Dave Odom heading back to Guilford

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on October 30, 2008 1:46 PM

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Goldsboro native Dave Odom, who began his storied athletic career as a student-athlete at Guilford College in the 1960s, will work with the college as a part-time assistant to President Kent Chabotar, effective in November.

In this part-time consulting role, Odom will have a variety of responsibilities in fundraising, and alumni and student engagement. He will assist in student recruitment, advise student-athletes, create internship opportunities for sport management majors and serve as a guest lecturer.

Odom retired as a college basketball coach earlier this year with more than 400 head coaching wins, three NIT titles and 15 NCAA Tournament appearances in 22 seasons with East Carolina, Wake Forest and South Carolina. He was National Coach of the Year in 1995 and a Coach of the Year in the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern Conferences.