2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by second year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of the Conference 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 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.

2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceConference USA
2014–15 record27–8 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coachJeff Jones (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lamar Barrett (2nd season)
  • John Richardson (8th season)
  • Bryant Stith (2nd season)
MVPTrey Freeman
Captains
  • Aaron Bacote
  • Kennan Palmore
Home arenaTed Constant Convocation Center
2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Louisiana Tech15–3 .833  27–9  .750
Old Dominion13–5 .722  27–8  .771
UTEP13–5 .722  22–11  .667
WKU12–6 .667  20–12  .625
UAB †12–6 .667  20–16  .556
Middle Tennessee9–9 .500  19–17  .528
FIU8–10 .444  16–17  .485
UTSA8–10 .444  14–16  .467
North Texas8–10 .444  14–17  .452
Rice8–10 .444  12–20  .375
Charlotte7–11 .389  14–18  .438
Marshall7–11 .389  11–21  .344
Southern Miss*4–14 .222  9–20  .310
Florida Atlantic2–16 .111  9–20  .310
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Monarchs the season 18–18, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated South Dakota State and Radford to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Fresno State.

Pre-season

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dimitri Batten4G6'3"205RS JuniorNewport News, VAGraduate transfer to Boston College
Donte Hill25G6'4"205RS SeniorVirginia Beach, VAGraduated
Sean-Michael King25G6'1"182JuniorAlexandria, VAWalk-on didn't return
Anton Larsen40C7'0"245RS SeniorCopenhagen, DKGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Javonte Douglas10F6'8"195JuniorCharlotte, NCJunior college transfer from Central Florida Community College
Stephen Vassor12G6'6"237SophomoreLawrenceville, VATransferred from Hampden–Sydney College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Vassor will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Brandon Stith25F6'7"215SophomoreLawrenceville, VATransferred from East Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stith will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Jonathan Arledge35F6'9"236SeniorSilver Spring, MDTransferred from George Mason. Will be eligible to play immediately since Arledge graduated from George Mason.

Incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zoran Talley
SF		 Merrillville, IN Midwest Elite Prep Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 15, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 10, 2014.

    Roster
    2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Jordan Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoHampton HS Hampton, VA
    G 1 Aaron Bacote (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)186 lb (84 kg) JrBethel HS Hampton, VA
    G 2 Martin Shaw (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)171 lb (78 kg) JrKecoughtan HS Hampton, VA
    G 3 Keenan Palmore (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrThe Paideia School Stone Mountain, GA
    F 10 Jovonte Douglas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrKennedy Charter HS
    College of Central Florida    		 Charlotte, NC
    F 11 Josue Ebondo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)221 lb (100 kg) SrEuless Trinity HS
    Garden City CC    		 Euless, TX
    G 12 Stephen Vassor (W)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)237 lb (108 kg) SoBrunswick HS
    Hampden–Sydney College    		 Lawrenceville, VA
    G 15 Deion Clark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoBarron Collier HS Naples, FL
    G 20 Trey Freeman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrKellam HS
    Campbell    		 Virginia Beach, VA
    F 21 Denzell Taylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)226 lb (103 kg) SoSt. Benedict's Prep Brampton, ON
    G 22 Ambrose Mosley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoHargrave Military Academy Jacksonville, FL
    F 23 Richard Ross 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrHirschi HS Wichita Falls, TX
    F 24 Zoran Talley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrMerrillville HS Merrillville, IN
    F 25 Brandan Stith (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoBrunswick HS
    East Carolina    		 Lawrenceville, VA
    F 30 Nik Biberaj (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS JrSouth County HS
    Christopher Newport    		 Fairfax Station, VA
    F/C 35 Jonathan Arledge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrKIMA HS
    George Mason    		 Silver Spring, MD
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: 01/06/15

    Depth chart
    Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
    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

    Schedule
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    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 3rd 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 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 from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

    [1]

    Statistics

    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 Freeman3535113132.32215020.440471320.3561021400.729201321524.31253.65405946459116.9
    Aaron Bacote353595527.31012670.378381200.3171031220.84423841073.1952.7580472413439.8
    Jonathan Arledge353570420.11152640.43616600.26760980.612631081714.9210.68914920193068.7
    Richard Ross352688325.21322220.595000.00024500.480731231965.6421.26915426542888.2
    Ambrose Mosley35078622.5812290.354631860.33924330.7271357702.0290.8520241612497.1
    Jordan Baker343372221.2441320.333341030.33012220.5451958772.3471.4610242921343.9
    Javonte Douglas25125510.233740.446270.28621380.5531848662.6190.83611755893.6
    Denzell Taylor35984724.244800.550000.00015340.441125842096.0461.39704437231032.9
    Keenan Palmore35038511.036770.468040.00018310.581943521.5351.057134130902.6
    Nik Biberaj2802378.521610.3447200.3509140.6432028481.7110.4330614582.1
    Deion Clark200703.55150.333040.000570.71456110.610.130220150.8
    Martin Shaw110171.5190.111000.000120.5000000.010.10010130.3
    Joe Ebondo151583.9230.667000.000010.00028100.700.09002140.3
    TEAM354850982.816
    Season Total35705083619350.4322076360.3253945920.666438829126736.247213.56184377221115227364.9
    Opponents35705067216780.4002046540.3124516850.658305779108431.03389.75911545116596199957.1

    Rankings
    See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. ( ) = First place votes.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
    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

    Awards

    In-season
    CUSA Player of the Week
    Date Name Class Position
    February 23, 2015Trey FreemanJr.PG
    March 2, 2015Trey FreemanJr.PG

    Postseason
    • Jeff Jones
      • Barefoot Coach of the Year
    • Trey Freeman
      • All-Conference USA First Team
      • Conference USA Newcomer of the Year
      • NABC All-District 11 First Team
      • Conference USA All-Academic Team

    [3]

    See also

    References
    1. "2014–2015 Schedule". ODUSPORTS.COM - Old Dominion Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
    2. "2014-15 Old Dominion Monarchs Statistics" (PDF). ODU Sports. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
    3. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/release/release.pdf
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