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2020–21 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

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2020–21 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record15–8 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChartway Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 11 3   .786 21 8   .724
Old Dominion 11 5   .688 15 8   .652
Marshall 9 5   .643 15 7   .682
Florida Atlantic 7 5   .583 13 10   .565
Charlotte 5 11   .313 9 15   .375
Middle Tennessee 3 13   .188 5 18   .217
FIU 2 15   .118 9 17   .346
West
Louisiana Tech 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
UAB 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
North Texas 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
UTSA 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
UTEP 8 8   .500 12 12   .500
Rice 6 10   .375 15 13   .536
Southern Miss 4 13   .235 8 17   .320
2021 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2020–21 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 eighth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the East Division of Conference USA.

Previous season

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The Monarchs finished the 2019–20 season 13–19, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the C-USA tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Florida Atlantic.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Mekhi Long 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Rhode Island Bryans Road, Maryland
G 1 Jason Wade 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Trinity Episcopal School Richmond, Virginia
G 2 Brady O'Connell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Ravenscroft School Milton, Georgia
G 3 Malik Curry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Palm Beach State Wilmington, Delaware
G 10 Xavier Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Williamsburg Christian Academy Williamsburg, Virginia
G 11 A.J. Oliver II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Clemson Birmingham, Alabama
G 12 Jaylin Hunter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So East Catholic High School Manchester, Connecticut
F 13 John Shanu II 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sam Houston High School Houston, Texas
F 15 Joe Reece 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr East St. Louis High School St. Louis, Missouri
F 21 Alfis Pilavios 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Moraitis School Athens, Greece
F 22 Kalu Ezikpe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Discovery High School Lawrenceville, Georgia
F 23 Austin Trice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Kansas State Chicago, Illinois
G 25 David Strother 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr UNC Pembroke Lumberton, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 31, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
2:00 pm, BTN+
at Maryland L 67–85  0–1
 19  Ezikpe   13  Ezikpe   3  Tied  Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
November 28, 2020*
7:00 pm, ODUSports.com
William & Mary
Rivalry
W 86–78  1–1
 24  Curry   6  Ezikpe   6  Curry  Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
December 2, 2020*
8:00 pm, WGNT
at Norfolk State
Rivalry
W 80–66  2–1
 17  Tied   10  Trice   5  Curry  Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (250)
Norfolk, VA
December 7, 2020*
7:00 pm, NBCSW+
at James Madison Canceled Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
December 12, 2020*
5:00 pm, NBCSN
at VCU
Rivalry
L 54–77  2–2
 12  Tied   8  Trice   4  Curry  Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
December 13, 2020*
5:00 pm
vs. George Mason Canceled Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
December 20, 2020*
2:00 pm, ODUSports.com
Northeastern W 66–62  3–2
 17  Ezikpe   8  Ezikpe   8  Curry  Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
December 22, 2020*
7:00 pm, ODUSports.com
Virginia Wesleyan W 77–57  4–2
 27  Trice   12  Trice   8  Green  Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
C-USA regular season
January 1, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIU L 67–82  4–3
(0–1)
 15  Curry   10  Trice   6  Curry  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (175)
Miami, FL
January 2, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIU W 71–66  5–3
(1–1)
 27  Curry   6  Ezikpe   3  Green  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (149)
Miami, FL
January 8, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida Atlantic W 71–67  6–3
(2–1)
 17  Trice   8  Reece   4  Tied  Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
January 9, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida Atlantic W 64–55  7–3
(3–1)
 17  Oliver II   9  Reece   5  Hunter  Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
January 15, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rice L 59–69  7–4
(3–2)
 18  Curry   7  Tied   3  Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rice W 61–58  8–4
(4–2)
 20  Curry   9  Trice   2  Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 22, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Texas Postponed Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
January 23, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Texas Postponed Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
January 29, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN on Facebook
at Western Kentucky Postponed E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
January 30, 2021
5:00 pm, CBSSN on Facebook
at Western Kentucky Postponed E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
February 5, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Marshall W 82–81  9–4
(5–2)
 20  Trice   13  Trice   5  Green  Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
February 6, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Marshall L 67–87  9–5
(5–3)
 16  Trice   9  Long   6  Hunter  Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
February 10, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte W 78–76  10–5
(6–3)
 22  Ezikpe   6  Reece   5  Curry  Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 13, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Charlotte W 64–45  11–5
(7–3)
 13  Ezikpe   8  Green   4  Curry  Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
February 19, 2021
7:30 pm, Stadium
at UAB L 69–76  11–6
(7–4)
 17  Ezikpe   8  Ezikpe   3  Tied  Bartow Arena (1,024)
Birmingham, AL
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, Stadium
at UAB W 65–58  12–6
(8–4)
 16  Green   10  Ezikpe   5  Curry  Bartow Arena (1,028)
Birmingham, AL
February 26, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle Tennessee W 67–61  13–6
(9–4)
 14  Ezikpe   13  Ezikpe   4  Curry  Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle Tennessee W 73–60  14–6
(10–4)
 17  Hunter   8  Trice   6  Hunter  Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
March 5, 2021
8:00 pm, CBS on Facebook
at Western Kentucky W 71–69  15–6
(11–4)
 25  Curry   7  Tied   2  Tied  E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
March 6, 2021
4:00 pm, CBS on Facebook
at Western Kentucky L 57–60  15–7
(11–5)
 23  Curry   9  Ezikpe   4  Curry  E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA tournament
March 11, 2021
10:00 pm, Stadium
(E2) vs. (W3) North Texas
Quarterfinals
L 55–61  15–8
 17  Curry   5  Long   2  Curry  Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Florida Atlantic vs. Old Dominion - Game Summary". ESPN. March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved January 31, 2021.