# 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.

## Preseason

In the CAA preseason polls, released October 20 in Washington, D.C., Old Dominion was predicted to finish first in the CAA. 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

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

* 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
* All times are Eastern
| Date time, TV | 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. ||||||