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
Roster
Depth chart
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#002B5F; color:#a8adb4;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#002B5F; color:#a8adb4;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#002B5F; color:#a8adb4;"| Conference USA regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#002B5F; color:#a8adb4;"| Conference USA tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#002B5F; color:#a8adb4;"| NIT
Statistics The team posted the following statistics: 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
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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
See also 2014–15 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team
References