Game 12: GMU (7-4) at ODU (7-4) on Wednesday, December 21, at 4:00 PM.

[GMUSSTN]

I "get" coach speak.

Do you?

 

[GMU79]

Do you?

Yep. Been listening to it since 1970.

 

[Petey Buckets]

Just posting this as a good reminder for everyone to take a deep breath. The ODU loss sucked but we all knew (or should have) that KE was going to need time to grow into the role. He's already elevating the program even though there are a million things he can get better at. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

 

[GMUSSTN]

Yep. Been listening to it since 1970.

You sound like a guy who does smart things on both sides of the ball. High basketball IQ. Does the little things that make the game flow. Real on-the-court toughness. Brings 110% every night. Defensively minded. Has a great energy that spreads to your teammates. Shows up to practice with in-game energy.

Haha Merry Christmas.

 

[GMU79]

You sound like a guy who does smart things on both sides of the ball. High basketball IQ. Does the little things that make the game flow. Real on-the-court toughness. Brings 110% every night. Defensively minded. Has a great energy that spreads to your teammates. Shows up to practice with in-game energy.

Haha Merry Christmas.

You forgot as a coach's son, I stay within myself and let the game come to me!
LOL! Merry Christmas!

 

[Jack Strop]

You forgot as a coach's son, I stay within myself and let the game come to me!
LOL! Merry Christmas!

Dudes, you missed the biggest one of all...
"Keep your eye on the ball!"

 

[EXpatriot13]

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Just posting this as a good reminder for everyone to take a deep breath. The ODU loss sucked but we all knew (or should have) that KE was going to need time to grow into the role. He's already elevating the program even though there are a million things he can get better at. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

That 2012 team clocking in at 110 is such a travesty. Not to bring up the virus, but it's remarkable how god awful he was at coaching the sport of basketball.

 

[Pablo]

https://hoopdirt.com/old-dominion-mens-basketball-head-coach-jeff-jones-to-take-leave-for-remainder-of-season/

"Old Dominion University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jeff Jones announced Sunday that he will step away from coaching for the rest of the season due to health issues.

Jones has been recovering at home since suffering a heart attack and subsequent stent procedure on December 20, 2023, during the team’s trip to the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.

Shortly after returning from Hawaii, Jones learned that for the fourth time since his June 2015 surgery, it is time for him to begin treatment for prostate cancer.

As a result, Jones will take medical leave to focus on his health. Assistant Coach Kieran Donohue will continue to serve as interim head coach."

 

[Pablo]

Jeff Jones returns to ODU in mentorship role - HoopDirt

Story: ODU’s senior executive writer Harry Minium Jeff Jones didn’t stay retired very long. After resigning as Old Dominion’s head basketball coach last February, Jones will continue to work for ODU athletics as a mentor for the University’s 18 head coaches and the dozens of Monarch assistant...

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"Jeff Jones didn’t stay retired very long.

After resigning as Old Dominion’s head basketball coach last February, Jones will continue to work for ODU athletics as a mentor for the University’s 18 head coaches and the dozens of Monarch assistant coaches.

Dr. Wood Selig, ODU’s director of athletics, said Jones will fill a role that is unusual in college athletics – providing ODU’s coaches, especially it’s younger coaches, with guidance to help them cope with the challenges of the modern world of college sports."

"Selig has been pondering ways to help coaches deal with the added pressure that changing rules have forced upon them. Recruiting, practice, travel and raising money have long made coaching a grind, but the advent of NIL and the transfer portal have greatly added to the pressure coaches feel.

'ODU coaches will be among a select group nationally to have such a valuable in-house resource to assist them daily in their pursuit of competitive excellence,' Dr. Selig said."