14 Facts About Dave Odom

George David Odom was born on October 9,1942 and is a retired American men's college basketball coach.

Dave Odom served as the head coach of the East Carolina Pirates, Wake Forest Demon Deacons and South Carolina Gamecocks.

Dave Odom began his career in sports at Goldsboro High School, in North Carolina, as the captain of his basketball and baseball teams.

Dave Odom was inducted into the Guilford College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1983.

Dave Odom coached Goldsboro High School for four seasons between 1965 and 1969; he was a drivers ed instructor during this time.

Dave Odom coached at Durham for seven years where he was voted his league's coach of the year five times.

Dave Odom began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Wake Forest University in 1976 under head coach Carl Tacy.

Dave Odom stayed with the program until 1982, when he was offered a chance to return to the Atlantic Coast Conference as an assistant at the University of Virginia.

Dave Odom left Virginia in 1989 to return to Winston-Salem as the head coach of Wake Forest University.

Dave Odom was named ACC coach of the year in 1991,1994 and 1995.

Dave Odom led his team to consecutive ACC Championships in 1995 and 1996.

Dave Odom left Wake Forest to accept the job as head coach of the University of South Carolina in 2001, replacing former coach Eddie Fogler.

On January 2,2008, Dave Odom coached his 400th collegiate victory as a head coach.

Dave Odom coached his final game for USC on March 14,2008, in the SEC tournament.