2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–13 (0–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (first 9 games) (11th season); Kieran Donohue (interim HC);
Assistant coaches	Chris Kovensky; Jamal Robinson; Jordan Brooks;
Home arena	Chartway Arena

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Troy	5	–	0	1.000	11	–	6	.647
Appalachian State	4	–	1	.800	13	–	4	.765
Georgia State	4	–	1	.800	9	–	7	.563
Marshall	4	–	1	.800	9	–	9	.500
James Madison	3	–	2	.600	15	–	2	.882
Southern Miss	3	–	2	.600	9	–	8	.529
Arkansas State	3	–	2	.600	7	–	10	.412
Louisiana	2	–	3	.400	9	–	8	.529
South Alabama	2	–	3	.400	9	–	8	.529
Coastal Carolina	2	–	3	.400	5	–	11	.313
Georgia Southern	2	–	3	.400	2	–	15	.118
Texas State	1	–	4	.200	7	–	10	.412
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	5	.000	4	–	11	.267
Old Dominion	0	–	5	.000	4	–	13	.235

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 13, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by 11th-year head coach Jeff Jones, play their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as second-year members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2022–23 season 19–12, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Monarchs would lose to Texas State in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.^[1]

Offseason

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Daniel Pounds PF	Forest Park, GA	SPIRE Institute	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 12, 2022
Daniel Pounds PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Old Dominion 2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Monarchs were picked to finish in third place in the conference's preseason poll.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
1	James Madison - 176 (7)
2	App State - 159 (2)
3	Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4	Southern Miss - 148
5	Louisiana - 136 (2)
6	South Alabama - 129 (2)
7	Marshall - 119
8	Troy - 91
9	Arkansas State - 84
10	Texas State - 72
11	Georgia State - 69
12	Coastal Carolina - 59
13	Georgia Southern - 42
14	ULM - 32

Roster

2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Vasean Allette	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	United Scholastic Academy	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G	1	Jason Wade	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Sr	Trinity Episcopal School	Richmond, Virginia
G	2	Chaunce Jenkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Wichita State	Newport News, Virginia
G	3	Imo Essien	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Bishop Lynch High School	Wylie, Texas
G	4	Yamari Allette	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	United Scholastic Academy	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G	10	Tyrone Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Oregon	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	11	Dani Pounds	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Spire Institute	Atlanta, Georgia
G	13	Devin Ceaser	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Buffalo	Waldorf, Maryland
G	15	R. J. Blakney	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Dayton	Baltimore, MD
C	21	Leeroy Odiahi	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Indian Hills Community College	Tralee, Ireland
F	23	Dericko Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Tallahassee Community College	Kinston, North Carolina
G	30	Cooper Jones (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	So	Walsingham Academy	Williamsburg, Virginia
F	34	Sam Hood	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Brunswick Community College	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	35	Jaylen Jenkins	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	146 lb (66 kg)	Fr	Hampton High School	Hampton, Virginia
G	55	Bryce Baker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Donda Academy	Mooresville, North Carolina

Head coach

Jeff Jones (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Kovensky (Old Dominion)
Jamal Robinson (Virginia)
Jordan Brooks (Hampton)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 19 November 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Virginia State	W 80–59	–	17 – Jenkins	6 – Jenkins	3 – Tied	Chartway Arena (4,657) Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Virginia Wesleyan	W 71–57	1–0	16 – Jenkins	8 – Williams	3 – Essien	Chartway Arena (5,371) Norfolk, VA
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ball State MAC-SBC Challenge	L 68–73	1–1	20 – Jenkins	10 – Williams	2 – Allette	Worthen Arena (3,218) Muncie, IN
November 13, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN+	at No. 14 Arkansas	L 77–86	1–2	21 – Jenkins	7 – Jenkins	5 – Allette	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 22, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Princeton	L 56–76	1–3	15 – Allette	7 – Jenkins	4 – Jenkins	Chartway Arena (4,651) Norfolk, VA
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Drexel	W 68–61 ^OT	2–3	21 – Williams	12 – Williams	4 – Jenkins	Chartway Arena (4,238) Norfolk, VA
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Radford	W 69–68	3–3	20 – Jenkins	7 – Williams	5 – Jenkins	Chartway Arena (5,292) Norfolk, VA
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports	at Northeastern	L 68–81	3–4	21 – Allette	10 – Williams	3 – Allette	Matthews Arena (1,033) Boston, MA
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports	at William & Mary Rivalry	L 79–84	3–5	30 – Allette	7 – Allette	4 – Tied	Kaplan Arena (3,204) Williamsburg, VA
December 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 18 James Madison Royal Rivalry	L 69–84	3–6	19 – Jenkins	6 – Tied	3 – Jenkins	Chartway Arena (8,504) Norfolk, VA
December 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. TCU Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	L 87–111	3–7	25 – Allette	5 – Allette	3 – Allette	Stan Sheriff Center (4,927) Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Temple Diamond Head Classic Consolation Round	W 78–63	4–7	24 – Allette	8 – Tied	5 – Jenkins	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 24, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. UMass Diamond Head Classic 5th Place Game	L 65–87	4–8	22 – Williams	8 – Allette	2 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (4,342) Honolulu, HI
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama	L 59–61	4–9 (0–1)	15 – Allette	8 – Williams	2 – Tied	Chartway Arena (5,479) Norfolk, VA
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Troy	L 73–86	4–10 (0–2)	23 – Ceaser	12 – Blakney	2 – Tied	Trojan Arena (2,889) Troy, AL
January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arkansas State	L 75–90	4–11 (0–3)	28 – Allette	8 – Wade	2 – Tied	First National Bank Arena (2,193) Jonesboro, AR
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia State	L 70–77	4–12 (0–4)	19 – Allette	7 – Tied	9 – Allette	Georgia State Convocation Center (1,642) Atlanta, GA
January 13, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina	L 75–79	4–13 (0–5)	24 – Jenkins	12 – Allette	4 – Tied	HTC Center (1,478) Conway, SC
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Marshall						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	James Madison Royal Rivalry						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia Southern						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m.	at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m.	at James Madison Royal Rivalry						Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 7, 2024 8:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	TBD MAC-SBC Challenge						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia State						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Appalachian State						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Coastal Carolina						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 28, 2024 6:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern						Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2024 TBA	vs. TBD						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]

References

↑ "2022-23 Old Dominion Monarchs Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
↑ "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Old Dominion Monarchs Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[:0-2] "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[3] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

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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 Statistical leaders
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