NORFOLK Darius James stared at the box score. It said he had one turnover, but the Old Dominion point guard couldn't recall it. "The over and back," ODU coach Blaine Taylor chimed in, helpfully. Leave it to a coach to remember the mistakes, but Taylor did it with a smile Monday night, following ODU's 91-62 exhibition win over Barton College at the Constant Center.

Hoops du jour: The best thing about the preseason basketball rankings that have Kansas No. 1 - they mean absolutely nothing. But did anybody notice that Old Dominion received one vote in the Associated Press poll?

HAMPTON

A memorial service is being held today for Theo Smalling, the captain of Hampton University’s basketball team who died Monday.

The service will be held at noon in the university’s Convocation Center, according to the school.

Smalling, 22, died Monday night after being shot outside Fusions Nightclub.

HAMPTON A tribute for a Hampton University basketball player who died after being accidentally shot early Saturday has been rescheduled to Thursday. The university will host a public memorial service for team captain Theo Smalling at noon Thursday in its Convocation Center, according to a notice on the athletics Web site. A memorial had been planned for tonight, but it was canceled.

NORFOLK It didn't take Richard Ross long to feel comfortable on his recruiting visit to Old Dominion. Ross, who committed Saturday to play basketball for the Monarchs next season, was watching practice when he called his high school coach, Don Hedge. "He said, 'Coach, they look like us,'" Hedge, coach of Hirschi High in Wichita Falls, Texas, said Saturday.

WASHINGTON The Colonial Athletic Association is feeling pretty good about itself. As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, the league is acknowledged as the nation's top Football Championship Subdivision Conference, boasting two of the last five national champions and four teams in this week's top 10.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. The Norfolk Admirals allowed two third-period goals and lost 5-4 to the Syracuse Crunch on Friday night at the Onondaga County War Memorial. Ryan Craig scored two goals to help the Admirals (1-4-0-0) to a 4-3 third-period lead before Syracuse (2-3-0-0) rallied.

NORFOLK Michael Deloach, Norfolk State's dynamic, high-scoring senior guard, has been tabbed preseason men's basketball Player of the Year in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Deloach, a 6-foot, 175-pounder, averaged a league-best 21.5 points per game a season ago, ranking him 15th in the nation, and averaged 23.3 points in MEAC games.

Gerald Lee cut a trim figure in a dark, tailored suit Wednesday night at Old Dominion's "Meet the Monarchs" event. Lose weight, Gerald? "Everyone's asking me that," said Lee, ODU's senior center.

Allowing some wiggle room for TV, ODU has filled in the CAA portion of its men’s basketball schedule, which will culminate Feb. 27 with a Saturday home game against arch-rival VCU. The Monarchs will have five CAA home games on Saturdays, with four others on weeknights. The games are scheduled for Wednesdays but could change depending on the needs of TV.