The Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represents
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University (Old Dominion or ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia w ...
in
Norfolk
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,
Virginia
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, United States in
NCAA
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Division I men's competition. The school's team currently competes in the
Sun Belt Conference.
They were the Division II national champions in
1975, champions of the inaugural
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
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in
2009, and champions of the inaugural
Vegas 16
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in
2016. The team last played in the
Division I NCAA tournament in
2019. The Monarchs are currently coached by
Jeff Jones.
History
Old Dominion University has enjoyed an impressive basketball tradition. Since fielding its first team in 1930, Old Dominion has won 1,240 games in 81 years, a winning percentage of .591. Founded in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary, the institution gained independence in 1962 and became Old Dominion College. In 1969, University status was granted and the name was changed to Old Dominion University. The Monarchs have been selected for postseason play 20 times since moving up to Division I in 1976–77, eight by the NCAA and ten by the NIT. Twenty-two players have been accorded All-American honors since 1958, including first team selections
Wilson Washington
Wilson Washington Jr. (born August 3, 1955) is an American former basketball player and a former assistant coach at Norfolk State University. Washington was an All-American player at Old Dominion University and played for two seasons in the Nati ...
(1975–76), Joel Copeland (1973–74) and
Dave Twardzik
David John Twardzik (born September 20, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a point guard in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is best known for being a ...
(1972–73).
Early Years
Tommy Scott was the first coach at Old Dominion. A 1930 Graduate of VMI, he coached the Old Dominion men's basketball team (then known as the Norfolk "Braves") for 10 seasons til 1940. He compiled a record of 84–83. He also coached the football, track and baseball teams at Old Dominion. He retired from teaching and coaching in 1941 to pursue a business career. George Stirnweiss briefly coached Old Dominion for 2 seasons in the early 1940s, going just 4–29 during his tenure. Scrap Chandler followed as head coach of Old Dominion for 3 seasons going 27–24. The Old Dominion University Natatorium is named after Scrap Chandler. Old Dominion had two coaches in two years following Scrap Chandler in the mid-1940s. Julius Rubin and Jack Callahan went 14–8 and 21–8 respectively during their seasons.
Bud Metheny Era
Bud Metheny came to Old Dominion in 1948 and served as the baseball coach from 1948–1980 and the head basketball coach from 1948–65, compiling a 198–163 record and posting 16 winning seasons. His 198 wins were ultimately surpassed by Blaine Taylor on January 5, 2011.
He also served as athletic director from 1963–1970.
Sonny Allen Era
Sonny Allen was named head coach at Old Dominion in 1965, following athletic director
Bud Metheny
Arthur Beauregard “Bud” Metheny (June 1, 1915 – January 2, 2003) was an American baseball player and coach. He played professional baseball for the New York Yankees (1943–46) and served Old Dominion University for 32 years as head baseba ...
’s outstanding career. In ten years, Allen led the Monarchs to 181 wins, and a second place national finish at the 1970 NCAA Division II championships. In 1975 his Monarchs took the ultimate prize with the
Division II National Championship.
Paul Webb Era
Paul Webb took control in 1976–77 and led the Monarchs to the first NIT bid in program history. Webb successfully guided the Old Dominion program to one of the nation’s premier Division I basketball programs. In nine seasons, Webb won 196 victories and took the Big Blue to eight national postseason tournaments. Webb reached the NCAA tournament three times and the NIT five times. He also won 2 conference titles during his time as head coach of Old Dominion.
Tom Young Era
In 1985, the reins were turned over to Tom Young and he guided the Monarchs to a 23–8 mark in 1986 and an NCAA bid. The Monarchs advanced to the second round for the first time ever. In 1987–88, Old Dominion was 18–12 and earned a NIT bid.
Oliver Purnell Era
In 1991–92, former captain
Oliver Purnell
Oliver Gordon Purnell Jr. (born May 19, 1953) is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Radford University from 1988 to 1991, Old Dominion University from 1991 to 1994, the University of Dayto ...
returned to his alma mater and led Old Dominion to the CAA title and a trip to the NCAA. In 1993 and 1994 the Monarchs advanced to the second round of the NIT.
Jeff Capel Era
Jeff Capel
Felton Jeffrey Capel III (born February 12, 1975) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh's Panthers men's basketball team. He played for Duke University and was ...
took over in 1994–95 and guided the Monarchs to the second round of the NCAA after a stunning victory over third seed
Villanova, 89–81 in triple overtime. Capel again guided Old Dominion to a CAA title and NCAA Tournament play in 1997.
Blaine Taylor
In April 2001,
Blaine Taylor
Blaine Taylor (born January 14, 1958) is a former American college basketball coach most well known for being the head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs basketball, Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team from 2001 until 2013.
Taylor pla ...
became the Monarchs fifth Division I head coach. He guided ODU to the school’s most wins in a single season (28) in 2004–05, winning the CAA crown and advancing to the NCAA tournament. The following year, ODU won another 24 games and reached the semi-finals of the
NIT at
Madison Square Garden
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. The 2007 Monarchs won another 24 games and advanced to the NCAA tournament as an at-large team. In 2008, ODU reached the quarterfinals of the inaugural
College Basketball Invitational
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(CBI). In 2008–09 the Monarchs won the championship of the inaugural College Insider.com tournament with a 25–10 record. In 2009–10, ODU captured its fifth CAA title andadvanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament after beating sixth seeded Notre Dame, 51–50. In 2010–11, ODU won its second straight CAA crown and lost at the buzzer to Butler in the NCAA tournament. In 2011–12, ODU advanced to the Quarterfinals of the CIT.
Jeff Jones Era
Jeff Jones became the head coach of Old Dominion for the 2013–14 season and has led ODU 1 NIT Final Four appearance. Jones is 89–51 in four years as head coach of the Monarchs. Jeff Jones lead the Monarchs to the 2019 Conference USA Championship and the 2019 NCAA Tournament where they fell to eventual Elite 8 participant Purdue in the first round.
Coaches
Current coaching staff
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Jeff Jones – Head Coach
* Lamar Barrett – Assistant Coach
* John Richardson – Assistant Coach
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Bryant Stith
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– Assistant Coach
Postseason results
Division I NCAA tournament results
The Monarchs have appeared in 12
Division I NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–12.
*Following the introduction of the "First Four" round in 2011, the Round of 64 and Round of 32 were referred to as the second round and third round, respectively, from 2011 to 2015. Then from 2016 moving forward, the Round 64 and Round of 32 were called the First and Second rounds, as they were prior to 2011.
NCAA Tournament seeding history
''The
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began seeding the tournament with the
1979 NCAA tournament.''
Division II NCAA tournament results
The Monarchs have appeared in six
NCAA Men's Division II basketball tournament
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s. Their combined record is 14–7. They were national champions in 1975.
NIT results
The Monarchs have appeared in 11
National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 11–11.
CBI results
The Monarchs have appeared in two
College Basketball Invitational
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. Their combined record is 3–2.
CIT results
The Monarchs have appeared in two
CollegeInsider.com Tournaments. They were champions of the inaugural tournament in 2009. Their combined record is 6–1.
Vegas 16 results
The Monarchs appeared in, and won, the first and only
Vegas 16
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. Their record was 3–0.
Chartway Arena
Since moving into
Chartway Arena
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in 2002, the Old Dominion men's basketball team has experienced a high winning percentage with an outstanding home court advantage.
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Players
First team All-Americans
Academic All-Americans
Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year
Retired numbers
Old Dominion University Hall of Fame members
Old Dominion players in the NBA
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Kent Bazemore
Kenneth Lamont "Kent" Bazemore Jr. (born July 1, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a junior at Old Dominion University in 2010–11, Ba ...
(2012–Present)
Golden State Warriors
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Cal Bowdler (1999–02)
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Mark Davis Mark Davis may refer to:
Entertainers
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* Mark Jonathan Davis (born 1965), American actor/singer and creator of Richard Cheese
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(1988–89)
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Chris Gatling
Chris Raymond Gatling (born September 3, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. Gatling played for many National Basketball Association (NBA) teams from 1991 to 2002. He played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA Worl ...
(1991–02; 1997 All-Star)
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Kenny Gattison
Kenneth Clay Gattison (born May 23, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player and National Basketball Association (NBA) assistant coach.
College career
Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Gattison was a four-year lettermen at Old ...
(1986–1996)
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Dave Twardzik
David John Twardzik (born September 20, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a point guard in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is best known for being a ...
(1972–76 ABA, 1976–80 NBA) – 1977 NBA Champion & #13 retired with
Portland
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Ronnie Valentine
Ronnie L. Valentine (born November 27, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player.
College
A 6'7" forward, Valentine attended Old Dominion University from 1976 to 1980. He set a school record with 2,204 points in his college care ...
(1980–81)
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Wilson Washington
Wilson Washington Jr. (born August 3, 1955) is an American former basketball player and a former assistant coach at Norfolk State University. Washington was an All-American player at Old Dominion University and played for two seasons in the Nati ...
(1977–79)
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Mark West (1983–00)
Seasons
References
External links
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