2021–22 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team explained

Mode:basketball
Year:2021–22
Team:Old Dominion Monarchs
Conference:Conference USA
Division:East Division
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:13–19
Conf Record:8–10
Hc Year:9th
Asst Coach1:John Richardson
Asst Coach3:Chris Kovensky
Sex:men

The 2021–22 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by ninth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the East division of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the East division. They lost to UTEP in the second round of the C-USA tournament.

On October 27, 2021, Old Dominion announced that the season would be the last for the team in C-USA and that they would join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.[1]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Monarchs finished the 2020–21 season 15–8, 11–5 in C-USA play to finish in second place in East division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to North Texas.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumber Pos.HeightWeightYear HometownReason for departure
Malik Curry 3 G 6'1" 180 Senior Graduate transferred to West Virginia
Xavier Green 10 G 6'6" 200 RS Senior Graduate transferred to Maryland
John Shanu II 13 F 6'10" 220 Freshman Left the team for personal reasons
Joe Reece 15 F 6'8" 200 Junior Transferred to Bowling Green
Alfis Pilavios 21 G 6'5" 200 RS Junior Signed to play professionally in Greece with Lavrio B.C.
David Strother 25 G 6'2" 175 Senior Graduate transferred to USC Aiken

Incoming transfers

NameNumber Pos.HeightWeightYear HometownPrevious School
PJ Gill 13 G 6'0" Junior Johnson & Wales
Charles Smith IV 15 G 6'5" 185 Junior SMU
Stephan Morris 20 F 6'9" 210 Junior Kilgore College
C.J. Keyser 25 G 6'3" 190 RS Senior North Carolina Central

2021 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hall . David . Old Dominion makes it official: Monarchs are joining Sun Belt Conference . 2022-03-03 . pilotonline.com.
  2. News: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule. Old Dominion University. October 31, 2021. en.