2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
2008–09 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CollegeInsider.com tournament 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 →

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]

ConferenceColonial Athletic Association

Record25–10 (12–6 CAA)

Headcoach

Blaine Taylor (8th season)

Assistant coaches

Jim Corrigan (15th season)
Rob Wilkes (7th season)
John Richardson (4th season)
Joel Hines (1st season)

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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

† 2009 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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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.

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2008* 7:00 p.m.	Chowan	W 69–51		Ted Constant Center (2,422) Norfolk, VA
Nov 8, 2008* 7:00 p.m.	Virginia State	W 85–59		Ted Constant Center (3,702) Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 16, 2008* 8:00 p.m.	at Charlotte	W 69–38	1–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,849) Charlotte, NC
Nov 22, 2008* 4:00 p.m., CSN+	UAB	L 62–77	1–1	Ted Constant Center (7,870) Norfolk, VA
Nov 25, 2008* 7:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	L 82–83 ^2OT	1–2	Sojka Pavilion (2,249) Lewisburg, PA
Nov 29, 2008* 11:30 a.m.	Marshall	L 64–68	1–3	Cam Henderson Center (5,130) Huntington, WV
12/3/2008* 7:pm, CSN+	Richmond	W 65–62	2–3	Ted Constant Center (6,242) Norfolk, VA
12/6/2008 4:00pm	Delaware	W 56–49	3–3 (1–0)	Ted Constant Center (6,122) Norfolk, VA
12/14/2008* 4:00pm	NC Central	W 79–54	4–3	Ted Constant Center (5,655) Norfolk, VA
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 Center (6,104) Norfolk, VA
12/22/2008* 7:00pm	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 66–56	7–3	Ted Constant Center (5,448) Norfolk, VA
12/30/2008* 7:00pm	Winston-Salem State	W 80–50	8–3	Ted Constant Center (5,952) Norfolk, VA
CAA regular season
1/3/2009 4:00pm	at Georgia State	L 54–55	8–4 (1–1)	GSU Sports Arena (1,102) Atlanta, GA
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 Center (6,552) Norfolk, VA
1/10/2009 2:00pm, Comcast	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 Center (6,432) Norfolk, VA
1/17/2009 4:00pm, Comcast	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 Center (6,552) Norfolk, VA
1/24/2009 7:00pm, Comcast	Northeastern	L 42–58	11–8 (4–5)	Ted Constant Center (7,572) Norfolk, VA
1/28/2009 7:00pm, WSKY	at James Madison Rivalry	W 80–74	12–8 (5–5)	JMU Convocation Center (3,955) Harrisonburg, VA
1/31/2009 4:00pm, Comcast	George Mason	W 73–71	13–8 (6–5)	Ted Constant Center (8,424) Norfolk, VA
2/3/2009 7:00pm, WSKY	Towson	W 71–62	14–8 (7–5)	Ted Constant Center (6,332) Norfolk, VA
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, Comcast	VCU Rivalry	W 69–65	16–9 (9–6)	Ted Constant Center (8,424) Norfolk, VA
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 Center (6,862) Norfolk, VA
2/25/2009 7:00pm, WSKY	William & Mary Rivalry	W 64–63	19–9 (11–6)	Ted Constant Center (7,142) Norfolk, VA
2/28/2009 6:00pm, Comcast	at Northeastern	W 57–54 ^OT	20–9 (12–6)	Matthews Arena (2,157) Boston, Massachusetts
CAA tournament
Mar 7, 2009 2:30 p.m., CSN-NE	vs. Hofstra Quarterfinals	W 52–51	21–9	Richmond Coliseum (7,287) Richmond, VA
Mar 8, 2009 3:00 p.m., CSN-NE	vs. VCU Semifinals	L 53–61	21–10	Richmond Coliseum (7,925) Richmond, VA
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Mar 19, 2009* 7:00 p.m.	The Citadel First round	W 67–59	22–10	Ted Constant Center (2,157) Norfolk, VA
Mar 23, 2009* 7:00 p.m.	vs. Belmont Quarterfinals	W 70–62	23–10	Ted Constant Center (2,137) Norfolk, VA
Mar 26, 2009 7:00 p.m.	James Madison Semifinals	W 81–43	24–10	Ted Constant Center (2,932) Norfolk, VA
Mar 31, 2009* 8:00 p.m., FCS	at Bradley Championship	W 66–62	25–10	Carver Arena (8,118) Peoria, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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