2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018;

Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2018–19 record	0-0 (0-0 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (6th season)
Assistant coach	Kelvin Jefferson (3rd season)
Assistant coach	John Richardson (12th season)
Assistant coach	Bryant Stith (6th season)
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center

The 2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by sixth-year head coach Jeff Jones, play their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the season 25–7, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament before losing to Western Kentucky in the semifinals. Despite winning 25 games on the season, the Monarchs did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Greg McClinton	55	F	6'7"	200	RS Senior	Winston-Salem, NC	Graduated
Brendan Stith	25	F	6'7"	240	RS Senior	Lawrenceville, VA	Graduated
Stephen Vassor	23	F	6'7"	240	RS Senior	Lawrenceville, VA	Walk-on; Graduated
Randy Haynes	12	G	6'4"	215	Senior	Dumfries, VA	Graduated
Alassane Kah	1	F	6'9"	215	Senior	Columbus, OH	Graduated
Keith Pinckney	22	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Lithonia, GA	Graduated
Trey Porter	15	F	6'10"	230	RS Junior	Woodbridge, VA	Graduated and transferred to Nevada.^[1]
Michael Hueitt Jr.	11	G	6'3"	160	Freshman	Fayetteville, NC	Transferred to UNC Greensboro.^[2]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Elbert Robinson III	25	C	7'1"	290	Senior	Garland, TX	Transferred from LSU. Will be eligible to play immediately since Robinson III graduated from LSU.^[3]
Dajour Dickens	23	C	7'0"	220	Sophomore	Hampton, VA	Transferred from Providence. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dickens will have to sit out from the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.^[4]

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jason Wade PG	Richmond, VA	Trinity Episcopal School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 11, 2017
Jason Wade PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kalu Ezikpe PF	Lawrenceville, GA	Discovery High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 14, 2017
Kalu Ezikpe PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Joseph Reece PF	St. Louis, MO	East St. Louis High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 19, 2017
Joseph Reece PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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: "Old Dominion 2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jarvis Vaughan PF	Staunton, VA	Robert E. Lee High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 1, 2017
Jarvis Vaughan PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: "Old Dominion 2019 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

Honors and awards

Street & Smith's Preseason Awards^[5]

All-Conference - Ahmad Caver
All-Newcomer - Elbert Robinson
All-Defense - Ahmad Caver

Roster

2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Marquis Godwin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Hampton HS	Hampton, Virginia
G	1	Jason Wade	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Trinity Episcopal School	Richmond, Virginia
G	2	Justice Kithcart	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Virginia Episcopal School / Pittsburgh	Durham, North Carolina
G	3	B.J. Stith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Brunswick HS / Virginia	Lawrenceville, Virginia
G	4	Ahmad Caver	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	St. John's NW Military Academy (WI)	Atlanta, Georgia
G	10	Xavier Green	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Williamsburg Christian Academy	Williamsburg, Virginia
G	12	Quishon Harris (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	Fr	Hampton HS	Hampton, Virginia
F	13	Aaron Carver	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	South Kent School (CT)	Elizabeth City, North Carolina
F	15	Joseph Reece	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	East St. Louis HS	St. Louis, Missouri
G	20	Loren Brill (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Georgetown Prep / Cal State Fullerton	Gaithersburg, Maryland
F	21	Alfis Pilavios	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Moraitis School	Athens, Greece
F	22	Kalu Ezikpe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Discovery HS	Lawrenceville, Georgia
F	23	Dajour Dickens	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Bethel HS / Providence	Hampton, Virginia
C	25	Elbert Robinson III	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Sr	Lakeview Centennial HS / LSU	Garland, Texas

Head coach

Jeff Jones (Virginia '82)

Assistant coach(es)

Kelvin Jefferson (Southern Connecticut State '95)
John Richardson (Elizabeth City State '95)
Bryant Stith (Virginia '92)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 9-15-2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*	Virginia Wesleyan	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*	Navy	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
November 9, 2018*	at Saint Joseph's	–	–	–	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2018* 1:00 pm, FloHoops.com	vs. Oregon State Paradise Jam quarterfinals	–	–	–	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
November 17-18, 2018* 4:00 pm / 6:30 pm, FloHoops.com	vs. Missouri or Kennesaw State Paradise Jam	–	–	–	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
November 19, 2018* FloHoops.com	vs. Paradise Jam	–	–	–	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
November 23, 2018*	Northern Iowa	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
November 28, 2018*	VCU	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
December 1, 2018*	James Madison	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
December 5, 2018*	William & Mary	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
December 9, 2018*	Fairfield	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
December 15, 2018*	at Syracuse	–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
December 19, 2018*	at Richmond	–	–	–	Robins Center Richmond, VA
December 22, 2018*	Morgan State	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
Conference USA regular season
January 3, 2019	Marshall	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 5, 2019	Western Kentucky	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 10, 2019	at Florida Atlantic	–	–	–	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 12, 2019	at FIU	–	–	–	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
January 17, 2019	Louisiana Tech	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 19, 2019	Southern Miss	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 21, 2019	at Charlotte	–	–	–	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 24, 2019	at UTEP	–	–	–	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
January 26, 2019	at UTSA	–	–	–	Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
January 31, 2019	North Texas	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
February 2, 2019	Rice	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
February 7, 2019	at UAB	–	–	–	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 9, 2019	at Middle Tennessee	–	–	–	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 16, 2019	Charlotte	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
February 23, 2019	TBD	–	–	–	TBD TBD
February 28, 2019	TBD	–	–	–	TBD TBD
March 3, 2019	TBD	–	–	–	TBD TBD
March 6, 2019	TBD	–	–	–	TBD TBD
March 9, 2019	TBD	–	–	–	TBD TBD
Conference USA Tournament
March 13-16, 2019	vs.	–	–	–	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ Miller, Ed. "Former ODU big man Trey Porter headed to Nevada". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
↑ Miller, Ed. "Hueitt picks a destination". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
↑ Miller, Ed. "Old Dominion lands big transfer in 7-foot-1 LSU center". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
↑ Miller, Ed. "Providence 7-footer Dajour Dickens to transfer to ODU". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
↑ Street & Smith's Basketball. 2018-19: 99. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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[1] Miller, Ed. "Former ODU big man Trey Porter headed to Nevada". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[2] Miller, Ed. "Hueitt picks a destination". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[3] Miller, Ed. "Old Dominion lands big transfer in 7-foot-1 LSU center". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[4] Miller, Ed. "Providence 7-footer Dajour Dickens to transfer to ODU". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[5] Street & Smith's Basketball. 2018-19: 99. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
Venues	ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Ted Constant Convocation Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	VCU
Culture & lore	Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA national championship in bold

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rice	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UAB	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTSA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018;