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Stan “The Fan” Charles and Gary Stein talk with former UMBC men’s basketball coach Ryan Odom about his time with the Retrievers, why the opportunity at Utah State was the right fit and more.
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For former UMBC men’s basketball head coach Ryan Odom, leaving the program for a new opportunity wasn’t an easy decision. “I always said if I left UMBC it would be for a place that I felt was special and had a chance to do something special,” Odom said.
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“It is difficult to say goodbye to someone who has meant so much to this athletics department and to this university,” UMBC AD Brian Barrio said of Ryan Odom’s departure. “… [Odom] has certainly left UMBC Retriever men’s basketball in a better place than where he found it.”
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Daniel Akin and R.J. Eytle-Rock played key roles in helping UMBC men’s basketball to a 14-6 record and a share of the America East regular-season title. But how did the London natives land at UMBC in the first place?
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UMBC’s Ryan Odom was named America East Coach of the Year, while junior Keondre Kennedy was named Sixth Man of the Year and four Retrievers earned All-Conference honors, including First Team honors for Brandon Horvath.
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Brandon Horvath was never the tall kid growing up, but a late growth spurt changed things for the UMBC big man. “He’s playing really well,” head coach Ryan Odom said. “… He has turned into a guy that is one of the better players in our league and is a go-to guy for us.”
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When Sam Grace, formerly a kicker and punter for the Towson football team, decided to transfer to UMBC to play basketball as a preferred walk-on, the sophomore felt like he was coming home — for good reason.
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With NCAA college basketball set to tip off Nov. 25, local programs are still working through tentative schedules and other pandemic-related changes. “I guess the only positive thing is that everyone is in the same boat,” UMBC head coach Ryan Odom said.
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Connor Odom, the son of UMBC men’s basketball head coach Ryan Odom, has joined the Maryland men’s basketball program as a preferred walk-on, and he is looking forward to playing close to home after battling health issues for much of his life.
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UMBC faces Vermont March 10 in the America East semifinals. And for senior guard K.J. Jackson, who wasn’t on the team when the Retrievers upset No. 1 seed Virginia in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, making it to the NCAA Tournament is a “personal drive.”
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