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2021–22 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

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2021–22 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record13–19 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChartway Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 13 5   .722 26 11   .703
Western Kentucky 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
Florida Atlantic 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
Charlotte 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Old Dominion 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
FIU 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Marshall 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
West
North Texas 16 2   .889 25 7   .781
UAB 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Louisiana Tech 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
UTEP 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Rice 7 11   .389 16 17   .485
UTSA 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
Southern Miss 1 17   .056 7 26   .212
2022 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2021–22 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 ninth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the East division of Conference USA. They finished the 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 C-USA and that they would join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.[1]

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Monarchs finished the 2020–21 season 15–8, 11–5 in C-USA play to finish in second place in East division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to North Texas.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Malik Curry 3 G 6'1" 180 Senior Wilmington, DE Graduate transferred to West Virginia
Xavier Green 10 G 6'6" 200 RS Senior Williamsburg, VA Graduate transferred to Maryland
John Shanu II 13 F 6'10" 220 Freshman Houston, TX Left the team for personal reasons
Joe Reece 15 F 6'8" 200 Junior St. Louis, MO Transferred to Bowling Green
Alfis Pilavios 21 G 6'5" 200 RS Junior Athens, Greece Signed to play professionally in Greece with Lavrio B.C.
David Strother 25 G 6'2" 175 Senior Lumberton, NC Graduate transferred to USC Aiken

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
PJ Gill 13 G 6'0" Junior Virginia Beach, VA Johnson & Wales
Charles Smith IV 15 G 6'5" 185 Junior Atlanta, GA SMU
Stephan Morris 20 F 6'9" 210 Junior Houston, TX Kilgore College
C.J. Keyser 25 G 6'3" 190 RS Senior Baltimore, MD North Carolina Central

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jadin Johnson
#47 PG
Council Bluffs, IA Abraham Lincoln High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 12, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Imo Essien
PG
Wylie, TX Bishop Lynch High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jul 30, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
D’Angelo Stines
PG
Baltimore, MD Mount Saint Joseph College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 9, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
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 2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

Roster

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2021–22 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) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Rhode Island Bryans Road, Maryland
G 1 Jason Wade 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Trinity Episcopal School Richmond, Virginia
G 2 Brady O'Connell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Ravenscroft School Milton, Georgia
G 3 Imo Essien 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bishop Lynch High School Wylie, Texas
G 4 Jadin Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Millard North High School Omaha, Nebraska
G 10 D’Angelo Stines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mount Saint Joseph High School Columbia, Maryland
G 11 A.J. Oliver II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Clemson Birmingham, Alabama
G 12 Jaylin Hunter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr East Catholic High School Manchester, Connecticut
G 13 P.J. Gill (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Johnson & Wales Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 15 Charles Smith IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr SMU Atlanta, Georgia
F 20 Stephan Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Kilgore College Houston, Texas
F 22 Kalu Ezikpe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Discovery High School Lawrenceville, Georgia
F 23 Austin Trice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Kansas State Chicago, Illinois
G 25 C.J. Keyser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr North Carolina Central Baltimore, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Gannon W 96–56 
 18  Ezikpe   11  Ezikpe   4  Hunter  Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Virginia Wesleyan W 80–60  1–0
 21  Ezikpe   12  Ezikpe   4  Tied  Chartaway Arena (6,037)
Norfolk, VA
November 13, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at James Madison
Rivalry
L 53–58  1–1
 21  Keyser   9  Smith   3  Hunter  Atlantic Union Bank Center (5,011)
Harrisburg, VA
November 14, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Manhattan W 79–58  2–1
 18  Tied   5  Tied   6  Hunter  Chartaway Arena (4,412)
Norfolk, VA
November 18, 2021*
9:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Indiana State
Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals
L 36–77  2–2
 7  Tied   9  Long   2  Ezikpe  HTC Center (1,237)
Conway, SC
November 19, 2021*
7:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. East Carolina
Myrtle Beach Invitational Consolation 2nd Round
L 60–73  2–3
 16  Ezikpe   8  Ezikpe   2  Tied  HTC Center (1,183)
Conway, SC
November 21, 2021*
12:30 p.m., ESPNews
vs. Penn
Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th Place Game
L 63–71  2–4
 15  Hunter   7  Tied   5  Dingle  HTC Center 
Conway, SC
November 26, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Longwood W 62–61  3–4
 18  Long   7  Trice   6  Hunter  Chartaway Arena (4,275)
Norfolk, VA
November 30, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Carolina L 62–63  3–5
 19  Keyser   8  Ezikpe   5  Hunter  Williams Arena (2,250)
Greenville, NC
December 4, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason W 60–50  4–5
 19  Keyser   9  Long   2  Hunter  EagleBank Arena (3,529)
Fairfax, VA
December 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at William & Mary
Rivalry
W 74–59  5–5
 18  Ezikpe   8  Ezikpe   7  Hunter  Kaplan Arena (2,286)
Williamsburg, VA
December 11, 2021*
8:00 p.m., Stadium
VCU
Rivalry
L 66–75  5–6
 16  Trice   8  Trice   6  Hunter  Chartaway Arena (7,919)
Norfolk, VA
December 19, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Richmond L 61–67  5–7
 20  Trice   16  Trice   4  Hunter  Robins Center (6,884)
Richmond, VA
December 22, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
College of Charleston L 80–82  5–8
 26  Keyser   9  Tied   3  Tied  Chartaway Arena (4,272)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at FIU W 82–77  6–8
(1–0)
 25  Trice   13  Long   4  Trice  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (158)
Miami, FL
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTSA W 83–51  7–8
(2–0)
 19  Trice   9  Long   7  Hunter  Chartaway Arena (4,657)
Norfolk, VA
January 15, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP L 70–78 OT 7–9
(2–1)
 19  Tied   20  Trice   5  Hunter  Chartaway Arena (4,528)
Norfolk, VA
January 20, 2022
8:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at Rice L 69–77  7–10
(2–2)
 21  Keyser   10  Trice   5  Hunter  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,407)
Houston, TX
January 22, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas L 56–69  7–11
(2–3)
 20  Hunter   8  Trice   2  Tied  The Super Pit (3,475)
Denton, TX
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte
Rescheduled from January 8
L 67–71  7–12
(2–4)
 20  Keyser   14  Trice   2  Tied  Dale F. Halton Arena (2,561)
Charlotte, NC
January 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Charlotte W 68–52  8–12
(3–4)
 22  Trice   11  Long   4  Hunter  Chartaway Arena (4,632)
Norfolk, VA
February 3, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Marshall W 79–64  9–12
(4–4)
 19  Keyser   18  Trice   9  Hunter  Chartaway Arena (4,370)
Norfolk, VA
February 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky L 60–77  9–13
(4–5)
 19  Keyser   13  Trice   5  Hunter  Chartaway Arena (5,914)
Norfolk, VA
February 8, 2022
6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at Florida Atlantic
Rescheduled from January 1
L 62–81  9–14
(4–6)
 19  Trice   14  Trice   3  Tied  FAU Arena (1,106)
Boca Raton, FL
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee L 48–63  9–15
(4–7)
 18  Trice   13  Trice   4  Hunter  Murphy Center (3,645)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 13, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
UAB W 81–72  10–15
(5–7)
 20  Trice   10  Trice   7  Hunter  Chartaway Arena (3,777)
Norfolk, VA
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Marshall L 63–67  10–16
(5–8)
 21  Keyser   19  Trice   3  Long  Cam Henderson Center (3,867)
Huntington, WV
February 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 64–73  10–17
(5–9)
 20  Hunter   11  Ezikpe   4  Long  E. A. Diddle Arena (5,015)
Bowling Green, KY
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Florida Atlantic W 70–51  11–17
(6–9)
 17  Ezikpe   17  Ezikpe   3  Hunter  Chartaway Arena (4,376)
Norfolk, VA
February 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIU W 83–63  12–17
(7–9)
 23  Trice   15  Trice   4  Long  Chartaway Arena (5,342)
Norfolk, VA
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Louisiana Tech L 54–67  12–18
(7–10)
 18  Trice   12  Trice   3  Keyser  Thomas Assembly Center (2,681)
Ruston, LA
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Middle Tennessee W 68–64  13–18
(8–10)
 16  Keyser   8  Trice   3  Ezikpe  Chartaway Arena (5,230)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(E5) vs. (W4) UTEP
Second round
L 64–74  13–19
 20  Keyser   12  Long   3  Keyser  Ford Center at The Star 
Denton, 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. ^ Hall, David. "Old Dominion makes it official: Monarchs are joining Sun Belt Conference". pilotonline.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved October 31, 2021.