2025–26 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

2025–26 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
2025–26 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	3–8 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Mike Jones (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Jamal Robinson; Ryan Nadeau; James Robinson;
Home arena	Chartway Arena

2025–26 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas State	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	4	.692
Georgia Southern	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	5	.667
Troy	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	5	.615
South Alabama	1	–	1	.500	9	–	4	.692
Appalachian State	1	–	1	.500	8	–	6	.571
Coastal Carolina	1	–	1	.500	8	–	6	.571
Texas State	1	–	1	.500	8	–	6	.571
Southern Miss	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
Old Dominion	1	–	1	.500	4	–	9	.308
Georgia State	1	–	1	.500	3	–	10	.231
Louisiana	1	–	1	.500	2	–	11	.154
Marshall	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
James Madison	0	–	2	.000	7	–	6	.538
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	2	.000	3	–	10	.231

† 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 22, 2025

The 2025–26 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represents Old Dominion University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by second-year head coach Mike Jones, play their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2024–25 season 15–20, 8–10 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a four-way tie for eighth place.^[1] They defeated Louisiana,^[2] Texas State,^[3] and Appalachian State,^[4] before falling to eventual tournament champions Troy in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament.^[5]

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the Sun Belt released their preseason poll. Old Dominion was picked to finish fifth in the conference, while receiving two first-place vote.^[6]

Preseason rankings

Sun Belt Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	James Madison	175 (1)
2	Arkansas State	154 (3)
3	South Alabama	152 (4)
4	Troy	148 (1)
5	Old Dominion	145 (2)
6	Marshall	128 (1)
7	Appalachian State	123 (1)
8	Texas State	106
9	Louisiana	95 (1)
10	Georgia Southern	66
11	Georgia State	59
12	Southern Miss	57
13	Coastal Carolina	43
14	Louisiana–Monroe	19
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[6]

Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year

Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year
Player	Year	Position
Robert Davis Jr.	Junior	Guard

Source:^[6]

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams
Team	Player	Year	Position
First	Robert Davis Jr.	Junior	Guard
Third	Jordan Battle	Senior	Guard

Source:^[6]

Roster

2025–26 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	KC Shaw	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Maryland Eastern Shore	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	1	Stephaun Walker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Robert Morris	Washington, D.C.
G	2	Zacch Wiggins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Wesleyan Christian Academy	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	3	Scottie Hubbard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Jackson-Reed High School	Washington, D.C.
G	4	Robert Davis Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	UMass	Detroit, Michigan
G	6	LJ Thomas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Austin Peay	Plant City, Florida
G/F	7	Drew McKenna	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Georgetown	Laurel, Maryland
F	8	Donovan Raymond	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Hampton	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	10	Elijah Flowers	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Washington, D.C.
G	11	Rieco Hellams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Our Lady of Good Counsel High School	Washington, D.C.
F	13	Jared Turner	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Northeastern	Silver Spring, Maryland
G	15	CJ Parker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Maury High School	Norfolk, Virginia
G	23	Jordan Battle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Coastal Carolina	Norfolk, Virginia
G	30	Cooper Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Walsingham Academy	Lanexa, Virginia
F	35	Caelum Swanton-Rodger	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Maryland	Calgary, Alberta
F	42	Ben Nacey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Frank W. Cox High School	Virginia Beach, Virginia

Head coach

Mike Jones (Old Dominion)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2025* 2:00 pm	Hampton	L 79–82		–	–	–	Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Miami (OH) MAC-SBC Challenge	L 72–87	0–1	13 – Thomas	7 – Battle	6 – Thomas	Millett Hall (2,131) Oxford, OH
November 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Randolph	W 93–53	1–1	22 – Shaw	7 – Swanton-Rodger	3 – Thomas	Chartway Arena (4,411) Norfolk, VA
November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Norfolk State Rivalry	W 60–57	2–1	20 – Thomas	6 – Swanton-Rodger	3 – Thomas	Chartway Arena (7,951) Norfolk, VA
November 15, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at George Washington	L 73–96	2–2	14 – Tied	7 – Hubbard	5 – Thomas	Charles E. Smith Center (2,179) Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Xavier	L 69–99	2–3	13 – Thomas	4 – Swanton-Rodger	6 – Thomas	Cintas Center (9,326) Cincinnati, OH
November 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Morgan State	W 88–56	3–3	18 – Wiggins	8 – Battle	5 – Battle	Chartway Arena (4,844) Norfolk, VA
November 23, 2025* 2:00 pm, FloCollege	at Drexel	L 71–75	3–4	21 – Battle	9 – Battle	5 – Battle	Daskalakis Athletic Center (767) Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Villanova	L 75–89	3–5	19 – Battle	7 – McKenna	5 – Thomas	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
November 30, 2025* 2:00 pm, FloCollege	at William & Mary Rivalry	L 75–88	3–6	24 – Battle	7 – Battle	3 – Tied	Kaplan Arena (3,424) Williamsburg, VA
December 6, 2025* 12:30 pm, USA	at Richmond	L 77–86	3–7	19 – Thomas	7 – Tied	6 – Shaw	Robins Center (4,602) Richmond, VA
December 13, 2025* 12:30 pm, USA	at George Mason	L 61–73	3–8	14 – Tied	9 – Swanton-Rodger	3 – Davis Jr.	EagleBank Arena (4,433) Fairfax, VA
December 17, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	James Madison Royal Rivalry	W 77–68	4–8 (1–0)	22 – Shaw	7 – Turner	3 – Battle	Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
December 20, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Coastal Carolina						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
December 28, 2025* 6:00 pm, BTN	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
December 31, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Appalachian State						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 3, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Georgia Southern						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center Conway, SC
January 10, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at James Madison Royal Rivalry						Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Georgia Southern						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
January 17, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Appalachian State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Troy						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 24, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 28, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
January 31, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 7, 2026* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	TBD MAC-SBC Challenge						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 11, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Marshall						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 14, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Georgia State						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 21, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 24, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 27, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Georgia State						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 3–8, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBD						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ "Old Dominion opens Sun Belt Tournament with convincing win over Louisiana". WTKR. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ "Texas State MBB falls to Old Dominion in Sun Belt Conference Tournament". Austin Sports Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ "Old Dominion upsets Appalachian State 61-56 in fourth round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament". AP News. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ "Conerway scores 18, Troy beats Old Dominion 75-59 in Sun Belt Conference Championship quarterfinal". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "James Madison Tabbed 2025-26 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Favorite & ODU's Davis Named Preseason Player of the Year". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ "Old Dominion Monarchs 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[2] "Old Dominion opens Sun Belt Tournament with convincing win over Louisiana". WTKR. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[3] "Texas State MBB falls to Old Dominion in Sun Belt Conference Tournament". Austin Sports Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[4] "Old Dominion upsets Appalachian State 61-56 in fourth round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament". AP News. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[5] "Conerway scores 18, Troy beats Old Dominion 75-59 in Sun Belt Conference Championship quarterfinal". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[poll-6] "James Madison Tabbed 2025-26 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Favorite & ODU's Davis Named Preseason Player of the Year". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[7] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[8] "Old Dominion Monarchs 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

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Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Venues	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (1943–1969) ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Big Blue
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA national championship in bold