2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
Conference Conference USA
2014–15 record 27–8 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach Jeff Jones (2nd year)
Assistant coach Lamar Barrett (2nd year)
Assistant coach John Richardson (8th year)
Assistant coach Bryant Stith (2nd year)
MVP Trey Freeman
Captain Aaron Bacote
Captain Kennan Palmore
Home arena Ted Constant Convocation Center
2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 15 3   .833     27 9   .750
Old Dominion 13 5   .722     27 8   .771
UTEP 13 5   .722     22 11   .667
WKU 12 6   .667     20 12   .625
UAB 12 6   .667     20 16   .556
Middle Tennessee 9 9   .500     19 17   .528
FIU 8 10   .444     16 17   .485
UTSA 8 10   .444     14 16   .467
North Texas 8 10   .444     14 17   .452
Rice 8 10   .444     12 20   .375
Charlotte 7 11   .389     14 18   .438
Marshall 7 11   .389     11 21   .344
Southern Miss* 4 14   .222     9 20   .310
Florida Atlantic 2 16   .111     9 20   .310
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban
2015 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by second year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of the Conference USA. They finished the season 27–8, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Charleston Southern in the first round, Illinois State in the second round, and Murray State in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Stanford.

Previous season

The Monarchs the season 18–18, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated South Dakota State and Radford to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Fresno State.

Pre-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dimitri Batten 4 G 6'3" 205 RS Junior Newport News, VA Graduate transfer to Boston College
Donte Hill 25 G 6'4" 205 RS Senior Virginia Beach, VA Graduated
Sean-Michael King 25 G 6'1" 182 Junior Alexandria, VA Walk-on didn't return
Anton Larsen 40 C 7'0" 245 RS Senior Copenhagen, DK Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Javonte Douglas 10 F 6'8" 195 Junior Charlotte, NC Junior college transfer from Central Florida Community College
Stephen Vassor 12 G 6'6" 237 Sophomore Lawrenceville, VA Transferred from Hampden–Sydney College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Vassor will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Brandon Stith 25 F 6'7" 215 Sophomore Lawrenceville, VA Transferred from East Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stith will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Jonathan Arledge 35 F 6'9" 236 Senior Silver Spring, MD Transferred from George Mason. Will be eligible to play immediately since Arledge graduated from George Mason.

Incoming recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zoran Talley
SF
Merrillville, IN Midwest Elite Prep Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 15, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster

2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Baker, JordanJordan Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Hampton HS Hampton, VA
G 1 Bacote, AaronAaron Bacote (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Bethel HS Hampton, VA
G 2 Shaw, MartinMartin Shaw (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Kecoughtan HS Hampton, VA
G 3 Palmore, KeenanKeenan Palmore (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr The Paideia School Stone Mountain, GA
F 10 Douglas, JovonteJovonte Douglas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Kennedy Charter HS
College of Central Florida
Charlotte, NC
F 11 Ebondo, JosueJosue Ebondo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Euless Trinity HS
Garden City CC
Euless, TX
G 12 Vassor, StephenStephen Vassor (W)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 237 lb (108 kg) So Brunswick HS
Hampden–Sydney College
Lawrenceville, VA
G 15 Clark, DeionDeion Clark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Barron Collier HS Naples, FL
G 20 Freeman, TreyTrey Freeman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Kellam HS
Campbell
Virginia Beach, VA
F 21 Taylor, DenzellDenzell Taylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) So St. Benedict's Prep Brampton, ON
G 22 Mosley, AmbroseAmbrose Mosley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Hargrave Military Academy Jacksonville, FL
F 23 Ross, RichardRichard Ross 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Hirschi HS Wichita Falls, TX
F 24 Talley, ZoranZoran Talley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Merrillville HS Merrillville, IN
F 25 Stith, BrandanBrandan Stith (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Brunswick HS
East Carolina
Lawrenceville, VA
F 30 Biberaj, NikNik Biberaj (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr South County HS
Christopher Newport
Fairfax Station, VA
F/C 35 Arledge, JonathanJonathan Arledge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr KIMA HS
George Mason
Silver Spring, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 01/06/15

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
F/C Jonathan Arledge Denzell Taylor
F Richard Ross Nik Biberaj Joe Ebondo
G/F Jordan Baker Javonte Douglas
G Aaron Bacote Ambrose Mosley Deion Clark
PG Trey Freeman Keenan Palmore

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/10/2014*
7:00 pm
Mount Olive W 76–61 
 17 – 2 tied  9 – Ross  4 – Freeman  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,376)
Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2014*
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 76–56  1–0
 23 – Freeman (1)  12 – Taylor (1)  4 – 2 tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,619)
Norfolk, VA
11/18/2014*
8:00 pm, ASN
Richmond W 63–57  2–0
 13 – Freeman (2)  6 – 2 tied  4 – Freeman (2)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,608)
Norfolk, VA
11/21/2014*
6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. LSU
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
W 70–61  3–0
 25 – Freeman (3)  12 – Arledge (1)  3 – 2 tied  Sports and Fitness Center (1,910)
St. Thomas, VI
11/23/2014*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Illinois State
Paradise Jam semifinals
L 45–64  3–1
 16 – Freeman (4)  5 – Ross (1)  3 – 2 tied  Sports and Fitness Center (2,005)
St. Thomas, VI
11/24/2014*
6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Gardner–Webb
Paradise Jam 3rd place game
W 58–46  4–1
 22 – Freeman (5)  7 – Ross (2)  1 – 4 tied  Sports and Fitness Center (2,955)
St. Thomas, VI
11/29/2014*
2:00 pm
#14 VCU
Rivalry
W 73–67  5–1
 31 – Bacote (1)  6 – Ross (3)  3 – 2 tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)
Norfolk, VA
12/03/2014*
7:30 pm
at George Mason W 75–69  6–1
 21 – Mosley (1)  14 – Ross (4)  6 – Freeman (6)  Patriot Center (5,022)
Fairfax, VA
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
North Carolina A&T W 85–48  7–1
 12 – Ross (1)  7 – Freeman (1)  8 – Bacote (3)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,594)
Norfolk, VA
12/17/2014*
8:00 pm, ASN
Georgia State W 58–54 OT 8–1
 21 – Freeman (6)  11 – Ross (5)  4 – Bacote (4)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,470)
Norfolk, VA
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 60–43  9–1
 12 – 2 tied  11 – Taylor (2)  4 – Freeman (7)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,210)
Norfolk, VA
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
William & Mary W 69–62  10–1
 24 – Freeman (7)  10 – Taylor (3)  4 – 2 tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,796)
Norfolk, VA
12/29/2014*
8:00 pm, ASN
Mount St. Mary's W 69–35  11–1
 16 – Douglas (1)  9 – Douglas (1)  6 – Bacote (6)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,152)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA regular season
01/04/2015
1:00 pm, ASN
at Charlotte W 61–54  12–1
(1–0)
 14 – Freeman (8)  8 – Taylor (4)  6 – Freeman (8)  Dale F. Halton Arena (3,779)
Charlotte, NC
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
#25 at Marshall W 72–51  13–1
(2–0)
 13 – Arledge (2)  8 – Freeman (2)  5 – Ross (3)  Cam Henderson Center (4,661)
Huntington, WV
01/10/2015
5:30 pm, ASN
#25 at WKU L 65–72  13–2 (2–1)
 20 – Freeman (9)  6 – Arledge (2)  3 – Bacote (7)  E. A. Diddle Arena (5,123)
Bowling Green, KY
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
Rice W 63–53  14–2 (3–1)
 25 – Bacote (3)  11 – Arledge (3)  5 – Freeman (9)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,457)
Norfolk, VA
01/17/2015
7:00 pm
North Texas W 61–50  15–2 (4–1)
 18 – Freeman (10)  10 – Ross (6)  3 – Freeman (10)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)
Norfolk, VA
01/22/2015
8:00 pm, ASN
at Middle Tennessee L 58–68 OT 15–3 (4–2)
 18 – Freeman (11)  7 – Taylor (4)  5 – Bacote (8)  Murphy Center (4,887)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/24/2015
5:30 pm, ASN
at UAB L 68–81  15–4 (4–3)
 23 – Bacote (4)  5 – Arledge (4)  3 – Freeman (11)  Bartow Arena (4,127)
Birmingham, AL
01/29/2015
7:00 pm
FIU W 71–56  16–4 (5–3)
 17 – 2 tied  7 – Freeman (3)  5 – Freeman (12)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,489)
Norfolk, VA
01/31/2015
7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 68–57  17–4 (6–3)
 24 – Freeman (13)  7 – Ross (7)  4 – Arledge (1)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,453)
Norfolk, VA
02/07/2015
7:00 pm, COX
Charlotte W 61–57  18–4 (7–3)
 14 – Bacote (5)  8 – Ross (8)  5 – Freeman (13)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,678)
Norfolk, VA
02/12/2015
8:00 pm, ASN
at UTSA L 67–72  18–5 (7–4)
 19 – Freeman (19)  7 – Baker (2)  4 – Freeman (14)  Convocation Center (1,168)
San Antonio, TX
02/14/2015
9:00 pm
at UTEP L 47–62  18–6 (7–5)
 17 – Arledge (4)  8 – Douglas (2)  3 – Bacote (9)  Don Haskins Center (9,262)
El Paso, TX
02/19/2015
5:30 pm, ASN
Southern Miss W 64–38  19–6 (8–5)
 18 – Freeman (20)  6 – Taylor (5)  4 – 2 tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,177)
Norfolk, VA
02/21/2015
3:00 pm, ASN
Louisiana Tech W 72–53  20–6 (9–5)
 27 – Freeman (21)  9 – Taylor (6)  3 – 4 tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,019)
Norfolk, VA
02/26/2015
8:00 pm
at Rice W 63–54  21–6 (10–5)
 17 – Freeman (22)  11 – Freeman (4)  5 – Freeman (17)  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,506)
Houston, TX
02/28/2015
5:30 pm, ASN
at North Texas W 70–57  22–6 (11–5)
 24 – Freeman (23)  8 – Ross (9)  2 – 2 tied  The Super Pit (2,833)
Denton, TX
03/05/2015
8:00 pm, ASN
Marshall W 67–50  23–6 (12–5)
 21 – Freeman (24)  10 – Ross (10)  5 – Bacote (11)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,114)
Norfolk, VA
03/07/2015
5:30 pm, ASN
WKU W 75–52  24–6 (13–5)
 27 – Freeman (25)  9 – Taylor (7)  6 – Freeman (18)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA Tournament
03/12/2015
3:30 pm, ASN
vs. Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals
L 52–59  24–7
 22 – Freeman (26)  7 – Freeman (5)  4 – Freeman (19)  Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (4,339)
Birmingham, AL
NIT
03/18/2015*
7:15 pm, ESPN3
#(1) (8) Charleston Southern
First round
W 65–56  25–7
 22 – Arledge (5)  11 – Freeman (6)  10 – Freeman (20)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (4,736)
Norfolk, VA
03/23/2015*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
#(1) (4) Illinois State
Second round
W 50–49  26–7
 11 – Palmore (1)  9 – Palmore (1)  3 – 2 tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,923)
Norfolk, VA
03/25/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
#(1) (3) Murray State
Quarterfinals
W 72–69  27–7
 25 – Freeman (27)  8 – Ross (11)  5 – Taylor (4)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,161)
Norfolk, VA
03/31/2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN
#(1) vs. (2) Stanford
Semifinals
L 60–67  27–8
 6 – Mosley (2)  6 – Douglas (3)  3 – 3 tied  Madison Square Garden (7,185)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

[1]

Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:[2]

Name GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% OR DR RB Avg. Ast. Avg. PF DQ TO Stl. Blk. Pts. Avg.
Trey Freeman3535113132.32215020.440471320.3561021400.729201321524.31253.65405946459116.9
Aaron Bacote353595527.31012670.378381200.3171031220.84423841073.1952.7580472413439.8
Jonathan Arledge353570420.11152640.43616600.26760980.612631081714.9210.68914920193068.7
Richard Ross352688325.21322220.595000.00024500.480731231965.6421.26915426542888.2
Ambrose Mosley35078622.5812290.354631860.33924330.7271357702.0290.8520241612497.1
Jordan Baker343372221.2441320.333341030.33012220.5451958772.3471.4610242921343.9
Javonte Douglas25125510.233740.446270.28621380.5531848662.6190.83611755893.6
Denzell Taylor35984724.244800.550000.00015340.441125842096.0461.39704437231032.9
Keenan Palmore35038511.036770.468040.00018310.581943521.5351.057134130902.6
Nik Biberaj2802378.521610.3447200.3509140.6432028481.7110.4330614582.1
Deion Clark200703.55150.333040.000570.71456110.610.130220150.8
Martin Shaw110171.5190.111000.000120.5000000.010.10010130.3
Joe Ebondo151583.9230.667000.000010.00028100.700.09002140.3
TEAM354850982.816
Season Total35705083619350.4322076360.3253945920.666438829126736.247213.56184377221115227364.9
Opponents35705067216780.4002046540.3124516850.658305779108431.03389.75911545116596199957.1

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Awards

In-season

CUSA Player of the Week
Date Name Class Position
February 23, 2015 Trey Freeman Jr. PG
March 2, 2015 Trey Freeman Jr. PG

Postseason

[3]

See also

References

  1. "2014–2015 Schedule". ODUSPORTS.COM - Old Dominion Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. "2014-15 Old Dominion Monarchs Statistics" (PDF). ODU Sports. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  3. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/release/release.pdf
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