2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

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2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
Old Dominion Athletics logo wordmark.svg
ConferenceConference USA
Record25–7 (15–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kelvin Jefferson [1] (2nd season)
  • John Richardson (11th season)
  • Bryant Stith (5th season)
Home arenaTed Constant Convocation Center
Seasons
2017–18 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 16 – 2   .889 25 – 8   .758
Old Dominion 15 – 3   .833 25 – 7   .781
Western Kentucky 14 – 4   .778 27 – 11   .711
Marshall † 12 – 6   .667 25 – 11   .694
UTSA 11 – 7   .611 20 – 15   .571
UAB 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
North Texas 8 – 10   .444 20 – 18   .526
FIU 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Southern Miss 7 – 11   .389 16 – 18   .471
Louisiana Tech 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Florida Atlantic 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
UTEP 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
Rice 4 – 14   .222 7 – 24   .226
Charlotte 2 – 16   .111 6 – 23   .207
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 25–7, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament before losing to Western Kentucky in the semifinals. Despite winning 25 games on the season, the Monarchs did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2016–17 season 19–12, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish tied for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Marshall. ODU did not participate in a postseason tournament for the first time since the 2012–13 season.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jordan Baker 0 G 6'2" 205 Senior Hampton, VA Graduated
Travis Fields Jr. 2 G 5'9" 150 Freshman Portsmouth, VA Transferred to Radford[2]
Denzel Taylor 21 F 6'7" 220 Senior Brampton, ON Graduated
Zoran Talley 24 F 6'7" 200 RS-Sophomore Merrillville, IN Dismissed from team; transferred to Iowa State[3]
Khary Mauras 30 G 5'11" 160 RS Freshman Pottstown, PA Walk-on; transferred to Bloomsburg (PA)

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Justice Kithcart 2 G 6'1" 215 Freshman Durham, NC Transferred from Pitt. Will be eligible in 2018–19[4]
Greg McClinton 55 F 6'7" 200 RS-Junior Winston-Salem, NC Transferred from Wake Forest[5]
Loren Brill 20 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Gaithersburg, MD Transferred from Cal State Fullerton. Will be eligible in 2018–19. Will join the team as a walk-on.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marquis Godwin
#81 SG 		Hampton, VA Hampton High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 27, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Michael Hueitt Jr.
#50 PG 		High Point, NC High Point Christian Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 2, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Old Dominion 2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

Roster

2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marquis Godwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Hampton HS Hampton, Virginia
F 1 Alassane Kah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Walnut Ridge HS / Kilgore College Columbus, Ohio
G 2 Justice Kithcart Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Virginia Episcopal School / Pittsburgh Durham, North Carolina
G 3 B. J. Stith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Oak Hill Academy / Virginia Lawrenceville, Virginia
G 4 Ahmad Caver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (WI) Atlanta, Georgia
G 10 Xavier Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Williamsburg Christian Academy Williamsburg, Virginia
G 11 Michael Hueitt Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Northwood Temple Academy Fayetteville, North Carolina
G 12 Randy Haynes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Potomac HS / New Mexico Junior College Dumfries, Virginia
F 13 Aaron Carver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So South Kent School (CT) Elizabeth City, North Carolina
F 15 Trey Porter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Potomac HS / George Mason Woodbridge, Virginia
G 20 Loren Brill (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Georgetown Prep / Cal State Fullerton Gaithersburg, Maryland
F 21 Alfis Pilavios 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Moraitis School Athens, Greece
G 22 Keith Pinckney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Miller Grove HS / Northwest Florida State College Lithonia, Georgia
F 23 Stephen Vassor (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Brunswick HS / Hampden–Sydney College Lawrenceville, Virginia
F 25 Brandan Stith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Brunswick HS / East Carolina Lawrenceville, Virginia
F 55 Greg McClinton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Hargrave Military Academy / Wake Forest Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2017*
2:00 pm 		Christopher Newport W 101–46 
 17 – Haynes   11 – Br. Stith   9 – Caver  Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,924)
Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 10*
7:00 pm 		Towson W 57–54  1–0
  15 – Br. Stith   7 – Porter   3 – Tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,279)
Norfolk, VA
November 13*
7:00 pm 		at James Madison W 69–53  2–0
  19 – B.J. Stith   8 – Porter   4 – B.J. Stith  JMU Convocation Center (2,451)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 16*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Temple
Charleston Classic quarterfinals 		L 65–76  2–1
  15 – Green   7 – Carver   6 – Caver  TD Arena (2,136)
Charleston, SC
November 17*
1:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Indiana State
Charleston Classic consolation 		W 62–44  3–1
  22 – Caver   12 – Carver   6 – Caver  TD Arena (1,970)
Charleston, SC
November 19*
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Dayton
Charleston Classic 5th place game 		W 75–67  4–1
  25 – Haynes   13 – B.J. Stith   7 – Caver  TD Arena (2,340)
Charleston, SC
November 25*
7:00 pm 		at William & Mary
Rivalry 		L 77–79  4–2
  26 – B.J. Stith   6 – Haynes   10 – Caver  Kaplan Arena (2,423)
Williamsburg, VA
November 27*
7:00 pm 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 83–44  5–2
  14 – B.J. Stith   9 – Hueitt Jr.   4 – Green  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,166)
Norfolk, VA
December 2*
7:00 pm 		at VCU
Rivalry 		L 75–82  5–3
  18 – Haynes   8 – Stith   6 – Caver  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
December 6*
7:00 pm 		Richmond W 79–60  6–3
  21 – B.J. Stith   10 – B.J. Stith   12 – Caver  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,390)
Norfolk, VA
December 9*
7:00 pm 		Bowling Green W 88–46  7–3
  21 – Br. Stith   11 – Br. Stith   8 – Caver  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,000)
Norfolk, VA
December 17*
1:00 pm 		at Fairfield W 82–77 OT 8–3
  30 – Caver   9 – Br. Stith   4 – Caver  Alumni Hall (2,410)
Fairfield, CT
December 22*
7:00 pm 		vs. Norfolk State
Scope Series 		W 61–50  9–3
  17 – B.J. Stith   8 – 3 tied   6 – Caver  Norfolk Scope (6,711)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA regular season
December 30
7:00 pm 		Charlotte W 89–58  10–3
(1–0) 		 22 – Caver   8 – Porter   8 – Caver  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,660)
Norfolk, VA
January 4, 2018
8:00 pm 		at Rice W 82–75  11–3
(2–0) 		 26 – B.J. Stith   9 – B.J. Stith   10 – Caver  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,313)
Houston, TX
January 6
6:00 pm 		at North Texas W 63–60  12–3
(3–0) 		 23 – Porter   11 – Porter   3 – Caver  UNT Coliseum (1,907)
Denton, TX
January 11
8:00 pm, beIN 		Western Kentucky L 68–75  12–4
(3–1) 		 17 – B.J. Stith   11 – Br. Stith   4 – Caver  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,895)
Norfolk, VA
January 13
7:00 pm 		Marshall W 82–76  13–4
(4–1) 		 20 – B.J. Stith   14 – Br. Stith   8 – Caver  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,287)
Norfolk, VA
January 18
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at FIU W 64–54  14–4
(5–1) 		 18 – Haynes   10 – Br. Stith   9 – Caver  FIU Arena (1,681)
Miami, FL
January 21
2:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic W 73–62  15–4
(6–1) 		 17 – Caver   7 – Tied   6 – Green  FAU Arena (1,307)
Boca Raton, FL
January 27
7:00 pm 		at Charlotte W 88–66  16–4
(7–1) 		 24 – Haynes   17 – Br. Stith   3 – Tied  Dale F. Halton Arena (4,592)
Charlotte, NC
February 1
8:00 pm, Stadium 		Middle Tennessee L 59–66  16–5
(7–2) 		 14 – Haynes   7 – Haynes   4 – B.J. Stith  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,297)
Norfolk, VA
February 3
7:00 pm 		UAB W 65–60  17–5
(8–2) 		 16 – Haynes   9 – Porter   7 – Caver  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,481)
Norfolk, VA
February 8
8:00 pm 		at Southern Miss W 68–63  18–5
(9–2) 		 19 – B.J. Stith   9 – Haynes   7 – Caver  Reed Green Coliseum (1,984t)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 10
7:00 pm, Stadium 		at Louisiana Tech W 82–69  19–5
(10–2) 		 18 – B.J. Stith   5 – Tied   10 – Caver  Thomas Assembly Center (4,031)
Ruston, LA
February 15
8:00 pm, beIN 		UTSA W 100–62  20–5
(11–2) 		 36 – B.J. Stith   10 – B.J. Stith   10 – Caver  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,813)
Norfolk, VA
February 17
7:00 pm 		UTEP W 82–33  21–5
(12–2) 		 24 – Haynes   8 – Br. Stith   7 – Caver  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,902)
Norfolk, VA
February 22
7:00 pm, Stadium 		at Marshall W 84–79  22–5
(13–2) 		 21 – Br. Stith   12 – Br. Stith   4 – Haynes  Cam Henderson Center (5,829)
Huntington, WV
February 24
7:00 pm, Stadium 		at Western Kentucky L 66–88  22–6
(13–3) 		 15 – Caver   8 – Br. Stith   7 – Caver  E. A. Diddle Arena (7,387)
Bowling Green, KY
March 1
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Florida Atlantic W 69–64  23–6
(14–3) 		 29 – Porter   12 – Porter   4 – Haynes  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,673)
Norfolk, VA
March 3
7:00 pm 		FIU W 79–53  24–6
(15–3) 		 22 – Caver   13 – Porter   8 – Caver  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,879)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA tournament
March 8
9:30 pm, Stadium 		(2) vs. (10) Louisiana Tech
Quarterfinals 		W 62–58  25–6
  22 – B.J. Stith   12 – B.J. Stith   8 – Caver  Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 9
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		(2) vs. (3) Western Kentucky
Semifinals 		L 49–57  25–7
  17 – Porter   10 – Br. Stith   5 – Haynes  Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ ODU Athletics. "Jones Names Kelvin Jefferson Assistant Coach". ODUSports.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. ^ Miller, Ed. "Former Norcom star Travis Fields headed to Radford". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  3. ^ "Iowa State men add Old Dominion grad transfer Zoran Talley". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  4. ^ "Pittsburgh Guard Justice Kithcart Transfers to Old Dominion". odusports.com. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest Forward Greg McClinton Transfers to Old Dominion". odusports.com. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball Releases Entire Schedule for 2017–18 Season". odusports.com. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  7. ^ Varner, Jesse (2017-07-13). "ODU releases 2017–18 men's basketball schedule". WAVY-TV. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  8. ^ Press, Daily. "Thursday's regional sports roundup: Old Dominion releases 2017–18 men's basketball schedule". dailypress.com. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
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