2009–10 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

American college basketball season

2009–10 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball

CAA tournament & regular season champions

NCAA tournament, Round of 32

Conference| Colonial Athletic Association
Record| 27–9 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach|

* Blaine Taylor

Assistant coaches|

* Jim Corrigan
* John Richardson
* Robert Wilkes

Home arena| Ted Constant Convocation Center

Seasons

<- 2008–09

2010–11 ->

2009–10 CAA men's basketball standings

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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

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.

## 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]

* All times are Eastern

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
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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.

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* 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)

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