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(04-09-2021 09:54 AM)mac Wrote:  

(04-08-2021 09:40 AM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(04-08-2021 07:23 AM)ODU True Blue Wrote:  We sold Scope once. UNC. We had good crowds early but they started to wane even under Paul Webb. The big donors back then forced Jarrett to put Webb out to pasture. His brand of Good D and boring offense did not sell tickets. We once played Wake Forrest in the first round of NCAAs. One of their players said, “we know them and what they’ll do. We’re not worried!”

I just find it funny how everyone then talked about Webb like everyone does about Jones. Took us a long time to recover from the Webb removal.

You may not like Selig, but I’d never want to go back to Jarrett.

Seems like the game against Syracuse was a full house. The Lady Monarchs exhibition game against the Russian National Team did as well.

I was there at the NCAA game against Wake Forrest. I rode the bus ODU provided to the game.

I couldn't find the attendance for this game but it sure looks full here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDrZCcwaiaM

And check out these stats for the Monarchs, what a balanced team. Finished 25-5, the glory days for sure.

Ronnie Valentine 18.5 ppg, 8.7 Rebounds
Ronnie McAdoo 14.4ppg, 7.3 Rebounds
Tommy Branch 9.5 ppg 3.0 Rebounds
Bobby Vaughn 9.2 ppg 2.5 Rebounds
Grant Robinson 7.8 ppg 2.5 Rebounds
Billy Mann 7.3 ppg 2.3 Rebounds
Mark West (Freshman) 4.8 ppg 7.1 Rebounds

The rest of the squad were all around 2.0 ppg. We had three 6'10" players. West, Kragtwijk(became pretty damn good) and Griekspoor (didnt play much)
Grant Robinson 7.8 ppg 2.5 rebounds

I agree Mac. Here's another nice video from ODU's glory days. I remember the team unity being displayed where most of the players shaved their heads. That's a far cry from the crazy hairdos we saw during this last NCAA Tournament.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9soYAiPmyA