2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs were led by 11th-year head coach Jeff Jones for the first 9 games of the season before he stepped away from the team for health reasons on December 20. Special assistant coach Kieran Donohue took over head coaching duties for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as second-year members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	7–25 (3–15 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (11th season; first 9 games) Kieran Donohue (interim, rest of season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Kovensky Jamal Robinson Jordan Brooks
Home arena	Chartway Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Appalachian State	16	–	2		.889			27	–	7		.794
James Madison †	15	–	3		.833			32	–	4		.889
Troy	13	–	5		.722			20	–	12		.625
Arkansas State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	17		.541
Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Southern Miss	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Georgia State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
South Alabama	8	–	10		.444			16	–	16		.500
Georgia Southern	8	–	10		.444			9	–	24		.273
Marshall	7	–	11		.389			13	–	20		.394
Texas State	7	–	11		.389			17	–	18		.486
Louisiana–Monroe	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Coastal Carolina	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Old Dominion	3	–	15		.167			7	–	25		.219
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

They finished the season 7–25, 3–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourteenth place in their conference. As the No. 14 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they lost to Texas State in the first round 83–92.

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2022–23 season 19–12, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Monarchs would lose to Texas State in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.^[1]

Offseason

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Daniel Pounds PF	Forest Park, GA	SPIRE Institute	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 12, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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 2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Monarchs were picked to finish in third place in the conference's preseason poll.^[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
1	James Madison - 176 (7)
2	App State - 159 (2)
3	Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4	Southern Miss - 148
5	Louisiana - 136 (2)
6	South Alabama - 129 (2)
7	Marshall - 119
8	Troy - 91
9	Arkansas State - 84
10	Texas State - 72
11	Georgia State - 69
12	Coastal Carolina - 59
13	Georgia Southern - 42
14	ULM - 32

Roster

2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Vasean Allette (S) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr United Scholastic Academy Toronto, Ontario, Canada G 1 Jason Wade 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Trinity Episcopal School Richmond, Virginia G 2 Chaunce Jenkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Wichita State Newport News, Virginia G 3 Imo Essien 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Bishop Lynch High School Wylie, Texas G 4 Yamari Allette 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr United Scholastic Academy Toronto, Ontario, Canada G 10 Tyrone Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Oregon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 11 Dani Pounds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Spire Institute Atlanta, Georgia G 13 Devin Ceaser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Buffalo Waldorf, Maryland G 15 R. J. Blakney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Dayton Baltimore, MD C 21 Leeroy Odiahi 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Indian Hills Community College Tralee, Ireland F 23 Dericko Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Tallahassee Community College Kinston, North Carolina G 30 Cooper Jones (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So Walsingham Academy Williamsburg, Virginia F 34 Sam Hood 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Brunswick Community College Raleigh, North Carolina G 35 Jaylen Jenkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 146 lb (66 kg) Fr Hampton High School Hampton, Virginia G 55 Bryce Baker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Donda Academy Mooresville, North Carolina	Head coach Jeff Jones (Virginia) Assistant coach(es) Chris Kovensky (Old Dominion) Jamal Robinson (Virginia) Jordan Brooks (Hampton) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 19 November 2023

Schedule and results

After head coach Jeff Jones suffered a heart attack prior to the 2023 Diamond Head Classic, he was temporarily dismissed from the team for health reasons. Special Assistant to the Head Coach Kieran Donohue became the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[3] On January 28, freshman guard Vasean Allette was dismissed from the team for the remainder of the season.^[4]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		Virginia State	W 80–59	–	17 – C. Jenkins	6 – C. Jenkins	3 – Tied	Chartway Arena (4,657) Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Virginia Wesleyan	W 71–57	1–0	16 – C. Jenkins	8 – Williams	3 – Essien	Chartway Arena (5,371) Norfolk, VA
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Ball State MAC-SBC Challenge	L 68–73	1–1	20 – C. Jenkins	10 – Williams	2 – Allette	Worthen Arena (3,218) Muncie, IN
November 13, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN+		at No. 14 Arkansas	L 77–86	1–2	21 – C. Jenkins	7 – C. Jenkins	5 – Allette	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 22, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Princeton	L 56–76	1–3	15 – Allette	7 – C. Jenkins	4 – C. Jenkins	Chartway Arena (4,651) Norfolk, VA
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Drexel	W 68–61 OT	2–3	21 – Williams	12 – Williams	4 – C. Jenkins	Chartway Arena (4,238) Norfolk, VA
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Radford	W 69–68	3–3	20 – C. Jenkins	7 – Williams	5 – C. Jenkins	Chartway Arena (5,292) Norfolk, VA
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports		at Northeastern	L 68–81	3–4	21 – Allette	10 – Williams	3 – Allette	Matthews Arena (1,033) Boston, MA
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at William & Mary Rivalry	L 79–84	3–5	30 – Allette	7 – Allette	4 – Tied	Kaplan Arena (3,204) Williamsburg, VA
December 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 18 James Madison Royal Rivalry	L 69–84	3–6	19 – C. Jenkins	6 – Tied	3 – C. Jenkins	Chartway Arena (8,504) Norfolk, VA
December 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. TCU Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	L 87–111	3–7	25 – Allette	5 – Allette	3 – Allette	Stan Sheriff Center (4,927) Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Temple Diamond Head Classic Consolation Round	W 78–63	4–7	24 – Allette	8 – Tied	5 – C. Jenkins	Stan Sheriff Center (5,077) Honolulu, HI
December 24, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. UMass Diamond Head Classic 5th Place Game	L 65–87	4–8	22 – Williams	8 – Allette	2 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (4,342) Honolulu, HI
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	L 59–61	4–9 (0–1)	15 – Allette	8 – Williams	2 – Tied	Chartway Arena (5,479) Norfolk, VA
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Troy	L 73–86	4–10 (0–2)	23 – Ceaser	12 – Blakney	2 – Tied	Trojan Arena (2,889) Troy, AL
January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 75–90	4–11 (0–3)	28 – Allette	8 – Wade	2 – Tied	First National Bank Arena (2,193) Jonesboro, AR
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 70–77	4–12 (0–4)	19 – Allette	7 – Tied	9 – Allette	GSU Convocation Center (1,642) Atlanta, GA
January 13, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	L 75–79	4–13 (0–5)	24 – C. Jenkins	12 – Allette	4 – Tied	HTC Center (1,478) Conway, SC
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	W 91–66	5–13 (1–5)	27 – Allette	8 – Blakney	8 – Allette	Chartway Arena (6,158) Norfolk, VA
January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	L 73–80	5–14 (1–6)	20 – C. Jenkins	6 – Wade	3 – C. Jenkins	Chartway Arena (6,088) Norfolk, VA
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison Royal Rivalry	L 62–78	5–15 (1–7)	15 – Allette	6 – Tied	5 – Allette	Chartway Arena (6,701) Norfolk, VA
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	L 70–76	5–16 (1–8)	20 – Jenkins	8 – Odiahi	6 – C. Jenkins	Chartway Arena (5,519) Norfolk, VA
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m.		at Marshall	W 83–76	6–16 (2–8)	20 – Ceaser	8 – Odiahi	4 – Essien	Cam Henderson Center (4,309) Huntington, WV
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison Royal Rivalry	L 63–78	6–17 (2–9)	14 – Ceaser	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Atlantic Union Bank Center (7,633) Harrisonburg, VA
February 7, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Miss	L 73–78	6–18 (2–10)	22 – C. Jenkins	9 – Williams	2 – Tied	Reed Green Coliseum (3,927) Hattiesburg, MS
February 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge	L 57–58	6–19	16 – C. Jenkins	10 – Wade	3 – Tied	Chartway Arena (4,569) Norfolk, VA
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	L 60–68	6–20 (2–11)	16 – Jenkins	9 – Pounds	4 – C. Jenkins	Chartway Arena (5,265) Norfolk, VA
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	L 65–68	6–21 (2–12)	22 – C. Jenkins	7 – Wade	4 – Essien	Chartway Arena (5,996) Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	L 67–82	6–22 (2–13)	22 – Ceaser	8 – Pounds	3 – C. Jenkins	Chartway Arena (6,157) Norfolk, VA
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 75–59	7–22 (3–13)	33 – Williams	10 – Pounds	4 – Ceasar	Chartway Arena (6,420) Norfolk, VA
February 28, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 64–89	7–23 (3–14)	15 – Tied	5 – Williams	3 – Tied	Holmes Center (4,785) Boone, NC
March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	L 75–92	7–24 (3–15)	24 – C. Jenkins	7 – Wade	2 – Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,721) Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	(14)	vs. (11) Texas State First round	L 83–92 OT	7–25	36 – Williams	9 – Blakney	4 – Jenkins	Pensacola Bay Center (795) Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[5][6]

References

1. "2022-23 Old Dominion Monarchs Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
2. "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
3. "Old Dominion's Jones to remain away rest of year". ESPN. January 15, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
4. "ODU leading scorer Vasean Allette dismissed from team". 13newsnow.com. January 28, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
5. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
6. "Old Dominion Monarchs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 30, 2024.