2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

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2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record19–12 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kelvin Jefferson [1] (1st season)
  • John Richardson (10th season)
  • Bryant Stith (4th season)
Home arenaTed Constant Convocation Center
Seasons
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 17 1   .944 31 5   .861
Louisiana Tech 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
UTEP 12 6   .667 15 17   .469
Rice 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Marshall 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
UAB 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Western Kentucky 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
UTSA 8 10   .444 14 19   .424
Charlotte 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Southern Miss 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
FIU 3 15   .167 7 24   .226
North Texas 2 16   .111 8 22   .267
2017 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fourth-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 19–12, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Marshall. Despite finishing with 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season

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The Monarchs finished the 2015–16 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. They received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16, where they defeated Tennessee Tech, UC Santa Barbara, and Oakland to become the Vegas 16 champions.

Preseason

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The Monarchs were picked to finish in fifth place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[2]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Aaron Bacote 1 G 6'4" 190 Senior Hampton, VA Graduated
Martin Shaw 2 G 6'0" 170 Senior Hampton, VA Walk-on; Graduated
Austin Colbert 11 F 6'8" 195 Junior Chesapeake, VA Transferred to Hampton[3]
Payton Pervier 12 C 7'1" 275 RS Senior Snohomish, WA Dismissed from team [4]
Trey Freeman 20 G 6'2" 180 RS Senior Virginia Beach, VA Graduated
Ambrose Mosley 22 G 6'2" 185 RS Junior Jacksonville, FL Dismissed from team;[5] Transferred to UNC Wilmington[6][7][8]
Nik Biberaj 30 F 6'8" 245 RS Senior Fairfax Station, VA Walk on; Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Alassane Kah 1 F 6'10" 210 Junior Columbus, OH Junior college transferred from Kilgore College[9]
Randy Haynes 12 G 6'4" 215 Junior Dumfries, VA Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College[10]
Keith Pinckney 22 G 6'2" 185 Junior Lithonia, GA Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College[11][12][13]

2016 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Xavier Green
#48 SG
Wlliamsburg, VA Williamsburg Christian Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Travis Fields Jr.
#82 PG
Portsmouth, VA I. C. Norcom High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Mar 14, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 59
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 2016 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Hampton HS Hampton, Virginia
F 1 Alassane Kah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Walnut Ridge HS / Kilgore College Columbus, Ohio
G 2 Travis Fields Jr. (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr I.C. Norcom HS Portsmouth, Virginia
G 3 B. J. Stith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Oak Hill Academy / Virginia Lawrenceville, Virginia
G 4 Ahmad Caver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (WI) Atlanta, Georgia
G 10 Xavier Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Williamsburg Christian Academy Williamsburg, Virginia
G 12 Randy Haynes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Potomac HS / New Mexico Junior College Dumfries, Virginia
F 13 Aaron Carver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr South Kent School (CT) Elizabeth City, North Carolina
F 15 Trey Porter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Potomac HS / George Mason Woodbridge, Virginia
F 21 Denzell Taylor (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) Brampton, Ontario
G 22 Keith Pinckney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr 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 Jr Brunswick HS / Hampden–Sydney College Lawrenceville, Virginia
F 24 Zoran Talley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Midwest Elite Preparatory Academy Merrillville, Indiana
F 25 Brandan Stith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Brunswick HS / East Carolina Lawrenceville, Virginia
G 30 Khary Mauras (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Reading HS Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2016

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Spain Trip
August 18*
vs. Madrid All-Stars L 64–65 
 14  Br. Stith   9  Tied        Pabellón Felipe Reyes 
Getafe, Spain
August 20*
vs. Madrid All-Stars W 83–53 
 17  Br. Stith   10  Br. Stith   5  Caver  Pabellón Felipe Reyes 
Getafe, Spain
August 22*
vs. Union Sportive Toulouges (France) W 55–40 
 11  Caver   12  Br. Stith   2  Tied  Pavelló Esportiu Municipal 
Sant Julià de Vilatorta, Spain
August 23*
vs. Catalan All-Stars W 85–48 
 12  Tied   9  Tied   3  Tied  Pavelló Esportiu Municipal 
Sant Julià de Vilatorta, Spain
Exhibition
November 2*
7:00 pm
Virginia State W 71–32 
 16  Talley   9  Br. Stith   3  Tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,163)
Norfolk, VA
November 4*
7:00 pm
Virginia Wesleyan W 89–55 
 15  Tied   11  Br. Stith   5  Caver  Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,843)
Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 11*
7:00 pm
James Madison
Rivalry
W 62–55  1–0
 23  Br. Stith (1)   11  Br. Stith (1)   4  Tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,241)
Norfolk, VA
November 14*
7:00 pm
at Richmond W 64–61  2–0
 13  Caver (1)   9  Taylor (1)   3  Caver (2)  Robins Center (5,028)
Richmond, VA
November 23*
9:30 pm, AXS TV
vs. #10 Louisville
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
L 62–68 OT 2–1
 22  Br. Stith (2)   12  Tied   4  Baker (1)  Imperial Arena (1,601)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 24*
9:30 pm, AXS TV
vs. LSU
Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round
L 60–66  2–2
 11  Caver (2)   12  Br. Stith (3)   4  Caver (3)  Imperial Arena (1,060)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 25*
9:30 pm, AXS TV
vs. St. John's
Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game
W 63–55  3–2
 15  Caver (3)   16  Taylor (3)   6  Caver (4)  Imperial Arena (969)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 30*
7:00 pm
Dartmouth W 59–47  4–2
 14  Tied   10  Porter (1)   5  Caver (5)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,260)
Norfolk, VA
December 3*
2:00 pm
at Towson W 60–58  5–2
 15  B.J. Stith (1)   11  Taylor (4)   4  Tied  SECU Arena (1,871)
Towson, MD
December 6*
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 39–51   5–3
 14  Br. Stith (3)   13  Br. Stith (4)   2  Br. Stith (1)  Ryan Center (4,250)
Kingston, RI
December 10*
8:00 pm, ASN
VCU
Rivalry
L 64–67  5–4
 17  B.J. Stith (2)   9  Br. Stith (5)   5  Baker (2)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)
Norfolk, VA
December 18*
2:00 pm
Georgia State W 58–46  6–4
 16  Caver (5)   8  Tied   3  3 tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (4,052)
Norfolk, VA
December 22*
7:00 pm
Howard W 65–46  7–4
 18  Talley (1)   12  Br. Stith (7)   9  Caver (8)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (4,665)
Norfolk, VA
December 29*
7:00 pm
William & Mary
Rivalry
L 54–65  7–5
 10  Talley (2)   11  Taylor (6)   3  Caver (9)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7.151)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA regular season
December 31
1:00 pm
Rice W 62–56  8–5
(1–0)
 18  B.J. Stith (3)   10  Br. Stith (8)   4  Caver (10)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,431)
Norfolk, VA
January 2
5:00 pm
North Texas W 55–48  9–5
(2–0)
 14  Caver (6)   10  Br. Stith (9)   6  Caver (11)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,123)
Norfolk, VA
January 5
7:00 pm
at Marshall L 86–90 OT 9–6
(2–1)
 26  Caver (7)   11  Taylor (7)   3  Tied  Cam Henderson Center (4,573)
Huntington, WV
January 7
6:00 pm, ASN
at Western Kentucky W 79–67  10–6
(3–1)
 22  B.J. Stith (4)   13  Porter (2)   4  Caver (13)  E. A. Diddle Arena (4,122)
Bowling Green, KY
January 12
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 54–50  11–6
(4–1)
 14  B.J. Stith (5)   9  Taylor (8)   3  Tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,523)
Norfolk, VA
January 14
4:00 pm, ASN
Louisiana Tech L 63–75  11–7
(4–2)
 17  B.J. Stith (6)   5  Caver (1)   9  Caver (14)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,564)
Norfolk, VA
January 21
8:00 pm, ASN
at Charlotte L 72–74  11–8
(4–3)
 25  Caver (8)   12  Talley (1)   5  Caver (15)  Dale F. Halton Arena (5,650)
Charlotte, NC
January 26
8:00 pm, CI
at Rice W 80–72  12–8
(5–3)
 18  Br. Stith (4)   11  Br. Stith (10)   8  Caver (16)  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,460)
Houston, TX
January 28
3:00 pm
at North Texas W 73–67  13–8
(6–3)
 18  Tied   6  Talley (2)   4  Caver (17)  The Super Pit (1,647)
Denton, TX
February 2
7:00 pm, ESPN3
FIU W 64–57  14–8
(7–3)
 15  B.J. Stith (7)   7  Porter (3)   6  Caver (18)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,757)
Norfolk, VA
February 4
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Atlantic L 61–65  14–9
(7–4)
 14  Br. Stith (5)   10  Porter (4)   3  Tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,985)
Norfolk, VA
February 9
8:00 pm, beIN
at Middle Tennessee L 51–64  14–10
(7–5)
 17  B.J. Stith (8)   10  Taylor (9)   3  Tied  Murphy Center (6,209)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 11
8:00 pm, ASN
at UAB W 83–62  15–10
(8–5)
 23  Caver (10)   10  B.J. Stith (1)   8  Caver (20)  Bartow Arena (4,185)
Birmingham, AL
February 18
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Charlotte W 72–48  16–10
(9–5)
 17  Tied   9  Br. Stith (11)   8  Caver (21)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,090)
Norfolk, VA
February 23
8:00 pm, beIN
Marshall W 86–65  17–10
(10–5)
 17  B.J. Stith (9)   8  Porter (5)   8  Caver (22)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,248)
Norfolk, VA
February 25
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Kentucky W 67−53  18−10
(11−5)
 15  Caver (12)   8  Taylor (10)   6  Tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,355)
Norfolk, VA
March 2
8:00 pm, beIN
at UTEP W 62−61  19−10
(12−5)
 17  Talley (5)   9  Taylor (11)   5  Baker (5)  Don Haskins Center (8,663)
El Paso, TX
March 4
4:00 pm
at UTSA L 55–73  19–11
(12–6)
 13  B.J. Stith (10)   8  Br. Stith (12)   7  Caver (24)  Convocation Center (1,431)
San Antonio, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 9
9:00 pm, ASN
(3) vs. (6) Marshall
Quarterfinals
L 63–64  19–12
 12  Tied   12  Br. Stith (13)   6  Caver (25)  Legacy Arena (4,005)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[14][15][16]

References

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  1. ^ ODU Athletics. "Jones Names Kelvin Jefferson Assistant Coach". ODUSports.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite". Conference USA. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Miller, Ed. "Former ODU forward Colbert transferring to Hampton University". PilotOnline.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  4. ^ Miller, Ed. "ODU center Payton Pervier dismissed from team". PilotOnline.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  5. ^ Miller, Ed. "Old Dominion guard Ambrose Mosley dismissed from team". PilotOnline.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  6. ^ Nocco, Joseph. "Former Old Dominion forward Ambrose Mosley transfers to UNC-Wilmington". Today's U sports. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  7. ^ Detweiler, Eric. "Hoops (M): Ambrose Mosley commits to UNCW". The Dub Hub. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  8. ^ Thomas, Noah. "New kids on the block: Ambrose Mosley". The Seahawk.org. Retrieved July 22, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Miller, Ed. "ODU basketball picks up commitment from Texas junior college player". PilotOnline.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  10. ^ Fawcett, David. "Randy Haynes commits to Old Dominion University". InsideNOVA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  11. ^ ODU Athletics. "Jones Adds Keith Pinckney to Roster for 2016-17 Season". ODUSports.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  12. ^ Stringer, Seth (June 23, 2016). "Keith Pinckney headed for Old Dominion". nwfraiders.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  13. ^ Miller, Ed. "Catching up with new Monarch Keith Pinckney". PilotOnline.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  14. ^ Mickles, Sheldon. "Battle 4 Atlantis: LSU to play Wichita State in first-round matchup". TheAdvocate.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
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  16. ^ ODU Athletics. "Men's Basketball Announces Complete 2016-17 Schedule". ODUSports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2016.