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UVA Basketball: Ryan Odom hires three former VCU assistants to new staff

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UVA Basketball coach Ryan Odom. Photo: UVA Athletics

Ryan Odom, the new UVA Basketball coach, announced three hires to his coaching staff, all guys from his recent staff that just won the A-10 title at VCU.

Odom is bringing Bryce Crawford, Matt Henry and Darius Theus with him from his VCU staff, a day after it was formally announced that former Longwood head coach Griff Aldrich will serve as his top assistant.

These moves leave one full-time assistant spot open, along with spots on Odom’s support staff.

Before you ask, no, I don’t know who is in line for any of those still-open jobs.

Crawford and Henry have been with Odom since his UMBC days and were with him for his two-year stint at Utah State.

Theus, a VCU alum who was a member of the 2011 Final Four team, was an assistant at his alma mater from 2018-2022 before spending a season at Siena ahead of returning to VCU with Odom in 2023.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham, the king of "fringe media," a zero-time Virginia Sportswriter of the Year, and a member of zero Halls of Fame, is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].