Roderick Wesley Odom ( born Roderick Wesley Odom ; born November 23, 1992 , Central Islip, NY , USA ) is an American professional basketball player playing as a heavy forward . He plays for the basketball club Nizhny Novgorod .
| Roderick Odom | |
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 Nizhny Novgorod | |
| Position | Heavy forward |
| Growth | 202 cm |
| Weight | 98 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | November 23, 1992 (26 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Central Islip, New York , USA |
| College | Vanderbilt (2010—2014) |
| NBA draft | not selected, 2014 |
Career
Odom studied at Middlesex School (Massachusetts), where he managed to try himself in all 5 positions on the site and received offers from a number of colleges and universities. Odom opted for Banderily University (Tennessee) and the Vanderbilt Commodors team , speaking at the southeast NCAA conference . He spent 4 years in the student league (from 2010 to 2014) and, according to the results of the final season, was in the second five of the conference, showing statistics at 13.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists. Roderick was also noted as one of the best conference snipers with 38.5% of 3-point hits.
After graduation, he took part in the NBA Summer League as part of the Golden State Warriors under the leadership of Steve Kerr , and then signed a contract in Europe.
The first professional club of Odom was the Greek KAOD . In the main league of the country, Roderick was marked by an average statistics of 9.2 points and 5.7 rebounds. The next season, KAOD ceased to exist, and Odom went to the Italian team Virtus (Bologna) . In local Serie A, he scored an average of 10 points and 4.9 rebounds.
In the 2016/2017 season, Odom moved to Astana [1] . Together with her, Roderick became the champion of Kazakhstan and entered the playoffs of VTB United League from 8th place, showing statistics of 9.9 points and 5.2 rebounds.
The season 2017/2018 Odom spent in the French club Levallois-Metropolitan [2] . In the Eurocup he scored 10.1 points and 3.9 rebounds, and in the French league 8.7 points and 4.5 rebounds.
In July 2018, Odom moved to Nizhny Novgorod [3] . During the season, he was worried about a shoulder injury and it was decided to let Roderick go to the USA to undergo treatment and rehabilitation. Thus, Odom dropped out before the end of the season 2018/2019 [4] .
Achievements
- Champion of Kazakhstan : 2016/2017