Virginia hires Ryan Odom, who led Maryland-Baltimore County to a historic upset of the No. 1 seed Cavaliers, as its next men's basketball coach.

Update: Virginia has announced the official hiring of Ryan Odom as the next head coach of the UVA men’s basketball program. Odom, 50, just wrapped up his third appearance at the

Odom, 50, spent a chunk of his childhood in Charlottesville while his father, Dave, served as an assistant coach under Terry Holland from 1982 to 1989. The younger Odom would often get home from school and ride his bicycle to University Hall to watch the Cavaliers practice.