As a four-year starter at Old Dominion back when the Monarchs’ torrid rivalry with VCU was a twice-a-year, CAA and later Sun Belt Conference grudge match in the 1980s, Ronnie Wade tried to explain to his son, Jason, Wednesday night just what he was in for.
Jason is an ODU freshmen from Richmond who chose the Monarchs over VCU (and yes, that was a big recruiting win for coach Jeff Jones).
He realized the VCU-ODU rivalry was big. But, no, he admitted, he had no idea how big until he stepped on the floor Wednesday night at the Constant Center.