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Mark Andre West is an American retired professional basketball player. A center from Old Dominion University, West was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the 1983 NBA draft.
Bryant Lamonica Stith is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a men's assistant basketball coach at University of North Carolina Greensboro.
Jeffrey Allen Jones is a former American college basketball coach. His last position was head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs from 2013 to 2024. He previously served as head coach of the American Eagles and the Virginia Cavaliers.
The Old Dominion Monarchs are composed of 18 intercollegiate athletic teams representing Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, Virginia. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, sailing, soccer, swimming, and tennis. Women's sports include basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, golf, sailing, soccer, swimming, tennis, rowing, and volleyball. The Monarchs compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and are members of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC); the university joined the conference on July 1, 2022.
Blaine Taylor is a former American college basketball coach most well known for being the head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team from 2001 until 2013.
The Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represents Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States in NCAA Division I men's competition. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference.
The Old Dominion Monarchs football program represents Old Dominion University in U.S. college football. The first iteration of the team created in 1930 was known as the William & Mary Norfolk Division Braves. Founded in 2009, the current Monarchs team competed as an FCS independent for their first two seasons. In the 2011 season, they joined the Colonial Athletic Association and added conference games to their schedule, playing there until joining the Conference USA of the FBS in 2014. They joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2022.
Wilson Washington Jr. is an American former basketball player and a former assistant coach at Norfolk State University. Washington was an All-American player at Old Dominion University and played for two seasons in the National Basketball Association.
The 2014–15 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by second year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of the Conference USA. They finished the season 27–8, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Charleston Southern in the first round, Illinois State in the second round, and Murray State in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Stanford.
The 2015–16 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by third year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 25–13, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They defeated Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, and WKU to advance to the championship game of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. The received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Tennessee Tech, UC Santa Barbara, and Oakland to become Vegas 16 champions.
The 2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–12, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Marshall. Despite finishing with 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
The 2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia as members of Conference USA. They 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.
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. 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.
The Norfolk State–Old Dominion rivalry refers to games between the Norfolk State Spartans of MEAC and the Old Dominion Monarchs of the Sun Belt Conference. The two schools are the only NCAA Division I schools in Norfolk, Virginia.
The 2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by 7th-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of Conference USA.
The 2021–22 Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones, and played their home games at the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as a member of Conference USA.
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 due to health reasons on December 20. With longtime assistant coach Kieran Donohue taking 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.
Michael K. Jones is an American college basketball coach, currently serving as head coach for the Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team. Prior to Old Dominion, Jones served as an assistant coach at the University of Maryland and Virginia Tech University following 19 seasons as head coach at DeMatha Catholic High School. While at DeMatha, Jones also worked extensively with USA Basketball serving on the coaching staff of 22 various national teams including leading the US U16 national team to a gold medal at the 2019 FIBA Americas U16 championships.
The 2023–24 Sun Belt men's basketball season began with practices in October 2023, followed by the start of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in December 2023, and concluded on March 2, 2024. The 2024 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 5–11, 2024, at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida.
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