Nov. 7, 2008

NORFOLK, VA-- The ODU Basketball Monarchs host the Trojans of Virginia State Saturday night in their final exhibition game. Gametime is 7 p.m. in the Ted Constant Convocation Center.

ODU has gotten some national pre-season honors as junior center Gerald Lee has been selected to the CollegeInsider.com Pre-season Mid-Major All-American team. ODU is ranked 15th nationally by the same media group.

The Monarchs open the regular season on Sunday, Nov. 16 at Charlotte.

MID-MAJOR ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
Division I coaches and NBA scouts are part of the selection process.

Josh Alexander G 6-4 Sr. Stephen F. Austin
Marqus Blakely F 6-5 Jr. Vermont
Michael Bramos G/F 6-5 Sr. Miami University
J'Nathan Bullock F 6-5 Sr. Cleveland State
Chris Devine F 6-8 Sr. UC Santa Barbara
Osiris Eldridge G 6-3 Jr. Illinois State
Jeremiah Dominguez G 5-6 Sr. Portland State
Al Fisher G 6-1 Sr. Kent State
Jeremy Goode G 5-9 Jr. Mount St. Mary's
Kenny Hasbrouck G 6-3 Sr. Siena
Matt Howard F 6-8 So. Butler
Brandon Johnson G 6-0 Sr. San Diego
Johnathon Jones G 5-11 Jr. Oakland
Gerald Lee C/F 6-10 Jr. Old Dominion
Eric Maynor G 6-2 Sr. VCU
Josh Mayo G 5-11 Sr. Illinois-Chicago
Tywain McKee G 6-2 Sr. Coppin State
Derrick Mercer G 5-9 Sr. American
Gyno Pomare F 6-8 Sr. San Diego
Gerald Robinson G 6-0 So. Tennessee State
Anthony Smith G 6-5 Sr. Liberty
Ryan Thompson G 6-6 Jr. Rider
Edwin Ubiles G/F 6-6 Jr. Siena
Ryan Wittman F 6-6 Jr. Cornell
Desmond Yates F 6-7 Jr. Middle Tennessee

MID-MAJOR TOP 25 PRE-SEASON POLL
 Record,  Points,  Previous
   

  1. Gonzaga (15) 0-0 754 5
  2. Davidson (15) 0-0 751 1
  3. St. Mary's (1) 0-0 616 7
  4. Creighton 0-0 591 NR
  5. Siena 0-0 577 9
  6. VCU 0-0 572 10
  7. Kent State 0-0 497 6
  8. San Diego 0-0 481 13
  9. Cleveland State 0-0 406 NR
10. Butler 0-0 361 2
11. Stephen F. Austin 0-0 308 14
12. Southern Illinois 0-0 302 NR
13. Wright State 0-0 282 NR
14. Miami (Ohio) 0-0 281 NR
15. Old Dominion 0-0 216 NR
16. Cornell 0-0 214 18
17. Middle Tennessee 0-0 203 NR
18. Belmont 0-0 183 11
19. South Alabama 0-0 181 8
20. Oral Roberts 0-0 159 17
21. Rider 0-0 141 25
22. Mount St. Mary's 0-0 139 NR
23. American 0-0 136 NR
24. Western Michigan 0-0 129 NR
25. Cal State Northridge 0-0 118 NR
  

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:  Illinois State 111, Portland State 91, Morgan State 88, George Mason 85, Drake 78, Northeastern 75, Oakland 74, Murray State 56, Western Kentucky 56, Akron 55, Arkansas Little Rock 48, Fairfield 45, Boston University 44, Winthrop 41, Wisconsin-Green Bay 37, Chattanooga 36, Pacific 36, Texas-Arlington 36, IUPUI 35, North Texas 26, Vermont 25, Cal State Fullerton 24, UC Santa Barbara 23, Bradley 22, Northern Iowa 20, Northern Arizona 20, UC Davis 18, UT Martin 18, Robert Morris 17, Santa Clara 15, Lamar 14, Niagara 14, Illinois-Chicago 12, Eastern Michigan 11, North Dakota State 9, Hartford 9, Ohio 9, Austin Peay 7, Northwestern State 7, UMBC 6, Sam Houston State 6, Valparaiso 5, Montana 4, VMI 4, Appalachian State 3, Jacksonville 3, Georgia State 2, Pennsylvania 2, College of Charleston 1.