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.

2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
C-USA regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	26–9 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Kelvin Jefferson (3rd season) John Richardson (12th season) Bryant Stith (6th season)
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Old Dominion †	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
Western Kentucky	11	–	7		.611			20	–	14		.588
Southern Miss	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
UTSA	11	–	7		.611			17	–	15		.531
UAB	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
Marshall	11	–	7		.611			23	–	14		.622
FIU	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Florida Atlantic	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
North Texas	8	–	10		.444			21	–	12		.636
Rice	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Middle Tennessee	8	–	10		.444			11	–	21		.344
Charlotte	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
UTEP	3	–	15		.167			8	–	21		.276
† 2019 C-USA tournament winner

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
Greg McClinton	55	F	6'7"	200	RS Senior	Winston-Salem, NC	Graduated
Brandan Stith	25	F	6'7"	240	RS Senior	Lawrenceville, VA	Graduated
Stephen Vassor	23	F	6'7"	240	RS Senior	Lawrenceville, VA	Walk-on; Graduated
Randy Haynes	12	G	6'4"	215	Senior	Dumfries, VA	Graduated
Alassane Kah	1	F	6'9"	215	Senior	Columbus, OH	Graduated
Keith Pinckney	22	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Lithonia, GA	Graduated
Trey Porter	15	F	6'10"	230	RS Junior	Woodbridge, VA	Graduated and transferred to Nevada[1]
Michael Hueitt Jr.	11	G	6'3"	160	Freshman	Fayetteville, NC	Transferred to UNC Greensboro[2]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Elbert Robinson III	25	C	7'1"	290	Senior	Garland, TX	Transferred from LSU. Will be eligible to play immediately since Robinson graduated from LSU.[3]
Dajour Dickens	23	C	7'0"	220	Sophomore	Hampton, VA	Transferred from Providence. Dickens was granted a waiver from the NCAA and will be eligible immediately.[4]
Anthony Oliver II	11	G	6'5"	200	RS Sophomore	Birmingham, AL	Transferred from Clemson. Mid-year transfer, had to sit out due to NCAA transfer.[5]

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jason Wade PG	Richmond, VA	Trinity Episcopal School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 11, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Kalu Ezikpe PF	Lawrenceville, GA	Discovery High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 14, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Joseph Reece PF	St. Louis, MO	East St. Louis High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 19, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2019)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jarvis Vaughan PF	Staunton, VA	Robert E. Lee High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 1, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 2019 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

Honors and awards

Street & Smith's Preseason Awards^[6]

• All-Conference – Ahmad Caver
• All-Newcomer – Elbert Robinson III
• All-Defense – Ahmad Caver

Roster

2018–19 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Marquis Godwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hampton HS Hampton, VA G 1 Jason Wade 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Trinity Episcopal School Richmond, VA G 2 Justice Kithcart 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Virginia Episcopal School / Pittsburgh Durham, NC G 3 B. J. Stith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Brunswick HS / Virginia Lawrenceville, VA G 4 Ahmad Caver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr St. John's NW Military Academy (WI) Atlanta, GA G 10 Xavier Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Williamsburg Christian Academy Williamsburg, VA G 11 Anthony Oliver II (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Daniel HS / Clemson Birmingham, AL G 12 Quishon Harris (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Fr Hampton HS Hampton, VA F 13 Aaron Carver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr South Kent School (CT) Elizabeth City, NC F 15 Joseph Reece 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr East St. Louis HS St. Louis, MO G 20 Loren Brill (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Georgetown Prep / Cal State Fullerton Gaithersburg, MD F 21 Alfis Pilavios 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Moraitis School Athens, Greece F 22 Kalu Ezikpe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Discovery HS Lawrenceville, GA F 23 Dajour Dickens 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Bethel HS / Providence Hampton, VA C 25 Elbert Robinson III 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Sr Lakeview Centennial HS / LSU Garland, TX	Head coach Jeff Jones (Virginia '82) Assistant coach(es) Kelvin Jefferson (Southern Connecticut State '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: July 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Virginia Wesleyan	W 83–54		28 – Caver	7 – Carver	5 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,376) Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Navy	W 67–44	1–0	24 – Caver	8 – Stith	4 – Stith	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,289) Norfolk, VA
November 9, 2018* 7:30 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's	L 64–79	1–1	22 – Caver	11 – Stith	6 – Caver	Hagan Arena (4,084) Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2018* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops.com		vs. Oregon State Paradise Jam quarterfinals	L 56–61	1–2	15 – Stith	6 – Stith	2 – Wade	Sports and Fitness Center (522) St. Thomas, USVI
November 17, 2018* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops.com		vs. Kennesaw State Paradise Jam	W 65–47	2–2	14 – Caver	10 – Stith	5 – Kithcart	Sports and Fitness Center  St. Thomas, USVI
November 19, 2018* 3:00 p.m., FloHoops.com		vs. Northern Iowa Paradise Jam	L 53–54	2–3	24 – Caver	11 – Stith	4 – Carver	Sports and Fitness Center  St. Thomas, USVI
November 23, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Northern Iowa	W 72–65	3–3	25 – Stith	7 – Carver	6 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,529) Norfolk, VA
November 28, 2018* 7:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN3		VCU Rivalry	W 62–52	4–3	21 – Stith	7 – Wade	4 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,172) Norfolk, VA
December 1, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison Rivalry	W 67–42	5–3	28 – Stith	8 – Stith	8 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,982) Norfolk, VA
December 5, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		William & Mary Rivalry	W 71–53	6–3	20 – tied	11 – Stith	5 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,501) Norfolk, VA
December 9, 2018* 1:00 p.m.		Fairfield	W 79–69	7–3	28 – Stith	14 – Stith	12 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (4,297) Norfolk, VA
December 15, 2018* 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at No. 25–T Syracuse	W 68–62	8–3	18 – Stith	10 – Stith	4 – Caver	Carrier Dome (17,585) Syracuse, NY
December 19, 2018* 7:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+		at Richmond	W 63–54	9–3	30 – Stith	12 – Stith	8 – Caver	Robins Center (5,617) Richmond, VA
December 22, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		Morgan State	W 76–53	10–3	21 – Caver	20 – Carver	8 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,719) Norfolk, VA
Conference USA regular season
January 3, 2019 7:00 p.m., Stadium		Marshall	L 67–70	10–4 (0–1)	27 – Stith	10 – Carver	9 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,153) Norfolk, VA
January 5, 2019 7:00 p.m., Facebook		Western Kentucky	W 69–66	11–4 (1–1)	19 – Stith	12 – Stith	6 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,928) Norfolk, VA
January 10, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	L 73–80	11–5 (1–2)	20 – Caver	8 – Wade	3 – Stith	FAU Arena (1,578) Boca Raton, FL
January 12, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	W 75–74	12–5 (2–2)	22 – Caver	8 – Carver	3 – Carver	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (829) Miami, FL
January 17, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 64–63	13–5 (3–2)	16 – Stith	8 – Stith	4 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,654) Norfolk, VA
January 19, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Miss	W 78–60	14–5 (4–2)	19 – Caver	9 – Dickens	8 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,003) Norfolk, VA
January 21, 2019 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte	W 76–70	15–5 (5–2)	22 – Stith	7 – Stith	4 – Caver	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,053) Charlotte, NC
January 24, 2019 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTEP	W 50–48	16–5 (6–2)	16 – Kithcart	9 – Carver	4 – Caver	Don Haskins Center (4,798) El Paso, TX
January 26, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTSA	L 73–74	16–6 (6–3)	23 – Stith	12 – Stith	5 – Wade	Convocation Center (1,334) San Antonio, TX
January 31, 2019 7:00 p.m., Stadium		North Texas	W 72–61	17–6 (7–3)	13 – Kithcart	7 – Green	9 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,062) Norfolk, VA
February 2, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rice	W 80–76	18–6 (8–3)	28 – Stith	7 – tied	11 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,805) Norfolk, VA
February 7, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UAB	W 70–59	19–6 (9–3)	21 – tied	9 – Dickens	5 – Green	Bartow Arena (3,276) Birmingham, AL
February 9, 2019 7:00 p.m., Stadium		at Middle Tennessee	W 55–50	20–6 (10–3)	20 – Stith	13 – Carver	2 – tied	Murphy Center (4,380) Murfreesboro, TN
February 16, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charlotte	W 73–60	21–6 (11–3)	20 – Caver	8 – Caver	4 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,283) Norfolk, VA
February 23, 2019 1:00 p.m., Stadium		Western Kentucky	W 67–63	22–6 (12–3)	22 – Green	8 – Carver	5 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,324) Norfolk, VA
February 28, 2019 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at UTSA	W 65–64	23–6 (13–3)	16 – Stith	12 – Stith	10 – Caver	Convocation Center (1,523) San Antonio, TX
March 6, 2019 7:00 p.m., CBSSN/Facebook		Southern Miss	L 52–59	23–7 (13–4)	11 – tied	8 – Caver	5 – Caver	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,215) Norfolk, VA
March 9, 2019 3:00 p.m., CBSSN/Facebook		at UAB	L 50–64	23–8 (13–5)	21 – Caver	5 – tied	5 – Caver	Bartow Arena (2,868) Birmingham, AL
Conference USA tournament
March 14, 2019 7:00 p.m., Stadium	(1)	vs. (8) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	W 57–56	24–8	17 – Caver	11 – Stith	8 – Caver	Ford Center at The Star (4,024) Frisco, TX
March 15, 2019 1:30 p.m., CBSSN	(1)	vs. (5) UAB Semifinals	W 61–59	25–8	21 – Green	9 – Carver	5 – Caver	Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
March 16, 2019 8:30 p.m., CBSSN	(1)	vs. (2) Western Kentucky Championship	W 62–56	26–8	16 – Green	8 – Carver	9 – Caver	Ford Center at The Star (3,017) Frisco, TX
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2019* 9:50 p.m., TBS	(14 S)	vs. (3 S) No. 13 Purdue First round	L 48–61	26–9	19 – Caver	10 – Stith	2 – Caver	XL Center (14,695) Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[7]

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