2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2014–15
Team:Old Dominion Monarchs
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:27–8
Conf Record:13–5
Head Coach:Jeff Jones
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Lamar Barrett
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:John Richardson
Ac2 Year:8th
Asst Coach3:Bryant Stith
Ac3 Year:2nd
Mvp:Trey Freeman
Captain:Aaron Bacote
Captain2:Kennan Palmore
Stadium:Ted Constant Convocation Center
Bowl:NIT
Bowl Result:Semifinals

The 2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by second year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of the Conference USA. They finished the season 27–8, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Charleston Southern in the first round, Illinois State in the second round, and Murray State in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Stanford.

Previous season

The Monarchs the season 18–18, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated South Dakota State and Radford to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Fresno State.

Pre-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
sortnameDimitri Batten 4 G 6'3" 205 RS Junior Graduate transfer to Boston College
sortnameDonte Hill 25 G 6'4" 205 RS Senior Graduated
sortnameSean-Michael King 25 G 6'1" 182 Junior Walk-on didn't return
sortnameAnton Larsen 40 C 7'0" 245 RS Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
sortname10 F 6'8" 195 Junior Junior college transfer from Central Florida Community College
sortnameStephen Vassor 12 G 6'6" 237 Sophomore Transferred from Hampden–Sydney College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Vassor will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
sortnameBrandon Stith 25 F 6'7" 215 Sophomore Transferred from East Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stith will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
sortnameJonathan Arledge 35 F 6'9" 236 Senior Transferred from George Mason. Will be eligible to play immediately since Arledge graduated from George Mason.

Incoming recruits

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

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Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:[2]

NameGPGSMin.Avg.FGFGAFG%3FG3FGA3FG%FTFTAFT%ORDRRBAvg.Ast.Avg.PFDQTOStl.Blk.Pts.Avg.
Trey Freeman3535113132.32215020.440471320.3561021400.729201321524.31253.65405946459116.9
Aaron Bacote353595527.31012670.378381200.3171031220.84423841073.1952.7580472413439.8
Jonathan Arledge353570420.11152640.43616600.26760980.612631081714.9210.68914920193068.7
Richard Ross352688325.21322220.595000.00024500.480731231965.6421.26915426542888.2
Ambrose Mosley35078622.5812290.354631860.33924330.7271357702.0290.8520241612497.1
Jordan Baker343372221.2441320.333341030.33012220.5451958772.3471.4610242921343.9
Javonte Douglas25125510.233740.446270.28621380.5531848662.6190.83611755893.6
Denzell Taylor35984724.244800.550000.00015340.441125842096.0461.39704437231032.9
Keenan Palmore35038511.036770.468040.00018310.581943521.5351.057134130902.6
Nik Biberaj2802378.521610.3447200.3509140.6432028481.7110.4330614582.1
Deion Clark200703.55150.333040.000570.71456110.610.130220150.8
Martin Shaw110171.5190.111000.000120.5000000.010.10010130.3
Joe Ebondo151583.9230.667000.000010.00028100.700.09002140.3
TEAM354850982.816
Season Total35705083619350.4322076360.3253945920.666438829126736.247213.56184377221115227364.9
Opponents35705067216780.4002046540.3124516850.658305779108431.03389.75911545116596199957.1

Rankings

See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

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Awards

In-season

CUSA Player of the Week
DateNameClassPosition
February 23, 2015 Trey Freeman Jr. PG
March 2, 2015 Trey Freeman Jr. PG

Postseason

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Basketball - 2014–2015 Schedule. ODUSports.com. ODU Sports. 29 April 2022. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150606031921/http://www.odusports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=750489&SPID=127328&DB_OEM_ID=31100&Q_SEASON=2014. 6 June 2015.
  2. Web site: 2014-15 Old Dominion Monarchs Statistics . 2015-04-01 . 2015-09-30 . ODU Sports.
  3. Web site: Men's Basketball 2014-15 Season - C-USA Postseason Notebook . . 2015 . April 29, 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170217043356/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/release/release.pdf . February 17, 2017.