2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by sixth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia as members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 26–9, 13–5 to finish in 1st place. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated Louisiana Tech, UAB and Western Kentucky to win the C-USA tournament. As a result, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Purdue.

Previous season The Monarchs finished the season 25–7, 15–3 in C-USA play, to finish in second place. They defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament before losing to Western Kentucky in the semifinals. Despite winning 25 games on the season, the Monarchs did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure 55 F 6'7" 200 RS Senior Winston-Salem, NC Graduated 25 F 6'7" 240 RS Senior Lawrenceville, VA Graduated 23 F 6'7" 240 RS Senior Lawrenceville, VA Walk-on; Graduated 12 G 6'4" 215 Senior Dumfries, VA Graduated 1 F 6'9" 215 Senior Columbus, OH Graduated 22 G 6'1" 180 Senior Lithonia, GA Graduated 15 F 6'10" 230 RS Junior Woodbridge, VA Graduated and transferred to Nevada 11 G 6'3" 160 Freshman Fayetteville, NC Transferred to UNC Greensboro

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school 25 C 7'1" 290 Senior Garland, TX Transferred from LSU. Will be eligible to play immediately since Robinson graduated from LSU. 23 C 7'0" 220 Sophomore Hampton, VA Transferred from Providence. Dickens was granted a waiver from the NCAA and will be eligible immediately. 11 G 6'5" 200 RS Sophomore Birmingham, AL Transferred from Clemson. Mid-year transfer, had to sit out due to NCAA transfer.

2018 recruiting class

2019 recruiting class

Honors and awards Street & Smith's Preseason Awards All-Conference – Ahmad Caver All-Newcomer – Elbert Robinson III All-Defense – Ahmad Caver

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=|Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA tournament

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