2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Vegas 16 champions
Conference Conference USA
2015–16 record 25–13 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach Jeff Jones (3rd year)
Assistant coach Lamar Barrett (3rd year)
Assistant coach John Richardson (4th year)
Assistant coach Bryant Stith (3rd year)
Captain Trey Freeman[1]
Captain Aaron Bacote
Captain Denzell Taylor
Home arena Ted Constant Convocation Center
2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UAB 16 2   .889     26 7   .788
Middle Tennessee 13 5   .722     25 10   .714
Marshall 12 6   .667     17 16   .515
Louisiana Tech 12 6   .667     23 10   .697
Old Dominion 12 6   .667     25 13   .658
UTEP 10 8   .556     19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 9   .500     14 19   .424
WKU 8 10   .444     18 16   .529
North Texas 7 11   .389     12 20   .375
Rice 7 11   .389     12 20   .375
FIU 7 11   .389     13 19   .406
Florida Atlantic 5 13   .278     8 25   .242
Southern Miss* 5 13   .278     8 21   .276
UTSA 3 15   .167     5 27   .156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by third year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 25–13, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They defeated Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, and WKU to advance to the championship game of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. The received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Tennessee Tech, UC Santa Barbara, and Oakland to become Vegas 16 champions.

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the season 27–8, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place, after reaching as high as 13–1 to start the season, and being ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time in program history. 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.

Pre-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Keenan Palmore 3 G 6'1" 185 Junior Stone Mountain, GA Graduated & transferred to Lenoir–Rhyne
Jovonte Douglas 10 F 6'7" 200 Junior Charlotte, NC Graduated & transferred to Montevallo
Josue Ebondo 11 F 6'7" 221 Senior Euless, TX Graduated
Deion Clark 15 G 6'3" 210 RS Sophomore Naples, FL Transferred to Rollins College
Richard Ross 23 F 6'6" 225 RS Senior Wichita Falls, TX Graduated
Jonathan Arledge 35 F/C 6'9" 235 Senior Silver Springs, MD Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
B.J. Stith 3 F 6'5" 205 Sophomore Lawrenceville, VA Transferred from Virginia. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stith will have to redshirt for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Austin Colbert 11 F 6'9" 200 Junior Chesapeake, VA Transferred from Illinois. Under NCAA transfer rules, Colbert will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Payton Pervier 12 C 7'1" 250 RS Senior Snohomish, WA Junior college transferred from Dodge City Community College
Trey Porter 15 F 6'10" 200 Sophomore Dumfries, VA Transferred from George Mason. Under NCAA transfer rules, Porter will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ahmad Caver
PG
Suwanee, GA St. John's NW Military Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 7, 2014 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Aaron Carver
PF
Elizabeth City, NC South Kent School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 13, 2013 
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

2015–16 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) Jr Hampton HS Hampton, VA
G 1 Bacote, AaronAaron Bacote (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bethel HS Hampton, VA
G 2 Shaw, MartinMartin Shaw (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Kecoughtan HS Hampton, VA
G 3 Stith, B. J.B. J. Stith (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Oak Hill Academy
Virginia
Lawrenceville, VA
G 4 Caver, AhmadAhmad Caver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St Johns Northwestern Military Atlanta, GA
F 11 Colbert, AustinAustin Colbert (I)  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Gill St. Bernard's School
Illinois
Chesapeake, VA
C 12 Pervier, PaytonPayton Pervier 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) RS Sr Glacier Peak HS
Dodge City CC
Snohomish, WA
F 13 Carver, AaronAaron Carver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr South Kent School Elizabeth City, NC
F 15 Porter, TreyTrey Porter (I)  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Potomac HS
George Mason
Woodbridge, VA
G 20 Freeman, TreyTrey Freeman (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Kellam HS
Campbell
Virginia Beach, VA
F 21 Taylor, DenzellDenzell Taylor (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr St. Benedict's Prep Brampton, ON
G 22 Mosley, AmbroseAmbrose Mosley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Hargrave Military Academy Jacksonville, FL
F 23 Vassor, StephenStephen Vassor (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Brunswick HS
Hampden–Sydney College
Lawrenceville, VA
F 24 Talley, ZoranZoran Talley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Merrillville HS Merrillville, IN
F 25 Stith, BrandanBrandan Stith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS 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 Sr South County HS
Christopher Newport
Fairfax Station, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

November 5*
7:00 pm
Christopher Newport W 85–43 
 15  Caver  7  2 tied  4  2 tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,426)
Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season

November 13*
7:00 pm
Niagara
Hall of Fame Tip Off
W 67–50  1–0
 20  Freeman (1)  9  Taylor (1)  4  Taylor (1)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,150)
Norfolk, VA

November 16*
7:00 pm
Buffalo
Hall of Fame Tip Off
W 77–58  2–0
 22  Freeman (2)  9  Stith (1)  5  Biberaj (1)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,906)
Norfolk, VA

November 18*
7:00 pm
Morgan State W 79–48  3–0
 22  Bacote (1)  10  Taylor (2)  3  3 tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,968)
Norfolk, VA

November 21*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. #21 Purdue
Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals
L 39–61  3–1
 17  Freeman (3)  7  Baker (1)  2  2 tied  Mohegan Sun Arena (3,813)
Uncasville, CT

November 22*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Saint Joseph's
Hall of Fame Tip Off
L 64–66  3–2
 15  Freeman (4)  10  Biberaj (1)  2  4 tied  Mohegan Sun Arena (3,813)
Uncasville, CT

November 28*
4:00 pm, CSN
at VCU
Rivalry
L 67–76  3–3
 21  Bacote (2)  6  Mosley (1)  6  Freeman (2)  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA

December 1*
7:00 pm
at William & Mary L 48–55  3–4
 14  2 tied  8  Talley (1)  3  Bacote (3)  Kaplan Arena (3,256)
Williamsburg, VA

December 4*
7:00 pm
Delaware State W 82–38  4–4
 18  Bacote (4)  18  Taylor (3)  4  Freeman (3)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,764)
Norfolk, VA

December 12*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State L 64–68  4–5
 16  2 tied  5  3 tied  4  Freeman (4)  GSU Sports Arena (1,741)
Atlanta, GA

December 16*
7:00 pm, ASN
at Richmond L 61–77  4–6
 15  Freeman (7)  10  Taylor (4)  3  Talley (1)  Robins Center (5,533)
Richmond, VA

December 18*
8:00 pm, ASN
Maryland Eastern Shore W 77–74  5–6
 21  Freeman (8)  8  Stith (2)  7  Freeman (5)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,825)
Norfolk, VA

December 22*
7:00 pm, ASN
Rhode Island W 71–65  6–6
 30  Bacote (5)  10  Taylor (5)  5  Freeman (6)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,298)
Norfolk, VA

December 29*
7:00 pm
Norfolk State W 68–57  7–6
 20  Bacote (6)  13  Stith (3)  4  Freeman (7)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA regular season

January 2
12:00 pm, ASN
Charlotte W 74–65  8–6
(1–0)
 21  Freeman (9)  13  Taylor (6)  4  Bacote (4)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,733)
Norfolk, VA

January 7
9:30 pm, CBSSN
at Louisiana Tech W 56–53  9–6
(2–0)
 21  Freeman (10)  8  Stith (4)  3  2 tied  Thomas Assembly Center (4,807)
Ruston, LA

January 9
8:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 71–73  9–7
(2–1)
 24  Freeman (11)  12  Stith (5)  6  2 tied  Reed Green Coliseum (2,779)
Hattiesburg, MS

January 14
7:00 pm, CBSSN
UAB L 71–72 OT 9–8
(2–2)
 28  Freeman (12)  13  Stith (6)  6  Caver (3)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,162)
Norfolk, VA

January 16
4:00 pm, FSN
Middle Tennessee L 61–64  9–9
(2–3)
 28  Freeman (13)  9  Talley (3)  4  Bacote (5)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,067)
Norfolk, VA

January 21
7:00 pm, ASN
WKU W 68–62  10–9
(3–3)
 28  Freeman (14)  9  Stith (7)  4  Bacote (6)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,535)
Norfolk, VA

January 23
2:00 pm, ASN
Marshall L 75–78  10–10
(3–4)
 37  Freeman (15)  13  Taylor (7)  7  Baker (5)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,140)
Norfolk, VA

January 28
7:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 78–66  11–10
(4–4)
 28  Freeman (16)  13  Stith (8)  3  2 tied  FAU Arena (1,517)
Boca Raton, FL

January 30
7:00 pm
at FIU W 64–60  12–10
(5–4)
 25  Freeman (17)  11  Taylor (8)  4  Talley (4)  FIU Arena (1,209)
Miami, FL

February 6
7:00 pm
at Charlotte W 74–69 OT 13–10
(6–4)
 38  Freeman (18)  10  Stith (9)  4  Biberaj (3)  Dale F. Halton Arena (4,646)
Charlotte, NC

February 11
7:00 pm, ASN
North Texas W 67–47  14–10
(7–4)
 17  Stith (1)  11  Stith (10)  3  2 tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,250)
Norfolk, VA

February 13
2:00 pm, ASN
Rice L 66–75  14–11
(7–5)
 27  Freeman (19)  16  Stith (11)  4  Baker (6)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,075)
Norfolk, VA

February 18
8:00 pm, FCS
at WKU W 59–56  15–11
(8–5)
 26  Freeman (20)  13  Stith (12)  4  Freeman (12)  E. A. Diddle Arena (3,182)
Bowling Green, KY

February 20
7:00 pm
at Marshall L 65–82  15–12
(8–6)
 20  Freeman (21)  8  Baker (2)  3  Freeman (13)  Cam Henderson Center (8,520)
Huntington, WV

February 25
7:00 pm, FSN
UTEP W 74–53  16–12
(9–6)
 16  2 tied  15  Stith (13)  4  2 tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,887)
Norfolk, VA

February 27
7:00 pm
UTSA W 78–56  17–12
(10–6)
 21  2 tied  14  Stith (14)  6  Freeman (15)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,372)
Norfolk, VA

March 3
8:00 pm
at North Texas W 76–70  18–12
(11–6)
 24  Freeman (23)  8  Stith (15)  5  2 tied  The Super Pit (1,878)
Denton, TX

March 5
2:00 pm, ASN
at Rice W 74–67  19–12
(12–6)
 33  Freeman (24)  12  Taylor (9)  5  Baker (7)  Tudor Fieldhouse (3,418)
Houston, TX
Conference USA Tournament

March 9
3:30 pm, ASN
(5) vs. (12) Florida Atlantic
Second round
W 72–46  20–12
 25  Freeman (25)  10  Taylor (11)  4  Freeman (17)  Legacy Arena (3,888)
Birmingham, AL

March 10
3:30 pm, ASN
(5) vs. (4) Louisiana Tech
Quarterfinals
W 68–52  21–12
 25  Freeman (26)  10  Taylor (11)  4  Freeman (17)  Legacy Arena (9,797)
Birmingham, AL

March 11
4:00 pm, CBSSN
(5) vs. (8) WKU
Semifinals
W 89–77  22–12
 42  Freeman (27)  13  Stith (16)  5  Baker (8)  Legacy Arena (6,176)
Birmingham, AL

March 12
2:30 pm, FS1
(5) vs. (2) Middle Tennessee
Championship game
L 53–55  22–13
 17  Freeman (28)  12  Stith (17)  2  Taylor (2)  Legacy Arena (5,519)
Birmingham, AL
Vegas 16

March 28*
3:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Tennessee Tech
Quarterfinals
W 75–59  23–13
 18  Freeman (29)  7  2 tied  3  3 tied  Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV

March 29*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. UC Santa Barbara
Semifinals
W 64–49  24–13
 26  Bacote (7)  10  Freeman (2)  4  Caver (4)  Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV

March 30*
10:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Oakland
Championship game
W 68–67  25–13
 24  Freeman (30)  15  Stith (19)  5  Taylor (3)  Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

[2]

References

  1. ODU Sports (September 29, 2015). "Jeff Jones Names Freeman, Taylor and Bacote Captains". ODU Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  2. "C-USA Announces ODU's 2015-16 Conference Schedule" (Press release). Old Dominion Monarchs basketball. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
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