Game 17 – Old Dominion (10-6, 2-2) vs. Coastal Carolina (7-8, 1-3), 7 pm Thursday
Game 18 – Old Dominion at Marshall (13-4, 2-2), 7pm Saturday
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NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men's basketball team will return to the home floor of Chartway Arena on Thursday night to take on Coastal Carolina in Sun Belt Conference action at 7 p.m. ODU will then close the week out heading to Huntington, West Virginia to face Marshall on Saturday night also at 7 p.m.
The matchup with Coastal will be the third all-time meeting, with all of them having taken place in Norfolk. ODU has won both prior meetings in the 2001-02 season (81-67) and the 2011-12 season (68-67).
Saturday's meeting with Marshall will be the 27th all-time meeting with each team winning 13 times. The teams split last year each winning at home with ODU winning 79-64 and Marshall taking a 67-63 win.
STREAM/AUDIO
Both games will be streamed on ESPN+. Scott Jackson and Billy Mann will have the call on Thursday night at 7 p.m.
ESPN Radio 94.1FM will have the radio broadcast both days with Ted Alexander and Dave Twardzik on the call starting at 6:30 p.m. both nights with the Toyota Pregame Show.
LAST TIME OUT
Ben Stanley finished with a season-high 22 points to lead four in double figures as Old Dominion held the lead throughout overtime and defeated Georgia Southern 81-75 in a Sun Belt Conference contest Saturday afternoon. Tyreek Scott-Grayson added 18 points, Chaunce Jenkins had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, while Mekhi Long just missed a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.
Coastal Carolina had four players reach double figures in scoring, but it was not enough in an 81-66 loss at Marshall University on Saturday afternoon at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va. Antonio Daye, led the foursome with 15 points. Linton Brown came off the bench and scored 11 points, with nine of those points coming on three-point field goals. Essam Mostafa and Jomaru Brown added 10 points each in the loss.
Marshall was led by Tavion Kinsey with 27 points, while freshman Micah Handlogten had 20 points and 19 rebounds for the Thundering Herd. Marshall outrebounded CCU 53-38 with 20 of those rebounds coming on the offensive end, resulting in 19 second-chance points for the Thundering Herd.
ABOUT ODU
The Monarchs have four players averaging at least 9.7 points per game as Scott-Grayson leads at 14.8 points per contest and is second on the team with 43 assists. Chaunce Jenkins follows at 12.8 points per game, while leading in assists with 47 and hitting 47.5% from the field. Ben Stanley adds 11.3 points per game, while Mekhi Long is just off the double figure pace at 9.7 points and a team best 7.5 rebounds per game.
ABOUT COASTAL CAROLINA
The Chanticleers have five players averaging at least 9.5 points per game. Jomaru Brown leads at 15.3 points per game, while Essam Mostafa is averaging a double-double at 13.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Josh Uduje rounds out the double-figure scorers at 10.5 points per game, with Linton Brown (9.7 ppg) and Antonio Daye (9.5 ppg) completing the group.
ABOUT MARSHALL
Kinsey leads the team and conference in scoring averaging 20.9 points per game and hitting 55% from the field. Andrew Taylor joins him in double figures at 18.8 points per contest, while Kamden Curfman chips in 10.9 points per game. Rebounding is headed by Handlogten who is hauling in 11.2 rebounds per game. The Thundering Herd host Southern Miss on Thursday night.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
| ODU | Coastal Carolina | Marshall | |
| Record | 10-6/2-2 | 7-8/1-3 | 13-4/2-2 |
| Points Per Game | 68.8 | 75.6 | 81.7 |
| Opp. PPG | 66.3 | 68.7 | 69.1 |
| Scoring Margin | +2.5 | +6.9 | +12.6 |
| Rebounds Per Game | 38.9 | 38.7 | 43.2 |
| Rebound Margin | +5.2 | +3.3 | +5.6 |
| Assists Per Game | 11.0 | 13.2 | 18.9 |
| Turnovers Per Game | 10.8 | 13.0 | 11.9 |
| Blocks Per Game | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
| Steals Per Game | 6.3 | 6.9 | 8.9 |
| Field Goal Pct. | .427 | .454 | .465 |
| Opp. FG Pct. | .423 | .433 | .411 |
| 3-Pt FG Pct. | .349 | .331 | .322 |
| Opp. 3-Pt FG Pct. | .311 | .309 | .316 |
| Free Throw Pct. | .643 | .704 | .621 |
| Opp. FT Pct. | .677 | .740 | .624 |
| Leading Scorer | Scott-Grayson --14.8 | Brown – 15.3 | Kinsey – 20.9 |
| Leading Rebounder | Long-7.5 | Mostafa – 10.3 | Handlogten – 11.2 |
| Leading Assists | Jenkins – 46 | Abraham – 56 | Kinsey – 99 |
| Leading Blocked Shots | Fields – 17 | Nichols – 18 | Handlogten – 45 |
| Leading Steals | Long – 22 | Brown – 30 | Taylor - 36 |
NET RANKINGS
Sun Belt Conference in the NCAA NET Rankings – as of 1/3
| Southern Miss. | 45 |
| James Madison | 46 |
| Marshall | 68 |
| Troy | 115 |
| Louisiana | 126 |
| Old Dominion | 149 |
| South Alabama | 184 |
| Georgia Southern | 210 |
| Texas State | 236 |
| App State | 239 |
| Georgia State | 251 |
| Coastal Carolina | 263 |
| Arkansas State | 293 |
| ULM | 317 |
NEXT GAME
The Monarchs will host Georgia State on January 19 and then Appalachian State on January 21 both at 7 p.m. inside Chartway Arena.
SEASON TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
Men's and women's basketball season tickets for the 2022-23 season are available now at ynottix.com.
Men's basketball season tickets cost $215. Women's basketball season tickets cost $115 for adults and $250 for courtside seating. Special pricing is available for senior citizens, ODU faculty and staff, and members of the military. Call the ODU Ticket Office at 757-683-4444 to receive special pricing.
Season tickets represent a savings of more than $50 for men's games and $45 for women's games, over single-game tickets. Single-game ticket prices start at $18 for men's games and $11 for women's games, with special pricing for senior citizens, ODU faculty and staff, youth (12 and younger) and members of the military. ODU students can register for student tickets for free to any ODU men's and women's home game.