| 2014–15Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball | |
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NIT, Semifinals | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 27–8 (13–5 C-USA) |
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| MVP | Trey Freeman |
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| Home arena | Ted Constant Convocation Center |
Seasons | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2015 C-USA Tournament winner *Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team representedOld Dominion University during the2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by second year head coachJeff Jones, played their home games atTed Constant Convocation Center and were members of theConference 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 theC-USA tournament to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to theNational 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.
TheMonarchs the season 18–18, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of theC-USA tournament to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to theCollege Basketball Invitational where they defeated South Dakota State and Radford to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Fresno State.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Dimitri Batten | 4 | G | 6'3" | 205 | RS Junior | Newport News, VA | Graduate transfer toBoston 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 |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Javonte Douglas | 10 | F | 6'8" | 195 | Junior | Charlotte, NC | Junior college transfer fromCentral Florida Community College |
| Stephen Vassor | 12 | G | 6'6" | 237 | Sophomore | Lawrenceville, VA | Transferred fromHampden–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 fromEast 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 fromGeorge Mason. Will be eligible to play immediately since Arledge graduated fromGeorge Mason. |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Zoran Talley SF | Merrillville, IN | Midwest Elite Prep Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 15, 2014 | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (NR) | ||||||
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| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | ||
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| 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 |
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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 third-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 | No. 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 Rivalry | 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 | No. 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 | No. 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 | No. (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 | No. (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 | No. (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 | No. (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 fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. | |||||||||||
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 Freeman | 35 | 35 | 1131 | 32.3 | 221 | 502 | 0.440 | 47 | 132 | 0.356 | 102 | 140 | 0.729 | 20 | 132 | 152 | 4.3 | 125 | 3.6 | 54 | 0 | 59 | 46 | 4 | 591 | 16.9 |
| Aaron Bacote | 35 | 35 | 955 | 27.3 | 101 | 267 | 0.378 | 38 | 120 | 0.317 | 103 | 122 | 0.844 | 23 | 84 | 107 | 3.1 | 95 | 2.7 | 58 | 0 | 47 | 24 | 1 | 343 | 9.8 |
| Jonathan Arledge | 35 | 35 | 704 | 20.1 | 115 | 264 | 0.436 | 16 | 60 | 0.267 | 60 | 98 | 0.612 | 63 | 108 | 171 | 4.9 | 21 | 0.6 | 89 | 1 | 49 | 20 | 19 | 306 | 8.7 |
| Richard Ross | 35 | 26 | 883 | 25.2 | 132 | 222 | 0.595 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 24 | 50 | 0.480 | 73 | 123 | 196 | 5.6 | 42 | 1.2 | 69 | 1 | 54 | 26 | 54 | 288 | 8.2 |
| Ambrose Mosley | 35 | 0 | 786 | 22.5 | 81 | 229 | 0.354 | 63 | 186 | 0.339 | 24 | 33 | 0.727 | 13 | 57 | 70 | 2.0 | 29 | 0.8 | 52 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 249 | 7.1 |
| Jordan Baker | 34 | 33 | 722 | 21.2 | 44 | 132 | 0.333 | 34 | 103 | 0.330 | 12 | 22 | 0.545 | 19 | 58 | 77 | 2.3 | 47 | 1.4 | 61 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 2 | 134 | 3.9 |
| Javonte Douglas | 25 | 1 | 255 | 10.2 | 33 | 74 | 0.446 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | 21 | 38 | 0.553 | 18 | 48 | 66 | 2.6 | 19 | 0.8 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 3.6 |
| Denzell Taylor | 35 | 9 | 847 | 24.2 | 44 | 80 | 0.550 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 15 | 34 | 0.441 | 125 | 84 | 209 | 6.0 | 46 | 1.3 | 97 | 0 | 44 | 37 | 23 | 103 | 2.9 |
| Keenan Palmore | 35 | 0 | 385 | 11.0 | 36 | 77 | 0.468 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 18 | 31 | 0.581 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 1.5 | 35 | 1.0 | 57 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 90 | 2.6 |
| Nik Biberaj | 28 | 0 | 237 | 8.5 | 21 | 61 | 0.344 | 7 | 20 | 0.350 | 9 | 14 | 0.643 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 1.7 | 11 | 0.4 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 2.1 |
| Deion Clark | 20 | 0 | 70 | 3.5 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0.8 |
| Martin Shaw | 11 | 0 | 17 | 1.5 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Joe Ebondo | 15 | 1 | 58 | 3.9 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.3 |
| TEAM | 35 | 48 | 50 | 98 | 2.8 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season Total | 35 | 7050 | 836 | 1935 | 0.432 | 207 | 636 | 0.325 | 394 | 592 | 0.666 | 438 | 829 | 1267 | 36.2 | 472 | 13.5 | 618 | 4 | 377 | 221 | 115 | 2273 | 64.9 | ||
| Opponents | 35 | 7050 | 672 | 1678 | 0.400 | 204 | 654 | 0.312 | 451 | 685 | 0.658 | 305 | 779 | 1084 | 31.0 | 338 | 9.7 | 591 | 15 | 451 | 165 | 96 | 1999 | 57.1 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| CUSA Player of the Week | |||
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| Date | Name | Class | Position |
| February 23, 2015 | Trey Freeman | Jr. | PG |
| March 2, 2015 | Trey Freeman | Jr. | PG |