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Ryan Odom, who led UMBC men's basketball to historic NCAA tournament upset, leaving for Utah State

It is difficult to say goodbye to someone who has meant so much to this athletics department and to this university,” UMBC athletic director Brian Barrio said in a statement. But Ryan Odom, by helping elevate this program to a new level of expectations and success, has certainly left UMBC Retriever Men’s Basketball in a better place than where he found it. That is the most important thing we can ask of any coach in their tenure here.