Shy Odom

“Not every elite basketball player has to go to a big-name school with big-name players in order to be recognized,” Odom said. “I didn’t know it was going to happen this way, but I’m here at an HBCU, and I’m still being recognized.”

“He might be the focal point for the Howard men’s basketball culture,” Casey said. “That comes with a lot of responsibility. The attention to do it, day in day out, I know he’s gone through his ups and downs with that role, even this year. It’s been a journey of growth.” It has reached the NCAA tournament, and without Odom, Howard probably wouldn’t be here. Odom displayed his varied skills in the MEAC title game. He scored nine points and hauled down seven rebounds, and Odom’s pinpoint, cross-court pass to set up Marcus Dockery’s crucial three-pointer in the final minute helped save Howard’s season.