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2009–10 Old Dominion Monarchs Basketball Team
The 2009–10 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Blaine Taylor's ninth season at Old Dominion. The Monarchs compete in the 2009–10 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. They finished the season 27–9, 15–3 in CAA play to win the regulars season championship. They also won the 2010 CAA men's basketball tournament to earn the CAA's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned an 11 seed in the South Region where they upset 6 seed 2009–10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team, Notre Dame in the first round before losing to 3 seed and AP #19 2009–10 Baylor Bears men's basketball team, Baylor in the second round. Preseason In the CAA preseason polls, released Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 men's basketball team from 2001 until 2013. Taylor played as a point guard for the University of Montana from 1979 to 1981. In 1981, he was recognized as the school's most outstanding male athlete and earned the Naseby Rhinehart Award as the Most Inspirational Player. Taylor later became an assistant coach at Montana while a graduate student from 1981 to 1984 and again became an assistant to Stew Morrill from 1986 to 1991. He was promoted to head coach of the Grizzlies in 1991 and led the team to two NCAA tournament appearances through 1998. Taylor became an assistant coach under former Grizzly coach Mike Montgomery at Stanford University from 1998 to 2001. The Cardinal were invited to the NCAA tournament during every year of Taylor's tenure, reaching the Elite Eight in the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |