Dave Odom
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| Dave Odom | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Born | October 9, 1942 | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Championships | ||
| NIT Tournament Championship (2000, 2005, 2006) ACC Tournament Championship (1995, 1996) ACC Regular Season Championship (1995) |
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| Awards | ||
| SEC Coach of the Year (2004) ACC Coach of the Year (1991, 1994, 1995) |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1961–1965 | Guilford | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1965–1967 1967–1969 1969–1976 1976–1979 1979–1982 1982–1989 1989–2001 2001–2008 |
Goldsboro HS (asst.) Goldsboro HS Durham HS Wake Forest (asst.) East Carolina Virginia (asst.) Wake Forest South Carolina |
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Dave Odom (born October 9, 1942) is a retired men's basketball coach, who most recently coached at the University of South Carolina. He had previously held the same position at East Carolina University and Wake Forest University, and was an assistant coach at the University of Virginia.
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[edit] Playing career
Dave Odom began his career in sports at Goldsboro High School, in North Carolina, as the captain of his football, basketball, and baseball teams. After graduating in 1961, he attended Guilford College where he played quarterback on the football team for three years, as well as playing basketball for all four years. As a senior in 1965, Odom was named the school's most outstanding athlete. He was also inducted into the Guilford College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1983.
[edit] Early career
After graduation in 1965, Odom accepted a job as the coach of Goldsboro High School while enrolled at East Carolina University in pursuit of a masters degree in physical education. Odom coached Goldsboro High School for four seasons between 1965 and 1969. After graduating from East Carolina in 1969, Odom took a job at Durham High School. He coached at Durham for seven years (1969-1976) where he was voted his league's coach of the year five times.
[edit] Early Collegiate Career
Odom began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Wake Forest University in 1976 under head coach Carl Tacy. After three years at Wake Forest (1976-1979), Odom became the head coach at East Carolina University, where his squad compiled a 16-11 record, the school's best since 1965. Odom stayed with the program until 1982, when he was offered a chance to return to the ACC as an assistant at the University of Virginia.
As an assistant at Virginia (1982-1989) under head coach Terry Holland, Odom participated in some of the school's most successful seasons, including 5 NCAA berths and a trip to the Final Four in 1984. During this time, Odom coached future No. 1 NBA draft pick Ralph Sampson, who graduated in 1983. Odom served as acting head coach when Holland missed several games due to illness in the 1988-1989 season. Odom departed Virginia in 1989 to return to Winston-Salem as the head coach of Wake Forest University.
[edit] Wake Forest
Upon his arrival in Winston-Salem, Odom inherited a team that had suffered four straight losing seasons under head coach Bob Staak. In his 12 seasons(1989-2001) as head coach, Odom compiled a record of 240-132, making him the second-winningest coach in Wake Forest history, as well as the second highest winning percentage in school history. During this time, Wake Forest earned 7 straight NCAA Tournament appearances and one NIT championship.
Odom was named ACC coach of the year in 1991, 1994, and 1995. He led his team to back to back ACC Championships in 1995 and 1996. Much of the success during these two years is attributed to star center Tim Duncan, whom he recruited as a player in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 1994. In 1995, led by Duncan, the team put up a 26-6 overall record and defeated North Carolina by the score of 82-80, with the victory coming on a last second shot by point guard Randolph Childress. In 1996, the team successfully defended their title with a record of 26-6 by defeating Georgia Tech by a score of 75-74.
[edit] South Carolina
Odom left Wake Forest to accept the job as head coach of the University of South Carolina in 2001, replacing former coach Eddie Fogler. During his tenure at South Carolina, his team earned one NCAA tournament bid, and made three appearances in the NIT, winning the championship in 2005 and 2006. He was named SEC Coach of the Year in 2004. On January 2, 2008, Odom coached his 400th collegiate victory as a head coach. Later that month, on January 18, he announced that he would retire at the end of the 2007-2008 basketball season, his seventh at South Carolina. He coached his final game for USC on March 14, 2008 in the SEC tournament.
[edit] Head Coaching Records
| Season | Regular Season Conference Record | Overall Record | Postseason Result |
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| East Carolina 1979-1980 | n/a | 16-11 | None |
| East Carolina 1980-1981 | n/a | 12-14 | None |
| East Carolina 1981-1982 | n/a | 10-17 | None |
| East Carolina 1989-1990 | 3-11 | 12-16 | None |
| Wake Forest 1990-1991 | 8-6 | 19-11 | NCAA Berth |
| Wake Forest 1991-1992 | 7-9 | 17-12 | NCAA Berth |
| Wake Forest 1992-1993 | 10-6 | 21-9 | NCAA Berth |
| Wake Forest 1993-1994 | 9-7 | 21-12 | NCAA Berth |
| Wake Forest 1994-1995 | 12-4 | 26-6 | ACC Championship, NCAA Berth |
| Wake Forest 1995-1996 | 12-4 | 26-6 | ACC Championship, NCAA Elite 8 |
| Wake Forest 1996-1997 | 11-5 | 24-7 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| Wake Forest 1997-1998 | 7-9 | 16-14 | NIT Berth |
| Wake Forest 1998-1999 | 7-9 | 17-14 | NIT Berth |
| Wake Forest 1999-2000 | 7-9 | 22-14 | NIT Championship |
| Wake Forest 2000-2001 | 8-8 | 19-11 | NCAA Berth |
| South Carolina 2001-2002 | 6-10 | 22-15 | NIT Finals |
| South Carolina 2002-2003 | 5-11 | 12-16 | None |
| South Carolina 2003-2004 | 8-8 | 23-10 | NCAA Berth |
| South Carolina 2004-2005 | 7-9 | 20-13 | NIT Championship |
| South Carolina 2005-2006 | 6-10 | 23-15 | NIT Championship |
| South Carolina 2006-2007 | 4-12 | 14-16 | None |
| South Carolina 2007-2008 | 5-11 | 14-18 | None |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- USC Biography at USCsports.com
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