FRISCO, Texas
The longest drought in Old Dominion basketball is history. Years of heartbreak, of last-second defeats and gut-wrenching losses are over.
For the first time since 2011, the Monarchs are going dancing.
ODU held off Western Kentucky, 62-56, Saturday night in the Ford Center at The Star to claim the Conference USA basketball title and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
It was a triumphant moment for coach Jeff Jones, who claimed his 497th victory in a season when he coached magnificently while also battling prostate cancer.
With appraised of the depth of Jones’ disease, former U.