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CHARLOTTE - Former Wake Forest and South Carolina men's basketball coach Dave Odom is a candidate for the coaching vacancy with the Charlotte 49ers, two sources close to the process confirmed to the Charlotte Observer on Monday.
Reached by phone, Odom declined to make any public statement regarding the 49ers' vacancy or whether he was pursuing it.
When asked if he was retired for good from coaching, Odom, 67, said, "I certainly have not been recluse."
Charlotte athletics director Judy Rose and the school's chancellor, Dr. Philip Dubois will not discuss candidates during the hiring process.
Odom spent 12 seasons as coach at Wake Forest, where he compiled a record of 240-132. During his tenure, the Deacons made eight NCAA tournament appearances and three appearances in the National Invitation Tournament and won the 2000 NIT title.
The Guilford College alum was ACC coach of the year in 1991, 1994 and 1995. He led his team to consecutive ACC championships in 1995 and 1996.
Odom left Wake for South Carolina in 2001, replacing coach Eddie Fogler. During his seven-year tenure with the Gamecocks, Odom compiled a 128-104 record, including one NCAA appearance. USC won the NIT championship in the 2005 and 2006 seasons.
In the past two years, Odom has remained active in basketball. He continues to work part-time in fundraising efforts for Guilford College. In October he was named chairman of the Maui Invitational tournament in Hawaii.
- Jim Utter
The Charlotte Observer
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