2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Athletics wordmark.svg Conference USA C-USA 25–13 12–6 Jeff Jones 3rd Lamar Barrett 3rd John Richardson 4th Bryant Stith 3rd Trey FreemanODU Sports http://www.odusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=750497&SPID=127328&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=31100&ATCLID=210379421 Jeff Jones Names Freeman, Taylor and Bacote Captains ODU Athletics September 29, 2015 December 5, 2015 Aaron Bacote Denzell Taylor Ted Constant Convocation Center Vegas 16 champions The 2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by third year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the 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. The received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Tennessee Tech, UC Santa Barbara, and Oakland to become Vegas 16 champions. Previous season The Monarchs finished the 2013–14 season 27–8, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place, after reaching as high as 13–1 to start the season, and being ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time in program history. 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. Pre-season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Keenan Palmore 3 G 6'1" 185 Junior Stone Mountain, Georgia Graduated & transferred to Lenoir–Rhyne Javonte Douglas 10 F 6'7" 200 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated & transferred to Montevallo Josue Ebondo 11 F 6'7" 221 Senior Euless, Texas Graduated Deion Clark 15 G 6'3" 210 RS Sophomore Naples, Florida Transferred to Rollins College Richard Ross 23 F 6'6" 225 RS Senior Wichita Falls, Texas Graduated Jonathan Arledge 35 F/C 6'9" 235 Senior Silver Springs, Maryland Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School B. J. Stith 3 G/F 6'5" 205 Sophomore Lawrenceville, Virginia Transferred from Virginia. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stith will have to redshirt for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Austin Colbert 11 F 6'9" 200 Junior Chesapeake, Virginia Transferred from Illinois. Under NCAA transfer rules, Colbert will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Payton Pervier 12 C 7'1" 250 RS Senior Snohomish, Washington Junior college transferred from Dodge City Community College Trey Porter 15 F 6'10" 200 Sophomore Dumfries, Virginia Transferred from George Mason. Under NCAA transfer rules, Porter will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. 2015 recruiting class no no 2015 Ahmad Caver PG Atlanta, Georgia St. John's NW Military Academy 6 1 180 10/07/2014 2 0 NR Aaron Carver PF Elizabeth City, North Carolina South Kent School 6 7 215 08/13/2013 0 0 NR 2015 Old Dominion 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Old Dominion Basketball Commits Old Dominion 2015 Player Commits August 22, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Old Dominion Monarchs y yes Jordan Baker 0 G 6 2 205 JR Hampton, Virginia Hampton HS Aaron Bacote 1 G 6 4 190 SR Hampton, Virginia Bethel HS C Martin Shaw 2 G 6 0 170 SR Hampton, Virginia Kecoughtan HS W B. J. Stith y 3 G 6 5 210 SO Lawrenceville, Virginia Oak Hill AcademyVirginia yes I Ahmad Caver y 4 G 6 2 170 FR Atlanta St Johns Northwestern Military Austin Colbert 11 F 6 8 195 JR Chesapeake, Virginia Gill St. Bernard's SchoolIllinois yes I Payton Pervier 12 C 7 1 275 SR y Snohomish, Washington Glacier Peak HSDodge City CC Aaron Carver 13 F 6 7 210 FR Elizabeth City, North Carolina South Kent School Trey Porter 15 F 6 10 205 SO Woodbridge, Virginia Potomac HSGeorge Mason yes I Trey Freeman y 20 G 6 2 180 SR y Virginia Beach, Virginia Kellam HSCampbell C Denzell Taylor 21 F 6 7 220 JR Brampton, ON St. Benedict's Prep C Ambrose Mosley 22 G 6 2 185 JR yes Jacksonville, Florida Hargrave Military Academy Stephen Vassor 23 F 6 7 240 SO yes Lawrenceville, Virginia Brunswick HSHampden–Sydney College W Zoran Talley 24 F 6 7 200 FR y Merrillville, Indiana Merrillville HS Brandan Stith 25 F 6 7 240 SO yes Lawrenceville, Virginia Brunswick HSEast Carolina Nik Biberaj 30 F 6 8 245 SR y Fairfax Station, Virginia South County HSChristopher Newport W 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 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Old Dominion Monarchs| Exhibition November 5 7:00 pm yes Christopher Newport Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Caver 15 2 tied 7 2 tied 4 85–43 6,426 |- !colspan=12 style=Old Dominion Monarchs| Non-conference regular season November 13 7:00 pm yes Niagara Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Hall of Fame Tip Off Freeman (1) 20 Taylor (1) 9 Taylor (1) 4 67–50 8,150 1–0 November 16 7:00 pm yes Buffalo Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Hall of Fame Tip Off Freeman (2) 22 Stith (1) 9 Biberaj (1) 5 77–58 6,906 2–0 November 18 7:00 pm yes Morgan State Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Bacote (1) 22 Taylor (2) 10 3 tied 3 79–48 6,968 3–0 November 21 12:00 pm yes yes Purdue 21 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals Freeman (3) 17 Baker (1) 7 2 tied 2 ESPN3 39–61 3,813 3–1 November 22 12:00 pm yes yes Saint Joseph's Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut Hall of Fame Tip Off Freeman (4) 15 Biberaj (1) 10 4 tied 2 ESPN3 64–66 3,813 3–2 November 28 4:00 pm yes yes VCU Siegel Center Richmond, Virginia Rivalry Bacote (2) 21 Mosley (1) 6 Freeman (2) 6 CSN 67–76 7,637 3–3 December 1 7:00 pm yes yes William & Mary Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia Rivalry 2 tied 14 Talley (1) 8 Bacote (3) 3 48–55 3,256 3–4 December 4 7:00 pm yes Delaware State Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Bacote (4) 18 Taylor (3) 18 Freeman (3) 4 82–38 6,764 4–4 December 12 2:00 pm yes yes Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta 2 tied 16 3 tied 5 Freeman (4) 4 ESPN3 64–68 1,741 4–5 December 16 7:00 pm yes yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, Virginia Freeman (7) 15 Taylor (4) 10 Talley (1) 3 ASN 61–77 5,533 4–6 December 18 8:00 pm yes Maryland Eastern Shore Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Freeman (8) 21 Stith (2) 8 Freeman (5) 7 ASN 77–74 5,825 5–6 December 22 7:00 pm yes Rhode Island Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Bacote (5) 30 Taylor (5) 10 Freeman (6) 5 ASN 71–65 6,298 6–6 December 29 7:00 pm yes Norfolk State Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Rivalry Bacote (6) 20 Stith (3) 13 Freeman (7) 4 68–57 8,472 7–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Old Dominion Monarchs| Conference USA regular season January 2 12:00 pm Charlotte Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Freeman (9) 21 Taylor (6) 13 Bacote (4) 4 ASN 74–65 6,733 8–6 1–0 January 7 9:30 pm yes Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana Freeman (10) 21 Stith (4) 8 2 tied 3 CBSSN 56–53 4,807 9–6 2–0 January 9 8:00 pm yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi Freeman (11) 24 Stith (5) 12 2 tied 6 71–73 2,779 9–7 2–1 January 14 7:00 pm UAB Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Freeman (12) 28 Stith (6) 13 Caver (3) 6 CBSSN 71–72 OT 7,162 9–8 2–2 January 16 4:00 pm Middle Tennessee Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Freeman (13) 28 Talley (3) 9 Bacote (5) 4 FSN 61–64 7,067 9–9 2–3 January 21 7:00 pm WKU Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Freeman (14) 28 Stith (7) 9 Bacote (6) 4 ASN 68–62 6,535 10–9 3–3 January 23 2:00 pm Marshall Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Freeman (15) 37 Taylor (7) 13 Baker (5) 7 ASN 75–78 7,140 10–10 3–4 January 28 7:00 pm yes Florida Atlantic FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida Freeman (16) 28 Stith (8) 13 2 tied 3 78–66 1,517 11–10 4–4 January 30 7:00 pm yes FIU FIU Arena Miami Freeman (17) 25 Taylor (8) 11 Talley (4) 4 64–60 1,209 12–10 5–4 February 6 7:00 pm yes Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Freeman (18) 38 Stith (9) 10 Biberaj (3) 4 74–69 OT 4,646 13–10 6–4 February 11 7:00 pm North Texas Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Stith (1) 17 Stith (10) 11 2 tied 3 ASN 67–47 6,250 14–10 7–4 February 13 2:00 pm Rice Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia Freeman (19) 27 Stith (11) 16 Baker (6) 4 ASN 66–75 7,075 14–11 7–5 February 18 8:00 pm yes WKU E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky Freeman (20) 26 Stith (12) 13 Freeman (12) 4 FCS 59–56 3,182 15–11 8–5 February 20 7:00 pm yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia Freeman (21) 20 Baker (2) 8 Freeman (13) 3 65–82 8,520 15–12 8–6 February 25 7:00 pm UTEP Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia 2 tied 16 Stith (13) 15 2 tied 4 FSN 74–53 6,887 16–12 9–6 February 27 7:00 pm UTSA Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia 2 tied 21 Stith (14) 14 Freeman (15) 6 78–56 8,372 17–12 10–6 March 3 8:00 pm yes North Texas The Super Pit Denton, Texas Freeman (23) 24 Stith (15) 8 2 tied 5 76–70 1,878 18–12 11–6 March 5 2:00 pm yes Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas Freeman (24) 33 Taylor (9) 12 Baker (7) 5 ASN 74–67 3,418 19–12 12–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Old Dominion Monarchs| Conference USA tournament March 9 3:30 pm yes 5 12 Florida Atlantic Legacy Arena Birmingham, Alabama Second round Freeman (25) 25 Taylor (11) 10 Freeman (17) 4 ASN 72–46 3,888 20–12 March 10 3:30 pm yes 5 4 Louisiana Tech Legacy Arena Birmingham, Alabama Quarterfinals Freeman (26) 25 Taylor (11) 10 Freeman (17) 4 ASN 68–52 9,797 21–12 March 11 4:00 pm yes 5 8 WKU Legacy Arena Birmingham, Alabama Semifinals Freeman (27) 42 Stith (16) 13 Baker (8) 5 CBSSN 89–77 6,176 22–12 March 12 2:30 pm yes 5 2 Middle Tennessee Legacy Arena Birmingham, Alabama Championship game Freeman (28) 17 Stith (17) 12 Taylor (2) 2 FS1 53–55 5,519 22–13 |- !colspan=12 style=Old Dominion Monarchs| Vegas 16 March 28 3:00 pm yes yes Tennessee Tech Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, Nevada Quarterfinals Freeman (29) 18 2 tied 7 3 tied 3 CBSSN 75–59   23–13 March 29 9:00 pm yes yes UC Santa Barbara Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, Nevada Semifinals Bacote (7) 26 Freeman (2) 10 Caver (4) 4 CBSSN 64–49   24–13 March 30 10:00 pm yes yes Oakland Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, Nevada Championship game Freeman (30) 24 Stith (19) 15 Taylor (3) 5 CBSSN 68–67   25–13 Eastern Time http://www.odusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31100&ATCLID=210226788 C-USA Announces ODU's 2015-16 Conference Schedule Old Dominion Monarchs basketball July 20, 2015 July 20, 2015 References Category:Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball seasons Old Dominion Old Dominion Old Dominion Old Dominion Category:Vegas 16 Tournament championship seasons