2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team explained

Mode:basketball
Year:2023–24
Team:Old Dominion Monarchs
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:Sun Belt
Record:7–25
Conf Record:3–15
Hc Year:11th
Hc Games:first 9 games
Hc Games2:interim, rest of season
Asst Coach1:Chris Kovensky
Asst Coach3:Jordan Brooks
Sex:men

The 2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs were led by 11th-year head coach Jeff Jones for the first 9 games of the season before he stepped away from the team for health reasons on December 20. Special assistant coach Kieran Donohue took over head coaching duties for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as second-year members of the Sun Belt Conference.

They finished the season 7–25, 3–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourteenth place in their conference. As the No. 14 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they lost to Texas State in the first round 83–92.

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2022–23 season 19–12, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Monarchs would lose to Texas State in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.[1]

Offseason

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Monarchs were picked to finish in third place in the conference's preseason poll.[2]

Coaches poll
1 James Madison - 176 (7)
2 App State - 159 (2)
3 Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4 Southern Miss - 148
5 Louisiana - 136 (2)
6 South Alabama - 129 (2)
7 Marshall - 119
8 Troy - 91
9 Arkansas State - 84
10 Texas State - 72
11 Georgia State - 69
12 Coastal Carolina - 59
13 Georgia Southern - 42
14 ULM - 32

Schedule and results

After head coach Jeff Jones suffered a heart attack prior to the 2023 Diamond Head Classic, he was temporarily dismissed from the team for health reasons. Special Assistant to the Head Coach Kieran Donohue became the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[3] On January 28, freshman guard Vasean Allette was dismissed from the team for the remainder of the season.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-23 Old Dominion Monarchs Men's Schedule and Results . Sports Reference . 25 October 2023.
  2. Web site: James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll . 2023-10-16 . 25 October 2023 . sunbeltsports.org . en.
  3. Web site: 2024-01-15 . Old Dominion's Jones to remain away rest of year . 2024-02-01 . ESPN . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-01-28 . ODU leading scorer Vasean Allette dismissed from team . 2024-02-01 . 13newsnow.com . en-US.
  5. News: 2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule. Old Dominion University. November 6, 2023. en.
  6. Web site: Old Dominion Monarchs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule . 2024-01-21 . ESPN . en.