2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	0-0 (0-0 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Kelvin Jefferson (3rd season); John Richardson (12th season); Bryant Stith (6th season);
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion †	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
Western Kentucky	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Southern Miss	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
UTSA	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
UAB	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Marshall	11	–	7	.611	23	–	14	.622
FIU	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Florida Atlantic	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
North Texas	8	–	10	.444	21	–	12	.636
Rice	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Middle Tennessee	8	–	10	.444	11	–	21	.344
Charlotte	5	–	13	.278	8	–	21	.276
UTEP	3	–	15	.167	8	–	21	.276

† 2019 C-USA tournament winner

The 2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by sixth-year head coach Jeff Jones, play their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Monarchs 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Greg McClinton	55	F	6'7"	200	RS Senior	Winston-Salem, NC	Graduated
Brendan Stith	25	F	6'7"	240	RS Senior	Lawrenceville, VA	Graduated
Stephen Vassor	23	F	6'7"	240	RS Senior	Lawrenceville, VA	Walk-on; Graduated
Randy Haynes	12	G	6'4"	215	Senior	Dumfries, VA	Graduated
Alassane Kah	1	F	6'9"	215	Senior	Columbus, OH	Graduated
Keith Pinckney	22	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Lithonia, GA	Graduated
Trey Porter	15	F	6'10"	230	RS Junior	Woodbridge, VA	Graduated and transferred to Nevada.^[1]
Michael Hueitt Jr.	11	G	6'3"	160	Freshman	Fayetteville, NC	Transferred to UNC Greensboro.^[2]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Elbert Robinson III	25	C	7'1"	290	Senior	Garland, TX	Transferred from LSU. Will be eligible to play immediately since Robinson III graduated from LSU.^[3]
Dajour Dickens	23	C	7'0"	220	Sophomore	Hampton, VA	Transferred from Providence. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dickens will have to sit out from the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.^[4]

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jason Wade PG	Richmond, VA	Trinity Episcopal School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 11, 2017
Jason Wade PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kalu Ezikpe PF	Lawrenceville, GA	Discovery High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 14, 2017
Kalu Ezikpe PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Joseph Reece PF	St. Louis, MO	East St. Louis High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 19, 2017
Joseph Reece PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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 2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jarvis Vaughan PF	Staunton, VA	Robert E. Lee High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 1, 2017
Jarvis Vaughan PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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 2019 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

Honors and awards

Street & Smith's Preseason Awards^[5]

All-Conference - Ahmad Caver
All-Newcomer - Elbert Robinson
All-Defense - Ahmad Caver

Roster

2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Marquis Godwin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Hampton HS	Hampton, Virginia
G	1	Jason Wade	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Trinity Episcopal School	Richmond, Virginia
G	2	Justice Kithcart	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Virginia Episcopal School / Pittsburgh	Durham, North Carolina
G	3	B.J. Stith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Brunswick HS / Virginia	Lawrenceville, Virginia
G	4	Ahmad Caver	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	St. John's NW Military Academy (WI)	Atlanta, Georgia
G	10	Xavier Green	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Williamsburg Christian Academy	Williamsburg, Virginia
G	12	Quishon Harris (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	Fr	Hampton HS	Hampton, Virginia
F	13	Aaron Carver	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	South Kent School (CT)	Elizabeth City, North Carolina
F	15	Joseph Reece	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	East St. Louis HS	St. Louis, Missouri
G	20	Loren Brill (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Georgetown Prep / Cal State Fullerton	Gaithersburg, Maryland
F	21	Alfis Pilavios	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Moraitis School	Athens, Greece
F	22	Kalu Ezikpe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Discovery HS	Lawrenceville, Georgia
F	23	Dajour Dickens	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Bethel HS / Providence	Hampton, Virginia
C	25	Elbert Robinson III	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Sr	Lakeview Centennial HS / LSU	Garland, Texas

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: 9-15-2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*	Virginia Wesleyan	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*	Navy	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
November 9, 2018*	at Saint Joseph's	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2018* 1:00 pm, FloHoops.com	vs. Oregon State Paradise Jam quarterfinals	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
November 17-18, 2018* 4:00 pm / 6:30 pm, FloHoops.com	vs. Missouri or Kennesaw State Paradise Jam	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
November 19, 2018* FloHoops.com	vs. Paradise Jam	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
November 23, 2018*	Northern Iowa	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
November 28, 2018*	VCU	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
December 1, 2018*	James Madison	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
December 5, 2018*	William & Mary	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
December 9, 2018*	Fairfield	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
December 15, 2018*	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
December 19, 2018*	at Richmond	Robins Center Richmond, VA
December 22, 2018*	Morgan State	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
Conference USA regular season
January 3, 2019	Marshall	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 5, 2019	Western Kentucky	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 10, 2019	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 12, 2019	at FIU	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
January 17, 2019	Louisiana Tech	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 19, 2019	Southern Miss	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 21, 2019	at Charlotte	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 24, 2019	at UTEP	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
January 26, 2019	at UTSA	Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
January 31, 2019	North Texas	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
February 2, 2019	Rice	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
February 7, 2019	at UAB	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 9, 2019	at Middle Tennessee	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 16, 2019	Charlotte	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
February 23, 2019	TBD	TBD TBD
February 28, 2019	TBD	TBD TBD
March 3, 2019	TBD	TBD TBD
March 6, 2019	TBD	TBD TBD
March 9, 2019	TBD	TBD TBD
Conference USA Tournament
March 13-16, 2019	vs.	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ Miller, Ed. "Former ODU big man Trey Porter headed to Nevada". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
^ Miller, Ed. "Hueitt picks a destination". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
^ Miller, Ed. "Old Dominion lands big transfer in 7-foot-1 LSU center". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
^ Miller, Ed. "Providence 7-footer Dajour Dickens to transfer to ODU". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
^ Street & Smith's Basketball. 2018–19: 99. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[1] Miller, Ed. "Former ODU big man Trey Porter headed to Nevada". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[2] Miller, Ed. "Hueitt picks a destination". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[3] Miller, Ed. "Old Dominion lands big transfer in 7-foot-1 LSU center". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[4] Miller, Ed. "Providence 7-footer Dajour Dickens to transfer to ODU". PilotOnline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[5] Street & Smith's Basketball. 2018–19: 99. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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Venues	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (1943–1969) ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Big Blue Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold