2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

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2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
Old Dominion Athletics wordmark.svg
ConferenceConference USA
2016–17 record19–12 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kelvin Jefferson [1] (1st season)
  • John Richardson (10th season)
  • Bryant Stith (4th season)
Home arenaTed Constant Convocation Center
Seasons
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee † 17 – 1   .944 31 – 5   .861
Louisiana Tech 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697
Old Dominion 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
UTEP 12 – 6   .667 15 – 17   .469
Rice 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
Marshall 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
UAB 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
Western Kentucky 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
UTSA 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Charlotte 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
Florida Atlantic 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333
Southern Miss 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290
FIU 3 – 15   .167 7 – 24   .226
North Texas 2 – 16   .111 8 – 22   .267
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fourth-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 19–12, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament to Marshall. Despite finishing with 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season[]

The Monarchs finished the 2015–16 season 25–13, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, and WKU to advance to the championship game of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16, where they defeated Tennessee Tech, UC Santa Barbara, and Oakland to become the Vegas 16 champions.

Preseason[]

The Monarchs were picked to finish in fifth place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[2]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Aaron Bacote 1 G 6'4" 190 Senior Hampton, VA Graduated
Martin Shaw 2 G 6'0" 170 Senior Hampton, VA Walk-on; Graduated
Austin Colbert 11 F 6'8" 195 Junior Chesapeake, VA Transferred to Hampton[3]
Payton Pervier 12 C 7'1" 275 RS Senior Snohomish, WA Dismissed from team [4]
Trey Freeman 20 G 6'2" 180 RS Senior Virginia Beach, VA Graduated
Ambrose Mosley 22 G 6'2" 185 RS Junior Jacksonville, FL Dismissed from team;[5] Transferred to UNC Wilmington[6][7][8]
Nik Biberaj 30 F 6'8" 245 RS Senior Fairfax Station, VA Walk on; Graduated

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Alassane Kah 1 F 6'10" 210 Junior Columbus, OH Junior college transferred from Kilgore College[9]
Randy Haynes 12 G 6'4" 215 Junior Dumfries, VA Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College[10]
Keith Pinckney 22 G 6'2" 185 Junior Lithonia, GA Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College[11][12][13]

2016 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Xavier Green
#48 SG 		Wlliamsburg, VA Williamsburg Christian Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Travis Fields Jr.
#82 PG 		Portsmouth, VA I. C. Norcom High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Mar 14, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Old Dominion 2016 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.

Roster[]

2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Hampton HS Hampton, Virginia
F 1 Alassane Kah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Walnut Ridge HS / Kilgore College Columbus, Ohio
G 2 Travis Fields Jr. (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr I.C. Norcom HS Portsmouth, Virginia
G 3 B. J. Stith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Oak Hill Academy / Virginia Lawrenceville, Virginia
G 4 Ahmad Caver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (WI) Atlanta, Georgia
G 10 Xavier Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Williamsburg Christian Academy Williamsburg, Virginia
G 12 Randy Haynes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Potomac HS / New Mexico Junior College Dumfries, Virginia
F 13 Aaron Carver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr South Kent School (CT) Elizabeth City, North Carolina
F 15 Trey Porter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Potomac HS / George Mason Woodbridge, Virginia
F 21 Denzell Taylor (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) Brampton, Ontario
G 22 Keith Pinckney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Miller Grove HS / Northwest Florida State College Lithonia, Georgia
F 23 Stephen Vassor (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Brunswick HS / Hampden–Sydney College Lawrenceville, Virginia
F 24 Zoran Talley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Midwest Elite Preparatory Academy Merrillville, Indiana
F 25 Brandan Stith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Brunswick HS / East Carolina Lawrenceville, Virginia
G 30 Khary Mauras (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Reading HS Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2016

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Spain Trip
August 18*
 vs. Madrid All-Stars L 64–65 
 14 – Br. Stith   9 – Tied    –    Pabellón Felipe Reyes 
Getafe, Spain
August 20*
 vs. Madrid All-Stars W 83–53 
 17 – Br. Stith   10 – Br. Stith   5 – Caver  Pabellón Felipe Reyes 
Getafe, Spain
August 22*
 vs. Union Sportive Toulouges (France) W 55–40 
 11 – Caver   12 – Br. Stith   2 – Tied  Pavelló Esportiu Municipal 
Sant Julià de Vilatorta, Spain
August 23*
 vs. Catalan All-Stars W 85–48 
 12 – Tied   9 – Tied   3 – Tied  Pavelló Esportiu Municipal 
Sant Julià de Vilatorta, Spain
Exhibition
November 2*
7:00 pm 		Virginia State W 71–32 
 16 – Talley   9 – Br. Stith   3 – Tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,163)
Norfolk, VA
November 4*
7:00 pm 		Virginia Wesleyan W 89–55 
 15 – Tied   11 – Br. Stith   5 – Caver  Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,843)
Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 11*
7:00 pm 		James Madison W 62–55  1–0
  23 – Br. Stith (1)   11 – Br. Stith (1)   4 – Tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,241)
Norfolk, Virginia
November 14*
7:00 pm 		at Richmond W 64–61  2–0
  13 – Caver (1)   9 – Taylor (1)   3 – Caver (2)  Robins Center (5,028)
Richmond, VA
November 23*
9:30 pm, AXS TV 		vs. #10 Louisville
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals 		L 62–68 OT 2–1
  22 – Br. Stith (2)   12 – Tied   4 – Baker (1)  Imperial Arena (1,601)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 24*
9:30 pm, AXS TV 		vs. LSU
Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round 		L 60–66  2–2
  11 – Caver (2)   12 – Br. Stith (3)   4 – Caver (3)  Imperial Arena (1,060)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 25*
9:30 pm, AXS TV 		vs. St. John's
Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game 		W 63–55  3–2
  15 – Caver (3)   16 – Taylor (3)   6 – Caver (4)  Imperial Arena (969)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 30*
7:00 pm 		Dartmouth W 59–47  4–2
  14 – Tied   10 – Porter (1)   5 – Caver (5)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,260)
Norfolk, VA
December 3*
2:00 pm 		at Towson W 60–58  5–2
  15 – B.J. Stith (1)   11 – Taylor (4)   4 – Tied  SECU Arena (1,871)
Towson, MD
December 6*
7:00 pm 		at Rhode Island L 39–51   5–3
  14 – Br. Stith (3)   13 – Br. Stith (4)   2 – Br. Stith (1)  Ryan Center (4,250)
Kingston, RI
December 10*
8:00 pm, ASN 		VCU
Rivalry 		L 64–67  5–4
  17 – B.J. Stith (2)   9 – Br. Stith (5)   5 – Baker (2)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)
Norfolk, VA
December 18*
2:00 pm 		Georgia State W 58–46  6–4
  16 – Caver (5)   8 – Tied   3 – 3 tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (4,052)
Norfolk, VA
December 22*
7:00 pm 		Howard W 65–46  7–4
  18 – Talley (1)   12 – Br. Stith (7)   9 – Caver (8)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (4,665)
Norfolk, VA
December 29*
7:00 pm 		William & Mary L 54–65  7–5
  10 – Talley (2)   11 – Taylor (6)   3 – Caver (9)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7.151)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA regular season
December 31
1:00 pm 		Rice W 62–56  8–5
(1–0) 		 18 – B.J. Stith (3)   10 – Br. Stith (8)   4 – Caver (10)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,431)
Norfolk, VA
January 2
5:00 pm 		North Texas W 55–48  9–5
(2–0) 		 14 – Caver (6)   10 – Br. Stith (9)   6 – Caver (11)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,123)
Norfolk, VA
January 5
7:00 pm 		at Marshall L 86–90 OT 9–6
(2–1) 		 26 – Caver (7)   11 – Taylor (7)   3 – Tied  Cam Henderson Center (4,573)
Huntington, WV
January 7
6:00 pm, ASN 		at WKU W 79–67  10–6
(3–1) 		 22 – B.J. Stith (4)   13 – Porter (2)   4 – Caver (13)  E. A. Diddle Arena (4,122)
Bowling Green, KY
January 12
7:00 pm 		Southern Miss W 54–50  11–6
(4–1) 		 14 – B.J. Stith (5)   9 – Taylor (8)   3 – Tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,523)
Norfolk, VA
January 14
4:00 pm, ASN 		Louisiana Tech L 63–75  11–7
(4–2) 		 17 – B.J. Stith (6)   5 – Caver (1)   9 – Caver (14)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,564)
Norfolk, VA
January 21
8:00 pm, ASN 		at Charlotte L 72–74  11–8
(4–3) 		 25 – Caver (8)   12 – Talley (1)   5 – Caver (15)  Dale F. Halton Arena (5,650)
Charlotte, NC
January 26
8:00 pm, CI 		at Rice W 80–72  12–8
(5–3) 		 18 – Br. Stith (4)   11 – Br. Stith (10)   8 – Caver (16)  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,460)
Houston, TX
January 28
3:00 pm 		at North Texas W 73–67  13–8
(6–3) 		 18 – Tied   6 – Talley (2)   4 – Caver (17)  The Super Pit (1,647)
Denton, TX
February 2
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		FIU W 64–57  14–8
(7–3) 		 15 – B.J. Stith (7)   7 – Porter (3)   6 – Caver (18)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,757)
Norfolk, VA
February 4
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Florida Atlantic L 61–65  14–9
(7–4) 		 14 – Br. Stith (5)   10 – Porter (4)   3 – Tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,985)
Norfolk, VA
February 9
8:00 pm, beIN 		at Middle Tennessee L 51–64  14–10
(7–5) 		 17 – B.J. Stith (8)   10 – Taylor (9)   3 – Tied  Murphy Center (6,209)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 11
8:00 pm, ASN 		at UAB W 83–62  15–10
(8–5) 		 23 – Caver (10)   10 – B.J. Stith (1)   8 – Caver (20)  Bartow Arena (4,185)
Birmingham, AL
February 18
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Charlotte W 72–48  16–10
(9–5) 		 17 – Tied   9 – Br. Stith (11)   8 – Caver (21)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,090)
Norfolk, VA
February 23
8:00 pm, beIN 		Marshall W 86–65  17–10
(10–5) 		 17 – B.J. Stith (9)   8 – Porter (5)   8 – Caver (22)  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,248)
Norfolk, VA
February 25
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		WKU W 67−53  18−10
(11−5) 		 15 – Caver (12)   8 – Taylor (10)   6 – Tied  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,355)
Norfolk, VA
March 2
8:00 pm, beIN 		at UTEP W 62−61  19−10
(12−5) 		 17 – Talley (5)   9 – Taylor (11)   5 – Baker (5)  Don Haskins Center (8,663)
El Paso, TX
March 4
4:00 pm 		at UTSA L 55–73  19–11
(12–6) 		 13 – B.J. Stith (10)   8 – Br. Stith (12)   7 – Caver (24)  Convocation Center (1,431)
San Antonio, TX
Conference USA Tournament
March 9
9:00 pm, ASN 		(3) vs. (6) Marshall
Quarterfinals 		L 63–64  19–12
  12 – Tied   12 – Br. Stith (13)   6 – Caver (25)  Legacy Arena (4,005)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[14][15][16]

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