Roderick Odom

Roderick Wesley Odom (born September 23, 1991) is an American professional basketball player from Central Islip, New York. He attended Vanderbilt University, and his last professional team was the Golden State Warriors (NBA) Summer League team. Odom is a 6'9, 215 pound combo forward.

Personal life

Odom attended Middlesex School, in Concord Massachusetts. He played all 5 positions for the Middlesex School where he was one of the most heavily recruited players in the nation. Odom ultimately chose between Harvard, Princeton, Louisville, Arizona and Vanderbilt. Odom's younger sister, a high school sophomore, currently stars for the Middlesex Girls Varsity Basketball team. She was named to the All-New England Girls Varsity Basketball team during the 2013-2014 season.

College career

Odom Played collegiately at Vanderbilt University from 2010 to 2014. He played in all 134 games of his career. He was a member of the Vanderbilt University SEC Championship team in 2012. He managed to improve his number in his last two campaigns by averaging 10.4 points and 4.5 rebounds in his junior year, and 13.6 points and 5.2 rebounds in his Senior year. In his senior year he became one of the nation's best three point shooters, while shooting 38.5 percent. He left the Commodores earning ALL-SEC second team (Coaches) and ALL-SEC honorable mention (Associated Press). He also was named to the SEC Academic honor roll in his senior year. He graduated with a degree in Economics, and Corporate Strategy.

Professional career

Odom was selected to participate in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas in the summer of 2014. Odom played power forward for Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors.

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