Odum Added to Indiana State Coaching Staff

Editor: The following is part of a press release from gosycamores.com.

(Terre Haute, IN) – Indiana State head basketball coach Greg Lansing announced the promotion of Jake Odum to assistant coach Thursday. The promotion comes a year after Odum joined the program as assistant director of player personnel and assistant strength coach prior to the 2019-20 season.

“After Larry Bird, he’s right there in the conversation as one of the all-time best to play at Indiana State. He loves Terre Haute, he loves Sycamore Basketball and he’s excited to give back to our players and the community,” Lansing said of Odum. “Jake has a real gift for working with our guys. He is one of the smartest players I have ever coached, and he will bring that knowledge to our staff every day.”

Odum, a 2014 graduate of Indiana State, scored 1,568 points over his four-year career and ranks 6^th all-time in scoring in program history. The Terre Haute, Indiana native also ranks 2^nd in assists (603), 3^rd in steals (204), 1^st in games played (134), games started (131), free throws made (590) and 13^th in rebounds (617). He helped lead Indiana State to a 79-55 record during his time at ISU as well as the postseason each year (NCAA, CIT and NIT twice).

“I’m grateful for the opportunity from Indiana State and coach Lansing for allowing me to come back last year and be a part of the program. He made it an easy transition for me to go from playing and to get into the coaching field,” Odum said. “I’m thankful to be at Indiana State, a place that made me who I am today.”

Odum was a two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team honoree in 2013 and 2014 as well as a two-time selection to the All-MVC Tournament Team in 2011 and 2014. He led the Sycamores as a freshman to the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship and the Sycamores first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2001.

Following his time at Indiana State, Odum spent five seasons playing professional basketball overseas along with action in the NBA Summer League in 2014 with the Indiana Pacers and the Sacramento Kings. His professional rookie season came in 2014-15 when he led PAOK to a third-place finish in the Greek League. Additionally, Odum was invited to the 2014 Portsmouth Invitational and was named to the Under Armour All-Select Tournament Team.

Odum graduated from Indiana State in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in sport management and resides in Terre Haute.