2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	12–19 (8–10 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

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Alabama	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
James Madison	13	–	5		.722			20	–	11		.645
Troy	13	–	5		.722			20	–	10		.667
Arkansas State	13	–	5		.722			22	–	9		.710
Marshall	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
Appalachian State	10	–	8		.556			17	–	13		.567
Texas State	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Georgia State	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Georgia Southern	8	–	10		.444			16	–	15		.516
Old Dominion	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
Louisiana	8	–	10		.444			11	–	20		.355
Southern Miss	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Coastal Carolina	3	–	15		.167			10	–	21		.323
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	15		.167			7	–	24		.226
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of February 28, 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.

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. Jones retained assistant coach Jamal Robinson and hired new assistant coaches Ryan Nadeau and James Robinson for the 2024–25 season.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

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

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.

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	W 78–77	10–12 (6–4)	25 – Durugordon	12 – Durugordon	7 – Johnson	Holmes Center (3,249) Boone, NC
February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison Royal Rivalry	L 54–68	10–13 (6–5)	18 – Durugordon	8 – Durugordon	7 – Johnson	Atlantic Union Bank Center (6,192) Harrisonburg, VA
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	W 75–64	11–13 (7–5)	20 – Durugordon	13 – Durugordon	3 – Johnson	Chartway Arena (5,474) Norfolk, VA
February 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge	L 70–76	11–14	18 – Davis Jr.	12 – Durugordon	2 – Tied	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,673) Ypsilanti, MI
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 75–97	11–15 (7–6)	21 – Durugordon	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	GSU Convocation Center (1,579) Atlanta, GA
February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	L 75–78	11–16 (7–7)	24 – Durugordon	10 – Durugordon	3 – Tied	Hill Convocation Center (2,144) Statesboro, GA
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	L 77–81	11–17 (7–8)	19 – Durugordon	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Chartway Arena (3,839) Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	L 70–76	11–18 (7–9)	16 – Durugordon	14 – Durugordon	7 – Johnson	Chartway Arena (6,805) Norfolk, VA
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	L 66–83	11–19 (7–10)	23 – Davis Jr.	6 – Swanton-Rodger	5 – Swanton-Rodger	Cam Henderson Center (5,133) Huntington, WV
February 28, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	W 61–59	12–19 (8–10)	14 – Davis Jr.	12 – Durugordon	3 – Davis Jr.	HTC Center (1,570) Conway, SC
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (11/14) Louisiana/Louisiana–Monroe Second round						Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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