2020-21 ODAC Men's Basketball News
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ODAC Announces 2021 All-ODAC Men's Basketball Awards
April 07, 2021Randolph-Macon College guard Buzz Anthony and Yellow Jackets mentor Josh Merkel along with Washington and Lee University forward Curtis Mitchell headline the All-ODAC Men's Basketball Awards for a third straight season. Anthony earned Kurt Axe Memorial Player of the Year laurels for the third time in as many years, while Merkel collected his fourth consecutive Bob Johnson Coach of the Year plaque. Mitchell has now earned all three ODAC Defensive Player of the Year honors awarded by the conference. Roanoke College forward Justin Kuthan garnered ODAC Rookie of the Year accolades, and Ferrum College guard Kajuan Madden-McAfee received ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors from the conference's athletic communications personnel. -
R-MC's Merkel Wins Glenn Robinson National Coach of the Year Award
April 01, 2021Randolph-Macon men's basketball coach Josh Merkel has been named the recipient of the 2021 Glenn Robinson National Coach of the Year Award.
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Back-to-Back! Randolph-Macon Wins Second Straight ODAC Men's Basketball Title
March 11, 2021Randolph-Macon College is champion of ODAC men's basketball for the fifth time since 2011, with Thursday night's 70-62 victory over the University of Lynchburg marking the Yellow Jackets first back-to-back title winning effort during that stretch.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Baseball, Basketball, Football, Lacrosse, Softball, Swimming, Tennis
March 01, 2021The largest reporting day of the season kicks off Week 7 of ODAC weekly awards. While this is the final report for basketball and swimming ahead of their postseason events this week, baseball and softball continue with the addition of football, lacrosse, and tennis augmenting this week's honorees. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards include (pictured from top and left): Grayson Overstreet from Emory & Henry football, Jared Medwar from Hampden-Sydney lacrosse, Hanna Hull from Virginia Wesleyan softball, Buzz Anthony from Randolph-Macon men's basketball, Daja Burgee from VWU softball, Trevor O'Neill from Lynchburg men's swimming, Christina Harris from LYN women's tennis, Brett Tharp from Bridgewater football, Kaitlyn Harley from Ferrum women's lacrosse, Owen Tappy from H-SC baseball, Alexis Hoppers from E&H women's basketball, Avery Neaves from LYN baseball, Claire Galloway from LYN women's swimming, and Jack Fishwick from Roanoke men's tennis.
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ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament | Eight-Team Field Announced
March 01, 2021The ODAC men's basketball season continues this week with the annual conference postseason tournament. This year's field features eight tournament teams. Roanoke College enters as the tournament's top seed after going 7-0 thru its conference slate. Ferrum College, the University of Lynchburg, and Bridgewater College round out the top-four seeds, respectively.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Swimming
February 22, 2021Despite the weather still throwing wrinkles into ODAC schedules, new sports joined the weekly reports with more teams active over this period. With more sports playing, weekly awards reports will now feature on multiple days. Today, men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming are joined by baseball an softball. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards include (pictured from top and left): Hanna Hull from Virginia Wesleyan softball, William Brueggeman from Washington and Lee men's basketball, Kevin Ledford from Roanoke baseball, Jessica Goldyn from VWU softball, Matt Yarbrough from Ferrum baseball, Erin Hughes from W&L women's basketball, Cullen Beach from Bridgewater men's swimming, and Chloe Dewberry from VWU women's swimming.
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ODAC Announces Adjustments to Basketball Tournament Formats
February 19, 2021Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) leadership has voted to expand the ODAC men’s and women’s basketball tournament formats slated to begin in March. The alteration to the formats is driven by a desire to provide additional competitive opportunities for the league’s programs.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming
February 15, 2021The late surge of winter weather throughout the region has added to the chaos of schedules throughout the league, but ODAC athletes continue to appear unphased with some national-caliber showings and personal-best performances highlighting the past week's results. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards include (pictured from top and left): Maria Vinson from Roanoke women's swimming, Geni Roberts from Virginia Wesleyan men's track & field, Connor Kinkema from RC men's swimming, Kaitlin Measell and Andre Jackson from Shenandoah women's and men's track & field, Shirell Washington from VWU women's track & field, and Kasey Draper and Renee Alquiza from Roanoke men's and women's basketball.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming
February 08, 2021Week four of ODAC competition featured some high-caliber performances with school records and personal-best outings dotting this week's honorees. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards include (pictured from top and left): Geni Roberts from Virginia Wesleyan men's indoor track & field, Abby Oguich from Lynchburg women's basketball, Josh Talbert from Randolph-Macon men's basketball, Kimberly Large and Connor Kinkema from Roanoke women's and men's swimming, Bailey Casto and Frank Csorba from Lynchburg women's and men's indoor track & field, and Alison Moreau from RC women's indoor track & field.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming
February 01, 2021Weather threw yet another wrinkle at ODAC athletes and teams as snow over the weekend limited some events for week three. Those that competed showed they were not affected by the conditions as performances remained at a high level. Those earning weekly awards this week include (pictured from top and left): Alison Moreau from Roanoke women's track & field, Bailey Casto from Lynchburg women's track & field, Geni Roberts from Virginia Wesleyan men's track & field, Isaac Alderfer from Eastern Mennonite men's track & field, Sarah Sondrol from Shenandoah women's basketball, and Ian Robertson from Randolph-Macon men's basketball.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
January 25, 2021Week two of the spring campaign sees men's and women's basketball early season action join continued swimming competition. Those earning weekly awards this week include (pictured from top and left): T.C. Thacker from Lynchburg men's basketball, Aimee DeBell from Randolph-Macon women's basketball, and Cat Sweigart and Blake Madaris from Emory & Henry women's and men's swimming.
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ODAC Men's Basketball Poll | Randolph-Macon Tops the Chart
January 20, 2021Conference men's basketball teams are set to return to league courts for the first time since March as the ODAC prepares to open conference competition for the first time in the 2020-21 academic year. With the ODAC title and trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line, league coaches took their hand at benchmarking the conference in the 2021 ODAC Men's Basketball Coaches Poll. Randolph-Macon College and Virginia Wesleyan University are separated at the top of the survey with last season's ODAC champion and runner-up collecting 142 and 135 points, respectively. The Yellow Jackets secured 10 first place votes while the Marlins garnered the remaining three.
