Despite the strong start, Odom has myriad decisions to make and transfers to target in the coming weeks.Time is of the essence in this current landscape. Hundreds of names will submit their names for the transfer portal as the postseason winds down,

Unlike UVA basketball’s most recent hire, Tony Bennett in 2009, Odom was the subject of immediate media and fan speculation when Bennett abruptly retired in October, thrusting Ron Sanchez into an interim head-coaching role for 2024-25.

Virginia athletic director Carla Williams is hoping the obvious choice was the right one. Williams named VCU coach Ryan Odom — whose father was a Cavaliers assistant and who handed the program its mos