Monarch Brew 3/4: A New Era

ODU Alum Mike Jones Named Head Men's Hoops Coach

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Monarch Brew Crew
March 04, 2024

Good Morning Monarchs. The excitement around Norfolk is palpable.

A new era has begun with the ODU men’s hoops program and the Monarchs are PUMPED to have one of their own running the show.

We’ll give you all the details and much more in today’s edition of the Brew!

🏀 A New Era
🏈 Save The Date
⚾️ Arms Race
👑 And much, much more!

🏀 ONE OF US

“One of us.”

That’s been used several hundred times over the past few days to describe the newest head coach of ODU men’s basketball, Mike Jones.

It marks the second time in program history that ODU has hired an alumnus to coach its men's basketball team as Jones becomes the 14th head coach in program history.

An Old Dominion alumnus, Jones played for the Monarchs from 1991-95 and was a part of two tournament championship teams and one of the greatest wins in ODU history, He returns to ODU after spending this season as an assistant coach at Maryland.

He is the second ODU alumnus to be head coach of his alma mater, joining Oliver Purnell, who Jones played for his first three seasons at ODU. He also is the third African American head coach in program history, along with Purnell and the late Jeff Capel.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Save The Date. It’s never too early to start planning.

Well, now, you know which weekends to block off and when to schedule some road trips as the full 2024 ODU Football schedule was released over the weekend.

Early September home games against East Carolina and Virginia Tech highlight a big time start for the Monarchs who are looking for their third bowl game in the past four seasons.

🔼 Arms Race. ODU hurlers were straight dealin’ at the Bud this weekend.

The Monarchs leaned their arms en route to a series win over Charlotte, taking the final two games of the series, 4-1 and 3-0.

In the last 23 innings of the weekend, ODU hurlers allowed just one earned run while striking out 32 batters over that span.

Winners of four of their last five, the Monarchs head into a back-to-back mid-week series with in-state rival William & Mary on Tuesday and Wednesday.

🔼 Tourney Time. March is upon us and that can only mean one thing.

It’s tourney time.

This week, both hoops squad head south to Pensacola, Florida for the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Championships.

The men’s squad opens up play on Tuesday night against 11th-seeded Texas State with a victory earning them a Thursday night date with Southern Miss.

As a top-four seed, the women earned the double bye and have until Friday to await their quarterfinal opponent.

The Dueling Pianos is back at Apex Entertainment in Virginia Beach! This show will take place on Friday, March 1st and tickets are still available! Enjoy three hours of music, fun and food!

To purchase tickets, visit: Area (centeredgeonline.com)

🤔 MONARCH TRIVIA

During his time in Norfolk, Mike Jones was a two-year started for the Monarchs, earning All-CAA accolades during his senior year of 1994-95.

He remains one of the best three-point shooters in program history. Where do his 168 career 3s rank all-time?

Got a guess?

Scroll down to the bottom of this email and see if you had the right answer!

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📅 WHAT’S ON TAP?

Monday, March 4
⛳️ Women’s Golf at UNF Collegiate Invitational (Jacksonville, Fla.)

Tuesday, March 5
⛳️ Women’s Golf at UNF Collegiate Invitational (Jacksonville, Fla.)
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. George Washington @ 1pm
⚾️ Baseball vs. William & Mary @ 3pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Texas State @ 8:30pm (Pensacola, Fla.)

Wednesday, March 6
⚾️ Baseball at William & Mary @ 3pm

Thursday, March 7
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. TBD @ 6pm (Pensacola, Fla.)

Friday, March 8
⚾️ Baseball vs. Northeastern @ 2pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. TBD @ 3pm (Pensacola, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Liberty @ 3pm

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Sixth.

Jones’ shot 42.6-percent from long range, which ranks sixth, as well as his 168 career 3-pointers, which rank sixth as well.

🦁 Let’s get this week started!