Old Dominion–VCU basketball rivalry

ODU–VCU basketball rivalry
ODU Monarchs
Sport	Basketball
First meeting	February 5, 1969; ODU 101 - VCU 69
Latest meeting	November 28, 2015; ODU 67 - VCU 76
Next meeting	TBD
Trophy	None
Statistics
Meetings total	90
All-time series	VCU: 48-43
Largest victory	ODU by 32 on Feb. 5, 1969 VCU by 32 on Dec. 29,1983
Longest win streak	VCU, 10
Current win streak	VCU, 1

The Old Dominion–VCU basketball rivalry is a college sports rivalry between the VCU Rams of Virginia Commonwealth University and the Old Dominion Monarchs of Old Dominion University. It is often regarded as the best college basketball rivalry in the Commonwealth of Virginia.^[1]^[2]

Participants

The rivalry between Virginia Commonwealth University and Old Dominion University exists primarily because of the similar histories of the two Virginia public universities. Both schools have historic affiliations with The College of William & Mary (W&M). One of VCU's predecessor institutions, the Richmond Professional Institute (RPI), became part of W&M in 1925. ODU was founded in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of W&M.^[3] In addition, from 1960 to 1962, both RPI and the Norfolk Division were part of The Colleges of William & Mary, a short-lived university system consisting of W&M and its affiliated institutions.

VCU, located in the state capital of Richmond, is just 90 miles down Interstate 64 from ODU, located in Norfolk. Both schools are major research universities located in an urban environment. They are also both very large universities consisting of a diverse student body; with students primarily coming from middle-class backgrounds.

Throughout much of the history of the rivalry, ODU and VCU had been in the same conference, most recently the Colonial Athletic Association. This ended after the 2011–12 season when VCU joined the Atlantic 10 Conference. ODU left the CAA for Conference USA a year later.

Beginnings

Rick Kiefner, a 1969 graduate of ODU who worked on Saturday's radio broadcast of the game, tells a story that he thinks best reflects the beginnings of the intensity - and animosity - between the programs. During the 1970 season, Kiefner was part of a group of about 50 ODU fans who chartered a bus to Richmond for a game at VCU's old Franklin Street gym. After mailing a check for the tickets, the ODU group received a package in return from VCU. But no tickets were inside. Instead, somebody had sent a box of screws.^[4]

Category	VCU	ODU
Location	Richmond, Virginia	Norfolk, Virginia
Students	32,303	24,125
School Colors	Black & Gold	Silver & Blue
Nickname	Rams	Monarchs
Mascot	Rodney the Ram	Big Blue
Basketball Arena	Siegel Center	Ted Constant Center
Arena Capacity	7,617	8,639

Timeline

Old Dominion victories are shaded in ██ blue. VCU victories shaded in ██ gold.

#	Date	Arena/Location	Winning team		Losing team		Series
1	February 5, 1969	Norfolk, VA	ODU	101	VCU	69	ODU 1–0
2	December 10, 1969	Franklin Street Gym	ODU	93	VCU	82	ODU 2–0
3	January 21, 1970	Norfolk, VA	ODU	94	VCU	90	ODU 3–0
4	February 10, 1971	Franklin Street Gym	VCU	79	ODU	71	ODU 3-1
5	February 27, 1971	Norfolk, VA	ODU	98	VCU	85	ODU 4-1
6	December 17, 1977	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	73	ODU	67	ODU 4-2
7	February 22, 1978	Norfolk, VA	VCU	73	ODU	72	ODU 4-3
8	December 30, 1978	Norfolk, VA	ODU	70	VCU	68	ODU 5-3
9	January 17, 1979	Norfolk, VA	VCU	95	ODU	87	ODU 5-4
10	February 15, 1979	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	72	VCU	71	ODU 6-4
11	January 22, 1980	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	68	VCU	64	ODU 7-4
12	February 2, 1980	Hampton Coliseum	ODU	76	VCU	75	ODU 8-4
13	December 13, 1980	Norfolk, VA	VCU	65	ODU	56	ODU 8-5
14	December 30, 1980	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	61	ODU	44	ODU 8–6
15	February 10, 1981	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	75	ODU	64	ODU 8-7
16	December 22, 1981	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	61	ODU	55	Tie 8-8
17	January 30, 1982	Norfolk, VA	ODU	61	VCU	58	ODU 9-8
18	December 29, 1982	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	90	VCU	85	ODU 10-8
19	January 11, 1983	Hampton, VA	ODU	67	VCU	62	ODU 11-8
20	December 29, 1983	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	83	ODU	51	ODU 11-9
21	January 28, 1984	Norfolk, VA	ODU	56	VCU	54	ODU 12-9
22	February 25, 1984	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	57	VCU	55	ODU 13-9
23	February 16, 1985	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	90	ODU	71	ODU 13-10
24	February 25, 1985	Norfolk, VA	VCU	78	ODU	66	ODU 13-11
25	March 3, 1985	Hampton, VA	VCU	87	ODU	82	ODU 13-12
26	December 21, 1985	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	67	VCU	55	ODU 14-12
27	January 18, 1986	Norfolk, VA	ODU	50	VCU	49	ODU 15-12
28	February 13, 1986	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	61	VCU	56	ODU 16-12
29	January 8, 1987	Norfolk, VA	VCU	77	ODU	64	ODU 16-13
30	February 14, 1987	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	78	ODU	66	ODU 16-14
31	January 16, 1988	Norfolk, VA	ODU	71	VCU	67	ODU 17-14
32	February 20, 1988	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	82	ODU	77	ODU 17-15
33	March 6, 1988	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	91	ODU	69	ODU 17-16
34	January 14, 1989	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	101	ODU	93	Tie 17-17
35	January 23, 1989	Norfolk, VA	ODU	99	VCU	87	ODU 18-17
36	December 21, 1989	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	77	VCU	67	ODU 19-17
37	January 20, 1990	Norfolk, VA	VCU	55	ODU	49	ODU 19-18
38	February 24, 1990	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	80	VCU	64	ODU 20-18
39	January 12, 1991	Norfolk, VA	VCU	62	ODU	60	ODU 20-19
40	February 2, 1991	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	60	ODU	58	Tie 20-20
41	December 7, 1991	Norfolk, VA	VCU	98	ODU	83	VCU 21-20
42	December 29, 1991	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	67	VCU	66	Tie 21-21
43	December 12, 1992	Hampton Coliseum	ODU	81	VCU	65	ODU 22-21
44	March 18, 1993	Norfolk, VA	ODU	74	VCU	68	ODU 23-21
45	January 31, 1994	Hampton Coliseum	ODU	79	VCU	74	ODU 24-21
46	February 6, 1995	Hampton Coliseum	VCU	81	ODU	67	ODU 24-22
47	January 6, 1996	Norfolk, VA	VCU	85	ODU	70	ODU 24-23
48	February 3, 1996	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	85	ODU	76	Tie 24-24
49	January 18, 1997	Robins Center	ODU	82	VCU	65	ODU 25-24
50	February 15, 1997	Norfolk, VA	ODU	75	VCU	70	ODU 26-24
51	January 17, 1998	Norfolk, VA	VCU	61	ODU	55	ODU 26-25
52	January 31, 1998	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	69	VCU	56	ODU 27-25
53	January 9, 1999	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	82	VCU	72	ODU 28-25
54	January 30, 1999	Norfolk, VA	ODU	76	VCU	72	ODU 29-25
55	February 27, 1999	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	66	VCU	49	ODU 30-25
56	January 5, 2000	Siegel Center	VCU	73	VCU	67	ODU 30-26
57	January 29, 2000	Norfolk, VA	ODU	72	VCU	69	ODU 31-26
58	January 20, 2001	Norfolk, VA	ODU	77	VCU	65	ODU 32-26
59	February 24, 2001	Siegel Center	VCU	74	ODU	53	ODU 32-27
60	January 19, 2002	Norfolk, VA	VCU	79	ODU	77	ODU 32-28
61	February 9, 2002	Siegel Center	VCU	73	ODU	66	ODU 32-29
62	March 2, 2002	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	58	ODU	54	ODU 32-30
63	January 4, 2003	Siegel Center	VCU	73	ODU	64	ODU 32-31
64	February 1, 2003	Ted Constant Center	VCU	72	ODU	69	Tie 32-32
65	January 21, 2004	Ted Constant Center	VCU	75	ODU	67	VCU 33-32
66	February 21, 2004	Siegel Center	VCU	78	ODU	72	VCU 34-32
67	March 7, 2004	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	84	ODU	67	VCU 35-32
68	January 29, 2005	Siegel Center	VCU	75	ODU	71	VCU 36-32
69	February 12, 2005	Ted Constant Center	ODU	82	VCU	76	VCU 36-33
70	March 7, 2005	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	73	VCU	66	VCU 36-34
71	January 14, 2006	Ted Constant Center	ODU	78	VCU	75	VCU 36-35
72	February 11, 2006	Siegel Center	VCU	80	ODU	74	VCU 37-35
73	January 20, 2007	Siegel Center	VCU	80	ODU	75	VCU 38-35
74	February 10, 2007	Ted Constant Center	ODU	79	VCU	63	VCU 38-36
75	January 19, 2008	Ted Constant Center	VCU	78	ODU	68	VCU 39-36
76	February 16, 2008	Siegel Center	ODU	67	VCU	66	VCU 39-37
77	January 17, 2009	Siegel Center	VCU	61	ODU	44	VCU 40-37
78	February 14, 2009	Ted Constant Center	ODU	69	VCU	65	VCU 40-38
79	March 8, 2009	Richmond Coliseum	VCU	61	ODU	53	VCU 41-38
80	February 6, 2010	Siegel Center	VCU	70	ODU	58	VCU 42-38
81	February 27, 2010	Ted Constant Center	ODU	73	VCU	70	VCU 42-39
82	March 7, 2010	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	73	VCU	69	VCU 42-40
83	January 22, 2011	Ted Constant Center	VCU	59	ODU	50	VCU 43-40
84	February 12, 2011	Siegel Center	ODU	70	VCU	59	VCU 43-41
85	March 7, 2011	Richmond Coliseum	ODU	70	VCU	65	VCU 43-42
86	January 21, 2012	Siegel Center	VCU	61	ODU	48	VCU 44-42
87	February 11, 2012	Ted Constant Center	VCU	68	ODU	64	VCU 45-42
88	December 7, 2012	Ted Constant Center	VCU	83	ODU	70	VCU 46-42
89	December 8, 2013	Siegel Center	VCU	69	ODU	48	VCU 47-42
90	November 29, 2014	Ted Constant Center	ODU	73	#14 VCU	67	VCU 47-43
91	November 28, 2015	Siegel Center	VCU	76	ODU	67	VCU 48-43

References

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v t e Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
Venues	ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Ted Constant Convocation Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	VCU
Culture & lore	Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
NCAA national championship in bold

v t e VCU Rams men's basketball
Venues	Franklin Street Gym (1968–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1999) Siegel Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	George Mason Old Dominion Richmond
Culture & lore	History Rodney the Ram
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys
Seasons	1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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