Much more on the way. Consider this the appetizer.

The two teams played twice during the regular season.

Old Dominion 58, @W&M 55 (1/23)

@Old Dominion 61, W&M 42 (2/3)

  • William & Mary has defeated 10 of the other 11 CAA teams this season. The lone holdout: Old Dominion.
  • ODU outrebounded W&M 88-57 in the two games.
  • W&M 15-55 threes in the two games.
  • W&M has three players who were contributors n the 2008 final. ODU last played in the CAA finals in 2005.
  • Unknown weapon: Frank Hassell was a combined 10-11 from the field and made all six free throws in the regular season meetings.
  • Both teams take care of the basketball: ODU leads the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.31/1), and W&M leads in turnover rate (16.8%). ODU forces the most turnovers in the conference (14.1)
  • W&M is a prolific three shooting team, and ODU was second in the conference in three point FG defense (30.7%).

2 Responses to “Some Quick Early Notes To Chew…”

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  2. Dave in VA Says:

    Has William & Mary actually defeated 10 of the other 11 CAA teams this season? I know ODU swept them, but I don’t recall the Tribe beating Towson, either.

    This is the shortest time span in which W&M has ever been to two conference finals. The shortest previous span was two Southern Conference finals in four years (1958, 1961).

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