2022–23 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team explained

Mode:basketball
Year:2022–23
Team:Old Dominion Monarchs
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:Sun Belt
Record:19–12
Conf Record:11–7
Hc Year:10th
Asst Coach1:Chris Kovensky
Asst Coach3:Jordan Brooks
Sex:men

The 2022–23 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by 10th-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as first-year members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2021–22 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 Conference USA and that they would join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.[1]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumber Pos.HeightWeightYear HometownReason for departure
Brady O'Connell 2 G 6'7" 190 Sophomore Transferred to Drury
A.J. Oliver II 11 G 6'5" 200 RS Senior Graduate transferred
Jaylin Hunter 12 G 5'11" 195 Junior Transferred to Ohio
Stephan Morris 20 F 6'7" 220 Junior Transferred to Virginia State
Kalu Ezikpe 22 F 6'8" 235 Senior Graduate transferred to Cincinnati
Austin Trice 23 F 6'7" 235 RS Senior Graduated
C.J. Keyser 25 G 6'3" 190 RS Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumber Pos.HeightWeightYear HometownPrevious School
Chaunce Jenkins 2 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Wichita State
Tyreek Scott-Grayson 11 G 6'5" 180 GS Senior Northeastern
12 F 6'6" 225 GS Senior Xavier
Trevion Brown 15 G 6'2" 173 RS Senior Drexel
Dericko Williams 23 F 6'8" 220 RS Junior Tallahassee CC
Faizon Fields 25 F 6'10" 225 RS Sophomore Chipola College

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

Old Dominion was picked to finish ninth in the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Poll voted on by all 14 head coaches in the league. The poll was released on October 17, 2022.[2] No players were listed among the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Team.

Coaches poll
1 Louisiana - 190 (10)
2 Texas State - 162 (1)
3 South Alabama - 150 (1)
4 James Madison - 149 (1)
5 Georgia State - 127 (1)
6 Marshall - 122
7 App State - 120
8 Coastal Carolina - 100
9 Old Dominion - 93
10 Troy - 76
11 Georgia Southern - 69
12 Arkansas State - 48
13 Southern Miss - 34
14 ULM - 30

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. Web site: Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll . sunbeltsports.org . Sun Belt Conference . 2 November 2022 . 17 October 2022.
  3. News: 2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule. Old Dominion University. October 28, 2022. en.