2013–14 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2013–14 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Monarchs, led by first year head coach Jeff Jones , played their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were first year members of the Conference USA . They finished 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
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Trey Freeman
20
G
6'2"
175
Junior
Virginia Beach, VA
Transferred from Campbell . Under NCAA transfer rules, Freeman will have to redshirt for the 2013–14 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Nik Biberaj
30
F
6'8"
235
Junior
Fairfax Station, VA
Transferred from Christopher Newport University . Under NCAA transfer rules, Biberaj will have to redshirt for the 2013–14 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Incoming recruits
Roster
2013–14 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)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Hampton HS
Hampton, VA
G
1
Aaron Bacote (C)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Bethel HS
Hampton, VA
G
3
Keenan Palmore (C)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
The Paideia School
Stone Mountain, GA
G
4
Dimitri Batten
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Jr
Kecoughtan HS
Newport News, VA
G
10
Martin Shaw (W)
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Kecoughtan HS
Hampton, VA
F
11
Josue Ebondo
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Euless Trinity HS / Garden City CC
Euless, TX
G
15
Deion Clark
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Barron Collier HS
Naples, FL
G
20
Trey Freeman (I)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Kellam HS / Campbell
Virginia Beach, VA
F
21
Denzell Taylor
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
St. Benedict's Prep
Brampton, ON
G
22
Ambrose Mosley
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS Fr
Hargrave Military Academy
Jacksonville, FL
F
23
Richard Ross
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Jr
Hirschi HS
Wichita Falls, TX
G
25
Donte Hill (I)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
Norfolk Collegiate / Clemson
Virginia Beach, VA
G
25
Sean-Michael King (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
Jr
Hayfield HS
Alexandria, VA
F
30
Nik Biberaj (W)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
South County HS / Christopher Newport
Fairfax Station, VA
C
40
Anton Larsen
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
RS Sr
Oster Farimagsgades
Copenhagen, DK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 03/20/14
Schedule
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2013 *7:00 pm
Elizabeth City State
W 84–50
–
23 – Bacote
12 – Ross
4 – Palmore
Constant Center (5,329)Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2013 *7:00 pm
Missouri State
L 67–79 OT
0–1
28 – Bacote (1)
10 – Ross (1)
4 – 2 tied
Constant Center (6,780)Norfolk, VA
11/13/2013 *7:00 pm
Howard
W 77–57
1–1
20 – Bacote (2)
12 – Ross (2)
5 – Bacote (2)
Constant Center (6,102)Norfolk, VA
11/15/2013 *7:00 pm
Murray State
W 70–60
2–1
21 – Bacote (3)
12 – Taylor (1)
8 – Bacote (3)
Constant Center (5,770)Norfolk, VA
11/21/2013 *7:00 pm
Presbyterian Cancún Challenge
W 69–51
3–1
24 – Palmore (1)
7 – 2 tied
4 – Palmore (1)
Constant Center (5,699)Norfolk, VA
11/23/2013 *3:00 pm
Georgia Southern Cancún Challenge
W 86–69
4–1
26 – Bacote (4)
8 – Taylor (2)
6 – Bacote (4)
Constant Center (5,418)Norfolk, VA
11/26/2013 *6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. West Virginia Cancún Challenge Semifinals
L 60–78
4–2
20 – Bacote (5)
9 – Bacote (2)
2 – 2 tied
Moon Palace Resort (934)Cancún, MX
11/27/2013 *7:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Saint Louis Cancún Challenge 3rd place game
L 52–62
4–3
15 – Bacote (6)
9 – Ross (3)
3 – Bacote (5)
Moon Palace Resort (934)Cancún, MX
12/03/2013 *7:00 pm
NC Central
L 69–76 OT
4–4
25 – Batten (1)
10 – Batten (1)
4 – Palmore (3)
Constant Center (5,189)Norfolk, VA
12/08/2013 *1:30 pm, CSNMA
at VCU Rivalry
L 48–69
4–5
13 – 2 tied
9 – Ross (4)
3 – Palmore (4)
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741)Richmond, VA
12/14/2013 *2:00 pm
at Georgia State
L 73–79
4–6
21 – Bacote (8)
12 – Ross (5)
4 – Palmore (5)
GSU Sports Arena (1,477)Atlanta, GA
12/18/2013 *7:00 pm
College of Charleston
L 44–51
4–7
13 – Bacote (9)
8 – Taylor (3)
2 – Bacote (6)
Constant Center (5,304)Norfolk, VA
12/21/2013 *2:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington
W 69–57
5–7
17 – Ross (1)
10 – Ross (6)
3 – 2 tied
Trask Coliseum (3,027)Wilmington, NC
12/28/2013 *6:30 pm, NBCSN
at Richmond
L 58–67
5–8
20 – Bacote (10)
11 – Taylor (4)
2 – 4 tied
Robins Center (6,512)Richmond, VA
01/01/2014 *7:00 pm
at William & Mary Rivalry
L 68–74
5–9
28 – Bacote (11)
6 – 2 tied
3 – Bacote (9)
Kaplan Arena (2,806)Williamsburg, VA
01/04/2014 *7:00 pm
George Mason
W 71–66
6–9
20 – Bacote (12)
7 – 2 tied
4 – Bacote (10)
Constant Center (7,511)Norfolk, VA
Conference USA regular season
01/11/2014 7:00 pm, COX /WITN
East Carolina
W 81–70
7–9 (1–0)
23 – Palmore (3)
6 – 2 tied
6 – Bacote (11)
Williams Arena (5,328)Greenville, NC
01/16/2014 7:00 pm
at Florida International
W 52–36
8–9 (2–0)
17 – Palmore (4)
8 – Taylor (8)
3 – 2 tied
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,246)Miami, FL
01/18/2014 7:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic
W 65–60
9–9 (3–0)
15 – Palmore (5)
8 – Ross (10)
3 – Mosley (1)
FAU Arena (1,482)Boca Raton, FL
01/23/2014 7:00 pm
Southern Miss
L 60–75
9–10 (3–1)
19 – Bacote (13)
9 – Ross (11)
4 – Baker (3)
Constant Center (7,549)Norfolk, VA
01/25/2014 7:00 pm
Tulane
W 70–64
10–10 (4–1)
16 – Bacote (14)
8 – Taylor (9)
4 – 2 tied
Constant Center (6,512)Norfolk, VA
01/30/2014 8:00 pm
at UAB
L 66–75
10–11 (4–2)
18 – Batten (2)
7 – 2 tied
3 – Batten (3)
Bartow Arena (2,491)Birmingham, AL
02/01/2014 6:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee
L 48–64
10–12 (4–3)
14 – Batten (3)
8 – Taylor (10)
3 – Palmore (9)
Murphy Center (4,498)Murfreesboro, TN
02/06/2014 7:00 pm
UTSA
W 69–61
11–12 (5–3)
22 – Bacote (15)
10 – Ross (13)
4 – Bacote (14)
Constant Center (5,320)Norfolk, VA
02/08/2014 7:00 pm
UTEP
L 49–63
11–13 (5–4)
8 – 2 tied
7 – 2 tied
2 – Palmore (10)
Constant Center (6,273)Norfolk, VA
02/13/2014 8:00 pm
at North Texas
W 72–62
12–13 (6–4)
21 – Mosley (2)
7 – 2 tied
5 – Palmore (11)
The Super Pit (2,335)Denton, TX
02/15/2014 4:00 pm
at Tulsa
L 37–76
12–14 (6–5)
12 – Mosley (3)
4 – 2 tied
3 – Palmore (12)
Reynolds Center (4,609)Tulsa, OK
02/20/2014 7:00 pm
Rice
W 55–51
13–14 (7–5)
18 – Ross (2)
10 – 2 tied
4 – Palmore (13)
Constant Center (5,409)Norfolk, VA
02/22/2014 7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech
L 66–71
13–15 (7–6)
25 – Bacote (16)
9 – Ross (17)
5 – Bacote (15)
Constant Center (6,940)Norfolk, VA
02/27/2014 7:00 pm
Marshall
W 70–63
14–15 (8–6)
22 – Bacote (17)
11 – Taylor (12)
4 – Bacote (16)
Constant Center (6,230)Norfolk, VA
03/02/2014 4:00 pm
at Charlotte
L 63–74
14–16 (8–7)
17 – Bacote (18)
7 – Taylor (13)
5 – Palmore (14)
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,8,46)Charlotte, NC
03/06/2014 7:00 pm
East Carolina
W 68–47
15–16 (9–7)
17 – Mosley (4)
8 – Ross (18)
4 – Palmore (15)
Constant Center (7,029)Norfolk, VA
Conference USA tournament
03/12/2014 4:30 pm
vs. Marshall Second Round
W 73–58
16–16
25 – Bacote (19)
8 – Bacote (3)
1 – 3 tied
Don Haskins Center (3,916)El Paso, TX
03/13/2014 4:30 pm
vs. Middle Tennessee Quarterfinals
L 48–62
16–17
13 – Mosley (5)
8 – Ross (19)
3 – Palmore (17)
Don Haskins Center (3,968)El Paso, TX
College Basketball Invitational
03/19/2014 7:00 pm
South Dakota State First round
W 72–65
17–17
18 – Batten (4)
7 – Palmore (4)
7 – Palmore (18)
Constant Center (1,487)Norfolk, VA
03/24/2014 7:00 pm
Radford Quarterfinals
W 82–59
18–17
23 – Ross (3)
10 – Ross (20)
4 – 2 tied
Constant Center (3,486)Norfolk, VA
03/26/2014 10:00 pm
at Fresno State Semifinals
L 64–71
18–18
14 – Batten (5)
7 – Taylor (14)
4 – Palmore (20)
Save Mart Center (3,916)Fresno, CA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Statistics
The team posted the following statistics:[ 1]
Name
GP
GS
Min.
Avg.
FG
FGA
FG%
3FG
3FGA
3FG%
FT
FTA
FT%
OR
DR
RB
Avg.
Ast.
Avg.
PF
DQ
TO
Stl.
Blk.
Pts.
Avg.
Aaron Bacote
35
34
1033
29.5
163
407
0.400
56
158
0.354
160
205
0.780
16
89
105
3.0
102
2.9
67
1
100
26
5
542
15.5
Dimitri Batten
36
35
981
27.3
137
361
0.380
43
150
0.287
80
128
0.625
28
123
151
4.2
41
1.1
92
1
75
40
9
397
11.0
Richard Ross
36
34
1155
32.1
149
284
0.525
0
1
0.000
60
119
0.504
92
161
253
7.0
32
0.9
87
1
54
27
81
358
9.9
Keenan Palmore
36
36
1009
28.0
141
284
0.496
0
5
0.000
76
134
0.567
43
96
139
3.9
96
2.7
88
3
86
47
8
358
9.9
Ambrose Mosley
36
1
716
19.9
86
238
0.361
58
169
0.343
31
43
0.721
18
85
103
2.9
32
0.9
73
2
26
24
1
261
7.3
Denzell Taylor
36
36
959
26.6
68
130
0.523
0
1
0.000
23
60
0.383
104
109
213
5.9
24
0.7
117
3
47
25
31
159
4.4
Jordan Baker
36
2
659
18.3
50
141
0.355
33
89
0.371
26
36
0.722
11
65
76
2.1
41
1.1
77
2
45
23
0
159
4.4
Joe Ebondo
36
0
583
16.2
20
50
0.400
0
0
0.000
11
25
0.440
55
68
123
3.4
10
0.3
87
1
23
14
4
51
1.4
Anton Larsen
18
2
124
6.9
9
23
0.391
0
8
0.000
4
6
0.667
4
17
21
1.2
2
0.1
15
0
5
0
3
22
1.2
Martin Shaw
17
0
24
1.4
2
7
0.286
0
1
0.000
0
2
0.000
0
1
1
0.1
2
0.1
5
0
2
0
0
4
0.2
Sean-Michael King
7
0
7
1.0
0
2
0.000
0
1
0.000
0
0
0.000
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
TEAM
36
59
38
97
2.7
11
Season Total
36
7250
825
1927
0.428
190
583
0.326
471
758
0.621
430
852
1282
35.6
382
10.6
709
14
474
226
142
2311
64.2
Opponents
36
7250
777
1848
0.420
214
597
0.358
554
825
0.672
374
834
1208
33.6
378
10.5
686
13
458
227
143
2322
64.5
References
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