The 2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Monarchs were led by 11th-year head coach Jeff Jones for the first 9 games of the season before he stepped away from the team for health reasons on December 20. Special assistant coach

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took over head coaching duties for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at Chartway Arena in

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as second-year members of the

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. They finished the season 7–25, 3–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourteenth place in their conference. As the No. 14 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they lost to Texas State in the first round 83–92.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 19–12, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Monarchs would lose to Texas State in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.

Offseason

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Monarchs were picked to finish in third place in the conference's preseason poll.

Roster

Schedule and results

After head coach Jeff Jones suffered a

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prior to the

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, he was temporarily dismissed from the team for health reasons. Special Assistant to the Head Coach

became the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On January 28, freshman guard Vasean Allette was dismissed from the team for the remainder of the season. , - !colspan=12 style=, Exhibition , - , - !colspan=12 style=, Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, Sun Belt regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, Sun Belt tournament Sources

References

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Old Dominion Monarchs The Old Dominion Monarchs are composed of 18 college athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams representing Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, Virginia. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, s ...

Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball The Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represents Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, United States in National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA NCAA Division I, Division I men's competition. The school' ...