2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
2016–17 record	3–2 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (4th year)
Assistant coach	Kelvin Jefferson ^[1] (1st year)
Assistant coach	John Richardson (10th year)
Assistant coach	Bryant Stith (4th year)
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center

2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Rice	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
WKU	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
UAB	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
UTEP	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
FIU	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
North Texas	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
UTSA	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of November 18, 2016;

The 2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team will represent Old Dominion University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fourth year head coach Jeff Jones, will play their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

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

Pre-season

Departures

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 ^[2]
Payton Pervier	12	C	7'1"	275	RS Senior	Snohomish, WA	Dismissed from team ^[3]
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;^[4] Transferred to UNC Wilmington^[5]^[6]^[7]
Nik Biberaj	30	F	6'8"	245	RS Senior	Fairfax Station, VA	Walk on; Graduated

Incoming transfers

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 ^[8]
Randy Haynes	12	G	6'4"	215	Junior	Dumfries, VA	Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College ^[9]
Keith Pinckney	22	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Lithonia, GA	Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College ^[10]^[11]^[12]

Incoming recruits

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
Xavier Green #48 SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Travis Fields #82 PG	Portsmouth, VA	I. C. Norcom High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Mar 14, 2016
Travis Fields #82 PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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

2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Baker, JordanJordan Baker	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hampton HS	Hampton, Virginia
3.5 !F	1	Kah, AlassaneAlassane Kah	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Walnut Ridge HS / Kilgore College	Columbus, Ohio
1.5 !G	2	Fields, TravisTravis Fields (W)	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1.0 !Fr	I.C. Norcom HS	Portsmouth, Virginia
1.5 !G	3	Stith, B.J.B.J. Stith	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Oak Hill Academy / Virginia	Lawrenceville, Virginia
1.5 !G	4	Caver, AhmadAhmad Caver	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (WI)	Atlanta, Georgia
1.5 !G	10	Green, XavierXavier Green	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Williamsburg Christian Academy	Williamsburg, Virginia
1.5 !G	12	Haynes, RandyRandy Haynes	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Potomac HS / New Mexico Junior College	Dumfries, Virginia
3.5 !F	13	Carver, AaronAaron Carver	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	South Kent School (CT)	Elizabeth City, North Carolina
3.5 !F	15	Porter, TreyTrey Porter	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Potomac HS / George Mason	Woodbridge, Virginia
3.5 !F	21	Taylor, DenzellDenzell Taylor (C)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)	Brampton, Ontario
1.5 !G	22	Pinckney, KeithKeith Pinckney	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Miller Grove HS / Northwest Florida State College	Lithonia, Georgia
3.5 !F	23	Vassor, StephenStephen Vassor (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Brunswick HS / Hampden–Sydney College	Lawrenceville, Virginia
3.5 !F	24	Talley, ZoranZoran Talley	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Midwest Elite Preparatory Academy	Merrillville, Indiana
3.5 !F	25	Stith, BrandanBrandan Stith	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Brunswick HS / East Carolina	Lawrenceville, Virginia
1.5 !G	30	Mauras, KharyKhary Mauras (W)	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Reading HS	Pottstown, Pennsylvania

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: November 27, 2016

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ¦¦ Increase in ranking. ¦¦ Decrease in ranking. ¦¦ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR																			*N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR

*AP does not release post-tournament rankings

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	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 – 2 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 – 2 tied	Pavelló Esportiu Municipal Sant Julià de Vilatorta, Spain
August 23*	vs. Catalan All-Stars	W 85–48		12 – 2 tied	9 – 2 tied	3 – 2 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 – 2 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,163) Norfolk, VA
November 4* 7:00 pm	Virginia Wesleyan	W 89–55		15 – 2 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	W 62–55	1–0	23 – Br. Stith (1)	11 – Br. Stith (1)	4 – 2 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,241) Norfolk, Virginia
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 – 2 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 – 2 tied	10 – Porter (1)	5 – Caver (5)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,260) Norfolk, Virginia
December 3* 2:00 pm	at Towson			–	–	–	SECU Arena Towson, MD
December 6* 7:00 pm	at Rhode Island			–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
December 10* 8:00 pm, ASN	VCU Rivalry			–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia
December 18* 2:00 pm	Georgia State			–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia
December 22* 7:00 pm	Howard			–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia
December 29* 7:00 pm	William & Mary			–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia
Conference USA regular season
December 31 1:00 pm	Rice			–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 2 5:00 pm	North Texas			–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 5 7:00 pm	at Marshall			–	–	–	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 7 6:00 pm, ASN	at WKU			–	–	–	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
January 12 7:00 pm	Southern Miss			–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 14 6:00 pm, ASN	Louisiana Tech			–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 21 8:00 pm, ASN	at Charlotte			–	–	–	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 25 8:00 pm, CI	at Rice			–	–	–	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 28 3:00 pm	at North Texas			–	–	–	The Super Pit Denton, TX
February 2 7:00 pm	FIU			–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
February 4 7:00 pm	Florida Atlantic			–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
February 9 8:00 pm, beIN	at Middle Tennessee			–	–	–	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 11 8:00 pm, ASN	at UAB			–	–	–	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 18 7:00 pm	Charlotte			–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
February 23 8:00 pm, beIN	Marshall			–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
February 25 7:00 pm	WKU			–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
March 2 8:00 pm, beIN	at UTEP			–	–	–	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
March 4 4:00 pm	at UTSA			–	–	–	Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Conference USA Tournament
March 8–11	vs. First round			–	–	–	Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[13]^[14]^[15]

References

↑ ODU Athletics. "Jones Names Kelvin Jefferson Assistant Coach". ODUSports.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
↑ Miller, Ed. "Former ODU forward Colbert transferring to Hampton University". PilotOnline.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
↑ Miller, Ed. "ODU center Payton Pervier dismissed from team". PilotOnline.com. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
↑ Miller, Ed. "Old Dominion guard Ambrose Mosley dismissed from team". PilotOnline.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
↑ Nocco, Joseph. "Former Old Dominion forward Ambrose Mosley transfers to UNC-Wilmington". Today's U sports. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
↑ Detweiler, Eric. "Hoops (M): Ambrose Mosley commits to UNCW". The Dub Hub. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
↑ Thomas, Noah. "New kids on the block: Ambrose Mosley". The Seahawk.org. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
↑ Miller, Ed. "ODU basketball picks up commitment from Texas junior college player". PilotOnline.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
↑ Fawcett, David. "Randy Haynes commits to Old Dominion University". InsideNOVA.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
↑ ODU Athletics. "Jones Adds Keith Pinckney to Roster for 2016-17 Season". ODUSports.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
↑ Stringer, Seth. "Keith Pinckney headed for Old Dominion". nwfraiders.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
↑ Miller, Ed. "Catching up with new Monarch Keith Pinckney". PilotOnline.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
↑ Mickles, Sheldon. "Battle 4 Atlantis: LSU to play Wichita State in first-round matchup". TheAdvocate.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
↑ ODU Athletics. "Men's Basketball Announces C-USA Schedule". ODUSports.com. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
↑ ODU Athletics. "Men's Basketball Announces Complete 2016-17 Schedule". ODUSports.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.

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

NCAA national championship in bold

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