Seven years ago, Ryan Odom’s team beat Virginia in a historic March Madness upset. Now, Odom will be coaching the Cavaliers.
According to CBS Sports, Virginia is set to hire the VCU coach as its next head coach. Odom was the coach at UMBC in 2018 when his Retrievers beat Virginia 74-54 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. It was the first time a No. 16 seed had ever taken down a No. 1 seed since the tournament had expanded to 64 teams.
Odom stayed at UMBC for three more seasons before going to Utah State.