Ryan Odom

Ryan Odom
Odom in 2023
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamVCU
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Record24–14 (.632)
Biographical details
Born (1974-07-11) July 11, 1974 (age 50)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1992–1996Hampden–Sydney
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997South Florida (GA)
1997–1999Furman (assistant)
1999–2000UNC Asheville (assistant)
2000–2003American (assistant)
2003–2010Virginia Tech (assistant)
2010–2015Charlotte (assistant / associate HC)
2015Charlotte (interim HC)
2015–2016Lenoir–Rhyne
2016–2021UMBC
2021–2023Utah State
2023–presentVCU
Head coaching record
Overall194–120 (.618)
Tournaments1–2 (NCAA Division I)
2–1 (NCAA Division II)
2–2 (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)

Robert Ryan Odom (born July 11, 1974)[1] 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,[2] and the Utah State Aggies.[3]

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.[4]

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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Virginia Tech was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "UMBC Names Ryan Odom as New Head Coach for Men's Basketball". 30 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Ryan Odom - Head Coach - Utah State Aggies". Utah State Athletics.
  4. ^ Scott, David (6 January 2015). "Charlotte 49ers coach Alan Major taking indefinite medical leave of absence". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 7 January 2015.