# 2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

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.

## Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2016–17 season 19–12, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish tied for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Marshall. ODU did not participate in a postseason tournament for the first time since the 2012–13 season.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jordan Baker | 0 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Senior | Hampton, VA | Graduated |
| Travis Fields Jr. | 2 | G | 5'9" | 150 | Freshman | Portsmouth, VA | Transferred to Radford |
| Denzel Taylor | 21 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Brampton, ON | Graduated |
| Zoran Talley | 24 | F | 6'7" | 200 | RS-Sophomore | Merrillville, IN | Dismissed from team; transferred to Iowa State |
| Khary Mauras | 30 | G | 5'11" | 160 | RS Freshman | Pottstown, PA | Walk-on; transferred to Bloomsburg (PA) |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Justice Kithcart | 2 | G | 6'1" | 215 | Freshman | Durham, NC | Transferred from Pitt. Will be eligible in 2018–19 |
| Greg McClinton | 55 | F | 6'7" | 200 | RS-Junior | Winston-Salem, NC | Transferred from Wake Forest |
| Loren Brill | 20 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Sophomore | Gaithersburg, MD | Transferred from Cal State Fullerton. Will be eligible in 2018–19. Will join the team as a walk-on. |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Marquis Godwin #81 SG | Hampton, VA | Hampton High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 27, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65 ||||||
| Michael Hueitt Jr. #50 PG | High Point, NC | High Point Christian Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Oct 2, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| 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 2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 5, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Christopher Newport | W 101–46 | | 17 – Haynes | 11 – Br. Stith | 9 – Caver | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,924) Norfolk, VA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 10* 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 57–54 | 1–0 | 15 – Br. Stith | 7 – Porter | 3 – Tied | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,279) Norfolk, VA |
| November 13* 7:00 pm | | at James Madison Rivalry | W 69–53 | 2–0 | 19 – B.J. Stith | 8 – Porter | 4 – B.J. Stith | JMU Convocation Center (2,451) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 16* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Temple Charleston Classic quarterfinals | L 65–76 | 2–1 | 15 – Green | 7 – Carver | 6 – Caver | TD Arena (2,136) Charleston, SC |
| November 17* 1:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Indiana State Charleston Classic consolation | W 62–44 | 3–1 | 22 – Caver | 12 – Carver | 6 – Caver | TD Arena (1,970) Charleston, SC |
| November 19* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Dayton Charleston Classic 5th place game | W 75–67 | 4–1 | 25 – Haynes | 13 – B.J. Stith | 7 – Caver | TD Arena (2,340) Charleston, SC |
| November 25* 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary Rivalry | L 77–79 | 4–2 | 26 – B.J. Stith | 6 – Haynes | 10 – Caver | Kaplan Arena (2,423) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 27* 7:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 83–44 | 5–2 | 14 – B.J. Stith | 9 – Hueitt Jr. | 4 – Green | Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,166) Norfolk, VA |
| December 2* 7:00 pm | | at VCU Rivalry | L 75–82 | 5–3 | 18 – Haynes | 8 – Stith | 6 – Caver | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| December 6* 7:00 pm | | Richmond | W 79–60 | 6–3 | 21 – B.J. Stith | 10 – B.J. Stith | 12 – Caver | Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,390) Norfolk, VA |
| December 9* 7:00 pm | | Bowling Green | W 88–46 | 7–3 | 21 – Br. Stith | 11 – Br. Stith | 8 – Caver | Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,000) Norfolk, VA |
| December 17* 1:00 pm | | at Fairfield | W 82–77 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | 30 – Caver | 9 – Br. Stith | 4 – Caver | Alumni Hall (2,410) Fairfield, CT |
| December 22* 7:00 pm | | vs. Norfolk State Scope Series | W 61–50 | 9–3 | 17 – B.J. Stith | 8 – 3 tied | 6 – Caver | Norfolk Scope (6,711) Norfolk, VA |
| Conference USA regular season |||||||||
| December 30 7:00 pm | | Charlotte | W 89–58 | 10–3 (1–0) | 22 – Caver | 8 – Porter | 8 – Caver | Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,660) Norfolk, VA |
| January 4, 2018 8:00 pm | | at Rice | W 82–75 | 11–3 (2–0) | 26 – B.J. Stith | 9 – B.J. Stith | 10 – Caver | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,313) Houston, TX |
| January 6 6:00 pm | | at North Texas | W 63–60 | 12–3 (3–0) | 23 – Porter | 11 – Porter | 3 – Caver | UNT Coliseum (1,907) Denton, TX |
| January 11 8:00 pm, beIN | | Western Kentucky | L 68–75 | 12–4 (3–1) | 17 – B.J. Stith | 11 – Br. Stith | 4 – Caver | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,895) Norfolk, VA |
| January 13 7:00 pm | | Marshall | W 82–76 | 13–4 (4–1) | 20 – B.J. Stith | 14 – Br. Stith | 8 – Caver | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,287) Norfolk, VA |
| January 18 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at FIU | W 64–54 | 14–4 (5–1) | 18 – Haynes | 10 – Br. Stith | 9 – Caver | FIU Arena (1,681) Miami, FL |
| January 21 2:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | W 73–62 | 15–4 (6–1) | 17 – Caver | 7 – Tied | 6 – Green | FAU Arena (1,307) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 27 7:00 pm | | at Charlotte | W 88–66 | 16–4 (7–1) | 24 – Haynes | 17 – Br. Stith | 3 – Tied | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,592) Charlotte, NC |
| February 1 8:00 pm, Stadium | | Middle Tennessee | L 59–66 | 16–5 (7–2) | 14 – Haynes | 7 – Haynes | 4 – B.J. Stith | Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,297) Norfolk, VA |
| February 3 7:00 pm | | UAB | W 65–60 | 17–5 (8–2) | 16 – Haynes | 9 – Porter | 7 – Caver | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,481) Norfolk, VA |
| February 8 8:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | W 68–63 | 18–5 (9–2) | 19 – B.J. Stith | 9 – Haynes | 7 – Caver | Reed Green Coliseum (1,984t) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 10 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Louisiana Tech | W 82–69 | 19–5 (10–2) | 18 – B.J. Stith | 5 – Tied | 10 – Caver | Thomas Assembly Center (4,031) Ruston, LA |
| February 15 8:00 pm, beIN | | UTSA | W 100–62 | 20–5 (11–2) | 36 – B.J. Stith | 10 – B.J. Stith | 10 – Caver | Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,813) Norfolk, VA |
| February 17 7:00 pm | | UTEP | W 82–33 | 21–5 (12–2) | 24 – Haynes | 8 – Br. Stith | 7 – Caver | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,902) Norfolk, VA |
| February 22 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Marshall | W 84–79 | 22–5 (13–2) | 21 – Br. Stith | 12 – Br. Stith | 4 – Haynes | Cam Henderson Center (5,829) Huntington, WV |
| February 24 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Western Kentucky | L 66–88 | 22–6 (13–3) | 15 – Caver | 8 – Br. Stith | 7 – Caver | E. A. Diddle Arena (7,387) Bowling Green, KY |
| March 1 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Atlantic | W 69–64 | 23–6 (14–3) | 29 – Porter | 12 – Porter | 4 – Haynes | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,673) Norfolk, VA |
| March 3 7:00 pm | | FIU | W 79–53 | 24–6 (15–3) | 22 – Caver | 13 – Porter | 8 – Caver | Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,879) Norfolk, VA |
| Conference USA tournament |||||||||
| March 8 9:30 pm, Stadium | (2) | vs. (10) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals | W 62–58 | 25–6 | 22 – B.J. Stith | 12 – B.J. Stith | 8 – Caver | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| March 9 4:00 pm, CBSSN | (2) | vs. (3) Western Kentucky Semifinals | L 49–57 | 25–7 | 17 – Porter | 10 – Br. Stith | 5 – Haynes | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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