Ryan Odom
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UMBC |
| Conference | America East |
| Record | 45–23 (.662) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 11, 1974 Durham, North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1996 | Hampden–Sydney |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | South Florida (GA) |
| 1997–1999 | Furman (asst.) |
| 1999–2000 | UNC Asheville (asst.) |
| 2000–2003 | American (asst.) |
| 2003–2010 | Virginia Tech (asst.) |
| 2010–2015 | Charlotte (asst./assoc.) |
| 2015 | Charlotte (Interim HC) |
| 2015–2016 | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| 2016–present | UMBC |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 74–44 (.627) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| America East Tournament championship (2018) | |
| Awards | |
| Hugh Durham Award (2018) | |
Ryan Odom (born July 11, 1974) is an American men's college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team. [1] He was previously the head coach of the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears. Odom served as the interim head coach of the Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team from January 6 until March 15, 2015. In this capacity, he replaced Alan Major when Major went on a medical leave of absence to deal with chronic health issues.[2]
On March 16, 2018, Odom made college basketball history when UMBC defeated Virginia 74–54 in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. It was the first time in tournament history that a No. 16-seeded team defeated a No. 1-seeded team.[3]
Playing career
Odom was a four-year starter at Hampden-Sydney under Tony Shaver, serving as team captain his senior year. He left the Tigers ranking the school's all-time leader in three-point field goals, and fourth in assists.[4]
Coaching career
Odom began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at South Florida. He also had stops as an assistant coach with Furman, UNC Asheville, and American, before spending seven years on Seth Greenberg's staff at Virginia Tech. In 2010, he joined the coaching staff of Charlotte, serving as an assistant for five years, including being interim head coach. Odom was relieved of his coaching duties on March 16, 2015 when Major and the university mutually agreed to part ways, and his staff was not retained. Odom compiled an overall record of 8–11 as Charlotte's interim coach.[5]
After Charlotte, Odom accepted the job at Lenoir-Rhyne, leading the Bears to the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II tournament in his only season at the helm, before accepting the head coaching position at Division I UMBC, replacing Aki Thomas.
In his first season at the helm of the Retrievers, Odom orchestrated a 14-win improvement over the team's 7–25 season the previous year to a 21–13 overall record, and fifth-place finish in the America East Conference. The 21 wins are second-most in school history. For its efforts, UMBC accepted a bid to the 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, where it won its first round matchup against Fairfield for the first postseason win in program history. From there the Retrievers defeated St. Francis (PA) in the second round and advanced past Liberty in the CIT quarterfinals before falling to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the semifinals.
The 2017–18 regular season saw the Retrievers finish in second place in the America East, with a 12–4 record, and earning the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament when it knocked off Vermont 65–62 in the 2018 America East Men's Basketball Tournament final, earning its second-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.[6]
On March 16, 2018, the Retrievers became the first #16 seed ever to defeat a #1 seed in the first round of the NCAA tournament with a 74–54 victory over the University of Virginia. The Retrievers lost in the second round to Kansas State, 50–43.[7]
Personal
Odom is the son of former East Carolina, Wake Forest, and South Carolina head coach Dave Odom.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte (Conference USA) (2015) | |||||||||
| 2014–15* | Charlotte* | 8–11* | 7–11* | 11th* | |||||
| Charlotte: | 8–11 (.421) | 7–11 (.389) | |||||||
| Lenoir–Rhyne (South Atlantic Conference) (2015–2016) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 21–10 | 14–8 | 4th | NCAA Division II Quarterfinals | ||||
| Lenoir–Rhyne: | 21–10 (.677) | 14–8 (.636) | |||||||
| UMBC (America East Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | UMBC | 21–13 | 9–7 | 5th | CIT Semifinals | ||||
| 2017–18 | UMBC | 25–11 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| UMBC: | 46–24 (.657) | 21–11 (.656) | |||||||
| Total: | 75–44 (.630) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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*Charlotte Head Coach Alan Major took an indefinite leave of absence due to medical reasons on January 6, 2015. Charlotte's record at the time was 6–7 (0–1 C-USA).
References
- ↑ "UMBC Names Ryan Odom as New Head Coach for Men's Basketball". 30 March 2016.
- ↑ Scott, David (6 January 2015). "Charlotte 49ers coach Alan Major taking indefinite medical leave of absence". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ Marks, Brendan (16 March 2018). "Never been done: No. 16 seed UMBC topples No. 1 Virginia in historic NCAA tournament upset, 74–54". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ↑ pwoody@timesdispatch.com, Paul Woody. "Ryan Odom knows not just anyone can whistle like Tony Shaver".
- ↑ C49ers and Alan Major Mutually Agree to Part Ways
- ↑ "UMBC stuns UVM basketball with buzzer-beater for America East championship".
- ↑ "Underdog UMBC falls to Kansas State 50-43".