2009–10 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 2009–10 Old Dominion Monarchs 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 tournament & regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record27–9 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Corrigan
  • John Richardson
  • Robert Wilkes
Home arenaTed Constant Convocation Center
Seasons
2009–10 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Northeastern 14 4   .778 20 13   .606
William & Mary 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
George Mason 12 6   .667 17 15   .531
VCU 11 7   .611 27 9   .750
Drexel 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Hofstra 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Towson 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Georgia State 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
UNCW 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
James Madison 4 14   .222 13 20   .394
Delaware 3 15   .167 7 24   .226
2010 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Preseason

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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 co–player of the year with Hofstra's Charles Jenkins. Jr. G/F Ben Finney was a preseason conference honorable mention.

Roster

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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, Virginia)
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, Virginia)
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

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  • 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

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Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/2/2009*
7:00pm
Barton W 91–62 
Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,696)
Norfolk, Virginia
11/7/2009*
7:00pm
Elizabeth City State W 91–62 
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,972)
Norfolk, Virginia
Regular Season
11/15/2009*
1:00pm
Bethune–Cookman
South Padre Island Invitational
W 69–38  1–0
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,015)
Norfolk, Virginia
11/17/2009*
7:00pm
Longwood
South Padre Island Invitational
W 98–59  2–0
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,264)
Norfolk, Virginia
11/19/2009*
7:00pm
at Liberty W 73–41  3–0
Vines Center (2,013)
Lynchburg, Virginia
11/21/2009*
7:00pm
Marshall W 70–62  4–0
Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,141)
Norfolk, Virginia
11/27/2009*
8:30pm, FCS
vs. Missouri
South Padre Island Invitational
L 61–66  4–1
South Padre Island Convention Centre (NA)
South Padre Island, Texas
11/28/2009*
5:30pm, FCS
vs. Mississippi State
South Padre Island Invitational
L 55–69  4–2
South Padre Island Convention Centre (NA)
South Padre Island, Texas
12/2/2009*
7:00pm
at Richmond L 60–67  4–3
Robins Center (4,130)
Richmond, Virginia
12/5/2009
7:00pm
Delaware W 65–44  5–3 (1–0)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,318)
Norfolk, Virginia
12/8/2009*
7:00pm
Mount St. Mary's W 64–38  6–3
Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,803)
Norfolk, Virginia
12/11/2009*
7:00pm, Cox Channel 11
Comcast Plus
at Dayton L 50–58  6–4
UD Arena (13,159)
Dayton, Ohio
12/19/2009*
7:00pm, MASN
at No. 11 Georgetown W 61–57  7–4
McDonough Gymnasium (2,400)
Washington, D.C.
12/23/2009*
7:00pm
Charlotte W 81–48  8–4
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,513)
Norfolk, Virginia
12/30/2009*
7:00pm
Duquesne W 63–54  9–4
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,612)
Norfolk, Virginia
1/2/2010
12:00pm, CSN-Washington
at George Mason L 55–71  9–5 (1–1)
Patriot Center (8,629)
Fairfax, Virginia
1/4/2010
7:00pm
at Towson W 87–71  10–5 (2–1)
Towson Center (1,077)
Towson, Maryland
1/6/2010
7:00pm
James Madison
Rivalry
W 74–72  11–5 (3–1)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,078)
Norfolk, Virginia
1/9/2010
4:00pm, CSN-Washington
Hofstra W 57–46  12–5 (4–1)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,834)
Norfolk, Virginia
1/13/2010
7:00pm, WSKY
at UNC Wilmington W 70–52  13–5 (5–1)
Trask Coliseum (2,820)
Wilmington, North Carolina
1/16/2010
7:00pm
Drexel W 71–48  14–5 (6–1)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,820)
Norfolk, Virginia
1/20/2010
7:00pm, WSKY
at Delaware W 68–49  15–5 (7–1)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,178)
Newark, Delaware
1/23/2010
7:00pm, WSKY
at William & Mary
Rivalry
W 58–55  16–5 (8–1)
Kaplan Arena (7,216)
Williamsburg, Virginia
1/28/2010
7:00pm, MASN
Georgia State W 56–40  17–5 (9–1)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,029)
Norfolk, Virginia
1/30/2010
4:00pm, CSN-Washington
at Northeastern L 64–74  17–6 (9–2)
Matthews Arena (3,061)
Boston, Massachusetts
2/3/2010
6:00pm
William & Mary
Rivalry
W 61–42  18–6 (10–2)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,015)
Norfolk, Virginia
2/6/2010
4:00pm, CSN-Washington
at VCU
Rivalry
L 58–70  18–7 (10–3)
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,556)
Richmond, Virginia
2/10/2010
7:00pm, WSKY
at James Madison
Rivalry
W 64–44  19–7 (11–3)
Convocation Center (3,434)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
2/13/2010
4:00pm, CSN-Washington
George Mason W 76–60  20–7 (12–3)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424)
Norfolk, Virginia
2/16/2010
7:00pm, CSN-Washington
Towson W 78–67  21–7 (13–3)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,832)
Norfolk, Virginia
2/19/2010*
7:00pm, ESPN2
at Northern Iowa
ESPN BracketBusters
L 62–71  21–8
McLeod Center (7,031)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
2/23/2010
7:00pm, CSN-Washington
at Georgia State W 75–62  22–8 (14–3)
GSU Sports Arena (1,142)
Atlanta
2/27/2010
7:00pm, CSN-Washington
VCU
Rivalry
W 73–70  23–8 (15–3)
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 86–56  24–8
Richmond Coliseum (NA)
Richmond, Virginia
3/7/2010
3:00pm, CSN-NE
vs. VCU
Semifinals
W 73–69 OT 25–8
Richmond Coliseum (NA)
Richmond, Virginia
3/8/2010
7:00pm, ESPN
vs. William & Mary
Finals
W 60–53  26–8
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 51–50  27–8
New Orleans Arena (10,484)
New Orleans
3/20/2010
5:45pm, CBS
vs. No. 19 Baylor
Second Round
L 68–76  27–9
New Orleans Arena (11,966)
New Orleans
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "Old Dominion Picked to Win Caa Men?S Basketball Title in 2009-10".
  2. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.