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Synopsis of Old Dominion-
The ODU Monarchs finished 24-10 overall, and 12-6 in the Colonial Athletic Association.
They finished 3rd in the conference to VCU (1st 14-4), and George Mason (2nd 13-5).
They lost to VCU in the CAA Tournament semifinal.
They played a weak preconference schedule- ODU's non-conference Strength of Schedule was 315- worse than any other school in the CAA, and worse than any MVC team.
ODU is unlike any team in the MVC. They get most of their production from the forwards. They have several big strong players.
Players-
ODU usually plays 8 players- click on name to see bio:
Gerald Lee- 6'10", 250 pound junior who is the leading scorer with 15.5 ppg, and he also gets 5.7 rpg. He also leads in minutes played at 30.7 mpg. He is from Finland. His father played pro basketball in Finland, married a Finnish woman and settled there.
Ben Finney- is a 6'5", 220 lb. sophomore from Portsmouth, VA, who plays 29.3 mpg and averages 10.0 ppg (2nd on team), 6.1 rpg (1st on team).
Keyon Carter- is a 6'8", 220 lb. redshirt sophomore forward from Riviera Beach, Florida. He averages 8.0 ppg and 4.7 rpg.
Frank Hassell- is a 6'8", 245 lb. redshirt sophomore from Chesapeake, VA. He averages 7.2 ppg, and 5.0 rpg.
Darius James- is a 6'1", 165 lb. sophomore guard from Virginia Beach, VA. He is their highest scoring guard at 6.9 ppg, and leads the team with 4.5 apg. He is the only player to start all 34 games. He shoots just 33% from the floor, and 32% from three, though he shoots more threes than anyone on the team.
Marsharee Neely- is a 6'2", 190 lb. junior guard from Greensboro, NC. He starts most games, and averages 19 mpg. He averages 6.9 ppg, and averages 38% on threes.
Jonathan Adams- is a 6'6", 215 lb. senior forward from Ringgold, GA. He averages 22 mpg, 5.2 ppg, and 3.9 rpg as a backup. He is the only senior on the team.
Kent Bazemore- is a 6'5", 190 lb. redshirt freshman forward from Kelford, NC. He averages 16 mpg, 4.6 ppg, and 3.0 rpg.
There are 3 other deep reserves who average few minutes and probably won't see action, Trian Ileadis (6'3" Fr. guard, 2.4 ppg), Chris Cooper (6'9" Fr. forward, 1.0 ppg), Marquel De Lancy (6', 190 Fr. guard, 0.9 ppg)
Stats- note that this is not a team that shoots a lot of threes, and their overall shooting percentages are not impressive. Even their free throw percentages are not too good. But their rebounding numbers are very good.-
The ODU Monarchs finished 24-10 overall, and 12-6 in the Colonial Athletic Association.
They finished 3rd in the conference to VCU (1st 14-4), and George Mason (2nd 13-5).
They lost to VCU in the CAA Tournament semifinal.
They played a weak preconference schedule- ODU's non-conference Strength of Schedule was 315- worse than any other school in the CAA, and worse than any MVC team.
ODU is unlike any team in the MVC. They get most of their production from the forwards. They have several big strong players.
Players-
ODU usually plays 8 players- click on name to see bio:
Gerald Lee- 6'10", 250 pound junior who is the leading scorer with 15.5 ppg, and he also gets 5.7 rpg. He also leads in minutes played at 30.7 mpg. He is from Finland. His father played pro basketball in Finland, married a Finnish woman and settled there.
Ben Finney- is a 6'5", 220 lb. sophomore from Portsmouth, VA, who plays 29.3 mpg and averages 10.0 ppg (2nd on team), 6.1 rpg (1st on team).
Keyon Carter- is a 6'8", 220 lb. redshirt sophomore forward from Riviera Beach, Florida. He averages 8.0 ppg and 4.7 rpg.
Frank Hassell- is a 6'8", 245 lb. redshirt sophomore from Chesapeake, VA. He averages 7.2 ppg, and 5.0 rpg.
Darius James- is a 6'1", 165 lb. sophomore guard from Virginia Beach, VA. He is their highest scoring guard at 6.9 ppg, and leads the team with 4.5 apg. He is the only player to start all 34 games. He shoots just 33% from the floor, and 32% from three, though he shoots more threes than anyone on the team.
Marsharee Neely- is a 6'2", 190 lb. junior guard from Greensboro, NC. He starts most games, and averages 19 mpg. He averages 6.9 ppg, and averages 38% on threes.
Jonathan Adams- is a 6'6", 215 lb. senior forward from Ringgold, GA. He averages 22 mpg, 5.2 ppg, and 3.9 rpg as a backup. He is the only senior on the team.
Kent Bazemore- is a 6'5", 190 lb. redshirt freshman forward from Kelford, NC. He averages 16 mpg, 4.6 ppg, and 3.0 rpg.
There are 3 other deep reserves who average few minutes and probably won't see action, Trian Ileadis (6'3" Fr. guard, 2.4 ppg), Chris Cooper (6'9" Fr. forward, 1.0 ppg), Marquel De Lancy (6', 190 Fr. guard, 0.9 ppg)
Stats- note that this is not a team that shoots a lot of threes, and their overall shooting percentages are not impressive. Even their free throw percentages are not too good. But their rebounding numbers are very good.-
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