Schedule soon

Burned up the international phone lines Tuesday tracking down Anton Larsen, the Monarchs' latest commitment. Finally got him about 6 p.m. our time, which is 1 a.m. in Copenhagen. Not to worry, Larsen said, he was up anyway. Larsen was clearly excited about coming to ODU, saying it's been his dream to play ball in the U.S. He arrives in late August.

Look for ODU's schedule to be released next week. Among the highlights is a loaded South Padre Island Invitational tournament at Thanksgiving. Richmond, Mississippi State and Missouri are also in the field. The Spiders have four starters back and also get forward Dan Geriot back from a knee injury. Mississippi State, SEC tournament champs last year, looks absolutely stacked, with this guy back, and this guy coming in, although not without some baggage.

Missouri advanced to the NCAA tournament Elite Eight last year. And, of course, the Monachs return virtually everyone from a 25-10 team that won the Collegeinsider.com tournament.

-- Ed Miller

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