OLD DOMINION MEN S BASKETBALL Game 19 / vs. WKU / Thursday, Jan. 21 / 7 p.m. ET / Ted Constant Center / Norfolk, Va.

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1 OLD DOMINION MEN S BASKETBALL Game 19 / vs. WKU / Thursday, Jan. 21 / 7 p.m. ET / Ted Constant Center / Norfolk, Va. OLD DOMINION MONARCHS (9-9, 2-3 C-USA) Head Coach: Jeff Jones (Virginia 82, 3rd year at ODU) Last Game: L, 61-64, vs. MT (Norfolk, Va.) WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS (10-8, 2-3 C-USA) Head Coach: Ray Harper (Kentucky Weselyan 82, 5th year at WKU) Last Game: W, 81-76, at North Texas (Denton, Texas) PROJECTED STARTERS (based on previous game) G G F F #24 F #O JORDAN BAKER 18 starts / 3.7 ppg / 2.6 rpg / 1.9 apg / 1.0 spg #20 TREY FREEMAN 18 starts / 18.6 ppg / 3.7 rpg / 3.3 apg / 1.0 spg #21 DENZELL TAYLOR 17 starts / 4.3 ppg / 6.8 rpg / 0.8 apg / 0.8 spg ZORAN TALLEY 12 starts / 7.7 ppg / 4.9 rpg / 1.1 apg #25 BRANDAN STITH 11 starts / 8.1 ppg / 8.5 rpg / 1.9 bpg TIPPING POINTS WKU holds a advantage in the all-time series with ODU, but the Hilltoppers are just 2-8 when playing in Norfolk. Trey Freeman needs just 11 points to pass Chris Gatling and become No. 6 on ODU s all-time scoring list (Trey played his first two seasons of college hoops at Campbell). Old Dominion averages 9.5 turnovers per game, which ranks fourth in the country and first in the conference. The Monarchs allow 60.7 points per game, which ranks No. 8 in the nation and No. 1 in the C-USA. Opponents shoot just 39.6% from the floor on average against ODU, which ranks No. 38 in the country and No. 1 in the C-USA. As a team, ODU averages a 1.36 assist to turnover ratio, which ranks 40th in the NCAA and second in Conference USA. Trey Freeman carries a 3.53 assist to turnover ratio, which is the 16th best mark in Division I and second best in the conference. Denzell Taylor is averaging 3.83 offensive rebounds per contest, which ranks 18th in the country and second in the C-USA. Trey Freeman has made 125 field goals this season, which ranks 23rd nationally and second in the conference. ODU is 9-3 when leading at the half this season, but 0-5 when trailing at the midway point. OLD DOMINION MEDIA RELATIONS: Grant Gardner, Associate Director / Men s Basketball / gagardne@odu.edu MEDIA INFORMATION TV American Sports Network (ASN) Dave Armstrong (pbp), Mark Adams (color) Radio ESPN 94.1, Sports FM 100.5, WLVA 94.1, FOX Sports 580 Ted Alexander (pbp), Dave Twardzik (color) November (3-3) 13 [RV/RV] Niagara! W, [RV/RV] Buffalo! W, [RV/RV] Morgan State W, [RV/RV] vs. [21/23] Purdue ^ ESPN3 L, [RV/RV] vs. St. Joseph s ^ ESPN3 L, [-/-] at VCU CSN L, December (4-3) 1 [-/-] at William & Mary L, [-/-] Delaware State W, [-/-] at Georgia State ESPN3 L, [-/-] at Richmond ASN L, [-/-] UMES W, [-/-] Rhode Island ASN W, [-/-] Norfolk State W, January (2-3) 2 [-/-] Charlotte * ASN W, [-/-] at LA Tech * CBSSN W, [-/-] at Southern Miss * L, [-/-] UAB * CBSSN (OT) L, [-/-] Middle Tennessee * FSN L, [-/-] WKU * ASN 7:00 PM 23 Marshall * ASN 2:00 PM 28 at Florida Atlantic * 7:00 PM 30 at FIU * 7:00 PM February (0-0) 6 at Charlotte * 7:00 PM 11 North Texas * ASN 7:00 PM 13 Rice * ASN 2:00 PM 18 at WKU * FOXCS 8:00 PM 20 at Marshall * 7:00 PM 25 UTEP * FSN 7:00 PM 27 UTSA * ASN 8:00 PM March (0-0) 3 at North Texas * 8:00 PM 5 at Rice * ASN 2:00 PM 8-12 at C-USA Tournament # TBA * Conference USA Contest! Hall of Fame Classic in Norfolk, Va. (Ted Constant Center) ^ Hall of Fame Classic in Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun Arena) # Hosted by UAB (Birmingham, Ala.) Home Games Bold All Times Eastern

2 JORDAN BAKER G / 6-2 / 205 / Jr. / Hampton, Va. / Hampton HS AARON BACOTE (bay-coat) G / 6-4 / 190 / Sr. / Hampton, Va. / Bethel HS MARTIN SHAW G / 6-0 / 170 / Sr. / Hampton, Va. / Kecoughtan HS AHMAD CAVER G / 6-2 / 170 / Fr. / Atlanta, Ga. / St. John s Northwestern Military Academy AARON CARVER F / 6-7 / 210 / Fr. / Elizabeth City, N.C. / South Kent Prep TREY FREEMAN G / 6-2 / 180 / RSr. / Virginia Beach, Va. / Campbell DENZELL TAYLOR F / 6-7 / 220 / Jr. / Brampton, Ontario, Canada / St. Benedict s Prep STEPHEN VASSOR F / 6-7 / 240 / RSo. / Lawrenceville, Va. / Hampden-Sydney ZORAN (zuh-ran) TALLEY F / 6-7 / 200 / RFr. / Merrillville, Ind. / Midwest Elite Prep Academy BRANDAN STITH F / 6-7 / 240 / RSo. / Lawrenceville, Va. / East Carolina NIK BIBERAJ (bib-er-eye) F / 6-8 / 245 / RSr. / Fairfax Station, Va. / Christopher Newport MISCELLANEOUS Games Played/Started GP GS Aaron Bacote Jordan Baker Nik Biberaj Aaron Carver Ahmad Caver Austin Colbert Trey Freeman Trey Porter Martin Shaw BJ Stith Brandan Stith Zoran Talley Denzell Taylor Stephen Vassor Games Started Strk Aaron Bacote 10 - Jordan Baker Nik Biberaj 0 - Aaron Carver 0 - Ahmad Caver 0 - Trey Freeman Martin Shaw 0 - Brandan Stith 11 8 Zoran Talley Denzell Taylor Stephen Vassor 4 - Double-Doubles Aaron Bacote 0 Jordan Baker 0 Nik Biberaj 0 Aaron Carver 0 Ahmad Caver 0 Austin Colbert 0 Trey Freeman 0 Trey Porter 0 Martin Shaw 0 BJ Stith 0 Brandan Stith 1 Zoran Talley 0 Denzell Taylor 3 Stephen Vassor 0 Double-Figure Scoring Games Aaron Bacote 15 Jordan Baker 2 Nik Biberaj 1 Aaron Carver 0 Ahmad Caver 1 Austin Colbert 0 Trey Freeman 17 Trey Porter 0 Martin Shaw 0 BJ Stith 0 Brandan Stith 4 Zoran Talley 6 Denzell Taylor 3 Stephen Vassor 0 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Aaron Bacote 0 Jordan Baker 0 Nik Biberaj 1 Aaron Carver 0 Ahmad Caver 0 Austin Colbert 0 Trey Freeman 0 Trey Porter 0 Martin Shaw 0 BJ Stith 0 Brandan Stith 3 Zoran Talley 0 Denzell Taylor 5 Stephen Vassor 0

3 TEAM OVERALL STATS (through games Jan. 12) Category Stat C-USA Rank (out of 14) NCAA Rank (out of 346) Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin FG Percentage PT Percentage PT per game FT Percentage FG Pct. Defense PT Pct. Defense per game Rebounding Margin Def. per game Off. per game Turnovers per game Turnovers Forced per game Turnover Margin Assists per game Assists/TO Ratio Blocks per game Steals per game Fouls per game INDIVIDUAL OVERALL STATS (through games Jan. 14) Player Category Stat C-USA Rank NCAA Rank Aaron Bacote FT attempts FTs made Total Points Nik Biberaj Total Blocks Trey Freeman Points per game Assist/TO ratio Total FG attempts Total FGs made Total Minutes 583: Total Points Brandan Stith Total Blocks Denzell Taylor Double Doubles Off. per game per game Total MONARCHS IN THE RECORD BOOKS All-Time Scoring Years Points 1. Ronnie Valentine Leo Anthony Odell Hodge Petey Sessoms Anthony Carver Chris Gatling Trey Freeman 2012-current * Ronnie McAdoo Dave Twardzik Joel Copeland Alex Loughton Gerald Lee Kenny Gattison Keith Jackson Darrin McDonald Aaron Bacote 2012-current 1383 * includes scoring totals from Campbell ODU in the National Polls Pre AP RV RV USA RV RV Associated Press (Jan. 11) Rank School Record 1 Oklahoma (65) North Carolina Kansas Villanova Xavier West Virginia Maryland SMU Iowa Texas A&M Michigan State Arizona Virginia Baylor Miami (FL) Providence Louisville Butler Iowa State Duke USC Purdue Kentucky South Carolina Indiana 15-3 Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 184, Clemson 53, Wichita St 38, Valparaiso 30, Notre Dame 14, Dayton 9, Saint Mary s 8, Gonzaga 5, Utah 3, Hawaii 3, Arkansas-Little Rock 1, Monmouth 1, Navy 1, Oregon 1 USA Today Coaches (Jan. 11) Rank School Record 1 Oklahoma (26) North Carolina (4) Kansas (1) Villanova Maryland Xavier West Virginia Texas A&M Iowa Michigan State Arizona Duke Virginia Miami (FL) Baylor Louisville Providence South Carolina Kentucky Pittsburgh Iowa State Purdue Indiana Butler USC 15-3 Others Receiving Votes: Gonzaga 35, Clemson 29, Dayton 29, Oregon 20, Valparaiso 16, Wichita St 16, Connecticut 12, Saint Mary s 10, Michigan 6, Washington 5, Arkansas-Little Rock 5, California 5, LSU 3, Monmouth 3, Seton Hall 2, UAB 1

4 SERIES HISTORY vs. MIDDLE TENNESSEE Record WKU leads Current Streak W1 First Meeting season First Meeting Score L, Last Meeting Mar. 7, 2015 Last Meeting Score W, Record at ODU 8-2 Record at WKU 3-14 OT 1-0 Biggest Margin of Victory 35 ( ) LAST FIVE MEETINGS Home W, Away L,, Home L, Jan. 10, 2015 Away L, Mar. 7, 2015 Home W, Monarchs History Years of Basketball 85th year First FIrst of DI All-Time Head Coaches 13 Conference USA Coaches One (Jones) All-Time Record All-Time DI Record Win s 22 Conference USA History Overall Won-Loss Record Years in the League 3rd year Regular- Titles None Tournament Titles None Winning s s None Losing s None NCAA Tournament Appearances (most recent) 11 (2011) Most Consecutive Appearances 2 (86-87, 10-11) Won-Loss Record 3-11 Highest Seed 8th (1986) Sweet 16 s None NIT Appearances (most recent) 11 (2015) Most Consecutive Appearances 2 (83-84, 93-94) Won-Loss Record National Honors All-Americans 22 Academic All-Americans 5 The Last Time... (team) Scored vs. Charlotte (L, 2OT), Scored 100+ and won 103 vs. VMI, Allowed vs. Charlotte, Scored vs. Longwood, Allowed at Richmond (OT), Held opp. under vs. UMES, Held under at William & Mary, assists 21 vs. UMES, rebounds 47 vs. UAB, steals 11 vs. UMES, PTs 11 at VCU, FTs 24 vs. URI, FT attempts 35 vs. URI, The Last Time... (individual) Triple-Double Trey Freeman vs. Char. Southern, pts/11rebs/10asts Double-Double Brandan Stith vs. UAB, pts/13rebs 35+ points Kent Bazemore (37) vs. Drexel, points Aaron Bacote (30) vs. URI, rebounds Chris Cooper (22) vs. JMU, rebounds Denzell Taylor (18) vs. Del. St, assists Kent Bazemore (11) vs. N eastern, steals Keenan Palmore (5) vs. Drexel, blocks Brandan Stith (5) vs. UMES, DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING Trey Freeman has reached double figures in 14 of 15 games this season, while Aaron Bacote has reached double digits in 12 of 15 games. Freeman and Bacote are also the only two Monarchs with 20+ scoring games. 20+ Scoring Games: Trey Freeman (20) vs. Niagara (11.13) Trey Freeman (22) vs. Buffalo (11.16) Aaron Bacote (22) vs. Morgan (11.18) Aaron Bacote (21) at VCU (11.28) Trey Freeman (21) vs. UMES (12.18) Trey Freeman (22) vs. Rhode Island (12.22) Aaron Bacote (30) vs. Rhode Island (12.22) Aaron Bacote (20) vs. Norfolk State (12.29) Trey Freeman (21) vs. Charlotte (01.02) Trey Freeman (21) at Louisiana Tech (01.07) Trey Freeman (24) at Southern Miss (01.09) Trey Freeman (28) vs. UAB (01.14) Trey Freeman (28) vs. MT (01.16) FREEMAN NAMED TO LUTE OLSON WATCH LIST Trey Freeman was one of 30 players named to the Lute Olson Preseason All-America Watch List. The Lute Olson Award is presented to the nation s top DI player who has played at least two seasons. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible. Cameron Payne of Murray State won the award last year. C-USA PRESEASON RANKINGS Old Dominion was picked second in the Conference USA men s basketball regular-season poll, according to the league s coaches. The UAB Blazers were selected the preseason favorite to win the regular-season crown. In addition, Trey Freeman was selected to the preseason allconference team. Preseason C-USA Coaches Poll Preseason C-USA All-Conference Team 1. UAB (11) Adrian Diaz, FIU, Senior, F 2. OLD DOMINION (3) Alex Hamilton, LA Tech, Senior, G 3. Middle Tennessee Erik McCree, LA Tech, Junior, F 4. UTEP Ryan Taylor, Marshall, Junior, F 5. LA Tech Reggie Upshaw, Middle Tennessee, Junior, F 6. WKU TREY FREEMAN, OLD DOMINION, SENIOR, G 7. Rice Marcus Jackson, Rice, Junior, G 8. North Texas Robert Brown, UAB, Senior, G 9. Marshall William Lee, UAB, Sophomore, F 10. FIU Earvin Morris, UTEP, Senior, G 11. Charlotte 12. Florida Atlantic 13. UTSA 14. Southern Miss RECRUITING TRAIL Jeff Jones announced the signing of four student-athletes on Nov. 11, Joining the ODU basketball family in will be 6-2 point guard Tre Evans (Edmond, Okla.), 6-6 guard Xavier Green (Williamsburg, Va.), 6-4 shooting guard Randy Haynes (Dumfries, Va.) and 6-9 power forward Alassane Kah (Ivory Coast). TRE EVANS: The No. 5 recruit in Oklahoma, Evans played point guard for the AAU team Oklahoma Wizards, averaging 12 points, three rebounds and two assists. He is the son of former Oklahoma great Terry Evans, who finished his OU career as the all-time leader in threes and assists. XAVIER GREEN: A 6-6 guard, Green played high school ball for Williamsburg Christian Academy and AAU for Team Loaded Virginia. Green is a playmaker with the ability to attack the basket, as well as create for others. RANDY HAYNES: A juco transfer from New Mexico Junior College, Haynes was named the 5A Player of the Year during his high school senior year at Potomac. He averaged 17.5 points per game and led the team to a 28-1 record and a state title. He was teammates with Trey Porter. ALASSANE KAH: A juco transfer from Kilgore College, Kah played high school ball in Columbus, Ohio, at Walnut Ridge. At Kilgore, he finished sixth in the conference in blocked shots, while also average 8 points and 6.3 boards per game. NEW BASKETBALL PERFORMANCE CENTER The Bernett and Blanche Mitchum Basketball Performance Center is a 25,000 square foot $8.4 million project and is expected to be completed in the fall of The center will be adjacent to the Ted Constant Center on Monarch Way, and will serve as the home for both the men s and women s basketball programs. The state of the art facility includes a practice gymnasium, NBAstyle locker rooms, offices, a lounge, a sports performance center and a sports medicine center. Renderings of the new facility can be found on ODUSports.com.

5 OLD DOMINION MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER NUMERICAL # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Last School) 0 Jordan Baker G Jr. Hampton, Va. (Hampton HS) 1 Aaron Bacote G Sr. Hampton, Va. (Bethel HS) 2 Martin Shaw G Sr. Hampton, Va. (Kecoughtan HS) 3 B.J. Stith G So. Lawrenceville, Va. (Virginia) 4 Ahmad Caver G Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (St. John s Northwestern Military Academy) 11 Austin Colbert F Jr. Chesapeake, Va. (Illinois) 13 Aaron Carver F Fr. Elizabeth City, N.C. (South Kent Prep) 15 Trey Porter F So. Woodbridge, Va. (George Mason) 20 Trey Freeman G RSr. Virginia Beach, Va. (Campbell) 21 Denzell Taylor F Jr. Brampton, Ontario, Canada (St. Benedict s Prep) 23 Stephen Vassor F RSo. Lawrenceville, Va. (Hampden-Sydney) 24 Zoran Talley F RFr. Merrillville, Ind. (Midwest Elite Prep Academy) 25 Brandan Stith F RSo. Lawrenceville, Va. (East Carolina) 30 Nik Biberaj F RSr. Fairfax Station, Va. (Christopher Newport) ALPHABETICAL # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Last School) 1 Aaron Bacote G Sr. Hampton, Va. (Bethel HS) 0 Jordan Baker G Jr. Hampton, Va. (Hampton HS) 30 Nik Biberaj F RSr. Fairfax Station, Va. (Christopher Newport) 13 Aaron Carver F Fr. Elizabeth City, N.C. (South Kent Prep) 4 Ahmad Caver G Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (St. John s Northwestern Military Academy) 11 Austin Colbert F Jr. Chesapeake, Va. (Illinois) 20 Trey Freeman G RSr. Virginia Beach, Va. (Campbell) 15 Trey Porter F So. Woodbridge, Va. (George Mason) 2 Martin Shaw G Sr. Hampton, Va. (Kecoughtan HS) 3 B.J. Stith G So. Lawrenceville, Va. (Virginia) 25 Brandan Stith F RSo. Lawrenceville, Va. (East Carolina) 24 Zoran Talley F RFr. Merrillville, Ind. (Midwest Elite Prep Academy) 21 Denzell Taylor F Jr. Brampton, Ontario, Canada (St. Benedict s Prep) 23 Stephen Vassor F RSo. Lawrenceville, Va. (Hampden-Sydney) BY CLASS Senior (4): Aaron Bacote, Nik Biberaj, Trey Freeman, Martin Shaw Junior (3): Jordan Baker, Austin Colbert, Denzell Taylor Sophomore (4): Trey Porter, B.J. Stith, Brandan Stith, Stephen Vassor Freshman (3): Aaron Carver, Ahmad Caver, Zoran Talley BY POSITION Guard (6): Aaron Bacote, Jordan Baker, Ahmad Caver, Trey Freeman, Martin Shaw, B.J. Stith Forward (8): Nik Biberaj, Aaron Carver, Austin Colbert, Trey Porter, Brandan Stith, Zoran Talley, Denzell Taylor, Stephen Vassor BY HOMETOWN Virginia (10): Aaron Bacote, Jordan Baker, Nik Biberaj, Austin Colbert, Trey Freeman, Trey Porter, Martin Shaw, B.J. Stith, Brandan Stith, Stephen Vassor Georgia (1): Ahmad Caver Indiana (1): Zoran Talley North Carolina (1): Aaron Carver Canada (1): Denzell Taylor PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Aaron Bacote bay-coat Nik Biberaj bib-er-eye Zoran Talley zuh-ran MONARCH CONNECTIONS Brandan and B.J. Stith are brothers, and are the sons of assistant coach Bryant Stith. Aaron Carver is the son of former ODU standout Anthony AC Carver, the fifth-leading scorer in Old Dominion history. Brandan and B.J. Stith and Stephen Vassor were high school teammates at Brunswick in Lawrenceville, Virginia. Aaron Bacote is the cousin of former ODU assistant football coach, Marc Bacote, who now is an assistant at Hampton, while another cousin, Damon Bacote, played basketball at Alabama COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Jeff Jones Alma Mater: Virginia ( 82) Experience: 3rd at ODU / 24th overall Record at ODU: Record Overall: Head Coach at ODU: 13th Year-By-Year at ODU: : 18-18, 9-7 / CBI Semis : 27-8, 13-5 / NIT Semis : 9-8, 2-2 Previous Schools as HC: American ( ) Virginia ( ) Ast. Coach: Lamar Barrett Alma Mater: Elizabeth City State ( 94) Experience: 3rd at ODU / 11th overall Previous Schools: American ( ) Brown ( ) New Haven ( ) Central Connecticut State ( ) Ast. Coach: John Richardson Alma Mater: Elizabeth City State ( 95) Experience: 9th at ODU // 11th overall Previous Schools: Virginia Tech ( ) Ast. Coach: Bryant Stith Alma Mater: Virginia ( 92) Experience: 3rd at ODU // 3rd overall Previous Schools: n/a Spec. Ast.: Kieran Donohue Alma Mater: Virginia ( 97) Experience: 3rd at ODU SUPPORT STAFF President: John R. Broderick Athletic Director: Dr. Wood Selig Video Coordinator: Chris Kovensky Dir. of Sports Performance: Alex Parr Executive Assistant: Annette Manley Athletic Trainer: Jason Mitchell Internal Operations: Ken Brown Academic Advisor: Meredith McCall Media Relations: Grant Gardner

6 Team Date 1st-2nd-OT-F FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. O D Tot. PF-DQ Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Bench ODU vs Niagara ODU vs Buffalo ODU vs Morgan State ODU vs Purdue (N) ODU vs St. Joseph s (N) ODU at VCU ODU at William & Mary ODU vs Delaware State ODU at Georgia State ODU at Richmond ODU vs UMES ODU vs Rhode Island ODU vs Norfolk State ODU vs Charlotte ODU at LA Tech ODU at Southern Miss ODU vs UAB ODU vs Middle Tennessee ODU vs Marshall ODU at Florida Atlantic ODU at FIU ODU at Charlotte ODU vs North Texas ODU vs Rice ODU at WKU ODU at Marshall ODU vs UTEP ODU vs UTSA ODU at North Texas ODU at Rice ODU RECORD by Location Overall 9-9 at Home 8-2 on the Road 1-5 at Neutral Sites 0-2 Overall vs. Conference 2-3 at Home 1-2 on the Road 1-1 In Virginia 8-5 In Connecticut 0-2 In Georgia 0-1 In Louisiana 1-0 In Mississippi 0-1 ODU RECORD by Stat Leading at the Half 9-3 Tied at the Half 0-1 Trailing at the Half 0-5 Outrebounds Opponent 3-6 Opponent Outrebounds 6-3 Shoots 40% or Better 8-5 Shoots Less than 40% 1-4 More Turnovers than opponent 2-2 Less Turnovers than opponent 6-5 In Overtime 0-1 ODU RECORD by Score 1-3 Pt. Margin Point Margin Point Margin Point Margin 3-1 Scores less than 60 pts. 1-2 Scores pts. 2-5 Scores pts. 5-2 Scores pts. 1-0 Scores pts. 0-0 Scores more than 100 pts. 0-0 Allows less than 60 pts. 4-1 Allows pts. 5-4 Allows pts. 0-4 Allows pts. 0-0 Allows pts. 0-0 Allows more than 100 pts. 0-0 ODU RECORD by Date On Mondays 1-0 On Tuesdays 2-1 On Wednesdays 1-1 On Thursdays 1-1 On Fridays 3-0 On Saturdays 1-5 On Sundays 0-1 In November 3-3 In December 4-3 In January 2-3 In February 0-0 In March 0-0

7 JEFF JONES Head Coach Third / Virginia 82 / Owensboro, Ky. Year-By-Year Virginia NCAA 1R Virginia NIT Champs Virginia NCAA S Virginia NCAA 2R Virginia 25-9 NCAA E Virginia Virginia NCAA 1R Virginia American American American American American American American American NCAA 1R American 24-8 NCAA 1R American American American CIT American Old Dominion CBI Semis Old Dominion 27-8 NIT Semis Old Dominion Record at Virginia: (.584) Record at American: (.555) Record at Old Dominion: (.614) TOTALS: (.561) Jeff Jones Coach s Show The Bud Light Jeff Jones Coach s Show is live every Monday from Dave & Busters in Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach at 7 p.m. The one-hour show airs across the Commonwealth on ESPN Radio 94.1 in Hampton Roads, Sports FM in Central Virginia and WLVA 94.1 and FOX Sports 580 in Lynchburg. Ted Alexander, the Voice of the Monarchs, and ODU Hall of Famer and former NBA standout Dave Twardzik join Jones to take a closer look inside the Monarch Basketball program. In just two seasons as head coach at ODU, Jeff Jones has guided the Monarchs to 45 wins, including a 27-8 mark in The Monarchs finished second in Conference USA in their second year of competition in the league. Under Jones guidance, ODU advanced to the semifinals of the NIT at Madison Square Garden after reeling off wins over Charleston Southern, Illinois State and an exhilarating threepoint buzzer-beating victory over Murray State. He eclipsed the 400 collegiate wins milestone in the Monarchs NIT-opener against Charleston Southern on March 18. During the regular season, Jones Monarchs notched several big victories, as ODU took down nationally-ranked VCU and eventual NCAA Tournament team, Georgia State. His squad churned out 10 straight wins from Nov. 24 to Jan. 17, which included wins against C-USA foes Marshall and Charlotte as well as in-state rivals VCU, George Mason and William & Mary. Even more impressively under Jones, Old Dominion has won 24 straight games at the Ted Constant Center dating back to the season, which is the seventh-longest active home winning streak in NCAA Division I Basketball. Under Jones leadership, redshirt junior Trey Freeman was named C-USA Newcomer of the Year, was an All-League first team selection and earned C-USA All-Academic Team honors. Off the basketball court, Jones was honored nationally as the 2015 Barefoot Coach of the Year for his work, contributions and creation of awareness for Samaritan s Feet, which provides shoes to impoverished children (both domestically and internationally). Jones was named the 13th head men s basketball coach at Old Dominion University on April 4, He has been a consistent winner at every school, posting a 23-year career mark of mark which includes eight years at Virginia and 13 at American as well as his first two seasons at ODU. In his first season as head coach at ODU, Jones guided the Monarchs to 18 wins, which led the nation with the biggest turnaround in total victories. ODU finished sixth in its first season in Conference USA and advanced to the semifinals of the College Basketball Invitational Post tournament. His teams advanced to 11 post season appearances (two at ODU, six at UVA and three at AU), including a 1995 NCAA Elite 8, a 1993 NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and an NIT championship in 1992 while at UVA. Jones has a record at American for 13 years and as head coach at the University of Virginia. One of the most respected teachers in the collegiate ranks, Jones has developed 49 players who have played or are still playing professionally, including six in the NBA (John Crotty, Cory Alexander, Jamal Robinson, Bryant Stith, Junior Burrough and Courtney Alexander). Three of Jones players have played in the NFL, and as an assistant coach six of his former players have played in the NBA. Additionally seven of his former assistant coaches went on to become head coaches. Four of Jones last six teams at American won 20 or more games and two Patriot League championships. Jones led the Eagles to a 20- win season in and advanced to the CollegeInsider.com postseason tournament. His squad went 22-9 with 11-non conference wins, and advanced to the Patriot League semifinals, while the team capped off the season with a 24-8 overall record, matching the program s record for wins, and a 13-1 Patriot League mark. The Eagles led the nation in road wins that season with 11 and their 59.1 points per game allowed average ranked 11th nationally. Jones was named Patriot League Coach of the Year and NABC District 13 Coach of the Year in 2009.The Eagles captured the Patriot League title, and advanced to the school s first ever NCAA Tournament appearance after compiling a record. In , AU won the regular season title in compiling an record. At American, Jones was the school s winningest all-time coach. During his tenure he developed 21 players who were named All-Patriot League, 23 who went on to play professionally, two who earned Patriot League Rookie of the Year honors (Andre Ingram in 2004 and Derrick Mercer in 2006), and two Patriot League Players of the Year (Patrick Doctor in 2002 & Mercer in 2009). Prior to arriving at American, Jones served as an assistant coach under Jerry DeGregorio at Rhode Island during the season. Jones was named head coach at UVA in 1990 at age 29, following a standout playing career with the Cavaliers, and eight years as an assistant coach under Terry Holland. He was the youngest head coach in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference at age 29 and in eight years compiled 146 wins for a.584 winning percentage. He led Virginia to six postseason appearances (five NCAA, one NIT), one regularseason ACC championship, and four, 20-win campaigns. Virginia s win over Virginia Tech during the regular season gave Jones his 100th career victory, making him the second-fastest coach in school history and the fifth-fastest in ACC history to accomplish that feat. He also directed the Cavaliers to five of their top six seasons for field goal percentage defense. In winning the 1992 NIT championship, Jones became the first person to win the NIT title as both a player and a coach. Prior to his eight-year run as head coach, Jones was an assistant coach for eight years on Terry Holland s staff at Virginia. During his tenure as an assistant, Jones was a part of the Cavaliers overall record of (.630), participating in six NCAA Tournaments while advancing to the Final Four in 1984 and the Elite Eight in A native of Owensboro, KY., Jones had a standout career at Apollo High School in Owensboro before playing the point guard position for Virginia from His father Bobby Jones was the head coach at Kentucky Wesleyan from , winning the 1973 NCAA Division II national title. As a four-year starter for the Cavaliers, Jones was known as a leader and prolific passer. Jones finished his career as Virginia s all-time assist leader (598) while also setting the single-season record with 200 assists during the season. Later, he saw both of those records eclipsed by his own player, John Crotty. Jones served as team captain as a senior during the season and played in 129 games during his career. During that time he averaged 6.6 points and 4.6 assists per game while shooting 52.2 percent from the field and 74.3 percent from the free-throw line. Jones was selected in the fourth round of the 1982 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. Jones is married to the former Danielle Decker of Virginia Beach and is the father of three children, Meghann, Madison Perry, and Jeffrey Rober who is a member of the University of Virginia basketball squad. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1982 with a bachelor of science degree in psychology. Jones is currently first vice-president of the NABC.

8 #0 JORDAN BAKER Guard / 6-2 / 205 / Junior / Communications Hampton, Va. / Hampton HS Averages Superlatives Points 13 vs. Del. St Career 17 vs. Ga. South vs. Buffalo Career 8 2x (Buffalo) Field Goals Made 5 vs. Del. St Career 6 vs. Ga. South Field Goals Attempted 8 vs. Del. St Career 10 vs. Ga. South Point Field Goals Made 3 vs. Buffalo Career 4 vs. Ga. South Point Field Goals Attempted 6 vs. Niagara Career 7 vs. UTSA Free Throws Made 1 4x (Charlotte) Career 3 4x (UNT) Free Throws Attempted 5 vs. Buffalo Career 5 vs. Buffalo Assists 4 vs. UMES Career 4 5x (UMES) Blocks 1 at Ga. State Career 1 Twice Steals 3 vs. Del. St Career 5 vs. UNT Minutes 32 vs. Buffalo Career 33 vs. UNT Team Date Start FG Pct. 3PT Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R Pts. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Mins. P R A vs Niagara # vs Buffalo # vs Morgan St # vs Purdue # vs St. Joe s # at VCU # at W&M 12.1 # vs Del. St 12.4 # at Ga. St # at Richmond # vs UMES # vs R. Island # vs Norfolk St # vs Charlotte 1.2 # at LA Tech 1.7 # at So. Miss 1.9 # vs UAB 1.14 # vs MTSU 1.16 # vs WKU 1.21 vs Marshall 1.23 at FAU 1.28 at FIU 1.30 at Charlotte 2.6 vs N. Texas 2.11 vs Rice 2.13 at WKU 2.18 at Marshall 2.20 vs UTEP 2.25 vs UTSA 2.27 at N. Texas 3.3 at Rice : Posted 13 points in the win over Delaware State... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds vs. Buffalo and added 10 points... Went 2-for-4 from three-point range against VCU... Tied his career high in assists with four in the win over UMES : Scored 12 points vs. Richmond, while going 4-for-5 from three-point range in that game... Scored 11 vs. Marshall and Murray State... Started 33 games as a sophomore and saw action in Racked up 134 points while averaging 3.9 ppg... Made 29 steals and had 47 assists, both of which were third-highest on the team : Career high 17 vs. Georgia Southern, scored 13 points and 8 rebounds vs. Howard & 13 vs. UTSA... Played in all 36 games with two starts... Four assists vs. Southern Miss and Howard... Three steals vs. West Virginia. PREP: Baker s Hampton High School teams compiled a record over a three-year period, winning the 2012 District, Region and AAA State Championships... He averaged 12.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game last year as a senior... He was selected first team All-District, 2nd team All-East Region as a senior... Baker averaged 9.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game in 2012 season as Hampton captured the Virginia AAA State Championship... A clutch performer, Baker s three-pointer put the Crabbers in the lead late in its quarterfinal win over Nansemond River, then he scored 10 points in the fourth quarter against Petersburg High in the State Championship game... He was an all-district honorable mention selection as a sophomore. CAREER STATS Year Games FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Rbs. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg Totals CAREER HONORS

9 #1 AARON BACOTE Guard / 6-4 / 190 / Senior / Finance Hampton, Va. / Bethel HS Averages Superlatives Points 30 vs. URI Career 31 vs. VCU x (So. Miss) Career 9 vs. West Va Field Goals Made 8 2x (VCU) Career 11 vs W&M Field Goals Attempted 15 vs. Morgan St Career 24 vs. Missouri St Point Field Goals Made 3 3x (URI) Career 6 vs. UCF Point Field Goals Attempted 6 2x (Del. St) Career 10 vs. So. Miss Free Throws Made 13 vs. URI Career 13 2X (URI) Free Throws Attempted 17 vs. URI Career 18 vs Marshall Assists 5 vs. UMES Career 8 2x (NC A&T) Blocks 1 5x (So. Miss) Career 1 5x (So. Miss) Steals 5 vs. Purdue Career 5 vs. Purdue Minutes 31 at So. Miss Career 42 vs. Missouri St Team Date Start FG Pct. 3PT Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R Pts. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Mins. P R A vs Niagara # vs Buffalo # vs Morgan St # vs Purdue # vs St. Joe s # at VCU # at W&M 12.1 # vs Del. St 12.4 # at Ga. St # at Richmond # vs UMES vs R. Island vs Norfolk St vs Charlotte at LA Tech at So. Miss vs UAB vs MTSU vs WKU 1.21 vs Marshall 1.23 at FAU 1.28 at FIU 1.30 at Charlotte 2.6 vs N. Texas 2.11 vs Rice 2.13 at WKU 2.18 at Marshall 2.20 vs UTEP 2.25 vs UTSA 2.27 at N. Texas 3.3 at Rice : Tallied a game-high 22 points vs. Morgan State... Led all scorers in the victory over Delaware State with 18 points, while adding four rebou... Dropped 21 points at VCU, shooting 8-for-13 from the field... Dumped in 18 points and a season high five assists in the win over UMES : Pre-season All-C-USA selection... Scored a career high 31 in ODU s victory over nationally ranked VCU... A perfect 8-8 field goals and from the line vs. VCU... Became the 49th Monarch to join the 1,000 career point club vs. Charlotte (2-7-15)... Dished out a career high of eight assists, while scoring 10 points in the win over NCAT... Started in all 35 games averaged 9.8 ppg... Racked up 95 assists, the second-highest of any Monarch : Second Team VaSID All-State selection... Career high 28 points vs. Missouri State & William and Mary points vs. Georgia Southern vs. Marshall points and 8 assists vs. Murray State... Played 42 minutes vs. Missouri State... Named to Cancun Challenge All-Tournament team... Career high nine rebounds vs. West Virginia... Went 8-8 from the free throw line in ODU s C-USA win at ECU... Three steals vs. Tulsa and Rice free throws vs. Marshall... Ranked seventh in C-USA in scoring : Named CAA Rookie Player of the Week Dec. 17 after a career high 19 points vs. UCF... He was 6-8 from threepoint range in that game... Scored 17 against UVA. PREP: Averaged 22 points per game to lead the Peninsula District in scoring... Peninsula District Player of the Year... First team All-Eastern Region and 2nd Team All-State... Honor Student... 5th in graduating class. CAREER STATS Year Games FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Rbs. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg Totals CAREER HONORS Second Team VaSID All-State 2013 Cancun Challaenge All-Tournament Team

10 #2 MARTIN SHAW Guard / 6-0 / 170 / Senior / Criminal Justice Hampton, Va. / Kecoughtan HS Averages Superlatives Points 4 2x (Del. St) Career 4 2x (Del. St) vs. Del. St Career 1 vs. Del. St Field Goals Made 2 vs. Morgan St Career 2 vs. Morgan St Field Goals Attempted 5 vs. Morgan St Career 5 vs. Morgan St Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 3 vs. Morgan St Career 3 vs. Morgan St Free Throws Made 4 vs. Del. St Career 4 vs. Del. St Free Throws Attempted 4 vs. Del. St Career 4 vs. Del. St Assists 1 2x (VCU) Career 1 2x (VCU) Blocks 1 vs. Morgan St Career 1 2x (Morgan St) Steals 1 2x (VCU) Career 1 2x (VCU) Minutes 13 vs. Morgan St Career 13 vs. Morgan St Team Date Start FG Pct. 3PT Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R Pts. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Mins. P R A vs Niagara vs Buffalo vs Morgan St vs Purdue vs St. Joe s at VCU at W&M 12.1 vs Del. St at Ga. St at Richmond vs UMES vs R. Island vs Norfolk St vs Charlotte 1.2 at LA Tech 1.7 at So. Miss vs UAB 1.14 vs MTSU vs WKU 1.21 vs Marshall 1.23 at FAU 1.28 at FIU 1.30 at Charlotte 2.6 vs N. Texas 2.11 vs Rice 2.13 at WKU 2.18 at Marshall 2.20 vs UTEP 2.25 vs UTSA 2.27 at N. Texas 3.3 at Rice : Recorded career highs in points (4) and minutes (13) vs. Morgan State... Tied his career high in points with four against Delaware State : Appeared in 11 contests, scoring 3 points, while dishing out one assist and rejecting one shot : Played in 17 games... Scored two points vs. UTEP and Radford : Played in 3 games (Towson, GSU, UNCW). CAREER STATS Year Games FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Rbs. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg Totals CAREER HONORS

11 #3 B.J. STITH Guard / 6-5 / 210 / Sophomore / Communications Lawrenceville, Va. / Virginia Averages Superlatives Points Career 4 2x (Harvard) Career 2 2x (Wake Frst.) Field Goals Made Career 2 2x (Harvard) Field Goals Attempted Career 3 2x (Wake Frst.) Point Field Goals Made Career 1 vs. Clemson Point Field Goals Attempted Career 2 at Wake Forest Free Throws Made Career 2 at Wake Forest Free Throws Attempted Career 2 at Wake Forest Assists Career 2 at Wake Forest Blocks Career Steals Career Minutes Career 12 vs. Tenn. St Team Date Start FG Pct. 3PT Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R Pts. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Mins. P R A vs Niagara vs Buffalo vs Morgan St vs Purdue vs St. Joe s at VCU at W&M 12.1 vs Del. St 12.4 at Ga. St at Richmond vs UMES vs R. Island vs Norfolk St vs Charlotte 1.2 at LA Tech 1.7 at So. Miss 1.9 vs UAB 1.14 vs MTSU 1.16 vs WKU 1.21 vs Marshall 1.23 at FAU 1.28 at FIU 1.30 at Charlotte 2.6 vs N. Texas 2.11 vs Rice 2.13 at WKU 2.18 at Marshall 2.20 vs UTEP 2.25 vs UTSA 2.27 at N. Texas 3.3 at Rice : Will redshirt due to NCAA transfer rules (at Virginia): Made collegiate debut at James Madison and recorded two steals in eight minutes... Scored his first collegiate basket and shot 2-3 FGs in 12 minutes vs. Tennessee State... Had four points and two rebounds vs. Harvard... Made first career 3-pointer vs. Clemson... Had two points, two rebounds and two assists at Wake Forest. PREP: Played the season at Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) for head coach Steve Smith where he averaged 12.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game... Helped Oak Hill to a 41-4 record and runner-up finish in the DICK S Sporting Goods High School National Tournament... Earned the Coach s Award at Oak Hill s annual Athletic Awards Ceremony... Three-year letterwinner from for his father, Bryant Stith, at Brunswick High School in Lawrenceville, Va.... Helped lead Brunswick to three straight Virginia High School League Division 3 State titles... Named to the all-state and all-region teams after averaging 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game to lead the 2013 state champion Bulldogs... Ranked No. 48 on Rivals. com s 2014 Prospect Ranking list. CAREER STATS Year Games FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Rbs. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg * Totals * at Virginia CAREER HONORS

12 #4 AHMAD CAVER Guard / 6-2 / 170 / Freshman / Pre-Business Atlanta, Ga. / St. John s Northwestern Averages Superlatives Points 10 vs. Morgan St Career 10 vs. Morgan St at LA Tech Career 6 at LA Tech Field Goals Made 3 2x (Richmond) Career 3 2x (Richmond) Field Goals Attempted 8 at Richmond Career 8 at Richmond Point Field Goals Made 3 vs. Buffalo Career 3 vs. Buffalo Point Field Goals Attempted 5 vs. Purdue Career 5 vs. Purdue Free Throws Made 4 vs. Morgan St Career 4 vs. Morgan St Free Throws Attempted 4 vs. Morgan St Career 4 vs. Morgan St Assists 6 vs. UAB Career 6 vs. UAB Blocks 3 vs. URI Career 3 vs. URI Steals 2 vs. Niagara Career 2 vs. Niagara Minutes 28 3x (UAB) Career 28 3x (UAB) Team Date Start FG Pct. 3PT Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R Pts. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Mins. P R A vs Niagara vs Buffalo vs Morgan St vs Purdue vs St. Joe s at VCU at W&M vs Del. St at Ga. St at Richmond vs UMES vs R. Island vs Norfolk St vs Charlotte at LA Tech at So. Miss vs UAB vs MTSU vs WKU 1.21 vs Marshall 1.23 at FAU 1.28 at FIU 1.30 at Charlotte 2.6 vs N. Texas 2.11 vs Rice 2.13 at WKU 2.18 at Marshall 2.20 vs UTEP 2.25 vs UTSA 2.27 at N. Texas 3.3 at Rice : Reached double figures (10) in scoring for the first time in his career vs. Morgan State... Tallied nine points, four assists and four rebounds in the win over Buffalo... Grabbed a season-high five boards at LA Tech... Notched a career-high six assists vs. UAB. PREP: Enrolled at St. John s Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, WI. where he averaged 23.5 points and 4.5 assists through his first four games... Scored 25, 28, and 24 points in three games, against Midwest Prep Elite, Faith Baptist and Don Bosco Prep, respectively... Played in the Elite 32 and the Jared Cook Classic. CAREER STATS Year Games FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Rbs. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg Totals CAREER HONORS

13 #11 AUSTIN COLBERT Forward / 6-8 / 195 / Junior / Communications Chesapeake, Va. / Illinois Averages Superlatives Points Career 6 vs. Indiana St Career 7 at Iowa Field Goals Made Career 2 7x (Northwestern) Field Goals Attempted Career 4 vs. J ville St Point Field Goals Made Career 1 3x (Northwestern) Point Field Goals Attempted Career 1 7x (Northwestern) Free Throws Made Career 3 vs. Ga. Southern Free Throws Attempted Career 4 vs. Ga. Southern Assists Career 1 6x (Northwestern) Blocks Career 1 5x (Hampton) Steals Career 2 vs. Northwestern Minutes Career 19 at Iowa Team Date Start FG Pct. 3PT Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R Pts. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Mins. P R A vs Niagara vs Buffalo vs Morgan St vs Purdue vs St. Joe s at VCU at W&M 12.1 vs Del. St 12.4 at Ga. St at Richmond vs UMES vs R. Island vs Norfolk St vs Charlotte 1.2 at LA Tech 1.7 at So. Miss 1.9 vs UAB 1.14 vs MTSU 1.16 vs WKU 1.21 vs Marshall 1.23 at FAU 1.28 at FIU 1.30 at Charlotte 2.6 vs N. Texas 2.11 vs Rice 2.13 at WKU 2.18 at Marshall 2.20 vs UTEP 2.25 vs UTSA 2.27 at N. Texas 3.3 at Rice : Will redshirt due to NCAA transfer rules (at Illinois): Played in 25 matches for the Fighting Illini... Averaged 1.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game while playing just under eight minutes per game (at Illinois): Played in 22 games, averaging 1.3 points... Shot 50 percent from the field... Four points in Illini debut vs. Alabama State... Two points and three rebounds vs. Jacksonville State... Four points in four minutes vs. Bradley... Two points and three rebounds vs. Chicago State... Two points and two boards at UNLV... Four points vs. Auburn... Three rebounds at Wisconsin... Equaled career high with four points at Penn State. PREP: Averaged 12.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.5 blocks as a senior... Helped lead Gill St. Bernard s to the New Jersey Non-Public South B semifinals... Selected to compete in the Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game at Barclay s Center in Brooklyn... Ranked No. 97 nationally by Rivals and No. 98 by 247 Sports... Participated in the 2012 NBPA Top 100 Camp, where he averaged 7.2 points... High school coach was Mergin Sina... Played for the Team Final AAU program, coached by Rob Brown... Spent junior season at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. after attending St. Patrick s in New Jersey as both a freshman and sophomore. CAREER STATS Year Games FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Rbs. Avg. Ast. Blk. Pts. Avg * * Totals * at Illinois CAREER HONORS

14 #13 AARON CARVER Forward / 6-7 / 210 / Freshman / Civil Engineering Elizabeth City, N.C. / South Kent Prep Averages Superlatives Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted 3-Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Assists Team Date Start FG Pct. 3PT Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R Pts. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Mins. P R A vs Niagara vs Buffalo vs Morgan St vs Purdue vs St. Joe s at VCU at W&M 12.1 vs Del. St 12.4 at Ga. St at Richmond vs UMES vs R. Island vs Norfolk St vs Charlotte 1.2 at LA Tech 1.7 at So. Miss 1.9 vs UAB 1.14 vs MTSU 1.16 vs WKU 1.21 vs Marshall 1.23 at FAU 1.28 at FIU 1.30 at Charlotte 2.6 vs N. Texas 2.11 vs Rice 2.13 at WKU 2.18 at Marshall 2.20 vs UTEP 2.25 vs UTSA 2.27 at N. Texas 3.3 at Rice 3.5 PREP: The 6-7, 215-pound Carver averaged 15.1 points and 13.6 rebounds per game for Northeastern High School in Elizabeth City two years ago, leading them to the third round of the North Carolina State Champion ships... He also played on the 2013 Division II AAU National Champion North Carolina Blazers... Carver was named 2A All-State, and North Carolina District 1 Player of the Year... He enrolled at South Kent Prep in Con necticut for a year upon graduation from Northeastern... Carver is the son of former Monarch basketball standout and Hall of Famer Anthony AC Carver, the school s fifth all-time scorer with 1,958 career points and 755 career rebounds from Blocks Steals Minutes CAREER STATS Year Games FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Rbs. Avg. Ast. Blk. Pts. Avg Totals CAREER HONORS

15 #15 TREY PORTER Forward / 6-10 / 205 / Sophomore / Communications Woodbridge, Va. / George Mason Averages Superlatives Points Career 12 at Davidson Career 7 vs. Catawba Field Goals Made Career 5 vs. Catawba Field Goals Attempted Career 8 vs. Oklahoma Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted Career 1 2x (No. Iowa) Free Throws Made Career 7 vs. New Mex Free Throws Attempted Career 8 vs. New Mex Assists Career 1 5x (G. Wash.) Blocks Career 4 vs. Catawba Steals Career 3 vs. Fordham Minutes Career 27 vs. St. Bona Team Date Start FG Pct. 3PT Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R Pts. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Mins. P R A vs Niagara vs Buffalo vs Morgan St vs Purdue vs St. Joe s at VCU at W&M 12.1 vs Del. St 12.4 at Ga. St at Richmond vs UMES vs R. Island vs Norfolk St vs Charlotte 1.2 at LA Tech 1.7 at So. Miss 1.9 vs UAB 1.14 vs MTSU 1.16 vs WKU 1.21 vs Marshall 1.23 at FAU 1.28 at FIU 1.30 at Charlotte 2.6 vs N. Texas 2.11 vs Rice 2.13 at WKU 2.18 at Marshall 2.20 vs UTEP 2.25 vs UTSA 2.27 at N. Texas 3.3 at Rice : Will redshirt due to NCAA transfer rules (at George Mason): Played in 30 games and earned seven starts including his final six appearances Finished second on the team with 33 blocks Shot 58.2 percent (32-55) from the free throw line Opened his collegiate career playing 14 minutes against Princeton (11/16) hitting two free throws and recording three blocks and two rebounds. PREP: A graduate of Potomac High School, Porter was twice named first team All-District and was a first team All-State selection as a senior... Capped off his career being named Virginia 5A Player of the Year. CAREER STATS Year Games FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Rbs. Avg. Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg * Totals * at George Mason CAREER HONORS

16 #20 TREY FREEMAN Guard / 6-2 / 180 / R-Senior / Communications 14 Virginia Beach, Va. / Campbell Averages Superlatives Points 28 vs. UAB ODU 28 vs. UAB Career 28 2x (UAB) vs. St. Joe s Career 11 vs. Rice Field Goals Made 11 vs. UAB Career 11 2x (UAB) Field Goals Attempted 29 vs. UAB Career 29 vs. UAB Point Field Goals Made 3 at So. Miss Career 4 vs. UNT Point Field Goals Attempted 5 4x (So. Miss) Career 9 vs. FIU Free Throws Made 11 vs. MT Career 12 vs. Gard.-Webb Free Throws Attempted 12 vs. Buffalo Career 14 vs. Gard.-Webb Assists 7 vs. UMES Career 14 vs. VMI Blocks 1 vs. Buffalo Career 1 10x (Buffalo) Steals 4 vs. UAB Career 4 7x (UAB) Minutes 44 vs. UAB Career 44 vs. UAB Team Date Start FG Pct. 3PT Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R Pts. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Mins. P R A vs Niagara # vs Buffalo # vs Morgan St # vs Purdue # vs St. Joe s # at VCU # at W&M 12.1 # vs Del. St 12.4 # at Ga. St # at Richmond # vs UMES # vs R. Island # vs Norfolk St # vs Charlotte 1.2 # at LA Tech 1.7 # at So. Miss 1.9 # vs UAB 1.14 # vs MTSU 1.16 # vs WKU 1.21 vs Marshall 1.23 at FAU 1.28 at FIU 1.30 at Charlotte 2.6 vs N. Texas 2.11 vs Rice 2.13 at WKU 2.18 at Marshall 2.20 vs UTEP 2.25 vs UTSA 2.27 at N. Texas 3.3 at Rice : Has reached double figures in all but one game... Tied a career-high with 28 points on 11-of-29 shooting in the OT loss to UAB... Dished out a season-high seven assists vs. UMES... Tallied team highs in points (21) and assists (7) in the win over UMES... Dropped 24 at Southern Miss : C-USA Newcomer of the Year... C-USA First Team All-League... Two-Time C-USA Player of the Week (3-2 & 2-23)... Named to C-USA s All-Academic Squad... Named to Paradise Jam All-Tournament team... Scored his ODU career high of 27 vs. LA Tech, then equaled it with 27 vs. WKU... Counting his points at Campbell, he joined the 1,000 career point mark vs. Georgia State...Triple-Double vs. Charleston Southern with 14 points, 11 rebs and 10 assists... His game-winner vs. Murray State was the top play on ESPNSportscenter (3-26)... Named to NABC All-District Team : Redshirted... Selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court (at Campbell): Named to Big South all-conference 2nd team... Only CU player to start all 33 games... scored in double figures 26 times... Ranked 13th in Big South in scoring at 14.3 points per game... Ranked 26th nationally in assists at Scored 24 points against Gardner-Webb and Winthrop... Also scored 22 points vs. Presbyterian Liberty... Dished out 14 assists vs. VMI and 10 at Longwood... Went 3-for-3 in treys against 20th ranked Cincinnati (at Campbell): Big South Conference Freshman of the Year... Big South All-Freshman team... Presidential honor roll... Mid-Major (CollegeInsider.com) Freshman All-American... Led Big South and ranked 26th nationally in free throw percentage at.871. CAREER STATS Year Games FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Rbs. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg * * ** Totals * at Campbell ** redshirted in due to NCAA transfer rules CAREER HONORS Lute Olson Midseason Watch List Lute Olson Preseason Watch List Preseason All-C-USA C-USA Newcomer of the Year All-C-USA First Team C-USA All-Academic Team

17 #21 DENZELL TAYLOR Forward / 6-7 / 220 / Junior / Sport Management Brampton, Ontario, Canada / St. Benedict s Prep Averages Superlatives Points 12 2x (Del. St) Career 14 2x (FAU) vs. Del. St Career 18 vs. Del. St Field Goals Made 6 2x (Del. St) Career 7 vs. Richmond Field Goals Attempted 10 at Richmond Career 10 2x (Richmond) Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 1 vs. Purdue Career 1 vs. Purdue Free Throws Made 2 3x (UAB) Career 4 vs. FAU Free Throws Attempted 5 vs. MT Career 5 2x (MT) Assists 4 vs. Niagara Career 4 2x (Niagara) Blocks 4 vs. Del. St Career 5 vs. UNT Steals 3 vs. URI Career 3 3x (URI) Minutes 32 2x (LA Tech) Career 35 vs. ECU Team Date Start FG Pct. 3PT Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R Pts. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Mins. P R A vs Niagara # vs Buffalo # vs Morgan St # vs Purdue # vs St. Joe s # at VCU # at W&M vs Del. St 12.4 # at Ga. St # at Richmond # vs UMES # vs R. Island # vs Norfolk St # vs Charlotte 1.2 # at LA Tech 1.7 # at So. Miss 1.9 # vs UAB 1.14 # vs MTSU 1.16 # vs WKU 1.21 vs Marshall 1.23 at FAU 1.28 at FIU 1.30 at Charlotte 2.6 vs N. Texas 2.11 vs Rice 2.13 at WKU 2.18 at Marshall 2.20 vs UTEP 2.25 vs UTSA 2.27 at N. Texas 3.3 at Rice : Recorded a double-double in the win over Delaware State with 12 points and a career-high 18 rebounds... Notched a double-double (12 pts & 10 rebs) vs. Morgan State... Tallied his third double-double of the season at Richmond with 10 points and 10 boards, including nine offensive : Scored 12 points vs. Middle Tenn points vs. Richmond... Grabbed a career high tying 12 rebounds vs. UNCW, 11 rebs vs. UMES & 10 vs. W&M... ESPN NO. 8 Dunk of the Day on vs. GSU... ODU s top defensive player... Playing in all 35 games and starting nine as a sophomore, Taylor led the team in offensive rebounds with 125 and total rebounds with He also had 37 steals, which was second-highest of any Monarch : Career high 14 points along with 11 rebounds vs. Richmond... Also scored 14 at FAU points vs. Howard... Career high 12 rebounds vs. Murray State... 8 rebs vs. Georgia Southern... He and Palmore were the only Monarchs to start and play in all 36 games... One of ODU s top defenders... Blocked five shots vs. North Texas & 4 vs. UTSA. PREP: Denzell was a member of the Canadian Junior Men s National Team 18U and 19U... His St. Benedicts Prep team played on ESPN against Montrose Christian, Findlay Prep and Montverde Prep... He averaged 12.1 points, 10.2 rebounds team was As a junior, he averaged 10.6 points and led the team in rebounds at His CIA Bounce team, a Toronto based AAU squad reached the Nike Elite Youth Basketball Summer League Championship in CAREER STATS Year Games FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Rbs. Avg. Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg Totals CAREER HONORS

18 #23 STEPHEN VASSOR Forward / 6-7 / 240 / R-Sophomore / Finance Lawrenceville, Va. / Hampden-Sydney Averages Superlatives Points 6 2x (Ga. St) Career 6 2x (Ga. St) vs. Morgan St Career 4 vs. Morgan St Field Goals Made 3 at Ga. St Career 3 at Ga. St Field Goals Attempted 6 vs. Morgan St Career 6 vs. Morgan St Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made 2 vs. Del. St Career 2 vs. Del. St Free Throws Attempted 2 2x (Del. St) Career 2 2x (Del. St) Assists 1 3x (Richmond) Career 1 3x (Richmond) Blocks 2 vs. Niagara Career 2 vs. Niagara Steals 1 vs. Morgan St Career 1 vs. Morgan St Minutes 17 vs. Buffalo Career 17 vs. Buffalo Team Date Start FG Pct. 3PT Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R Pts. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Mins. P R A vs Niagara vs Buffalo vs Morgan St vs Purdue # vs St. Joe s # at VCU # at W&M 12.1 # vs Del. St at Ga. St at Richmond vs UMES vs R. Island vs Norfolk St vs Charlotte at LA Tech at So. Miss vs UAB vs MTSU vs WKU 1.21 vs Marshall 1.23 at FAU 1.28 at FIU 1.30 at Charlotte 2.6 vs N. Texas 2.11 vs Rice 2.13 at WKU 2.18 at Marshall 2.20 vs UTEP 2.25 vs UTSA 2.27 at N. Texas 3.3 at Rice : Scored a season-high six points in the win over Delaware State... Tallied five points and four rebounds against Morgan State : Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules (at Hampden-Sydney): Played in all 29 games with three starts for Hampden-Sydney in as a freshman... Averaged 4.6 points... Scored in double figures four times, includ ing 17 vs. Emory & Henry... Hauled down 10 rebounds vs. Washington & Jefferson and Randolph-Macon. PREP: Played at Brunswick High School for Bry ant Stith for his senior year and helped lead the team to a 28-2 record as the Virginia State Champions... Averaged 10.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game for Brunswick... Also played football at Roanoke Rapids High School before transferring to Brunswick... Member of the National Honor Society and finished top five in his class. CAREER STATS CAREER HONORS Year Games FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Rbs. Avg. Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg * Totals * redshirted in due to NCAA transfer rules

19 #24 ZORAN TALLEY Forward / 6-7 / 200 / R-Freshman / Criminal Justice Merrillville, Ind. / Midwest Prep Averages Superlatives Points 16 at Ga. St Career 16 at Ga. St vs. MT Career 9 vs. MT Field Goals Made 8 at Ga. St Career 8 at Ga. St Field Goals Attempted 12 at Ga. St Career 12 at Ga. St Point Field Goals Made 1 2x (VCU) Career 1 2x (VCU) Point Field Goals Attempted 3 vs. St. Joe s Career 3 vs. St. Joe s Free Throws Made 4 vs. UMES Career 4 vs. UMES Free Throws Attempted 4 2x (URI) Career 4 2x (URI) Assists 6 at So. Miss Career 6 at So. Miss Blocks 1 at So. Miss Career 1 at So. Miss Steals 3 vs. URI Career 3 vs. URI Minutes 34 2x (MT) Career 34 2x (MT) Team Date Start FG Pct. 3PT Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R Pts. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Mins. P R A vs Niagara vs Buffalo vs Morgan St vs Purdue vs St. Joe s at VCU at W&M 12.1 # vs Del. St 12.4 # at Ga. St # at Richmond # vs UMES # vs R. Island # vs Norfolk St # vs Charlotte 1.2 # at LA Tech 1.7 # at So. Miss 1.9 # vs UAB 1.14 # vs MTSU 1.16 # vs WKU 1.21 vs Marshall 1.23 at FAU 1.28 at FIU 1.30 at Charlotte 2.6 vs N. Texas 2.11 vs Rice 2.13 at WKU 2.18 at Marshall 2.20 vs UTEP 2.25 vs UTSA 2.27 at N. Texas 3.3 at Rice : Posted a career-high 16 points against Georgia State... Scored eight points and grabbed eight boards in his first career start at William & Mary... Dished out a career-high six assists at Southern Miss : Redshirted. PREP: He played season at Midwest Prep Elite Academy where he averaged 16.3 points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game. A native of Merrillville... Scored 20 points in Merrillville s Class 4-A regional championship, advancing to the Indiana state semifinals... Talley earned Times All-Area second team and Post Tribune Honorable Mention honors in and He was a Times All-Area first team selection in and All-State honorable mention...talley averaged 12.8 points for Merillville High School where he was the team captain and team MVP. CAREER STATS CAREER HONORS Year Games FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Rbs. Avg. Ast. Stl. Pts. Avg * Totals * redshirted in

20 #25 BRANDAN STITH Forward / 6-7 / 240 / R-Sophomore / Criminal Justice Lawrenceville, Va. / East Carolina Averages Superlatives Points 15 2x (UAB) Career 15 2x (UAB) x (UAB) Career 15 vs. Chowan Field Goals Made 7 vs. UAB Career 7 vs. UAB Field Goals Attempted 13 vs. Charlotte Career 13 vs. Charlotte Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made 5 vs. Buffalo Career 5 2x (Buffalo) Free Throws Attempted 9 vs. Buffalo Career 12 vs. Mt. Olive Assists 1 4x (UAB) Career 1 4x (UAB) Blocks 5 vs. UMES Career 5 vs. UMES Steals 2 vs. NSU Career 5 vs. NC Wesleyan Minutes 40 vs. UAB Career 40 vs. UAB Team Date Start FG Pct. 3PT Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R Pts. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Mins. P R A vs Niagara # vs Buffalo # vs Morgan St # vs Purdue vs St. Joe s at VCU at W&M 12.1 vs Del. St 12.4 at Ga. St at Richmond vs UMES # vs R. Island # vs Norfolk St # vs Charlotte 1.2 # at LA Tech 1.7 # at So. Miss 1.9 # vs UAB 1.14 # vs MTSU 1.16 # vs WKU 1.21 vs Marshall 1.23 at FAU 1.28 at FIU 1.30 at Charlotte 2.6 vs N. Texas 2.11 vs Rice 2.13 at WKU 2.18 at Marshall 2.20 vs UTEP 2.25 vs UTSA 2.27 at N. Texas 3.3 at Rice : Tallied four points and nine boards in his ODU debut against Niagara... Posted 15 points and nine rebounds in the win over Buffalo... Returned from injury at Richmond, scoring eight points and grabbing seven rebounds off the bench... Scored 14 points, grabbed eight boards and had a career-high five blocks in the win over UMES... Recorded his first career double-double at ODU with 15 points and 13 boards vs. UAB : Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules (at East Carolina): Played in 33 of 34 games... Averaged 4.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game... Shot 49.5 percent from the field (51-103) and averaged 19.5 minutes per game... Ranked 18th in Conference USA in rebounding and 10th in blocked shots (1.2 bpg)... Led the Pirates in rebounding in 17 games... Pulled down 15 rebounds against Chowan... Blocked multiple shots in 11 games with a a season-high four vs. Fayetteville State and UTSA... Credited with a season-best five steals in his collegiate debut against N.C. Wesleyan. PREP: Attended Brunswick High School in Lawrenceville, Virginia... Helped his high school team win three consecutive VHSL Division 3 titles ( )... Voted as 2013 VHSCA Group AA Division 3 state co-player-of-the year... Named 2012 Virginia Division 3 state basketball player-of-the year... Two-time VHSL Group AA, Division 3, Region I Player-of-the-Year (2012, 13)... Two-time Southside District Player-of-the-Year... Selected to the East squad for the 2013 VHSCA East- West All-Star Game... Averaged 19.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game as a senior... Team was during his four seasons... Served as team captain... Coached by his father, Bryant Stith. CAREER STATS CAREER HONORS Year Games FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Rbs. Avg. Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg * Totals * at East Carolina ** redshirted in due to NCAA transfer rules

21 #30 NIK BIBERAJ Forward / 6-8 / 245 / R-Senior / Communications Fairfax Station, Va. / Christopher Newport Averages Superlatives Points 12 vs. Morgan St Career 12 vs. Morgan St vs. St. Joe s Career 10 vs. St. Joe s Field Goals Made 5 vs. Morgan St Career 5 vs. Morgan St Field Goals Attempted 11 vs. Morgan St Career 11 vs. Morgan St Point Field Goals Made 1 5X (So. Miss) Career 2 2x (at Marshall) Point Field Goals Attempted 5 vs. St. Joe s Career 5 2x (St. Joe s) Free Throws Made 4 2x (St. Joe s) Career 4 2x (St. Joe s) Free Throws Attempted 5 vs. St. Joe s Career 5 2x (St. Joe s) Assists 5 vs. Buffalo Career 5 vs. Buffalo Blocks 4 vs. St. Joe s Career 4 vs. St. Joe s Steals 2 vs. Morgan St Career 2 vs. Morgan St Minutes 31 vs. St. Joe s Career 31 vs. St. Joe s Team Date Start FGM-A Pct. 3M-A Pct. FTM-A Pct. O-D-Reb. Pts. Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Mins. P R A vs Niagara vs Buffalo vs Morgan St vs Purdue vs St. Joe s at VCU at W&M vs Del. St at Ga. St at Richmond vs UMES vs R. Island vs Norfolk St vs Charlotte at LA Tech at So. Miss vs UAB vs MTSU vs WKU 1.21 vs Marshall 1.23 at FAU 1.28 at FIU 1.30 at Charlotte 2.6 vs N. Texas 2.11 vs Rice 2.13 at WKU 2.18 at Marshall 2.20 vs UTEP 2.25 vs UTSA 2.27 at N. Texas 3.3 at Rice : Posted a career-high 12 points against Morgan State... Registered eight points, 10 boards and four blocks against St. Joseph s : 10 points and five rebounds vs. NCAT... Scored 8 points with two three-pointers vs. LSU... Played in 28 games as a junior... Scored 58 points for the Monarchs and added 11 assists... Made 48 rebounds and shot.643 from the free throw line : Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules (at Christopher Newport): Nik tansferrerd to ODU from nearby Christopher Newport University where he was second on the team in scoring at 15.9 ppg and led the team in rebounding at 9.5 rpg... Had 15 double-doubles (at Christopher Newport): All-USA South Honorable Mention... Played in all 28 games during his first season with the Captains, starting 23 of the 28 games... Scored 11.3 points per game while shooting a team-best 50.6 percent. PREP: Played forward for head coach Wendell Johnson in the Patriot District... Named to the Pohanka Classic All- Tournament Team. CAREER STATS CAREER HONORS Year Games FGM-FGA Pct. 3M-3A Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Rbs. Avg. Ast. Blk. Pts. Avg * Totals * redshirted in due to NCAA transfer rules