Jake Odum

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}

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| name = Jake Odum

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| position = Point guard / shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 180

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1991|2|11}}

| birth_place = Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.

| high_school = South Vigo (Terre Haute, Indiana)

| college = Indiana State (2010–2014)

| draft_year = 2014

| career_start = 2014

| career_end = 2019

| years1 = 2014–2015

| team1 = PAOK

| years2 = 2015–2016

| team2 = Medi Bayreuth

| years3 = 2016–2017

| team3 = s.Oliver Würzburg

| years4 = 2017

| team4 = Banvit

| years5 = 2017–2018

| team5 = Nizhny Novgorod

| years6 = 2018–2019

| team6 = Promitheas Patras

| years7 = 2019

| team7 = Pistoia Basket 2000

| cyears1 = 2019–2021, 2024– present

| cteam1 = Indiana State (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2021–2024

| cteam2 = Coffeyville (assistant)

| cyears3 = 2024-present

| cteam3 =

| highlights = * 2× First-team All-MVC (2013, 2014)

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Jacob Andrew Odum (born February 11, 1991) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Indiana State Sycamores. He played professionally as a point guard-shooting guard.

College career

Odum played college basketball at Indiana State University, with the Sycamores, from 2010 to 2014. He led the Sycamores to a 4-yr record of 79–55 (.590), a MVC ArchMadness 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).{{cite web |url=http://www.gosycamores.com/fls/15200//statistics/alltimembbstats/INSAll-TimeCareerRecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=15200 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-10-22 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605144158/http://www.gosycamores.com/fls/15200//statistics/alltimembbstats/INSAll-TimeCareerRecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=15200 |archivedate=2013-06-05 }}

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Odum played on the Indiana Pacers' Orlando Summer League team.[http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/2014/07/03/a-closer-look-at-the-indiana-pacers-2014-summer-league-roster/12202121/ A closer look at the Indiana Pacers 2014 Summer League roster.]{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/summerleague/2014/players/sl_jake_odum/ |title=2014 Summer League Player Profile #23 Jake Odum. |website=NBA.com |access-date=2014-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103072635/http://www.nba.com/summerleague/2014/players/sl_jake_odum/ |archive-date=2015-11-03 |url-status=dead }} He then played on the Sacramento Kings' Las Vegas Summer League team.[http://www.gosycamores.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15200&ATCLID=209536007 Summer League Update: Jake Odum Now In Vegas With Sacramento.][http://www.nba.com/summerleague/2014/teams/kings/#roster 2014 Sacramento Kings Summer League Stats (Las Vegas) | Averages.]

Odum began his pro career with the Greek League club PAOK for the 2014–15 season,[https://web.archive.org/web/20140812085706/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/140077/3735/paok-picks-up-rookie-guard-odum PAOK picks up rookie guard Odum.] choosing to sign with the Greek club, rather than take his chances at that particular time in an NBA training camp, despite a couple of offers from NBA teams.[http://wthitv.com/2014/08/08/jake-odum-headed-to-greece-for-paok-season/ Jake Odum headed to Greece for PAOK season.]

After leading PAOK to a 3rd-place finish in the Greek League, Odum signed with Medi Bayreuth of Germany for the 2015–16 Bundesliga season.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/166428/jake-odum-moves-to-medi-bayreuth.html Jake Odum moves to Medi Bayreuth] 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 2016–17 Bundesliga season.s.Oliver Würzburg [http://www.soliver-wuerzburg.de/aktuelles/newsdetails/jahr/2016/mai/meldung/der-neue-spielmacher-heisst-jake-odum/?tx_ttnews%5Bday%5D=30&cHash=9765612dba57848424a4f8633007c5bb Der neue Spielmacher heißt Jake Odum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022112240/http://www.soliver-wuerzburg.de/aktuelles/newsdetails/jahr/2016/mai/meldung/der-neue-spielmacher-heisst-jake-odum/?tx_ttnews%5Bday%5D=30&cHash=9765612dba57848424a4f8633007c5bb |date=2016-10-22 }}. 2016-05-30. (german). He was named to the EuroBasket.com All-German Bundesliga Honorable Mention team.

On July 13, 2017, Odum signed with Turkish club Banvit.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/241033/banvit-inks-jake-odum.html Banvit inks Jake Odum] On November 17, 2017, he left Banvit and signed with Russian club Nizhny Novgorod for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[https://www.sportando.com/en/europe/russia/254346/jake-odum-signs-with-nizhny-novgorod.html Jake Odum signs with Nizhny Novgorod]

On November 13, 2017, Odum signed with Promitheas Patras B.C. in Greece.{{cite web| url = https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/554154/Jake-Odum-(ex-N.Novgorod)-signs-at-Promitheas| title = Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings}} On March 4, 2019, Odum left Promitheas Patras and signed with Pistoia Basket 2000 in Italy.{{cite web|url=https://www.ballersabroad.com/news/the-flexx-pistoia-adds-jake-odum|title=The Flexx Pistoia Adds Jake Odum|website=BallersAbroad.com|date=2019-03-04|access-date=2019-03-06}}

Coaching career

Odum joined Indiana State as assistant director of player personnel and assistant strength coach in 2019. In September 2020, he was promoted to assistant coach.{{cite news |last1=Semmler |first1=Rick |title=JAKE ODUM MOVING INTO ASSISTANT COACHING ROLE WITH SYCAMORES |url=https://www.wthitv.com/content/sports/Jake-Odum-moving-into-assistant-coaching-role-with-Sycamores-572313051.html |accessdate=September 7, 2020 |work=WTHI |date=September 3, 2020}} Following the termination of Head Coach Greg Lansing in March, 2021; Odum was released with the entirety of Lansing's staff.{{cite web | url=https://www.tribstar.com/sports/indiana-state-greg-lansing-part-ways/article_a3633224-803a-11eb-8fce-b35e0f10fb5c.html | title=Indiana State, Greg Lansing part ways }}

From 2021–2024 Odum served as an assistant coach at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas.{{Cite web |title=Coffeyville CC |url=https://redravenathletics.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/Jake_Odum |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Coffeyville CC |language=en}}

Odum returned to Terre Haute for a second stint and was announced as an assistant coach for Indiana State by head coach Matthew Graves on May 13, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Jake Odum - Assistant Coach - Basketball Support Staff |url=https://gosycamores.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/staff/jake-odum/9 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Indiana State University Athletics |language=en}}

Awards and accomplishments

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

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