Men's Basketball To Face Georgia State, Coastal Carolina On Road This Weekend

Old Dominion (4-11, 0-3 Sun Belt) at Georgia State (7-7, 2-1 Sun Belt) | at Coastal Carolina (4-10, 1-2 Sun Belt)
Game Info – Thursday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. | Saturday, Jan. 13 at 3:30 p.m.
Location – GSU Convocation Center (Atlanta, Ga.) | HTC Center (Conway, S.C)
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NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men's basketball team starts another two-game road weekend as they visit Atlanta to take on Georgia State for a 7:00 p.m. tip on Thursday night. Following that game they'll head to Conway, South Carolina to face Coastal Carolina on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
 
You can catch the games on ESPN+, while fans can also listen to the game on Priority Auto Sports Radio 94.1 FM with Ted Alexander and Dennis Wolff on the call starting a half-hour prior to tip each day.

SERIES INFO

This will be the 26th all-time meeting between ODU and Georgia State with the Monarchs leading the series 19-6. These teams met last year in Atlanta on February 9 with ODU taking a 63-60 win as Imo Essien hit a jumper with seven seconds left to ice the win.
 
This will be the fifth all-time meeting on Saturday between ODU and Coastal Carolina with the Monarchs leading 3-1. The teams split their meetings last season with each winning on the road and each team winning with free throws in the last three seconds. Bryce Baker hit two of three free throws with 1.2 seconds left as ODU took a 60-59 win in the last meeting on Jan. 28, 2023 in Conway.
 
ABOUT ODU

The Monarchs hit the road again after falling 90-75 on Saturday at Arkansas State. The hosts got out to a 21-point lead that the Monarchs cut to two early in the second half, but ran out of steam falling to a red-hot Arkansas State team that hit 18 3-pointers in the game.
 
Vasean Allette leads the Monarchs in scoring averaging 16.7 points per game to go with 5.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest. He leads the Sun Belt in steals per game (1.7) and is second in total steals (27). Chaunce Jenkins follows him at 15.9 points per game, 3.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Tyrone Williams rounds out the double figure scorers averaging 12.4 points and a team high 6.1 rebounds per game.
 
As a team, the Monarchs are averaging 70.8 points per game and allowing 77.9. They are hitting .431 from the floor compared to .446 for opponents. From 3-point range, ODU is hitting .323, while opponents are at .360. At the foul line, ODU is at .660, while opponents are .729. On the boards, ODU is being outrebounded 38.3 to 34.7.
 
ABOUT GEORGIA STATE

The Panthers enter Thursday night's matchup after winning 90-76 on Saturday at South Alabama. They are 2-1 in the league with a 91-90 win over Arkansas State and a 79-73 loss at Southern Miss.
 
Georgia State is paced by Lucas Taylor who is averaging 14.1 points per game to lead four in double figures. Toneari Lane is averaging 12.9 points per game and leads the team in three-pointers made with 38, while Dwon Odom is averaging 11.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Jay'Den Turner follows him at 11.0 points and a team-high 8.4 rebounds per game.
 
As a team, the Panthers are averaging 80.1 points per game and allowing 74.7. They're hitting .447 from the field and .316 from 3-point range, while opponents are at .440 from the floor and .294 from 3-point land. At the foul line, they lead the league in percentage at .762, with opponents hitting at a .709 clip. On the boards, they're outrebounding opponents 38.6 to 35.7.
 
ABOUT COASTAL CAROLINA

Coastal Carolina has a pair of home matches this week starting with App State on Thursday before hosting the Monarchs on Saturday. The Chanticleers split their games last weekend, defeating Texas State 71-63 and losing 85-77 to Louisiana, both on the road.
 
Kylan Blackmon leads Coastal Carolina in scoring averaging 13.3 points per game and is third on the team with 27 assists. Jacob Meyer is averaging 12.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and leads the team in steals with 20. John Ojiako is also averaging 12.6 points and a team best 10.4 rebounds per game to go with 19 blocked shots.
 
As a team, the Chanticleers are averaging 78.6 points per game and allowing 78.1. From the floor they're hitting .460 as a team and .329 from 3-point range, while opponents are hitting .402 from the floor and also .329 from 3-point land. At the foul line, Coastal Carolina is hitting .622, while opponents are at .708. They are outrebounding opponents 42.8 to 37.9 per game.
 
NEXT UP
 
ODU concludes the road trip visiting Coastal Carolina on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.