| Dave
Odom
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Odom Era Ends with Heartbreaking Thriller
#4 Tennessee holds on against gutsy Gamecock challenge
-by GamecockAnthem.com
Mar 14, 2008 |
Last Dance for Dave?
SEC Tourney Opener against LSU gives Odom last chance for turnaround
-by GamecockAnthem.com
Mar 13, 2008 |
Kentucky spoils Odom's home farewell 71-63
Wildcats' transition game was too much for the Gamecocks this night
-by GamecockAnthem.com
Mar 5, 2008 |
Telling Dave Odom Goodbye One Last Time
The unsung hero from Arkansas who gave the coach perspective on saying goodbye
-by GamecockAnthem.com
Jan 22, 2008 |
Odom Announces Retirement With Class
Coach puts best interest of program ahead of himself with decision
-by GamecockAnthem.com
Jan 21, 2008 |
Dave Odom legacy has yet to be written
Analysis of the impact of the coach's mid-season retirement on the USC program
-by GamecockAnthem.com
Jan 18, 2008 |
Odom to retire at end of season
USC basketball coach Dave Odom will step down at the conclusion of this season.
-by GamecockAnthem.com
Jan 17, 2008 |
Cardiac Cocks come from behind again to win
Archie, Gray, and Downey come up clutch late to seal 67-65 win over UCI.
-by GamecockAnthem.com
Dec 29, 2007 |
Gamecocks Head West to battle Crimson Tide
Odom looks for improved defensive effort against Alabama
-by GamecockAnthem.com
Feb 2, 2007 |
USC Basketball, The Next Season
After five games, a look forward to what can be expected this season
-by GamecockAnthem.com
Dec 1, 2006 |
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In his 28th year as a collegiate coach and his 17th year as a head coach, USC's Dave Odom enters his third season at the helm of the Gamecock basketball program. Losing four seniors, all starters, Odom will look for a talented group of returnees and a stellar recruiting class to help return the luster to Gamecock basketball.
The Gamecocks, undefeated in their new home in non-conference play, fell on harder times in SEC play, finishing the 2003 season with a 12-16 record. The team, which battled the injury bug all season throughout the line-up, saw the inaugural season at The Carolina Center average nearly 13,000 fans per home game. Odom is 34-31 in his two seasons at Carolina.
Chuck Eidson broke the school record for steals with 271 in his career and steals averaged per game at 2.42 as he finished No. 3 on the all-time SEC list. Tony Kitchings finished his career at No. 6 in shots blocked (123), leading the Gamecocks four straight years and played in 121 career games, No. 5 on USC's all-time list. All four seniors are currently exploring professional opportunities : Kitchings (Germany), Eidson (invited to Boston Celtics training camp), Chris Warren (Germany) and Marius Petravicius (Lithuania). Petravicius and Warren both graduated in May and August, respectively, with Eidson and Kitchings continuing to work to complete their degrees.
This past summer Odom saw two of his former prize pupils, Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) and Rodney Rogers (New Jersey Nets) square off against each other in the NBA Finals. Duncan was also named the NBA's Most Valuable Player for the second straight season. On the practice floor during a preseason scrimmage, or while pacing the sidelines as his team plays before a national television audience, he exudes constant energy and motivation. He supports his players with encouragement and instruction. He spends hours in individual tutoring, but his ultimate objective is team achievement.
Including his tenures at South Carolina, Wake Forest and East Carolina, Odom’s career head coaching record is an impressive 312-205 (a 60.3 winning percentage). He achieved his 200th overall career win on February 12, 1997, in a 55-49 Wake Forest victory over Clemson, and win No. 300 over Syracuse in the 2002 NIT semifinals. Odom spent the summer of 1999 as an assistant coach on the 1999 USA Basketball Junior World Championship team. That team competed in Portugal in July and captured the silver medal at the FIBA Men’s Junior World Championships.
In 2001-02, Odom helped generate a fervor for basketball in Columbia as he led the Gamecocks to their best postseason showing ever ... a berth in the National Invitation Tournament championship game in New York’s Madison Square Garden. Along the way, the 17-year coaching veteran led the Gamecocks to a 22-15 record, the most wins ever for a first-year Gamecock head coach. He coached the Gamecocks to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament — USC’s fourth appearance in the SEC Tournament semis in the last six years, an SEC best — and combined with a 4-1 record in the NIT, Carolina ended the year with a 6-2 record in postseason action.
The 2001-02 Gamecocks not only finished strong, they started strong, winning more games (10) than any other Carolina team prior to January. Odom revived a strong interest in Carolina basketball that hit a crescendo in USC’s two NIT home games. More than 11,000 fans scooped up tickets in less t |
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