2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–12, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Marshall. Despite finishing with 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	19–12 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Kelvin Jefferson [1] (1st season) John Richardson (10th season) Bryant Stith (4th season)
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Middle Tennessee †	17	–	1		.944			31	–	5		.861
Louisiana Tech	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
Old Dominion	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
UTEP	12	–	6		.667			15	–	17		.469
Rice	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Marshall	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
UAB	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
Western Kentucky	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
UTSA	8	–	10		.444			14	–	19		.424
Charlotte	7	–	11		.389			13	–	17		.433
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
Southern Miss	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
FIU	3	–	15		.167			7	–	24		.226
North Texas	2	–	16		.111			8	–	22		.267
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2015–16 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. They received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16, where they defeated Tennessee Tech, UC Santa Barbara, and Oakland to become the Vegas 16 champions.

Preseason

The Monarchs were picked to finish in fifth place in the preseason Conference USA poll.^[2]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Aaron Bacote	1	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Hampton, VA	Graduated
Martin Shaw	2	G	6'0"	170	Senior	Hampton, VA	Walk-on; Graduated
Austin Colbert	11	F	6'8"	195	Junior	Chesapeake, VA	Transferred to Hampton[3]
Payton Pervier	12	C	7'1"	275	RS Senior	Snohomish, WA	Dismissed from team [4]
Trey Freeman	20	G	6'2"	180	RS Senior	Virginia Beach, VA	Graduated
Ambrose Mosley	22	G	6'2"	185	RS Junior	Jacksonville, FL	Dismissed from team;[5] Transferred to UNC Wilmington[6][7][8]
Nik Biberaj	30	F	6'8"	245	RS Senior	Fairfax Station, VA	Walk on; Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Alassane Kah	1	F	6'10"	210	Junior	Columbus, OH	Junior college transferred from Kilgore College[9]
Randy Haynes	12	G	6'4"	215	Junior	Dumfries, VA	Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College[10]
Keith Pinckney	22	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Lithonia, GA	Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College[11][12][13]

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Xavier Green #48 SG	Wlliamsburg, VA	Williamsburg Christian Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 27, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Travis Fields Jr. #82 PG	Portsmouth, VA	I. C. Norcom High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Mar 14, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Old Dominion 2016 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 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) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Hampton HS Hampton, Virginia F 1 Alassane Kah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Walnut Ridge HS / Kilgore College Columbus, Ohio G 2 Travis Fields Jr. (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr I.C. Norcom HS Portsmouth, Virginia G 3 B. J. Stith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Oak Hill Academy / Virginia Lawrenceville, Virginia G 4 Ahmad Caver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (WI) Atlanta, Georgia G 10 Xavier Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Williamsburg Christian Academy Williamsburg, Virginia G 12 Randy Haynes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Potomac HS / New Mexico Junior College Dumfries, Virginia F 13 Aaron Carver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr South Kent School (CT) Elizabeth City, North Carolina F 15 Trey Porter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Potomac HS / George Mason Woodbridge, Virginia F 21 Denzell Taylor (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) Brampton, Ontario G 22 Keith Pinckney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Miller Grove HS / Northwest Florida State College Lithonia, Georgia F 23 Stephen Vassor (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Brunswick HS / Hampden–Sydney College Lawrenceville, Virginia F 24 Zoran Talley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Midwest Elite Preparatory Academy Merrillville, Indiana F 25 Brandan Stith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Brunswick HS / East Carolina Lawrenceville, Virginia G 30 Khary Mauras (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Reading HS Pottstown, Pennsylvania	Head coach Jeff Jones (Virginia '82) Assistant coach(es) Kelvin Jefferson (Southern Connecticut '95) John Richardson (Elizabeth City State '95) Bryant Stith (Virginia '92) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 27, 2016

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Spain Trip
August 18*		vs. Madrid All-Stars	L 64–65		14 – Br. Stith	9 – Tied	–	Pabellón Felipe Reyes  Getafe, Spain
August 20*		vs. Madrid All-Stars	W 83–53		17 – Br. Stith	10 – Br. Stith	5 – Caver	Pabellón Felipe Reyes  Getafe, Spain
August 22*		vs. Union Sportive Toulouges (France)	W 55–40		11 – Caver	12 – Br. Stith	2 – Tied	Pavelló Esportiu Municipal  Sant Julià de Vilatorta, Spain
August 23*		vs. Catalan All-Stars	W 85–48		12 – Tied	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	Pavelló Esportiu Municipal  Sant Julià de Vilatorta, Spain
Exhibition
November 2* 7:00 pm		Virginia State	W 71–32		16 – Talley	9 – Br. Stith	3 – Tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,163) Norfolk, VA
November 4* 7:00 pm		Virginia Wesleyan	W 89–55		15 – Tied	11 – Br. Stith	5 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,843) Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 11* 7:00 pm		James Madison Rivalry	W 62–55	1–0	23 – Br. Stith (1)	11 – Br. Stith (1)	4 – Tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,241) Norfolk, VA
November 14* 7:00 pm		at Richmond	W 64–61	2–0	13 – Caver (1)	9 – Taylor (1)	3 – Caver (2)	Robins Center (5,028) Richmond, VA
November 23* 9:30 pm, AXS TV		vs. #10 Louisville Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	L 62–68 OT	2–1	22 – Br. Stith (2)	12 – Tied	4 – Baker (1)	Imperial Arena (1,601) Nassau, Bahamas
November 24* 9:30 pm, AXS TV		vs. LSU Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round	L 60–66	2–2	11 – Caver (2)	12 – Br. Stith (3)	4 – Caver (3)	Imperial Arena (1,060) Nassau, Bahamas
November 25* 9:30 pm, AXS TV		vs. St. John's Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game	W 63–55	3–2	15 – Caver (3)	16 – Taylor (3)	6 – Caver (4)	Imperial Arena (969) Nassau, Bahamas
November 30* 7:00 pm		Dartmouth	W 59–47	4–2	14 – Tied	10 – Porter (1)	5 – Caver (5)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,260) Norfolk, VA
December 3* 2:00 pm		at Towson	W 60–58	5–2	15 – B.J. Stith (1)	11 – Taylor (4)	4 – Tied	SECU Arena (1,871) Towson, MD
December 6* 7:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 39–51	5–3	14 – Br. Stith (3)	13 – Br. Stith (4)	2 – Br. Stith (1)	Ryan Center (4,250) Kingston, RI
December 10* 8:00 pm, ASN		VCU Rivalry	L 64–67	5–4	17 – B.J. Stith (2)	9 – Br. Stith (5)	5 – Baker (2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472) Norfolk, VA
December 18* 2:00 pm		Georgia State	W 58–46	6–4	16 – Caver (5)	8 – Tied	3 – 3 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (4,052) Norfolk, VA
December 22* 7:00 pm		Howard	W 65–46	7–4	18 – Talley (1)	12 – Br. Stith (7)	9 – Caver (8)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (4,665) Norfolk, VA
December 29* 7:00 pm		William & Mary Rivalry	L 54–65	7–5	10 – Talley (2)	11 – Taylor (6)	3 – Caver (9)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7.151) Norfolk, VA
Conference USA regular season
December 31 1:00 pm		Rice	W 62–56	8–5 (1–0)	18 – B.J. Stith (3)	10 – Br. Stith (8)	4 – Caver (10)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,431) Norfolk, VA
January 2 5:00 pm		North Texas	W 55–48	9–5 (2–0)	14 – Caver (6)	10 – Br. Stith (9)	6 – Caver (11)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,123) Norfolk, VA
January 5 7:00 pm		at Marshall	L 86–90 OT	9–6 (2–1)	26 – Caver (7)	11 – Taylor (7)	3 – Tied	Cam Henderson Center (4,573) Huntington, WV
January 7 6:00 pm, ASN		at Western Kentucky	W 79–67	10–6 (3–1)	22 – B.J. Stith (4)	13 – Porter (2)	4 – Caver (13)	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,122) Bowling Green, KY
January 12 7:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 54–50	11–6 (4–1)	14 – B.J. Stith (5)	9 – Taylor (8)	3 – Tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,523) Norfolk, VA
January 14 4:00 pm, ASN		Louisiana Tech	L 63–75	11–7 (4–2)	17 – B.J. Stith (6)	5 – Caver (1)	9 – Caver (14)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,564) Norfolk, VA
January 21 8:00 pm, ASN		at Charlotte	L 72–74	11–8 (4–3)	25 – Caver (8)	12 – Talley (1)	5 – Caver (15)	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,650) Charlotte, NC
January 26 8:00 pm, CI		at Rice	W 80–72	12–8 (5–3)	18 – Br. Stith (4)	11 – Br. Stith (10)	8 – Caver (16)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,460) Houston, TX
January 28 3:00 pm		at North Texas	W 73–67	13–8 (6–3)	18 – Tied	6 – Talley (2)	4 – Caver (17)	The Super Pit (1,647) Denton, TX
February 2 7:00 pm, ESPN3		FIU	W 64–57	14–8 (7–3)	15 – B.J. Stith (7)	7 – Porter (3)	6 – Caver (18)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,757) Norfolk, VA
February 4 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Florida Atlantic	L 61–65	14–9 (7–4)	14 – Br. Stith (5)	10 – Porter (4)	3 – Tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,985) Norfolk, VA
February 9 8:00 pm, beIN		at Middle Tennessee	L 51–64	14–10 (7–5)	17 – B.J. Stith (8)	10 – Taylor (9)	3 – Tied	Murphy Center (6,209) Murfreesboro, TN
February 11 8:00 pm, ASN		at UAB	W 83–62	15–10 (8–5)	23 – Caver (10)	10 – B.J. Stith (1)	8 – Caver (20)	Bartow Arena (4,185) Birmingham, AL
February 18 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Charlotte	W 72–48	16–10 (9–5)	17 – Tied	9 – Br. Stith (11)	8 – Caver (21)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,090) Norfolk, VA
February 23 8:00 pm, beIN		Marshall	W 86–65	17–10 (10–5)	17 – B.J. Stith (9)	8 – Porter (5)	8 – Caver (22)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,248) Norfolk, VA
February 25 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Kentucky	W 67−53	18−10 (11−5)	15 – Caver (12)	8 – Taylor (10)	6 – Tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,355) Norfolk, VA
March 2 8:00 pm, beIN		at UTEP	W 62−61	19−10 (12−5)	17 – Talley (5)	9 – Taylor (11)	5 – Baker (5)	Don Haskins Center (8,663) El Paso, TX
March 4 4:00 pm		at UTSA	L 55–73	19–11 (12–6)	13 – B.J. Stith (10)	8 – Br. Stith (12)	7 – Caver (24)	Convocation Center (1,431) San Antonio, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 9 9:00 pm, ASN	(3)	vs. (6) Marshall Quarterfinals	L 63–64	19–12	12 – Tied	12 – Br. Stith (13)	6 – Caver (25)	Legacy Arena (4,005) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[14][15][16]

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