2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team explained

Mode:basketball
Year:2017–18
Team:Old Dominion Monarchs
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:25–7
Conf Record:15–3
Head Coach:Jeff Jones
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Kelvin Jefferson [1]
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:John Richardson
Ac2 Year:11th
Asst Coach3:Bryant Stith
Stadium:Ted Constant Convocation Center

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.

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jordan Baker 0 G 6'2" 205 Senior Graduated
Travis Fields Jr.2 G 5'9" 150 Freshman Portsmouth, VATransferred to Radford[2]
Denzel Taylor 21 F 6'7" 220 Senior Graduated
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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Justice Kithcart 2G 6'1" 215 Freshman Transferred from Pitt. Will be eligible in 2018–19[4]
Greg McClinton 55F 6'7" 200 RS-Junior Transferred 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

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ODU Athletics. Jones Names Kelvin Jefferson Assistant Coach. ODUSports.com. 22 July 2016.
  2. News: Former Norcom star Travis Fields headed to Radford. Miller. Ed. Virginian-Pilot. 2017-07-17. en.
  3. News: Iowa State men add Old Dominion grad transfer Zoran Talley. Des Moines Register. 2017-07-21. en.
  4. News: Pittsburgh Guard Justice Kithcart Transfers to Old Dominion. odusports.com. 2017-07-17. en.
  5. News: Wake Forest Forward Greg McClinton Transfers to Old Dominion. odusports.com. 2017-07-20. en.
  6. News: Men's Basketball Releases Entire Schedule for 2017–18 Season. odusports.com. 2017-08-29. en.
  7. Web site: ODU releases 2017–18 men's basketball schedule. Varner. Jesse. 2017-07-13. WAVY-TV. 2017-08-29. 2017-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830054929/http://wavy.com/2017/07/13/odu-releases-2017-18-mens-basketball-schedule/. dead.
  8. News: Thursday's regional sports roundup: Old Dominion releases 2017–18 men's basketball schedule. Press. Daily. dailypress.com. 2017-08-29. en-US.