NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion males’s basketball gamers Robert Davis Jr. and Caelum Swanton-Rodger have earned some preseason accolades from Blue Ribbon Yearbook and Lindy’s Sports.
In this yr’s version of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, Davis Jr. was named to the Sun Belt Conference’s Preseason All-Conference Team and was tabbed the league’s Preseason Player of the Year.
The Lindy’s Sports 2025-26 preview journal additionally has Davis Jr. listed because the Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year and has him on its Preseason All-Conference First Team, whereas teammate Swanton-Rodger earned a spot on the Honor Roll because the league’s Best Defender.
“I am so happy for Rob and Cal both,” stated ODU Head Coach Mike Jones. “The acknowledgement from national media says something about their hard work. Our entire team is proud.”
Davis Jr. is getting into his junior season at ODU and made 33 begins and 34 appearances for the Monarchs final season. The Detroit, Michigan native led the nation with 348 three-point makes an attempt in 2024-25, completed fifth nationally with 3.41 three-points makes an attempt per sport, and was eighth in all of Division I with 116 made threes, setting a brand new program file for threes made in a single season. The guard was additionally first within the Sun Belt with 35:37 minutes per sport.
Davis Jr. is ODU’s prime returning scorer at 15.6 factors per sport. He had 28 outings the place he scored in double figures, to incorporate a season-high 32 factors with seven threes in an 80-75 extra time win at ULM on Dec. 21. He hit a game-winning three-pointer with 1.8 seconds remaining and completed with 23 factors in ODU’s 64-61 victory over Texas State within the third spherical of the Sun Belt Championship.
A senior from ahead from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Swanton-Rodger additionally made 33 begins and 34 appearances final season. ODU’s prime returning rebounder, he completed second on the workforce with 167 boards (4.9 rpg) and was second within the Sun Belt in each blocks (61) and blocks per sport (1.79). He pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds in a 73-71 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Nov. 15. Swanton-Rodger scored a season-high 18 factors with 10 boards in ODU’s win over No. 11 Louisiana within the second spherical of the convention event on March 5 and set a brand new profession excessive with seven blocks in opposition to Texas State the third spherical of the event on March 6.
The duo now share a reference to Coach Jones and ODU particular assistant Odell Hodge. Heading into the 1994-95 season, The Sporting News tabbed Hodge the CAA Preseason Player of the Year and an All-CAA First Team choice in its College Basketball Yearbook. Hodge was additionally listed because the league’s Best Rebounder and Best NBA Prospect whereas Jones earned a spot on the Honor Roll because the CAA’s Best Defender and Most Versatile.
Old Dominion will host Hampton for a 2 p.m. exhibition sport on Sunday, Oct. 26 earlier than opening its 2025-26 season at Miami (Ohio) on Monday, Nov. 3 within the first spherical of the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge.
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