Old Dominion Monarchs basketball

The Old Dominion Monarchs Basketball team represents Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia in NCAA Division I men's competition. (The women's team, which has traditionally had a considerably higher national profile, is known as the Lady Monarchs.) The school's team currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2011. The Monarchs are currently coached by Blaine Taylor.

Coaches

Current Coaching Staff

• Blaine Taylor - Head Coach
• Jim Corrigan - Assistant Coach
• John Richardson - Assistant Coach
• Robert Wilkes - Assistant Coach
• Joel Hines - Director of Basketball Operations

NCAA Tournament Results

The Monarchs have appeared in ten NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–11.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1980	First Round	UCLA	L 87–74
1982	First Round	Wake Forest	L 74–57
1985	First Round	SMU	L 85–68
1986	First Round Second Round	West Virginia Duke	W 75–64 L 89–61
1992	First Round	Kentucky	L 88–69
1995	First Round Second Round	Villanova Tulsa	W 89–81 3OT L 65–52
1997	First Round	New Mexico	L 59–55
2005	First Round	Michigan State	L 89–81
2007	First Round	Butler	L 57–46
2010	First Round Second Round	Notre Dame Baylor	W 51–50 L 76–68
2011	First Round	Butler	L 60–58

The Monarchs appeared in three NCAA Division II Final Fours (1971, 1975 and 1976), winning the Division II championship in 1975 under coach Sonny Allen.

NIT Results

The Monarchs have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 8–10.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1977	First Round	Villanova	L 71–68
1979	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Wagner Clemson Purdue	W 83–81 W 61–59 L 67–59
1981	First Round	Georgia	L 74–60
1983	First Round	South Carolina	L 100–90
1984	First Round	Notre Dame	L 67–62
1988	First Round	Ohio State	L 86–73
1993	First Round Sweet Sixteen	VCU Miami (OH)	W 74–68 L 60–58
1994	First Round Sweet Sixteen	Manhattan Bradley	W 76–74 L 79–75
1999	First Round Sweet Sixteen	Seton Hall Butler	W 75–56 L 75–68
2006	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	Colorado Manhattan Hofstra Michigan	W 79–61 W 70–66 W 61–51 L 66–43

CBI Results

The Monarchs have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational. Their combined record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2008	First Round Quarterfinals	Rider Virginia	W 68–65 L 71–68

CIT Results

The Monarchs have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Tournament. They were champions of the inaugural tournament in 2009. Their combined record is 4–0.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2009	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	The Citadel Belmont James Madison Bradley	W 67–59 W 70–62 W 81–43 W 66–62

Players

Old Dominion Monarchs Men's Basketball Roster

Monarch Men's Basketball 2009-2010 Roster
Head Coach: Blaine Taylor
G/F	24	Kent Bazemore	Sophomore (RS)	6'5", 190 lb	(Kelford, NC)
F	33	Keyon Carter	Junior (RS)	6'8", 218 lb	(Riviera Beach, FL)
F	20	Chris Cooper	Sophomore	6'9", 215 lb	(Woodridge,VA)
G	22	Marquel De Lancey	Sophomore	6'0", 190lb	(Alexandria, VA)
G/F	35	Ben Finney	Junior	6'5", 220 lb	(Portsmouth, VA)
F	21	Frank Hassell	Junior (RS)	6'8", 245 lb	(Chesapeake, VA)
G	2	Josh Hicks	Freshman	6'2, 180 lb	(Winston-Salem, NC)
G	15	Trian Iliadis	Sophomore	6'3", 185 lb	(Perth, W. Australia)
G	3	Darius James	Junior	6'1", 165 lb	(Virginia Beach, VA)
C/F	40	Anton Larsen	Freshman	7'0, 240 lb	(Copenhagen, Denmark)
F	12	Gerald Lee	Senior	6'10", 250 lb	(Uusikaupunki, Finland)
G	23	Marsharee Neely	Senior	6'2", 190 lb	(Greensboro, NC)
F	1	Nick Wright	Freshman (RS)	6'8", 205 lb	(Suffolk, VA)

First Team All Americans

Monarch Men's Basketball First Team All American
1972	Dave Twardzik
1974	Joel Copeland
1974/75	Gray Eubank
1976	Wilson Washington

College Sports Information Directors Association Academic All Americans

Monarch Men's Basketball Academic All American Squads
1974/75	Gray Eubank	1st Team
1976	Dave Moyer	Hon. Mention
1976	Reese Neyland	3rd Team
1994	Kevin Larkin	3rd Team
2006	Alex Loughton	3rd Team

Old Dominion University Hall of Fame Members

Monarch Men's Basketball Hall of Fame
1980	Leo Anthony
1980	Tommy Scott (Coach)
1980	Rufus Tonelson
1981	Sonny Allen (Coach)
1981	Dave Twardzik
1982	Joel Copeland
1982	Fred Edmonds
1982	Harry Lozon
1983	Bud Metheny (Coach)
1983	Button Speakes
1983	Wilson Washington
1984	Dick St. Clair
1985	Tony Zontini
1986	Woody Barnes
1986	Randy Leddy
1987	Kirkie Harrison
1987	Everett Tolson
1988	Jack Harris
1988	Oliver Purnell
1988	Mark West

Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year

National Defensive Player of the Year
2010	Kent Bazemore

See also

• Old Dominion University

External links

• ESPN Old Dominion College Basketball Monarchs
• FOX Sports on MSN-College Basketball-Old Dominion Monarchs Team Front
• Old Dominion Monarchs|NCAA Basketball at CBSSports

References

• Old Dominion Athletics Basketball