2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CollegeInsider.com tournament champions
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	25–10 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Blaine Taylor (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Corrigan (15th season); Rob Wilkes (7th season); John Richardson (4th season); Joel Hines (1st season);
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 ⊟

2008–09 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU †	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
George Mason	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	25	–	10	.714
Northeastern	12	–	6	.667	19	–	13	.863
Hofstra	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
Drexel	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
James Madison	9	–	9	.500	21	–	15	.583
Georgia State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Delaware	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
William & Mary	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Towson	5	–	13	.278	12	–	22	.353
UNC Wilmington	3	–	15	.167	7	–	25	.219


† 2009 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2008–09 season. Playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and led by eighth-year head coach Blaine Taylor, the Monarchs finished the season with a 25–10 overall record and won the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament – the first year of the tournament's existence.^[1]^[2]

In CAA play, the Monarchs finished in third place with a 12–6 record.^[3] They advanced to the semi-finals of the 2009 CAA tournament, where they lost to eventual champion VCU, 61–53.

Roster

2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	1	Nick Wright	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Nansemond River HS	Suffolk, Virginia
G/F	2/35	Ben Finney	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	I. C. Norcom HS / Hargrave Military Academy	Portsmouth, Virginia
G	3	Darius James	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Tallwood HS	Virginia Beach, Virginia
G	10	Etoile Imama	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Champlain College Saint-Lambert	Montreal, Canada
F	12	Gerald Lee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Korihait	Uusikaupunki, Finland
G	15	Trian Iliadis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Gwelup School	Perth, Western Australia
F	20	Chris Cooper	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Forest Park HS	Woodbridge, Virginia
F	21	Frank Hassell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS So	Indiana River HS	Chesapeake, Virginia
G	22	Marquel DeLancey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Mount Vernon HS	Alexandria, Virginia
G	23	Marsharee Neely	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Walter Hines Page HS	Greensboro, North Carolina
G/F	24	Kent Bazemore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Bertie HS	Kelford, North Carolina
F	33	Keyon Carter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	William T. Dwyer HS	Riviera Beach, Florida
F	34	Jonathan Adams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Baylor School (TN)	Ringgold, Georgia

Head coach

Blaine Taylor (Montana '81)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Corrigan (Duke '80)
Rob Wilkes (Stetson '93)
John Richardson (Elizabeth City State '95)
Joel Hines (Old Dominion '05)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 9–7–2019

Schedule and Results

Source^[4]^[5]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2008* 7:00 p.m.	Chowan	W 69–51		Ted Constant Center (2,422) Norfolk, VA
Nov 8, 2008* 7:00 p.m.	Virginia State	W 85–59		Ted Constant Center (3,702) Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 16, 2008* 8:00 p.m.	at Charlotte	W 69–38	1–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,849) Charlotte, NC
Nov 22, 2008* 4:00 p.m., CSN	UAB	L 62–77	1–1	Ted Constant Center (7,870) Norfolk, VA
Nov 25, 2008* 7:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	L 82–83 ^2OT	1–2	Sojka Pavilion (2,249) Lewisburg, PA
Nov 29, 2008* 11:30 a.m.	Marshall	L 64–68	1–3	Cam Henderson Center (5,130) Huntington, WV
12/3/2008* 7:pm, CSN	Richmond	W 65–62	2–3	Ted Constant Center (6,242) Norfolk, VA
12/6/2008 4:00pm	Delaware	W 56–49	3–3 (1–0)	Ted Constant Center (6,122) Norfolk, VA
12/14/2008* 4:00pm	NC Central	W 79–54	4–3	Ted Constant Center (5,655) Norfolk, VA
12/17/2008* 7:00pm	at Duquesne	W 86–60	5–3	A.J. Palumbo Center (1,843) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12/20/2008* 7:00pm	Winthrop	W 66–54	6–3	Ted Constant Center (6,104) Norfolk, VA
12/22/2008* 7:00pm	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 66–56	7–3	Ted Constant Center (5,448) Norfolk, VA
12/30/2008* 7:00pm	Winston-Salem State	W 80–50	8–3	Ted Constant Center (5,952) Norfolk, VA
CAA regular season
1/3/2009 4:00pm	at Georgia State	L 54–55	8–4 (1–1)	GSU Sports Arena (1,102) Atlanta, GA
1/5/2009 7:00pm	at William & Mary Rivalry	W 62–50	9–4 (2–1)	Kaplan Arena (2,077) Williamsburg, Virginia
1/7/2009 7:00pm, WSKY	James Madison Rivalry	L 62–70	9–5 (2–2)	Ted Constant Center (6,552) Norfolk, VA
1/10/2009 2:00pm, Comcast	at George Mason	L 53–61	9–6 (2–3)	Patriot Center (6,626) Fairfax, Virginia
1/13/2009 9:00pm, ESPNU	Georgia State	W 73–56	10–6 (3–3)	Ted Constant Center (6,432) Norfolk, VA
1/17/2009 4:00pm, Comcast	at VCU Rivalry	L 44–61	10–7 (3–4)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,567) Richmond, Virginia
1/21/2009 7:00pm, WSKY	at UNC Wilmington	W 87–57	11–7 (4–4)	Ted Constant Center (6,552) Norfolk, VA
1/24/2009 7:00pm, Comcast	Northeastern	L 42–58	11–8 (4–5)	Ted Constant Center (7,572) Norfolk, VA
1/28/2009 7:00pm, WSKY	at James Madison Rivalry	W 80–74	12–8 (5–5)	JMU Convocation Center (3,955) Harrisonburg, VA
1/31/2009 4:00pm, Comcast	George Mason	W 73–71	13–8 (6–5)	Ted Constant Center (8,424) Norfolk, VA
2/3/2009 7:00pm, WSKY	Towson	W 71–62	14–8 (7–5)	Ted Constant Center (6,332) Norfolk, VA
2/7/2009 7:00pm, WSKY	Drexel	W 63–53	15–8 (8–5)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,294) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2/10/2009 7:00pm	at Hofstra	L 51–60	15–9 (8–6)	Mack Sports Complex (2,241) Hempstead, New York
2/14/2009 2:00pm, Comcast	VCU Rivalry	W 69–65	16–9 (9–6)	Ted Constant Center (8,424) Norfolk, VA
2/18/2009 7:00pm, WSKY	at UNC Wilmington	W 84–65	17–9 (10–6)	Trask Coliseum (3,620) Wilmington, North Carolina
2/21/2009* 11:00am, ESPNU	Liberty ESPN BracketBusters	W 80–56	18–9	Ted Constant Center (6,862) Norfolk, VA
2/25/2009 7:00pm, WSKY	William & Mary Rivalry	W 64–63	19–9 (11–6)	Ted Constant Center (7,142) Norfolk, VA
2/28/2009 6:00pm, Comcast	at Northeastern	W 57–54 ^OT	20–9 (12–6)	Matthews Arena (2,157) Boston, Massachusetts
CAA tournament
Mar 7, 2009 2:30 p.m., CSN-NE	vs. Hofstra Quarterfinals	W 52–51	21–9	Richmond Coliseum (7,287) Richmond, VA
Mar 8, 2009 3:00 p.m., CSN-NE	vs. VCU Semifinals	L 53–61	21–10	Richmond Coliseum (7,925) Richmond, VA
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Mar 19, 2009* 7:00 p.m.	The Citadel First round	W 67–59	22–10	Ted Constant Center (2,157) Norfolk, VA
Mar 23, 2009* 7:00 p.m.	vs. Belmont Quarterfinals	W 70–62	23–10	Ted Constant Center (2,137) Norfolk, VA
Mar 26, 2009 7:00 p.m.	James Madison Semifinals	W 81–43	24–10	Ted Constant Center (2,932) Norfolk, VA
Mar 31, 2009* 8:00 p.m., FCS	at Bradley Championship	W 66–62	25–10	Carver Arena (8,118) Peoria, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs Men's Basketball Media Guide: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Old Dominion University. 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^ "CIT – History" (PDF). CollegeInsider.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^ "2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster & Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^ "2008-2009 Old Dominion Men's Basketball Schedule". ODU Sports.
^ "2008-2009 Old Dominion Men's basketball Stats". CAA Sports.

[mguide-1] "2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs Men's Basketball Media Guide: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Old Dominion University. 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2019.

[2] "CIT – History" (PDF). CollegeInsider.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019.

[3] "2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster & Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2019.

[4] "2008-2009 Old Dominion Men's Basketball Schedule". ODU Sports.

[5] "2008-2009 Old Dominion Men's basketball Stats". CAA Sports.

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v t e Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Venues	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (1943–1969) ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Big Blue Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold