2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2008–09 season. Playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and led by eighth-year head coach Blaine Taylor, the Monarchs finished the season with a 25–10 overall record and won the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament – the first year of the tournament's existence.^[1][2]

2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CIT Champions
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	25–10 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Blaine Taylor (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Corrigan (15th season) Rob Wilkes (7th season) John Richardson (4th season) Joel Hines (1st season)
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU †	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
George Mason	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
Old Dominion	12	–	6		.667			25	–	10		.714
Northeastern	12	–	6		.667			19	–	13		.594
Hofstra	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Drexel	10	–	8		.556			15	–	14		.517
James Madison	9	–	9		.500			21	–	15		.583
Georgia State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	20		.375
Delaware	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
William & Mary	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
Towson	5	–	13		.278			12	–	22		.353
UNC Wilmington	3	–	15		.167			7	–	25		.219
† CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

In CAA play, the Monarchs finished in third place with a 12–6 record.^[3] They advanced to the semi-finals of the 2009 CAA tournament, where they lost to eventual champion VCU, 61–53.

Roster

2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 1 Nick Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Nansemond River HS Suffolk, Virginia G/F 2/35 Ben Finney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So I. C. Norcom HS / Hargrave Military Academy Portsmouth, Virginia G 3 Darius James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Tallwood HS Virginia Beach, Virginia G 10 Etoile Imama 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Champlain College Saint-Lambert Montreal, Canada F 12 Gerald Lee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Korihait Uusikaupunki, Finland G 15 Trian Iliadis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Gwelup School Perth, Western Australia F 20 Chris Cooper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Forest Park HS Woodbridge, Virginia F 21 Frank Hassell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Indiana River HS Chesapeake, Virginia G 22 Marquel DeLancey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mount Vernon HS Alexandria, Virginia G 23 Marsharee Neely 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Walter Hines Page HS Greensboro, North Carolina G/F 24 Kent Bazemore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Bertie HS Kelford, North Carolina F 33 Keyon Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So William T. Dwyer HS Riviera Beach, Florida F 34 Jonathan Adams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Baylor School (TN) Ringgold, Georgia	Head coach Blaine Taylor (Montana '81) Assistant coach(es) Jim Corrigan (Duke '80) Rob Wilkes (Stetson '93) John Richardson (Elizabeth City State '95) Joel Hines (Old Dominion '05) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 9–7–2019

Schedule and Results

Source^[4][5]

• All times are Eastern

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/4/2008* 7:00pm		Chowan	W 69–51		Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,422) Norfolk, Virginia
11/8/2008* 7:00pm		Virginia State	W 85–59		Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,702) Norfolk, Virginia
Regular Season
11/16/2008* 8:00pm		at Charlotte	W 69–38	1–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,849) Charlotte, North Carolina
11/22/2008* 4:00pm, CSN Plus		UAB	L 62–77	1–1	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,870) Norfolk, Virginia
11/25/2008* 7:00pm		at Bucknell	L 82–83 ^2OT	1–2	Sojka Pavilion (2,249) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
11/21/2008* 11:30am		Marshall	L 64–68	1–3	Cam Henderson Center (5,130) Huntington, West Virginia
12/3/2008* 7:pm, Comcast Plus		Richmond	W 65–62	2–3	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,242) Norfolk, Virginia
12/6/2008 4:00pm		Delaware	W 56–49	3–3 (1–0)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,122) Norfolk, Virginia
12/14/2008 4:00pm		NC Central	W 79–54	4–3	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,655) Norfolk, Virginia
12/17/2008* 7:00pm		at Duquesne	W 86–60	5–3	A.J. Palumbo Center (1,843) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12/20/2008* 7:00pm		Winthrop	W 66–54	6–3	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,104) Norfolk, Virginia
12/22/2008* 7:00pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 66–56	7–3	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,448) Norfolk, Virginia
12/30/2008* 7:00pm		Winston-Salem State	W 80–50	8–3	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,952) Norfolk, Virginia
1/3/2009 4:00pm		at Georgia State	L 54–55	8–4 (1–1)	GSU Sports Arena (1,102) Atlanta
1/5/2009 7:00pm		at William & Mary Rivalry	W 62–50	9–4 (2–1)	Kaplan Arena (2,077) Williamsburg, Virginia
1/7/2009 7:00pm, WSKY		James Madison Rivalry	L 62–70	9–5 (2–2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,552) Norfolk, Virginia
1/10/2009 2:00pm, CSN-Washington		at George Mason	L 53–61	9–6 (2–3)	Patriot Center (6,626) Fairfax, Virginia
1/13/2009 9:00pm, ESPNU		Georgia State	W 73–56	10–6 (3–3)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,432) Norfolk, Virginia
1/17/2009 4:00pm, CSN-Washington		at VCU Rivalry	L 44–61	10–7 (3–4)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,567) Richmond, Virginia
1/21/2009 7:00pm, WSKY		at UNC Wilmington	W 87–57	11–7 (4–4)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,552) Norfolk, Virginia
1/24/2009 7:00pm, CSN-Washington		Northeastern	L 42–58	11–8 (4–5)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,572) Norfolk, Virginia
1/28/2009 7:00pm, WSKY		at James Madison Rivalry	W 80–74	12–8 (5–5)	Convocation Center (3,955) Harrisonburg, Virginia
1/31/2009 4:00pm, CSN-Washington		George Mason	W 73–71	13–8 (6–5)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424) Norfolk, Virginia
2/3/2009 7:00pm, WSKY		Towson	W 71–62	14–8 (7–5)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,332) Norfolk, Virginia
2/7/2009 7:00pm, WSKY		Drexel	W 63–53	15–8 (8–5)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,294) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2/10/2009 7:00pm		at Hofstra	L 51–60	15–9 (8–6)	Mack Sports Complex (2,241) Hempstead, New York
2/14/2009 2:00pm, CSN-Washington		VCU Rivalry	W 69–65	16–9 (9–6)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424) Norfolk, Virginia
2/18/2009 7:00pm, WSKY		at UNC Wilmington	W 84–65	17–9 (10–6)	Trask Coliseum (3,620) Wilmington, North Carolina
2/21/2009* 11:00am, ESPNU		Liberty ESPN BracketBusters	W 80–56	18–9	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,862) Norfolk, Virginia
2/25/2009 7:00pm, WSKY		William & Mary Rivalry	W 64–63	19–9 (11–6)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,142) Norfolk, Virginia
2/28/2009 6:00pm, CSN-Washington		at Northeastern	W 57–54 ^OT	20–9 (12–6)	Matthews Arena (2,157) Boston, Massachusetts
2009 CAA men's basketball tournament
3/7/2009 2:30pm, CSN-NE		vs. Hofstra Quarterfinals	W 52–51	21–9	Richmond Coliseum (7,287) Richmond, Virginia
3/8/2009 3:00pm, CSN-NE		vs. VCU Semifinals	L 53–61	21–10	Richmond Coliseum (7,925) Richmond, Virginia
2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
3/19/2009* 7:00pm		The Citadel CIT First Round	W 67–59	22–10	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,157) Norfolk, Virginia
3/23/2009 7:00pm		vs. No. 19 Belmont CIT Quarterfinals	W 70–62	23–10	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,137) Norfolk, Virginia
3/26/2009 7:00pm		James Madison CIT Semifinals, Rivalry	W 81–43	24–10	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,932) Norfolk, Virginia
3/31/2009* 8:00pm, Fox College Sports		at Bradley CIT Championship Game	W 66–62	25–10	Carver Arena (8,118) Peoria, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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2. "CIT – History" (PDF). CollegeInsider.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
3. "2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster & Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
4. "2008-2009 Old Dominion Men's Basketball Schedule". ODU Sports.
5. "2008-2009 Old Dominion Men's basketball Stats". CAA Sports.