2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Athletics wordmark.svg Conference USA C-USA 27–8 13–5 Jeff Jones 2nd Lamar Barrett 2nd John Richardson 8th Bryant Stith 2nd Trey Freeman Aaron Bacote Kennan Palmore Ted Constant Convocation Center NIT Semifinals The 2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by second year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of the Conference USA. They finished the season 27–8, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Charleston Southern in the first round, Illinois State in the second round, and Murray State in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Stanford. Previous season The Monarchs the season 18–18, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated South Dakota State and Radford to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Fresno State. Pre-season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Dimitri Batten 4 G 6'3" 205 RS Junior Newport News, VA Graduate transfer to Boston College Donte Hill 25 G 6'4" 205 RS Senior Virginia Beach, VA Graduated Sean-Michael King 25 G 6'1" 182 Junior Alexandria, VA Walk-on didn't return Anton Larsen 40 C 7'0" 245 RS Senior Copenhagen, DK Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Javonte Douglas 10 F 6'8" 195 Junior Charlotte, NC Junior college transfer from Central Florida Community College Stephen Vassor 12 G 6'6" 237 Sophomore Lawrenceville, VA Transferred from Hampden–Sydney College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Vassor will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Brandon Stith 25 F 6'7" 215 Sophomore Lawrenceville, VA Transferred from East Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stith will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Jonathan Arledge 35 F 6'9" 236 Senior Silver Spring, MD Transferred from George Mason. Will be eligible to play immediately since Arledge graduated from George Mason. Incoming recruits no no 2014 Zoran Talley SF Merrillville, IN Midwest Elite Prep Academy 6 7 185 March 15, 2014 NR NR NR 2014 Old Dominion 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 Old Dominion Basketball Commits Old Dominion 2014 Player Commits September 10, 2014 yes Roster 2014 Old Dominion Monarchs y yes Jordan Baker 0 G 6 2 205 SO Hampton, VA Hampton HS Aaron Bacote 1 G 6 4 186 JR Hampton, VA Bethel HS C Martin Shaw 2 G 5 11 171 JR Hampton, VA Kecoughtan HS W Keenan Palmore 3 G 6 1 185 JR Stone Mountain, GA The Paideia School C Javonte Douglas y 10 F 6 7 200 JR Charlotte, NC Kennedy Charter HSCollege of Central Florida Josue Ebondo 11 F 6 7 221 SR Euless, TX Euless Trinity HSGarden City CC Stephen Vassor 12 G 6 6 237 SO yes Lawrenceville, VA Brunswick HSHampden–Sydney College W Deion Clark 15 G 6 3 210 SO y Naples, FL Barron Collier HS Trey Freeman y 20 G 6 2 175 JR y Virginia Beach, VA Kellam HSCampbell Denzell Taylor 21 F 6 7 226 SO Brampton, ON St. Benedict's Prep Ambrose Mosley 22 G 6 2 170 SO yes Jacksonville, FL Hargrave Military Academy Richard Ross 23 F 6 6 225 SR yes Wichita Falls, TX Hirschi HS Zoran Talley 24 F 6 7 195 FR Merrillville, IN Merrillville HS Brandan Stith 25 F 6 7 230 SO yes I Lawrenceville, VA Brunswick HSEast Carolina Nik Biberaj 30 F 6 8 245 JR y Fairfax Station, VA South County HSChristopher Newport W Jonathan Arledge 35 C/F 6 9 235 SR Silver Spring, MD KIMA HSGeorge Mason Jeff Jones (Virginia) Lamar Barrett (Elizabeth City State) John Richardson (Elizabeth City State) Bryant Stith (Virginia) http://www.odusports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31100&SPID=127328&SPSID=750496 01/06/15 Depth chart Old Dominion Monarchs Jonathan Arledge Richard Ross Jordan Baker Aaron Bacote Trey Freeman Denzell Taylor Nik Biberaj Javonte Douglas Ambrose Mosley Keenan Palmore Joe Ebondo Deion Clark Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002B5F; color:#a8adb4;"| Exhibition 11/10/2014 7:00 pm yes Mount Olive Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA 2 tied 17 Ross 9 Freeman 4 76–61 5,376 – |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002B5F; color:#a8adb4;"| Non-conference regular season 11/15/2014 7:00 pm yes UNC Wilmington Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA Freeman (1) 23 Taylor (1) 12 2 tied 4 76–56 6,619 1–0 11/18/2014 8:00 pm yes Richmond Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA ASN Freeman (2) 13 2 tied 6 Freeman (2) 4 63–57 6,608 2–0 11/21/2014 6:30 pm yes yes LSU Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam quarterfinals CBSSN Freeman (3) 25 Arledge (1) 12 2 tied 3 70–61 1,910 3–0 11/23/2014 9:00 pm yes yes Illinois State Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam semifinals CBSSN Freeman (4) 16 Ross (1) 5 2 tied 3 45–64 2,005 3–1 11/24/2014 6:30 pm yes yes Gardner–Webb Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam third-place game CBSSN Freeman (5) 22 Ross (2) 7 4 tied 1 58–46 2,955 4–1 11/29/2014 2:00 pm yes VCU 14 Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA Rivalry Bacote (1) 31 Ross (3) 6 2 tied 3 73–67 8,472 5–1 12/03/2014 7:30 pm yes yes George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, VA Mosley (1) 21 Ross (4) 14 Freeman (6) 6 75–69 5,022 6–1 12/14/2014 2:00 pm yes North Carolina A&T Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA Ross (1) 12 Freeman (1) 7 Bacote (3) 8 85–48 5,594 7–1 12/17/2014 8:00 pm yes Georgia State Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA ASN Freeman (6) 21 Ross (5) 11 Bacote (4) 4 58–54 OT 5,470 8–1 12/19/2014 7:00 pm yes Maryland Eastern Shore Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA 2 tied 12 Taylor (2) 11 Freeman (7) 4 60–43 5,210 9–1 12/22/2014 7:00 pm yes William & Mary Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA Rivalry Freeman (7) 24 Taylor (3) 10 2 tied 4 69–62 7,796 10–1 12/29/2014 8:00 pm yes Mount St. Mary's Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA ASN Douglas (1) 16 Douglas (1) 9 Bacote (6) 6 69–35 8,152 11–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002B5F; color:#a8adb4;"| Conference USA regular season 01/04/2015 1:00 pm yes Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC ASN Freeman (8) 14 Taylor (4) 8 Freeman (8) 6 61–54 3,779 12–1 1–0 01/08/2015 7:00 pm yes 25 Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV Arledge (2) 13 Freeman (2) 8 Ross (3) 5 72–51 4,661 13–1 2–0 01/10/2015 5:30 pm yes 25 WKU E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY ASN Freeman (9) 20 Arledge (2) 6 Bacote (7) 3 65–72 5,123 13–2 (2–1) 01/15/2015 7:00 pm Rice Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA Bacote (3) 25 Arledge (3) 11 Freeman (9) 5 63–53 7,457 14–2 (3–1) 01/17/2015 7:00 pm North Texas Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA Freeman (10) 18 Ross (6) 10 Freeman (10) 3 61–50 8,472 15–2 (4–1) 01/22/2015 8:00 pm yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN ASN Freeman (11) 18 Taylor (4) 7 Bacote (8) 5 58–68 OT 4,887 15–3 (4–2) 01/24/2015 5:30 pm yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL ASN Bacote (4) 23 Arledge (4) 5 Freeman (11) 3 68–81 4,127 15–4 (4–3) 01/29/2015 7:00 pm FIU Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA 2 tied 17 Freeman (3) 7 Freeman (12) 5 71–56 6,489 16–4 (5–3) 01/31/2015 7:00 pm Florida Atlantic Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA Freeman (13) 24 Ross (7) 7 Arledge (1) 4 68–57 7,453 17–4 (6–3) 02/07/2015 7:00 pm Charlotte Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA COX Bacote (5) 14 Ross (8) 8 Freeman (13) 5 61–57 7,678 18–4 (7–3) 02/12/2015 8:00 pm yes UTSA Convocation Center San Antonio, TX ASN Freeman (19) 19 Baker (2) 7 Freeman (14) 4 67–72 1,168 18–5 (7–4) 02/14/2015 9:00 pm yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX Arledge (4) 17 Douglas (2) 8 Bacote (9) 3 47–62 9,262 18–6 (7–5) 02/19/2015 5:30 pm Southern Miss Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA ASN Freeman (20) 18 Taylor (5) 6 2 tied 4 64–38 6,177 19–6 (8–5) 02/21/2015 3:00 pm Louisiana Tech Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA ASN Freeman (21) 27 Taylor (6) 9 4 tied 3 72–53 8,019 20–6 (9–5) 02/26/2015 8:00 pm yes Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX Freeman (22) 17 Freeman (4) 11 Freeman (17) 5 63–54 1,506 21–6 (10–5) 02/28/2015 5:30 pm yes North Texas The Super Pit Denton, TX ASN Freeman (23) 24 Ross (9) 8 2 tied 2 70–57 2,833 22–6 (11–5) 03/05/2015 8:00 pm Marshall Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA ASN Freeman (24) 21 Ross (10) 10 Bacote (11) 5 67–50 7,114 23–6 (12–5) 03/07/2015 5:30 pm WKU Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA ASN Freeman (25) 27 Taylor (7) 9 Freeman (18) 6 75–52 8,472 24–6 (13–5) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002B5F; color:#a8adb4;"| Conference USA tournament 03/12/2015 3:30 pm yes Middle Tennessee Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL Quarterfinals ASN Freeman (26) 22 Freeman (5) 7 Freeman (19) 4 52–59 4,339 24–7 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002B5F; color:#a8adb4;"| NIT 03/18/2015 7:15 pm yes (1) (8) Charleston Southern Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA First round ESPN3 Arledge (5) 22 Freeman (6) 11 Freeman (20) 10 65–56 4,736 25–7 03/23/2015 8:00 pm yes (1) (4) Illinois State Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA Second round ESPNU Palmore (1) 11 Palmore (1) 9 2 tied 3 50–49 5,923 26–7 03/25/2015 7:00 pm yes (1) (3) Murray State Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA Quarterfinals ESPN2 Freeman (27) 25 Ross (11) 8 Taylor (4) 5 72–69 8,161 27–7 03/31/2015 9:00 pm yes yes (1) (2) Stanford Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinals ESPN Mosley (2) 6 Douglas (3) 6 3 tied 3 60–67 7,185 27–8 Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region Men's Basketball - 2014–2015 Schedule http://www.odusports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=750489&SPID=127328&DB_OEM_ID=31100&Q_SEASON=2014 ODUSports.com ODU Sports 29 April 2022 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150606031921/http://www.odusports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=750489&SPID=127328&DB_OEM_ID=31100&Q_SEASON=2014 6 June 2015 Statistics The team posted the following statistics:https://static.odusports.com/custompages/pdfs/mbb/2014-15odumbbcums.pdf 2014-15 Old Dominion Monarchs Statistics 2015-04-01 2015-09-30 ODU Sports NameGPGSMin.Avg.FGFGAFG%3FG3FGA3FG%FTFTAFT%ORDRRBAvg.Ast.Avg.PFDQTOStl.Blk.Pts.Avg. Trey Freeman3535113132.32215020.440471320.3561021400.729201321524.31253.65405946459116.9 Aaron Bacote353595527.31012670.378381200.3171031220.84423841073.1952.7580472413439.8 Jonathan Arledge353570420.11152640.43616600.26760980.612631081714.9210.68914920193068.7 Richard Ross352688325.21322220.595000.00024500.480731231965.6421.26915426542888.2 Ambrose Mosley35078622.5812290.354631860.33924330.7271357702.0290.8520241612497.1 Jordan Baker343372221.2441320.333341030.33012220.5451958772.3471.4610242921343.9 Javonte Douglas25125510.233740.446270.28621380.5531848662.6190.83611755893.6 Denzell Taylor35984724.244800.550000.00015340.441125842096.0461.39704437231032.9 Keenan Palmore35038511.036770.468040.00018310.581943521.5351.057134130902.6 Nik Biberaj2802378.521610.3447200.3509140.6432028481.7110.4330614582.1 Deion Clark200703.55150.333040.000570.71456110.610.130220150.8 Martin Shaw110171.5190.111000.000120.5000000.010.10010130.3 Joe Ebondo151583.9230.667000.000010.00028100.700.09002140.3 TEAM354850982.816 Season Total35705083619350.4322076360.3253945920.666438829126736.247213.56184377221115227364.9 Opponents35705067216780.4002046540.3124516850.658305779108431.03389.75911545116596199957.1 Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. ( ) = First place votes. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final AP NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR N/A Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Awards In-season CUSA Player of the WeekDateNameClassPosition February 23, 2015 Trey Freeman Jr. PG March 2, 2015 Trey Freeman Jr. PG Postseason Jeff Jones Barefoot Coach of the Year Trey Freeman All-Conference USA First Team Conference USA Newcomer of the Year NABC All-District 11 First Team Conference USA All-Academic Team http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/release/release.pdf Men's Basketball 2014-15 Season - C-USA Postseason Notebook Conference USA 2015 April 29, 2022 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170217043356/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/release/release.pdf February 17, 2017 See also 2014–15 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team References Category:Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball seasons Old Dominion Old Dominion Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball