Trisha Stafford-Odom

Trisha Stafford-Odom
Personal information
Born (1970-11-11) November 11, 1970 (age 53)
Ladera Heights, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolWestchester (Los Angeles, California)
CollegeCalifornia (1988–1992)
PositionForward
Number5
Career history
As player:
1996–1997San Jose Lasers
1997–1998Long Beach Stingrays
2001Houston Comets
2002Miami Sol
As coach:
2002–2005Westchester High School
2005–2008UCLA (assistant)
2009–2011Duke (assistant)
2011–2013North Carolina (assistant)
2013–2016Concordia
2017–2023North Carolina Central
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (1991–1992)
  • GSAC Coach of the Year (2015)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Representing  USA
William Jones Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Taipei National team
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Buffalo National team

Trisha Stafford-Odom (née Stafford; born November 11, 1970) is an American former professional basketball forward. She played college basketball for the California Golden Bears from 1988 to 1992 and was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 Conference selection. She played professionally in the American Basketball League (ABL) from 1996 to 1998 for the San Jose Lasers and Long Beach Stingrays, and in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 2001 to 2002 for the Houston Comets and Miami Sol. As part of the United States women's national basketball team, she won bronze medals at the 1991 R. William Jones Cup and the 1993 Summer Universiade.

Stafford-Odom began her coaching career as the head girl's basketball coach at her alma mater, Westchester High School, from 2002 to 2005. From 2005 to 2013, she was an assistant coach for the UCLA Bruins, Duke Blue Devils, and North Carolina Tar Heels. She was the head women's basketball coach for the Concordia Eagles from 2013 to 2016 and was named the Great Southwest Athletic Conference Coach of the Year for the 2014–15 season. She then served as the head coach of the North Carolina Central Eagles from 2017 to 2023.