2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	9–12 (5–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Mike Jones (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jamal Robinson Ryan Nadeau James Robinson
Home arena	Chartway Arena

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arkansas State	7	–	2		.778			16	–	5		.762
South Alabama	6	–	3		.667			14	–	7		.667
Troy	6	–	3		.667			13	–	7		.650
Appalachian State	6	–	3		.667			12	–	8		.600
Marshall	6	–	3		.667			13	–	9		.591
James Madison	5	–	4		.556			12	–	9		.571
Texas State	5	–	4		.556			12	–	9		.571
Old Dominion	5	–	4		.556			9	–	12		.429
Georgia Southern	4	–	5		.444			11	–	10		.524
Southern Miss	4	–	5		.444			9	–	12		.429
Louisiana	4	–	5		.444			6	–	15		.286
Georgia State	3	–	6		.333			7	–	14		.333
Coastal Carolina	1	–	8		.111			8	–	13		.381
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	8		.111			5	–	17		.227
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 27, 2025

The 2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by first-year head coach Mike Jones, play their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2023–24 season 7–25, 3–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place among conference opponents. The Monarchs would lose to Texas State in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.[1]

Offseason

Coaching changes

Following the mid-season departure of eleven-year head coach Jeff Jones, former Monarchs player Mike Jones was hired to assume the role of head coach.[2] Jones retained assistant coach Jamal Robinson and hired new assistant coaches Ryan Nadeau and James Robinson for the 2024–25 season.[3][4]

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

Along with Georgia Southern, the Monarchs were picked to finish eighth place in the conference's preseason poll.[5]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team (1st-place votes)
1	Arkansas State – 193 (12)
2	James Madison – 170 (1)
3	Troy – 155 (1)
4	Louisiana – 144
5	Southern Miss – 133
6	App State – 122
7	Texas State – 89
T8	Georgia Southern – 85
T8	Old Dominion – 85
10	Marshall – 79
11	South Alabama – 78
12	Georgia State – 75
13	Coastal Carolina – 34
14	ULM – 28

Roster

2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Stephaun Walker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Robert Morris Washington, D.C. G/F 1 Caden Diggs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Bullis School Waldorf, Maryland G 2 Deion Ware 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Academy of Central Florida New Orleans, Louisiana G 3 Imo Essien  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr Bishop Lynch High School Wylie, Texas G 4 Robert Davis Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So UMass Detroit, Michigan G 6 Sean Durugordon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Siena Harlem, New York G 7 Scottie Hubbard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr Jackson-Reed High School Washington, D.C. F 8 Donovan Raymond 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Hampton Charlotte, North Carolina G 10 Jaden Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Fork Union Military Academy Waldorf, Maryland F 11 Dani Pounds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Spire Institute Atlanta, Georgia G 13 Devin Ceaser 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Buffalo Waldorf, Maryland G/F 15 CJ Parker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Maury High School Norfolk, Virginia PG 16 Rieco Hellams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Our Lady of Good Counsel High School Washington, D.C. G 21 Vytautas Zygas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr VDU Rasos Gynamsium Kaunas, Lithuania G/F 23 R. J. Blakney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Dayton Baltimore, Maryland G 30 Cooper Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Walsingham Academy Lanexa, Virginia F/C 35 Caelum Swanton-Rodger 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Jr Maryland Calgary, Alberta F/C 42 Ben Nacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 264 lb (120 kg) Fr Cox High School Virginia Beach, Virginia G 55 Jaylen Jenkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 157 lb (71 kg) So Hampton High School Hampton, Virginia	Head coach Mike Jones (Old Dominion) Assistant coach(es) Jamal Robinson (Virginia) Ryan Nadeau (Michigan State) James Robinson (Pittsburgh) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 31, 2024

Schedule and results

On November 4, guard Imo Essien announced he would forgo playing in his senior season due to recurrent health issues.[6]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Buffalo MAC-SBC Challenge	L 82–83	0–1	25 – Davis Jr.	13 – Walker	5 – Johnson	Chartway Arena (5,455) Norfolk, VA
November 9, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 10 Arizona	L 44–102	0–2	12 – Ceaser	4 – Tied	1 – Tied	McKale Center (13,982) Tucson, AZ
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Radford	L 75–87	0–3	23 – Ceaser	11 – Durugordon	2 – Tied	Dedmon Center (1,731) Radford, VA
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 73–71	1–3	23 – Ceaser	14 – Swanton-Rodger	4 – Davis Jr.	Chartway Arena (5,300) Norfolk, VA
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Randolph–Macon	W 71–55	2–3	17 – Durugordon	10 – Durugordon	1 – Tied	Chartway Arena (4,438) Norfolk, VA
November 24, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Boston College Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	L 52–82	2–4	19 – Davis Jr.	6 – Walker	2 – Davis Jr.	John Gray Gymnasium  George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. High Point Cayman Islands Classic consolation game	L 67–73	2–5	16 – Durugordon	9 – Durugordon	6 – Johnson	John Gray Gymnasium (915) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Duquesne Cayman Islands Classic 7th place game	L 54–67	2–6	23 – Ceaser	10 – Walker	2 – Tied	John Gray Gymnasium (920) George Town, Cayman Islands
December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		William & Mary Rivalry	W 88–83	3–6	24 – Durugordon	13 – Walker	8 – Johnson	Chartway Arena (4,563) Norfolk, VA
December 7, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Washington	L 70–78	3–7	16 – Tied	11 – Tied	7 – Johnson	Chartway Arena (5,109) Norfolk, VA
December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northeastern	L 71–75	3–8	17 – Davis Jr.	14 – Walker	8 – Johnson	Chartway Arena (4,050) Norfolk, VA
December 21, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 80–75 ^OT	4–8 (1–0)	32 – Davis Jr.	13 – Blakney	9 – Johnson	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,058) Monroe, LA
December 28, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Virginia Wesleyan	W 82–44	5–8	19 – Davis Jr.	11 – Walker	4 – Tied	Chartway Arena (4,851) Norfolk, VA
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	L 59–78	5–9 (1–1)	21 – Durugordon	10 – Walker	3 – Durugordon	Chartway Arena (3,918) Norfolk, VA
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Miss	W 74–71	6–9 (2–1)	18 – Davis Jr.	9 – Durugordon	9 – Johnson	Chartway Arena (5,069) Norfolk, VA
January 9, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	W 71–60	7–9 (3–1)	20 – Durugordon	7 – Durugordon	6 – Johnson	Cajundome (1,235) Lafayette, LA
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	W 71–63 ^OT	8–9 (4–1)	27 – Durugordon	18 – Durugordon	8 – Johnson	Mitchell Center (2,089) Mobile, AL
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	L 43–62	8–10 (4–2)	11 – Davis Jr.	7 – Tied	1 – Tied	Chartway Arena (4,529) Norfolk, VA
January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	L 63–67	8–11 (4–3)	20 – Davis Jr.	17 – Durugordon	1 – Tied	Chartway Arena (5,739) Norfolk, VA
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison Royal Rivalry	L 60–74	8–12 (4–4)	23 – Davis Jr.	10 – Durugordon	2 – Swanton-Rodger	Chartway Arena (6,008) Norfolk, VA
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 74–52	9–12 (5–4)	23 – Davis Jr.	10 – Durugordon	5 – Davis Jr.	Chartway Arena (6,684) Norfolk, VA
January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Appalachian State						Holmes Center  Boone, NC
February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison Royal Rivalry						Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State						Chartway Arena  Norfolk, VA
February 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge						George Gervin GameAbove Center  Ypsilanti, MI
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern						Hill Convocation Center  Statesboro, GA
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall						Chartway Arena  Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State						Chartway Arena  Norfolk, VA
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
February 28, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center  Conway, SC
Sun Belt tournament
March 4–9, 2025 TBA, ESPN+		vs. TBD						Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources[7][8]

References

1. "2023-24 Old Dominion Monarchs Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
2. "ODU reaches into its past, hires former Monarch Mike Jones as basketball coach". AP News. March 1, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
3. "Ryan Nadeau Named To Men's Basketball Staff". Old Dominion Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
4. "Matt Hamilton and James Robinson Named To Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". Old Dominion Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
5. "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
6. "Old Dominion guard Imo Essien will miss 2024-25 season to focus on health". News 3 WTKR Norfolk. November 4, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
7. "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
8. "Old Dominion Monarchs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 30, 2024.