| 2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball | |
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| Conference | Conference USA | 
| Record | 25–7 (15–3 C-USA) | 
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| Home arena | Ted Constant Convocation Center | 
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 11 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 18 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 C-USA Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 
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| 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[2] | 
| 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[3] | 
| 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 | 
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| Justice Kithcart | 2 | G | 6'1" | 215 | Freshman | Durham, NC | Transferred from Pitt. Will be eligible in 2018–19[4] | 
| Greg McClinton | 55 | F | 6'7" | 200 | RS-Junior | Winston-Salem, NC | Transferred from Wake Forest[5] | 
| 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
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Marquis Godwin  #81 SG  | 
Hampton, VA | Hampton High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 27, 2016 | |
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| 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 | |
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV  | 
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance)  city, state  | |||
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| 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.  | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ ODU Athletics. "Jones Names Kelvin Jefferson Assistant Coach". ODUSports.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
 - ↑ Miller, Ed. "Former Norcom star Travis Fields headed to Radford". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
 - ↑ "Iowa State men add Old Dominion grad transfer Zoran Talley". Des Moines Register. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
 - ↑ "Pittsburgh Guard Justice Kithcart Transfers to Old Dominion". odusports.com. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
 - ↑ "Wake Forest Forward Greg McClinton Transfers to Old Dominion". odusports.com. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
 - ↑ "Men's Basketball Releases Entire Schedule for 2017–18 Season". odusports.com. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
 - ↑ Varner, Jesse (July 13, 2017). "ODU releases 2017–18 men's basketball schedule". WAVY-TV. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
 - ↑ Press, Daily. "Thursday's regional sports roundup: Old Dominion releases 2017–18 men's basketball schedule". dailypress.com. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
 
