2020–21 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

2020–21 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
2020–21 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	15–8 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (8th season);
Assistant coaches	John Richardson; Bryant Stith; Chris Kovensky;
Home arena	Chartway Arena
	Seasons

2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Western Kentucky	11	–	3	.786	21	–	8	.724
Old Dominion	11	–	5	.688	15	–	8	.652
Marshall	9	–	5	.643	15	–	7	.682
Florida Atlantic	7	–	5	.583	13	–	10	.565
Charlotte	5	–	11	.313	9	–	15	.375
Middle Tennessee	3	–	13	.188	5	–	18	.217
FIU	2	–	15	.118	9	–	17	.346
West
Louisiana Tech	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
UAB	13	–	5	.722	22	–	7	.759
North Texas †	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
UTSA	9	–	7	.563	15	–	11	.577
UTEP	8	–	8	.500	12	–	12	.500
Rice	6	–	10	.375	15	–	13	.536
Southern Miss	4	–	13	.235	8	–	17	.320

† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the East Division of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2019–20 season 13–19, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the C-USA tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Florida Atlantic.^[1]

Roster

2020–21 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Mekhi Long	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Rhode Island	Bryans Road, Maryland
G	1	Jason Wade	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Trinity Episcopal School	Richmond, Virginia
G	2	Brady O'Connell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Ravenscroft School	Milton, Georgia
G	3	Malik Curry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Palm Beach State	Wilmington, Delaware
G	10	Xavier Green	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Williamsburg Christian Academy	Williamsburg, Virginia
G	11	A.J. Oliver II	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Clemson	Birmingham, Alabama
G	12	Jaylin Hunter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	East Catholic High School	Manchester, Connecticut
F	13	John Shanu II	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Sam Houston High School	Houston, Texas
F	15	Joe Reece	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	East St. Louis High School	St. Louis, Missouri
F	21	Alfis Pilavios	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Moraitis School	Athens, Greece
F	22	Kalu Ezikpe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Discovery High School	Lawrenceville, Georgia
F	23	Austin Trice	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Kansas State	Chicago, Illinois
G	25	David Strother	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	UNC Pembroke	Lumberton, North Carolina

Head coach

Jeff Jones (Virginia '82)

Assistant coach(es)

John Richardson (Elizabeth City State '95)
Bryant Stith (Virginia '92)
Chris Kovensky (Old Dominion '11)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 31, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 2:00 pm, BTN+		at Maryland	L 67–85	0–1	19 – Ezikpe	13 – Ezikpe	3 – Tied	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
November 28, 2020* 7:00 pm, ODUSports.com		William & Mary Rivalry	W 86–78	1–1	24 – Curry	6 – Ezikpe	6 – Curry	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
December 2, 2020* 8:00 pm, WGNT		at Norfolk State Rivalry	W 80–66	2–1	17 – Tied	10 – Trice	5 – Curry	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (250) Norfolk, VA
December 7, 2020* 7:00 pm, NBCSW+		at James Madison	Canceled					Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
December 12, 2020* 5:00 pm, NBCSN		at VCU Rivalry	L 54–77	2–2	12 – Tied	8 – Trice	4 – Curry	Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA
December 13, 2020* 5:00 pm		vs. George Mason	Canceled					Siegel Center Richmond, VA
December 20, 2020* 2:00 pm, ODUSports.com		Northeastern	W 66–62	3–2	17 – Ezikpe	8 – Ezikpe	8 – Curry	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
December 22, 2020* 7:00 pm, ODUSports.com		Virginia Wesleyan	W 77–57	4–2	27 – Trice	12 – Trice	8 – Green	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
C-USA regular season
January 1, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at FIU	L 67–82	4–3 (0–1)	15 – Curry	10 – Trice	6 – Curry	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (175) Miami, FL
January 2, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at FIU	W 71–66	5–3 (1–1)	27 – Curry	6 – Ezikpe	3 – Green	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (149) Miami, FL
January 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 71–67	6–3 (2–1)	17 – Trice	8 – Reece	4 – Tied	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
January 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 64–55	7–3 (3–1)	17 – Oliver II	9 – Reece	5 – Hunter	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
January 15, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	L 59–69	7–4 (3–2)	18 – Curry	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	W 61–58	8–4 (4–2)	20 – Curry	9 – Trice	2 – Tied	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	Postponed					Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	Postponed					Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 29, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN on Facebook		at Western Kentucky	Postponed					E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
January 30, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN on Facebook		at Western Kentucky	Postponed					E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marshall	W 82–81	9–4 (5–2)	20 – Trice	13 – Trice	5 – Green	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
February 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marshall	L 67–87	9–5 (5–3)	16 – Trice	9 – Long	6 – Hunter	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
February 10, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte	W 78–76	10–5 (6–3)	22 – Ezikpe	6 – Reece	5 – Curry	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Charlotte	W 64–45	11–5 (7–3)	13 – Ezikpe	8 – Green	4 – Curry	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
February 19, 2021 7:30 pm, Stadium		at UAB	L 69–76	11–6 (7–4)	17 – Ezikpe	8 – Ezikpe	3 – Tied	Bartow Arena (1,024) Birmingham, AL
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, Stadium		at UAB	W 65–58	12–6 (8–4)	16 – Green	10 – Ezikpe	5 – Curry	Bartow Arena (1,028) Birmingham, AL
February 26, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	W 67–61	13–6 (9–4)	14 – Ezikpe	13 – Ezikpe	4 – Curry	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
February 27, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	W 73–60	14–6 (10–4)	17 – Hunter	8 – Trice	6 – Hunter	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
March 5, 2021 8:00 pm, CBS on Facebook		at Western Kentucky	W 71–69	15–6 (11–4)	25 – Curry	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
March 6, 2021 4:00 pm, CBS on Facebook		at Western Kentucky	L 57–60	15–7 (11–5)	23 – Curry	9 – Ezikpe	4 – Curry	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA tournament
March 11, 2021 10:00 pm, Stadium	(E2)	vs. (W3) North Texas Quarterfinals	L 55–61	15–8	17 – Curry	5 – Long	2 – Curry	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]

References

^ "Florida Atlantic vs. Old Dominion - Game Summary". ESPN. March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[1] "Florida Atlantic vs. Old Dominion - Game Summary". ESPN. March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

v t e Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Venues	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (1943–1969) ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Big Blue Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championship in bold

2020–21 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	15–8 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (8th season)
Assistant coaches	John Richardson Bryant Stith Chris Kovensky
Home arena	Chartway Arena
Seasons