Keith Oddo concluded his second season with the Bridgewater College men’s basketball staff after being promoted to Lead Assistant Coach in Spring 2022.
Winning 8 games by 5 points or fewer, the 2022-23 team had its highest ODAC finish and received a conference tournament bye for the first time since 2009. Oddo, who was in charge of all aspects of the defense, brought toughness and energy to that side of the ball. In 2022-2023, the Eagles gave up 70.6 PPG, compared to 76.0 PPG in 2021-2022. In addition, opponents were held to 41.7% from the field in 2022-2023, compared to 46.7% the previous season. Bridgewater also forced 14.3 TO's per game.
Oddo, who specializes in player development, was instrumental in the development of PG Shod Smith, who was named to the All ODAC 2nd Team in 2022-2023 (2nd in the conference in both steals and assists). In 2021-2022, Smith was named the ODAC Rookie of the Year, D3hoops.com Region VI Rookie of the Year, VaSID All-State Rookie of the Year, and All ODAC 3rd Team. Alec Topper was also named to the All-ODAC 3rd Team in both 2021-2022 and 2022-23, resulting in the first time two players earned back-to-back All-Conference honors in program history.
In addition to his on the court duties, Oddo spearheaded recruitment, resulting in multiple commitments. He also executed team operations, travel, academics, video, and social media.
Prior to his time at Bridgewater, Oddo was most recently a graduate assistant coach at the University of Akron. While with the Zips, Oddo was responsible for player development, scouting, analytics, team operations, and academic development. Akron finished 15-8 overal and 12-6 in the MAC.
During the summer of 2021, he worked as an NBA Summer League Team Assistant with the Brooklyn Nets. He assisted with on-court practice and drills while supporting coaches and staff with daily operational tasks.
Oddo is also an Assistant Coach and Director of Operations for the University of Louisville's TBT team, TheVille. The team will be competing in the 2023 Tournament in July.
He ended his playing career suiting up for the University of Louisville during the 2019-2020 season. While at Louisville, the Cardinals finished with a 24-7 overall record and ranked as high as No. 1 in the country.
Prior to Louisville, Oddo was a four-year member of the men’s basketball team at the University of Richmond where he received a full athletic scholarship, after beginning his career as a walk-on.
A Roanoke native, Oddo earned a bachelor’s degree with a double major in communication and history from Richmond and a master’s degree in sport science and coaching from Akron.
