2009–10 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 2009–10 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Blaine Taylor's ninth season at Old Dominion. The Monarchs compete in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. They finished the season 27–9, 15–3 in CAA play to win the regulars season championship. They also won the 2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the CAA's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. They earned an 11 seed in the South Region where they upset 6 seed Notre Dame in the first round before losing to 3 seed and AP #19 Baylor in the second round.

2009–10 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CAA Regular Season Champions
CAA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2009–10 record27–9 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Corrigan
  • John Richardson
  • Robert Wilkes
Home arenaTed Constant Convocation Center
2009–10 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Old Dominion153 .833  279  .750
Northeastern144 .778  2013  .606
William & Mary126 .667  2211  .667
George Mason126 .667  1715  .531
VCU117 .611  279  .750
Drexel117 .611  1616  .500
Hofstra108 .556  1915  .559
Towson612 .333  1021  .323
Georgia State513 .278  1220  .375
UNCW513 .278  922  .290
James Madison414 .222  1320  .394
Delaware315 .167  724  .226
2010 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

In the CAA preseason polls, released October 20 in Washington, D.C., Old Dominion was predicted to finish first in the CAA.[1] Sr. C/F Gerald Lee was selected to the preseason all conference first team and was picked as the conference preseason coplayer of the year with Hofstra's Charles Jenkins. Jr. G/F Ben Finney was a preseason conference honorable mention.

Roster

Monarch Men's Basketball
2009–2010 roster
G/F 24 Kent Bazemore Sophomore (RS) 6'5", 190 lb (Kelford, North Carolina)
F 33 Keyon Carter Junior (RS) 6'8", 218 lb (Riveiera Beach, Florida)
F 20 Chris Cooper Sophomore 6'9", 215 lb (Woodridge,VA)
G 22 Marquel De Lancey Sophomore 6'0", 190 lb (Alexandria, Virginia)
G/F 35 Ben Finney Junior 6'5", 220 lb (Portsmouth, Virginia)
F 21 Frank Hassell Junior (RS) 6'8", 245 lb (Chesapeake, Virginia)
G 2

Josh Hicks

Freshman 5'9 160 lb (Virginia Beach, Va)
G 15 Trian Iliadis Sophomore 6'3", 185 lb (Perth, W. Australia)
G 3 Darius James Junior 6'1", 165 lb (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
C/F 40 Anton Larsen Freshman 7'0, 240 lb (Copenhagen, Denmark)
F 12 Gerald Lee Senior 6'10", 250 lb (Uusikaupunki, Finland)
G 23 Marsharee Neely Senior 6'2", 190 lb (Greensboro, North Carolina)
F 1 Nick Wright Freshman (RS) 6'8", 205 lb (Suffolk, Virginia)

Coaching staff

  • Blaine Taylor – Head Coach
  • Jim Corrigan – Assistant Coach
  • John Richardson – Assistant Coach
  • Robert Wilkes – Assistant Coach
  • Joel Hines – Director of Basketball Operations

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/2/2009*
7:00pm
Barton W 9162 
Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,696)
Norfolk, Virginia
11/7/2009*
7:00pm
Elizabeth City State W 9162 
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,972)
Norfolk, Virginia
Regular Season
11/15/2009*
1:00pm
Bethune–Cookman
South Padre Island Invitational
W 6938  10
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,015)
Norfolk, Virginia
11/17/2009*
7:00pm
Longwood
South Padre Island Invitational
W 9859  20
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,264)
Norfolk, Virginia
11/19/2009*
7:00pm
at Liberty W 7341  30
Vines Center (2,013)
Lynchburg, Virginia
11/21/2009*
7:00pm
Marshall W 7062  40
Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,141)
Norfolk, Virginia
11/27/2009*
8:30pm, FCS
vs. Missouri
South Padre Island Invitational
L 6661  41
South Padre Island Convention Centre (NA)
South Padre Island, Texas
11/28/2009*
5:30pm, FCS
vs. Mississippi State
South Padre Island Invitational
L 6955  42
South Padre Island Convention Centre (NA)
South Padre Island, Texas
12/2/2009*
7:00pm
at Richmond L 6760  43
Robins Center (4,130)
Richmond, Virginia
12/5/2009
7:00pm
Delaware W 6544  53 (10)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,318)
Norfolk, Virginia
12/8/2009*
7:00pm
Mount St. Mary's W 6438  63
Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,803)
Norfolk, Virginia
12/11/2009*
7:00pm, Cox Channel 11
Comcast Plus
at Dayton L 5850  64
UD Arena (13,159)
Dayton, Ohio
12/19/2009*
7:00pm, MASN
at No. 11 Georgetown W 6157  74
McDonough Gymnasium (2,400)
Washington, D.C.
12/23/2009*
7:00pm
Charlotte W 8148  84
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,513)
Norfolk, Virginia
12/30/2009*
7:00pm
Duquesne W 6354  94
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,612)
Norfolk, Virginia
1/2/2010
12:00pm, CSN-Washington
at George Mason L 7155  95 (11)
Patriot Center (8,629)
Fairfax, Virginia
1/4/2010
7:00pm
at Towson W 8771  105 (21)
Towson Center (1,077)
Towson, Maryland
1/6/2010
7:00pm
James Madison W 7472  115 (31)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,078)
Norfolk, Virginia
1/9/2010
4:00pm, CSN-Washington
Hofstra W 5746  125 (41)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,834)
Norfolk, Virginia
1/13/2010
7:00pm, WSKY
at UNCWilmington W 7052  135 (51)
Trask Coliseum (2,820)
Wilmington, North Carolina
1/16/2010
7:00pm
Drexel W 7148  145 (61)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,820)
Norfolk, Virginia
1/20/2010
7:00pm, WSKY
at Delaware W 6849  155 (71)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,178)
Newark, Delaware
1/23/2010
7:00pm, WSKY
at William & Mary W 5855  165 (81)
Kaplan Arena (7,216)
Williamsburg, Virginia
1/28/2010
7:00pm, MASN
Georgia State W 5640  175 (91)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,029)
Norfolk, Virginia
1/30/2010
4:00pm, CSN-Washington
at Northeastern L 7464  176 (92)
Matthews Arena (3,061)
Boston, Massachusetts
2/3/2010
6:00pm
William & Mary W 6142  186 (102)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,015)
Norfolk, Virginia
2/6/2010
4:00pm, CSN-Washington
at VCU L 7058  187 (103)
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,556)
Richmond, Virginia
2/10/2010
7:00pm, WSKY
at James Madison W 6444  197 (113)
Convocation Center (3,434)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
2/13/2010
4:00pm, CSN-Washington
George Mason W 7660  207 (123)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424)
Norfolk, Virginia
2/16/2010
7:00pm, CSN-Washington
Towson W 7867  217 (133)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,832)
Norfolk, Virginia
2/19/2010*
7:00pm, ESPN2
at Northern Iowa
ESPN Bracket Busters
L 7162  218
McLeod Center (7,031)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
2/23/2010
7:00pm, CSN-Washington
at Georgia State W 7562  228 (143)
GSU Sports Arena (1,142)
Atlanta
2/27/2010
7:00pm, CSN-Washington
VCU W 7370  238 (153)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424)
Norfolk, Virginia
2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
3/6/2010
12:00pm, CSN-NE
vs. Towson
Quarterfinals
W 8656  248
Richmond Coliseum (NA)
Richmond, Virginia
3/7/2010
3:00pm, CSN-NE
vs. VCU
Semifinals
W 7369 OT 258
Richmond Coliseum (NA)
Richmond, Virginia
3/8/2010
7:00pm, ESPN
vs. William & Mary
Finals
W 6053  268
Richmond Coliseum (8,455)
Richmond, Virginia
2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
3/18/2010
12:25pm, CBS
vs. Notre Dame
First Round
W 5150  278
New Orleans Arena (10,484)
New Orleans
3/20/2010
5:45pm, CBS
vs. No. 19 Baylor
Second Round
L 7668  279
New Orleans Arena (11,966)
New Orleans
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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