Old Dominion Monarchs basketball

Old Dominion Monarchs
2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team
University	Old Dominion University
Conference	C-USA
Location	Norfolk, VA
Head coach	Jeff Jones (4th year)
Arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center (Capacity: 8,472)
Nickname	Monarchs
Colors	Slate Blue, Silver, and Light Blue[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1986, 1995, 2010
NCAA Tournament appearances
1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011
Conference tournament champions
1969, 1980, 1982, CAA: 1992, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2010, 2011
Conference regular season champions
Sun Belt: 1986, CAA: 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2010

The Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represents Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States in NCAA Division I men's competition. (The women's team, which has traditionally had a considerably higher national profile, is known as the Lady Monarchs.) The school's team currently competes in the Conference USA. They were the Division II national champions in 1975, champions of the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament in 2009, and champions of the inaugural Vegas 16 in 2016. The team last played in the Division I NCAA Tournament in 2011. The Monarchs are currently coached by Jeff Jones.

History

Old Dominion University has enjoyed an impressive basketball tradition. Since fielding its first team in 1930, Old Dominion has won 1,240 games in 81 years, a winning percentage of .591. Founded in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary, the institution gained independence in 1962 and became Old Dominion College. In 1969, University status was granted and the name was changed to Old Dominion University. Sonny Allen was named head coach at Old Dominion in 1965, following athletic director Bud Metheny’s outstanding career. In ten years, Allen led the Monarchs to 181 wins, and a second place national finish at the 1970 NCAA Division II championships. In 1975 his Monarchs took the ultimate prize with the Division II National Championship. Paul Webb took control in 1975–76 and led the Monarchs to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Division II nationals. Webb successfully guided the Old Dominion program to one of the nation’s premier Division I basketball programs. In ten seasons, Webb won 196 victories and took the Big Blue to nine national postseason tournaments. In 1985, the reins were turned over to Tom Young and he guided the Monarchs to a 23–8 mark in 1986 and an NCAA bid. The Monarchs advanced to the second round for the first time ever. In 1987–88, Old Dominion was 18–12 and earned a NIT bid. In 1991–92, former captain Oliver Purnell returned to his alma mater and led Old Dominion to the CAA title and a trip to the NCAA. In 1993 and 1994 the Monarchs advanced to the second round of the NIT. Jeff Capel took over in 1994–95 and guided the Monarchs to the second round of the NCAA after a stunning victory over third seed Villanova, 89–81 in triple overtime. Capel gain guided Old Dominion to a CAA title and NCAA Tournament play in 1997. In April 2001, Blaine Taylor became the Monarchs fifth Division I head coach. He guided ODU to the school’s most wins in a single season (28) in 2004–05, winning the CAA crown and advancing to the NCAA tournament. The following year, ODU won another 24 games and reached the semi-finals of the NIT at Madison Square Garden. The 2007 Monarchs won another 24 games and advanced to the NCAA tournament as an at-large team. In 2008, ODU reached the quarterfinals of the inaugural College Basketball Invitational (CBI). In 2008–09 the Monarchs won the championship of the inaugural College Insider.com tournament with a 25–10 record. In 2009–10, ODU captured its fifth CAA title andadvanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament after beating sixth seeded Notre Dame, 51–50. In 2010–11, ODU won its second straight CAA crown and lost at the buzzer to Butler in the NCAA Tournament. In 2011–12, ODU advanced to the Quarterfinals of the CIT. The Monarchs have been selected for postseason play 20 times since moving up to Division I in 1976–77, eight by the NCAA and ten by the NIT. Twenty-two players have been accorded All-American honors since 1958, including first team selections Wilson Washington (1975–76), Joel Copeland (1973–74) and Dave Twardzik (1972–73).

Ted Constant Convocation Center

Since moving into the Ted Constant Convocation Center in 2002 the Old Dominion men's basketball team has experienced a high winning percentage with an outstanding home court advantage.

Year	Home Record	Attendance	Average Per Game	National Ranking
2002–03	8–6	82,742	5,910	#95[2]
2003–04	11–4	85,424	5,695	#96[3]
2004–05	14–1	90,327	6,021	#91[4]
2005–06	14–1	103,725	6,915	#78[5]
2006–07	15–2	105,851	6,227	#88[6]
2007–08	13–4	114,857	6,756	#82[7]
2008–09	16–3	114,911	6,048	#88[8]
2009–10	15–0	104,930	6,995	#76[9]
2010–11	14–2	123,922	7,745	#66[10]
2011–12	11–6	128,563	7,142	#73[11]
2012–13	2–15	112,335	6,608	#77[12]
2013–14	12–6	104,008	5,778	#92[13]
2014–15	20–0	140,072	7,004	#69[14]
2015–16	11–4	112,604	7,037	#68[15]
Overall	176–54 (.765)

Coaches

Current coaching staff

• Jeff Jones – Head Coach
• Lamar Barrett – Assistant Coach
• John Richardson – Assistant Coach
• Bryant Stith – Assistant Coach

ODU vs VCU in 2011 CAA Finals

Current Roster

2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town G 0 Baker, JordanJordan Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Hampton HS Hampton, Virginia F 1 Kah, AlassaneAlassane Kah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Walnut Ridge HS / Kilgore College Columbus, Ohio G 2 Fields, TravisTravis Fields (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr I.C. Norcom HS Portsmouth, Virginia G 3 Stith, B.J.B.J. Stith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Oak Hill Academy / Virginia Lawrenceville, Virginia G 4 Caver, AhmadAhmad Caver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (WI) Atlanta, Georgia G 10 Green, XavierXavier Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Williamsburg Christian Academy Williamsburg, Virginia G 12 Haynes, RandyRandy Haynes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Potomac HS / New Mexico Junior College Dumfries, Virginia F 13 Carver, AaronAaron Carver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr South Kent School (CT) Elizabeth City, North Carolina F 15 Porter, TreyTrey Porter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Potomac HS / George Mason Woodbridge, Virginia F 21 Taylor, DenzellDenzell Taylor (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) Brampton, Ontario G 22 Pinckney, KeithKeith Pinckney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Miller Grove HS / Northwest Florida State College Lithonia, Georgia F 23 Vassor, StephenStephen Vassor (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Brunswick HS / Hampden–Sydney College Lawrenceville, Virginia F 24 Talley, ZoranZoran Talley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Midwest Elite Preparatory Academy Merrillville, Indiana F 25 Stith, BrandanBrandan Stith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Brunswick HS / East Carolina Lawrenceville, Virginia	Head coach Jeff Jones (Virginia '82) Assistant coach(es) Kelvin Jefferson (Southern Connecticut State '95) John Richardson (Elizabeth City State '95) Bryant Stith (Virginia '92) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 22, 2016

Postseason results

Division I NCAA tournament results

The Monarchs have appeared in 11 Division I NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–11.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1980	First Round	UCLA	L 74–87
1982	First Round	Wake Forest	L 57–74
1985	First Round	SMU	L 68–85
1986	First Round Second Round	West Virginia Duke	W 75–64 L 61–89
1992	First Round	Kentucky	L 69–88
1995	First Round Second Round	Villanova Tulsa	W 89–81 ^3OT L 52–65
1997	First Round	New Mexico	L 55–59
2005	First Round	Michigan State	L 81–89
2007	First Round	Butler	L 46–57
2010	First Round Second Round	Notre Dame Baylor	W 51–50 L 68–76
2011	Second Round	Butler	L 58–60

*Following the introduction of the "First Four" round in 2011, the Round of 64 and Round of 32 were referred to as the Second Round and Third Round, respectively, from 2011 to 2015. Then from 2016 moving forward, the Round 64 and Round of 32 will be called the First and Second rounds, as they were prior to 2011.

NCAA Tournament seeding history

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 NCAA Tournament.

Years	'80	'82	'85	'86	'92	'95	'97	'05	'07	'10	'11
Seeds	9	10	12	8	15	14	14	12	12	11	9

Division II NCAA tournament results

The Monarchs have appeared in six NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments. Their combined record is 14–7. They were national champions in 1975.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1969	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Oglethorpe Norfolk State	L 60–68 L 102–113
1971	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals National Quarterfinals National Semifinals National Championship Game	Stetson Norfolk State Puget Sound Kentucky Wesleyan Evansville	W 89–65 W 102–97 W 81–80 ^OT W 97–83 L 82–97
1973	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Fayetteville State Roanoke	W 80–74 L 87–88 ^OT
1974	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Rollins Norfolk State	W 80–77 L 76–89
1975	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals National Quarterfinals National Semifinals National Championship Game	Baltimore Randolph-Macon North Dakota Tennessee State New Orleans	W 95–72 W 83–76 W 78–62 W 77–60 W 76–74
1976	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals National Quarterfinals National Semifinals National 3rd Place Game	James Madison Baltimore Cheyney Puget Sound Eastern Illinois	W 86–77 W 73–58 W 90–85 L 78–83 L 74–78

NIT results

The Monarchs have appeared in 11 National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 11–11.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1977	First Round	Villanova	L 68–71
1979	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Wagner Clemson Purdue	W 83–81 W 61–59 L 59–67
1981	First Round	Georgia	L 60–74
1983	First Round	South Carolina	L 90–100
1984	First Round	Notre Dame	L 62–67
1988	First Round	Ohio State	L 73–86
1993	First Round Second Round	VCU Miami (OH)	W 74–68 L 58–60
1994	First Round Second Round	Manhattan Bradley	W 76–74 L 75–79
1999	First Round Second Round	Seton Hall Butler	W 75–56 L 68–75
2006	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Colorado Manhattan Hofstra Michigan	W 79–61 W 70–66 W 61–51 L 43–66
2015	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Charleston Southern Illinois State Murray State Stanford	W 65–56 W 50–49 W 72–69 L 60–67

CBI results

The Monarchs have appeared in two College Basketball Invitational. Their combined record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2008	First Round Quarterfinals	Rider Virginia	W 68–65 L 68–71
2014	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	South Dakota State Radford Fresno State	W 72–65 W 82–59 L 64–71

CIT results

The Monarchs have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Tournaments. They were champions of the inaugural tournament in 2009. Their combined record is 6–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2009	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	The Citadel Belmont James Madison Bradley	W 67–59 W 70–62 W 81–43 W 66–62
2012	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Coastal Carolina USC Upstate Mercer	W 68–66 W 65–56 L 73–79

Vegas 16 results

The Monarchs have appeared in one Vegas 16. Their record is 3–0 and were champions of the inaugural tournament in 2016.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2016	Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship game	Tennessee Tech UC Santa Barbara Oakland	W 75–59 W 64–49 W 68–67

Players

First team All-Americans Monarch Men's Basketball First Team All-American 1972 Dave Twardzik 1974 Joel Copeland 1974/75 Gray Eubank 1976 Wilson Washington Academic All-Americans Monarch Men's Basketball Academic All-American Squads 1974/75 Gray Eubank 1st Team 1976 Dave Moyer Hon. Mention 1976 Reese Neyland 3rd Team 1994 Kevin Larkin 3rd Team 2006 Alex Loughton 3rd Team Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year National Defensive Player of the Year 2010 Kent Bazemore

Old Dominion University Hall of Fame members Monarch Men's Basketball Hall of Fame 1980 Leo Anthony 1980 Tommy Scott (Coach) 1980 Rufus Tonelson 1981 Sonny Allen (Coach) 1981 Dave Twardzik 1982 Joel Copeland 1982 Fred Edmonds 1982 Harry Lozon 1983 Bud Metheny (Coach) 1983 Button Speakes 1983 Wilson Washington 1984 Dick St. Clair 1985 Tony Zontini 1986 Woody Barnes 1986 Randy Leddy 1987 Kirkie Harrison 1987 Everett Tolson 1988 Jack Harris 1988 Oliver Purnell 1988 Mark West

Old Dominion players in the NBA

• Kent Bazemore (2012–Present) Atlanta
• Cal Bowdler (1999-02)
• Mark Davis (1988–89)
• Chris Gatling (1991–02; 1997 All-Star)
• Kenny Gattison (1986–1996)
• Dave Twardzik (1972–76 ABA, 1976–80 NBA) – 1977 NBA Champion & #13 retired with Portland
• Ronnie Valentine (1980–81)
• Wilson Washington (1977–79)
• Mark West (1983-00)

Seasons

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Independent (1930–1966)
1930–31	Tommy Scott	11–10
1931–32	Tommy Scott	7–9
1932–33	Tommy Scott	8–6
1933–34	Tommy Scott	10–4
1934–35	Tommy Scott	11–6
1935–36	Tommy Scott	10–6
1936–37	Tommy Scott	8–8
1937–38	Tommy Scott	15–4
1938–39	Tommy Scott	8–14
1939–40	Tommy Scott	4–16
1940–41	George Stirnweiss	4–15
1941–42	George Stirnweiss	0–14
1942–43	Scrap Chandler	12–10
1944–45	Scrap Chandler	6–6
1945–46	Scrap Chandler	9–8
1946–47	Julius Rubin	14–8
1947–48	Jack Callahan	21–8
1948–49	Bud Metheny	11–5
1949–50	Bud Metheny	9–10
1950–51	Bud Metheny	11–10
1951–52	Bud Metheny	12–13
1952–53	Bud Metheny	8–12
1953–54	Bud Metheny	12–10
1954–55	Bud Metheny	7–15
1955–56	Bud Metheny	8–12
1956–57	Bud Metheny	11–10
1957–58	Bud Metheny	12–9
1958–59	Bud Metheny	15–8
1959–60	Bud Metheny	12–6
1960–61	Bud Metheny	16–4
1961–62	Bud Metheny	18–3
1962–63	Bud Metheny	13–13
1963–64	Bud Metheny	13–10
1964–65	Bud Metheny	10–13
1965–66	Sonny Allen	7–17
1966–67	Sonny Allen	14–12
1967–68	Sonny Allen	19–7
1968–69	Sonny Allen	21–10
1969–70	Sonny Allen	21–7
1970–71	Sonny Allen	21–9
1971–72	Sonny Allen	14–10
1972–73	Sonny Allen	19–9
1973–74	Sonny Allen	20–7
1974–75	Sonny Allen	25–6			Division II NCAA Champions
1975–76	Sonny Allen	19–12
1976–77	Paul Webb	25–4			NIT 1st Round
1977–78	Paul Webb	11–15
1978–79	Paul Webb	23–7			NIT Quarterfinals
Colonial Athletic Association (1979–1982)
1979–80	Paul Webb	25–5			NCAA 1st Round
1980–81	Paul Webb	18–10			NIT 1st Round
1981–82	Paul Webb	18–12			NCAA 1st Round
Sun Belt Conference (1982–1991)
1982–83	Paul Webb	19–10	12–2		NIT 1st Round
1983–84	Paul Webb	19–12	9–5		NIT 1st Round
1984–85	Paul Webb	19–12	12–5		NCAA 1st Round
1985–86	Tom Young	23–8	11–3	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1986–87	Tom Young	6–22	1–13
1987–88	Tom Young	18–12	9–5		NIT 1st Round
1988–89	Tom Young	15–13	7–7
1989–90	Tom Young	14–14	7–7
1990–91	Tom Young	14–18	5–9
Colonial Athletic Association (1991–2013)
1991–92	Oliver Purnell	15–15	8–6		NCAA 1st Round
1992–93	Oliver Purnell	21–8	11–3		NIT 2nd Round
1993–94	Oliver Purnell	21–10	10–4		NIT 2nd Round
1994–95	Jeff Capel	21–12	12–2		NCAA 2nd Round
1995–96	Jeff Capel	18–13	12–4
1996–97	Jeff Capel	22–11	10–6		NCAA 1st Round
1997–98	Jeff Capel	12–16	8–8
1998–99	Jeff Capel	25–9	10–6		NIT 2nd Round
1999-00	Jeff Capel	11–19	6–10
2000–01	Jeff Capel	13–18	7–9
2001–02	Blaine Taylor	13–16	7–11	7th
2002–03	Blaine Taylor	12–15	9–9	6th
2003–04	Blaine Taylor	17–12	11–7	4th
2004–05	Blaine Taylor	28–6	15–3	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2005–06	Blaine Taylor	24–10	13–5	4th	NIT Semifinals
2006–07	Blaine Taylor	24–9	15–3	2nd	NCAA 1st Round
2007–08	Blaine Taylor	18–16	11–7	4th	CBI Quarterfinals
2008–09	Blaine Taylor	25–10	12–6	3rd	CIT Champions
2009–10	Blaine Taylor	27–9	15–3	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
2010–11	Blaine Taylor	27–7	14–4	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
2011–12	Blaine Taylor	22–14	13–5	4th	CIT Quarterfinals
2012–13	Blaine Taylor	5–25	3–15	11th
Conference USA (2013–Present)
2013–14	Jeff Jones	18–18	9–7	6th	CBI Semifinals
2014–15	Jeff Jones	27–8	13–5	2nd	NIT Semifinals
2015–16	Jeff Jones	25–13	12–6	T-3rd	Vegas 16 Champions
Total:		1315–921 (.588)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

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