Jacob Andrew "Jake" Odum (born February 11, 1991) is an Assistant

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coach for

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. He's also a former American professional

player who last played for

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of the Italian

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(LBA). He is a 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall

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Coaching career

Odum is an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater,

assuming the position on Sept 3, 2020. He previously served as the

assistant director of player personnel / assistant strength coach during the 2019-20 season upon retiring from professional basketball after 5 season in European leagues.

College career

Odum played

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, with the Sycamores, from 2010 to 2014. He led the Sycamores to a 4-yr record of 79–55 (.590), a

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title and 4 post-season tournament berths (1x NCAA, 2x NIT, 1x CiT). He currently stands 6th in career scoring (1,568 pts), 13th in career rebounds (617), 2nd in assists (603), 3rd in steals (204), 1st in games played (134), made free throws (590), games started (131) and minutes played (4,199).

Professional career

After going

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in the

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, Odum played on the

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team. He then played on the

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' Las Vegas Summer League team. Odum began his pro career with the Greek League club PAOK for the 2014–15 season, choosing to sign with the Greek club, rather than take his chances at that particular time in an

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training camp, despite a couple of offers from NBA teams. After leading PAOK to a 3rd-place finish in the Greek League, Odum signed with

Medi Bayreuth Medi Bayreuth, official stylized as medi bayreuth, is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bayreuth, Germany. It was re-founded as BBC Bayreuth in 1999. The team plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the highest division o ...

of Germany for the

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season. He was named to the Eurobasket.com German Bundesliga All-Newcomer Team. Odum was one of the best players of the team and was then committed by the Franconian rival s.Oliver Würzburg for the

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season. He was named to the EuroBasket.com All-German Bundesliga Honorable Mention team. On July 13, 2017, Odum signed with Turkish club

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. On November 17, 2017, he left Banvit and signed with Russian club

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for the rest of the 2017–18 season. On November 13, 2017, Odum signed with Promitheas Patras B.C. in Greece. On March 4, 2019, Odum left Promitheas Patras and signed with

in Italy.

Coaching career

Odum joined

as assistant director of player personnel and assistant strength coach in 2019. In September 2020, he was promoted to assistant coach. Following the termination of Head Coach Greg Lansing in March, 2021; Odum was released with the entirety of Lansing's staff.

Awards and accomplishments

College

Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (2014) Under Armour All-Select Tournament Team *2× All-

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First Team: (2014, 2013) *2× Missouri Valley Conference tournament All-Tournament Team: (

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), (

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) * NABC All-District 16 First Team: (2013) * NABC All-District 16 Second Team: (2012) *All-

Second Team: (2012) *

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All-Tournament Team: (

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) *

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All-Tournament Team (2011) – to date, Odum is the only player in Old Spice Classic history to achieve a "Triple-Double" (10 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists) *

All-Freshman Team: (

) *

All-Newcomer Team: (

) *

All-Defensive Team: (

) *

Honorable Mention: (

)

References

External links

NBA.com ProfileEuroCup ProfileFIBA Champions League ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

NBADraft.net ProfileIndiana State College Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Odum, Jake 1991 births Living people Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball coaches Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball players Sportspeople from Terre Haute, Indiana American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Bandırma B.İ.K. players Basketball players from Indiana BC Nizhny Novgorod players Medi Bayreuth players P.A.O.K. BC players Pistoia Basket 2000 players Point guards Promitheas Patras B.C. players S.Oliver Würzburg players Shooting guards