HawgBeat - Scouting Report: Analyzing the Old Dominion Monarchs
HawgBeat takes a deep dive into the analytics for Arkansas' opponent on Monday: the Old Dominion Monarchs.
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The No. 14 Arkansas Razorbacks (2-0) will face off against the Old Dominion Monarchs (1-1) inside Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville Monday night.
Led by 11th-year head coach Jeff Jones, the Monarchs finished the 2022-23 season with a 19-12 (11-7 Sun Belt) record.
Heading into the season, the Bulldogs were selected to finish third in the Sun Belt by the league's media. Old Dominion had one player selected to a preseason all-conference squad in guard Chaunce Jenkins, who was placed on the All-Sun Belt First Team.
After starting their season off with a 71-57 win over VA Wesleyan, the Monarchs dropped their most recent matchup to Ball State, 73-68. The Razorbacks have fared better, as they sit with a perfect record with wins over Alcorn State and Gardner-Webb.
Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman gave a rundown of what fans should expect from Old Dominion following the Hogs' win over Gardner-Webb.
"(Tyrone) Williams from Oregon is a really good player," Musselman said. "Like I said, they have an all-league guard that’s really good. They play small. They play really fast. Transition defense is going to be really, really important. Moving the ball as quick as possible will be extremely important. Keeping the dribble-drive in front of us is going to be the key to the game. We can’t give up dribble-drive, straight-line drives because they are really good attackers off the bounce."
Here's a closer look into Old Dominion's stats, efficiency ratings, projected lineups and more ahead of Monday's game, which is set to tipoff at 7:00 p.m. CT on SEC Network Plus:
Old Dominion statistical rankings (per game)
~ Scoring offense: 69.5 (T-262nd nationally)
~ Scoring defense: 65.0 points allowed (T-118th nationally)
~ Assists: 8.0 (331st nationally)
~ Field goal percentage: 47.4% (133rd nationally)
~ 3-point percentage: 30.8% (214th nationally)
~ Free throw percentage: 63.9% (253rd nationally)
~ Rebounds: 41.50 (115th nationally)
~ Blocks: 1.0 (285th nationally)
~ Steals: 8.0 (122nd nationally)
Old Dominion projected starting five
#2 - G Chaunce Jenkins - Jr., 6'4", 173 lbs.
Stats per game: 28.5 min, 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 0.5assists, 0.5 steals, 3.0 turnovers, 0.5 blocks, 53.6 fg%, 42.9 3fg%
#0 - G Vasean Allette - Fr., 6'3", 175 lbs.
Stats per game: 26.0 min, 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 steals, 3.0 turnovers, 50.0 fg%, 20.0 3fg%
#11 - F Dani Pounds - Fr., 6' 7”, 220 lbs.
Stats per game: 12.5 min, 4.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.0 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.5 turnovers, 0.5 blocks, 60.0 fg%, 0.0 3fg%
#1 - G Jason Wade - Sr., 6'4", 218 lbs.
Stats per game: 21.5 min, 3.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.5 turnovers, 0.5 blocks, 40.0 fg%, 0.0 3fg%
#55 - G Bryce Baker - So., 6'5", 190 lbs.
Stats per game: 25.5 min, 7.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.5 turnovers, 0.0 blocks, 44.4 fg%, 28.6 3fg%
2023-24 KenPom efficiency ratings comparison (out of 363 teams)
Old Dominion
~ Adjusted offensive efficiency: 98.9 points per 100 possessions (222nd)
~ Adjusted defensive efficiency: 99.9 points per 100 possessions (142nd)
~ Effective field goal percentage: 54.4% (96th)
~ Turnover percentage: 21.5% (274th)
~ Offensive rebounding percentage: 26.7% (235th)
~ Free throw rate: 19.3% (322nd)
~ Adjusted tempo: 69.5 possessions per 40 minutes (267th)
~ Average offensive possession length: 17.5 seconds (223rd)
~ Average defensive possession length: 16.6 seconds (155th)
Arkansas
~ Adjusted offensive efficiency: 112.8 points per 100 possessions (22nd)
~ Adjusted defensive efficiency: 91.0 points per 100 possessions (11th)
~ Effective field goal percentage: 59.2% (39th)
~ Turnover percentage: 15.9% (101st)
~ Offensive rebounding percentage: 30.4% (161st)
~ Free throw rate: 59.6% (12th)
~ Adjusted tempo: 75.0 possessions per 40 minutes (22nd)
~ Average offensive possession length: 15.6 seconds (79th)
~ Average defensive possession length: 16.1 seconds (103rd)
*Click here for an explanation on what each rating takes into account.
EvanMiya analytics comparison (out of 363 teams)
EvanMiya Analytics
| Category | Old Dominion | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 168 | 18 |
| Roster Rank | 150 | 16 |
| Offensive Rank | 223 | 33 |
| Defensive Rank | 111 | 14 |
| Injury Rank (ranking after accounting for injuries) | 163 | 16 |
| Tempo Rank: | 225 | 28 |
Notes
• This will be the first meeting between Arkansas and Old Dominion.
• Eric Musselman is three wins from 100 as Arkansas head coach.
• Davonte Davis is 50 points from 1,000 for his career.
• Khalif Battle is 87 points from 1,000 for his collegiate career.
• After two games, Arkansas leads the SEC in several categories while ranking among the NCAA as well.
^ Blocked Shots: 9.5 avg. • 1st SEC • 2nd NCAA - Arkansas had 15 blocked shots vs GWU
^ Free Throw Att: 34.0 avg • 1st SEC • 8th NCAA - All Muss teams have ranked among NCAA top 20 in FTA
^ Bench Points: 44.5 avg. • 1st SEC • 14th NCAA - 21.0 ppg comes from Khalif Battle
^ Defensive Rebs: 34.5 avg. • 1st SEC • 33rd NCAA - Arkansas grabs 79.3% of opponents’ misses
