Ryan Odom
Robert Ryan Odom (born July 11, 1974) is an American men's college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the VCU Rams men's basketball team. He was previously the head coach of the Lenoir–Rhyne Bears, the UMBC Retrievers, and the Utah State Aggies.
Odom in 2023. | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | VCU |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 |
| Record | 16–8 (.667) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 11, 1974 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1996 | Hampden–Sydney |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | South Florida (GA) |
| 1997–1999 | Furman (assistant) |
| 1999–2000 | UNC Asheville (assistant) |
| 2000–2003 | American (assistant) |
| 2003–2010 | Virginia Tech (assistant) |
| 2010–2015 | Charlotte (assistant / associate HC) |
| 2015 | Charlotte (interim HC) |
| 2015–2016 | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| 2016–2021 | UMBC |
| 2021–2023 | Utah State |
| 2023–present | VCU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 186–114 (.620) |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA Division I) 2–1 (NCAA Division II) 0–1 (NIT) 3–1 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| America East tournament (2018) America East regular season (2021) | |
| Awards | |
| Hugh Durham Award (2018) America East Coach of the Year (2021) | |
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.
After one season as head coach at Lenoir–Rhyne, Odom was head coach at UMBC from 2016 to 2021. In the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, UMBC upset no. 1 seed Virginia and became the first no. 16 seed to beat a no. 1 seed in NCAA Division I men's tournament history. In 2021, Odom became head coach at Utah State.