Tech)
Kerry Blackshear, Jr. (Virginia Tech)
Ahmad Caver (Old Dominion University)
Marcus Evans (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Jermaine Marrow (Hampton University)