ODU (0-2) at Radford (1-1)
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 12 – 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Carilion Clinic Court at the Dedmon Center, Radford, Va.
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NORFOLK, Va. - The Old Dominion men’s basketball team are seeking their first win of the 2024-25 season on Tuesday when they continue their road trip, facing Radford at 7 p.m.
The game will have live stats and streamed on ESPN+. Ted Alexander and Dennis Wolff will be on the call in Radford, fans can follow the broadcast on ESPN Radio 94.1FM.
Old Dominion is looking to bounce back from back-to-back losses to Buffalo and #10 Arizona.
In the last meeting against Radford, ODU edged out the victory 69-68 in a game that was neck and neck the entire way. With the game tied at 62 apiece at the 3:38 mark, Old Dominion went on a pivotal 5-0 run that was capitalized by a dunk from R.J. Blakney that gave ODU a 67-62. A pair of Dericko Williams free throws were clutch as Radford cut the ODU lead to one point with 44 seconds remaining. Both teams went cold from the field for the remainder of the game and Radford could not take the lead, ending in a 69-68 win for ODU. Chaunce Jenkins led the way for the Monarchs on the night with 20 points on 6-13 shooting along with five assists and four blocks from the guard.
ABOUT ODU
Old Dominion dropped a tight 83-82 decision to Buffalo at home in the first game of the 2024-25 season on Nov 4., ODU traveled to take on #10 Arizona in the Grand Canyon State and fell 102-44.
This season, Robert Davis Jr., a sophomore guard who transferred to ODU this year from UMASS, leads the team in scoring with 25 points per game and three pointers made with eight. Devin Ceasar, a junior guard out of Waldorf, Maryland, ranks second on the team in scoring, averaging 12.5 points per game. Stephaun Walker, a transfer junior wing out of Washington, D.C. and Robert Morris, is the Monarchs’ leading rebounder averaging 7.5 boards per game and grabbed eight offensive rebounds in the loss vs Buffalo.
Mike Jones took over as head coach of the Monarchs from long-time coach Jeff Jones who moved into a mentor role for ODU at the end of the 2023 season. For just the second time in program history, Old Dominion University has hired an alumnus to coach the men's basketball team. Jones played for the Monarchs from 1991-95 and was a part of two tournament championship teams, he returned to ODU after spending this past season as an assistant coach at Maryland.
ABOUT RADFORD
The Highlanders have broken even after two games to start the season at 1-1. In their regular season opener, Radford fell 96-56 against Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. They bounced back in their home opener against William & Mary, defeating the Tribe 89-77.
Jarvis Moss, a senior guard out of Concord, North Carolina, leads the Highlanders in scoring with 15.5 points per game and is coming off a 24-point performance in the win vs. William & Mary. Brandon Maclin, a junior guard out of Jackson, Tennessee, leads the team in rebounding with eight boards per game.
UP NEXT
ODU will return to Norfolk and play two games at home against Maryland Eastern Shore on Nov. 15 and Randolph-Macon in the Paul Webb Challenge on Nov. 19 before gearing up for the Cayman Classic.
Season Tickets Available Now
Men's and women's basketball season tickets for the upcoming 2024-25 season are available now at odusports.com/basketball-season-tickets.
Men's basketball season tickets cost $217 covering all 16 of ODU’s regular season home contests. Women's basketball season tickets cost $115 for adults and include tickets to all 16 of the Monarchs' home games. Discounted season ticket rates are available for ODU faculty and staff, ODU letterwinners, young alumni, band and spirit parents and military. Fans also have the option for mini-plans which consist of six men’s games for $84 and six women’s games for $42. Single-game tickets will go on sale starting on October 16. Call the ODU Ticket Office at 757-683-4444 for more information.