2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 25–7, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament before losing to Western Kentucky in the semifinals. Despite winning 25 games on the season, the Monarchs did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record25–7 (15–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTed Constant Convocation Center
Seasons
2017–18 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Middle Tennessee162 .889258 .758
Old Dominion153 .833257 .781
Western Kentucky144 .7782711 .711
Marshall126 .6672511 .694
UTSA117 .6112015 .571
UAB108 .5562013 .606
North Texas810 .4442018 .526
FIU810 .4441418 .438
Southern Miss711 .3891618 .471
Louisiana Tech711 .3891716 .515
Florida Atlantic612 .3331219 .387
UTEP612 .3331120 .355
Rice414 .222724 .226
Charlotte216 .111623 .207
2018 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2016–17 season 19–12, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish tied for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Marshall. ODU did not participate in a postseason tournament for the first time since the 2012–13 season.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jordan Baker0G6'2"205SeniorHampton, VAGraduated
Travis Fields Jr.2G5'9"150FreshmanPortsmouth, VATransferred to Radford[2]
Denzel Taylor21F6'7"220SeniorBrampton, ONGraduated
Zoran Talley24F6'7"200RS-SophomoreMerrillville, INDismissed from team; transferred to Iowa State[3]
Khary Mauras30G5'11"160RS FreshmanPottstown, PAWalk-on; transferred to Bloomsburg (PA)

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Justice Kithcart2G6'1"215FreshmanDurham, NCTransferred from Pitt. Will be eligible in 2018–19[4]
Greg McClinton55F6'7"200RS-JuniorWinston-Salem, NCTransferred from Wake Forest[5]
Loren Brill20G6'0"180SophomoreGaithersburg, MDTransferred from Cal State Fullerton. Will be eligible in 2018–19. Will join the team as a walk-on.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Marquis Godwin
#81 SG
Hampton, VAHampton High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg)Oct 27, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 65
Michael Hueitt Jr.
#50 PG
High Point, NCHigh Point Christian Academy6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg)Oct 2, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
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 2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

Roster

2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Marquis Godwin6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrHampton HSHampton, Virginia
F1Alassane Kah6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrWalnut Ridge HS / Kilgore CollegeColumbus, Ohio
G2Justice Kithcart  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)SoVirginia Episcopal School / PittsburghDurham, North Carolina
G3B. J. Stith6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)RS JrOak Hill Academy / VirginiaLawrenceville, Virginia
G4Ahmad Caver6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg)JrSt. John's Northwestern Military Academy (WI)Atlanta, Georgia
G10Xavier Green6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg)RS FrWilliamsburg Christian AcademyWilliamsburg, Virginia
G11Michael Hueitt Jr.6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg)FrNorthwood Temple Academy Fayetteville, North Carolina
G12Randy Haynes6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrPotomac HS / New Mexico Junior CollegeDumfries, Virginia
F13Aaron Carver6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)RS SoSouth Kent School (CT)Elizabeth City, North Carolina
F15Trey Porter6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg)RS JrPotomac HS / George MasonWoodbridge, Virginia
G20Loren Brill (W)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoGeorgetown Prep / Cal State FullertonGaithersburg, Maryland
F21Alfis Pilavios6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)RS FrMoraitis SchoolAthens, Greece
G22Keith Pinckney6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)SrMiller Grove HS / Northwest Florida State CollegeLithonia, Georgia
F23Stephen Vassor (W)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg)RS SrBrunswick HS / Hampden–Sydney CollegeLawrenceville, Virginia
F25Brandan Stith6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg)RS SrBrunswick HS / East CarolinaLawrenceville, Virginia
F55Greg McClinton6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg)RS SrHargrave Military Academy / Wake ForestWinston-Salem, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2017*
2:00 pm
Christopher NewportW 101–46 
 17  Haynes  11  Br. Stith  9  Caver Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,924)
Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 10*
7:00 pm
TowsonW 57–54 1–0
 15  Br. Stith  7  Porter  3  Tied Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,279)
Norfolk, VA
November 13*
7:00 pm
at James Madison
Rivalry
W 69–53 2–0
 19  B.J. Stith  8  Porter  4  B.J. Stith JMU Convocation Center (2,451)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 16*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Temple
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
L 65–76 2–1
 15  Green  7  Carver  6  Caver TD Arena (2,136)
Charleston, SC
November 17*
1:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Indiana State
Charleston Classic consolation
W 62–44 3–1
 22  Caver  12  Carver  6  Caver TD Arena (1,970)
Charleston, SC
November 19*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Dayton
Charleston Classic 5th place game
W 75–67 4–1
 25  Haynes  13  B.J. Stith  7  Caver TD Arena (2,340)
Charleston, SC
November 25*
7:00 pm
at William & Mary
Rivalry
L 77–79 4–2
 26  B.J. Stith  6  Haynes  10  Caver Kaplan Arena (2,423)
Williamsburg, VA
November 27*
7:00 pm
Maryland Eastern ShoreW 83–44 5–2
 14  B.J. Stith  9  Hueitt Jr.  4  Green Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,166)
Norfolk, VA
December 2*
7:00 pm
at VCU
Rivalry
L 75–82 5–3
 18  Haynes  8  Stith  6  Caver Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
December 6*
7:00 pm
RichmondW 79–60 6–3
 21  B.J. Stith  10  B.J. Stith  12  Caver Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,390)
Norfolk, VA
December 9*
7:00 pm
Bowling GreenW 88–46 7–3
 21  Br. Stith  11  Br. Stith  8  Caver Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,000)
Norfolk, VA
December 17*
1:00 pm
at FairfieldW 82–77 OT8–3
 30  Caver  9  Br. Stith  4  Caver Alumni Hall (2,410)
Fairfield, CT
December 22*
7:00 pm
vs. Norfolk State
Scope Series
W 61–50 9–3
 17  B.J. Stith  8  3 tied  6  Caver Norfolk Scope (6,711)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA regular season
December 30
7:00 pm
CharlotteW 89–58 10–3
(1–0)
 22  Caver  8  Porter  8  Caver Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,660)
Norfolk, VA
January 4, 2018
8:00 pm
at RiceW 82–75 11–3
(2–0)
 26  B.J. Stith  9  B.J. Stith  10  Caver Tudor Fieldhouse (1,313)
Houston, TX
January 6
6:00 pm
at North TexasW 63–60 12–3
(3–0)
 23  Porter  11  Porter  3  Caver UNT Coliseum (1,907)
Denton, TX
January 11
8:00 pm, beIN
Western KentuckyL 68–75 12–4
(3–1)
 17  B.J. Stith  11  Br. Stith  4  Caver Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,895)
Norfolk, VA
January 13
7:00 pm
MarshallW 82–76 13–4
(4–1)
 20  B.J. Stith  14  Br. Stith  8  Caver Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,287)
Norfolk, VA
January 18
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at FIUW 64–54 14–4
(5–1)
 18  Haynes  10  Br. Stith  9  Caver FIU Arena (1,681)
Miami, FL
January 21
2:00 pm
at Florida AtlanticW 73–62 15–4
(6–1)
 17  Caver  7  Tied  6  Green FAU Arena (1,307)
Boca Raton, FL
January 27
7:00 pm
at CharlotteW 88–66 16–4
(7–1)
 24  Haynes  17  Br. Stith  3  Tied Dale F. Halton Arena (4,592)
Charlotte, NC
February 1
8:00 pm, Stadium
Middle TennesseeL 59–66 16–5
(7–2)
 14  Haynes  7  Haynes  4  B.J. Stith Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,297)
Norfolk, VA
February 3
7:00 pm
UABW 65–60 17–5
(8–2)
 16  Haynes  9  Porter  7  Caver Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,481)
Norfolk, VA
February 8
8:00 pm
at Southern MissW 68–63 18–5
(9–2)
 19  B.J. Stith  9  Haynes  7  Caver Reed Green Coliseum (1,984t)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 10
7:00 pm, Stadium
at Louisiana TechW 82–69 19–5
(10–2)
 18  B.J. Stith  5  Tied  10  Caver Thomas Assembly Center (4,031)
Ruston, LA
February 15
8:00 pm, beIN
UTSAW 100–62 20–5
(11–2)
 36  B.J. Stith  10  B.J. Stith  10  Caver Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,813)
Norfolk, VA
February 17
7:00 pm
UTEPW 82–33 21–5
(12–2)
 24  Haynes  8  Br. Stith  7  Caver Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,902)
Norfolk, VA
February 22
7:00 pm, Stadium
at MarshallW 84–79 22–5
(13–2)
 21  Br. Stith  12  Br. Stith  4  Haynes Cam Henderson Center (5,829)
Huntington, WV
February 24
7:00 pm, Stadium
at Western KentuckyL 66–88 22–6
(13–3)
 15  Caver  8  Br. Stith  7  Caver E. A. Diddle Arena (7,387)
Bowling Green, KY
March 1
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida AtlanticW 69–64 23–6
(14–3)
 29  Porter  12  Porter  4  Haynes Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,673)
Norfolk, VA
March 3
7:00 pm
FIUW 79–53 24–6
(15–3)
 22  Caver  13  Porter  8  Caver Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,879)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA tournament
March 8
9:30 pm, Stadium
(2) vs. (10) Louisiana Tech
Quarterfinals
W 62–58 25–6
 22  B.J. Stith  12  B.J. Stith  8  Caver Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 9
4:00 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (3) Western Kentucky
Semifinals
L 49–57 25–7
 17  Porter  10  Br. Stith  5  Haynes Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[6][7][8]

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