2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by 7th-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena[a] in Norfolk, Virginia as members of Conference USA.

2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record13–19 (9–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChartway Arena[a]
Seasons
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Texas 14 4   .778 20 11   .645
Western Kentucky 13 5   .722 20 10   .667
Louisiana Tech 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
Charlotte 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
FIU 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Marshall 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
UAB 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Old Dominion 9 9   .500 13 19   .406
Florida Atlantic 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
UTSA 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
UTEP 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Rice 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Southern Miss 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Middle Tennessee 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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The Monarchs finished the 2018–19 season 26–9 overall, 13–5 in C-USA play to win the regular season championship. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals,[1] UAB in the semifinals,[2] to advance to the championship game, where they faced off against Western Kentucky, winning the game, earning the C-USA's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.[3] In the NCAA Tournament, they received the No. 14 seed in the South Region, where they were matched up against No. 3 seed Purdue, losing the game by a final score of 48–61.[4]

Roster

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2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jason Wade 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Trinity Episcopal School Richmond, Virginia
G 3 Malik Curry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy
Palm Beach State
Wilmington, Delaware
F 4 Dimitris Karaiskos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Panou Schools Athens, Greece
G 10 Xavier Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Williamsburg Christian Academy Williamsburg, Virginia
G 11 A.J. Oliver II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Daniel High School
Clemson
Birmingham, Alabama
G 12 Jaylin Hunter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr East Catholic High School Manchester, Connecticut
F 13 Aaron Carver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr South Kent School
Northeastern
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
F 15 Joe Reece 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So East St. Louis High School St. Louis, Missouri
G 20 Loren Brill (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr South Kent School
Georgetown Prep
Gaithersburg, Maryland
F 21 Alfis Pilavios 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Moraitis School Athens, Greece
F 22 Kalu Ezikpe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Discovery High School Lawrenceville, Georgia
G 24 Quishon Harris (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) So Hampton High School Hampton, Virginia
F 35 Drew Lakey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Edison High School
Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
8:00 pm
at Northern Iowa L 53–58  0–1
McLeod Center (3,705)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 10, 2019*
2:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Saint Joseph's W 82–69  1–1
Chartway Arena (6,086)
Norfolk, VA
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Loyola (MD) W 62–53  2–1
Chartway Arena (5,863)
Norfolk, VA
November 16, 2019*
1:00 pm, FloHoops
at Northeastern W 76–69  3–1
Matthews Arena (2,209)
Boston, MA
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, WGNT/ESPN3
James Madison
Rivalry
L 78–80  3–2
Chartway Arena (7,001)
Norfolk, VA
November 25, 2019*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. George Mason
Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals
L 53–60  3–3
John Gray Gymnasium (714)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2019*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Washington State
Cayman Islands Classic Consolation 2nd Round
L 50–66  3–4
John Gray Gymnasium (406)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 27, 2019*
11:00 am, FloHoops
vs. Loyola–Chicago
Cayman Islands Classic 7th Place Game
L 61–68  3–5
John Gray Gymnasium (1,235)
George Town, Cayman Islands
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloHoops/Cox Yurview VA
at William & Mary
Rivalry
L 46–63  3–6
Kaplan Arena (3,371)
Williamsburg, VA
December 7, 2019*
8:00 pm, MASN/WGNT/WTVR/ESPN+
at VCU
Rivalry
L 57–69  3–7
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
December 14, 2019*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois L 55–69  3–8
State Farm Center (13,267)
Champaign, IL
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, WGNT/ESPN3/WTVR
Richmond L 59–62  3–9
Chartway Arena (6,219)
Norfolk, VA
December 22, 2019*
2:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Maryland Eastern Shore W 76–52  4–9
Chartway Arena (5,376)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle Tennessee W 70–60  5–9
(1–0)
Chartway Arena (5,541)
Norfolk, VA
January 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UAB W 58–52  6–9
(2–0)
Chartway Arena (6,494)
Norfolk, VA
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte L 47–53  6–10
(2–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,524)
Charlotte, NC
January 16, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Western Kentucky L 69–71  6–11
(2–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,816)
Bowling Green, KY
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marshall L 67–68  6–12
(2–3)
Cam Henderson Center (6,445)
Huntington, WV
January 20, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Charlotte W 66–62  7–12
(3–3)
Chartway Arena (5,490)
Norfolk, VA
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
FIU L 80–83  7–13
(3–4)
Chartway Arena (5,443)
Norfolk, VA
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida Atlantic W 65–55  8–13
(4–4)
Chartway Arena (7,618)
Norfolk, VA
January 30, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 68–58  9–13
(5–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,889)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 1, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech L 73–76  9–14
(5–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,763)
Ruston, LA
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UTSA L 81–85 OT 9–15
(5–6)
Chartway Arena (5,264)
Norfolk, VA
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UTEP W 72–53  10–15
(6–6)
Chartway Arena (6,820)
Norfolk, VA
February 13, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rice W 73–70  11–15
(7–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,387)
Houston, TX
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Texas L 47–64  11–16
(7–7)
The Super Pit (5,282)
Denton, TX
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marshall L 66–74  11–17
(7–8)
Cam Henderson Center (5,916)
Huntington, WV
March 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Atlantic W 85–80 OT 12–17
(8–8)
Chartway Arena (5,031)
Norfolk, VA
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UTSA W 84–59  13–17
(9–8)
Chartway Arena (4,969)
Norfolk, VA
March 7, 2020
8:00 pm, CUSA.tv
at UAB L 63–72  13–18
(9–9)
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA tournament
March 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (9) Florida Atlantic
First round
L 56–66  13–19
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Ted Constant Convocation Center's interior was renamed Chartway Arena on June 20, 2019.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Ahmad Caver Makes a Fallaway 3-Pointer With 3.3 Seconds Left to Lead ODU to 57-56 Win Over Louisiana Tech". Old Dominion University. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "UAB vs. Old Dominion - Game Summary - March 15, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "MBB: ODU Crowned C-USA Champions". Conference USA. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Purdue basketball perseveres to hold off Old Dominion in NCAA tournament opener". Journal & Courier. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "ODU Names Chartway Arena at the Ted Constant Convocation Center". Old Dominion University. Retrieved July 18, 2022.