Introduction
Jacob Andrew "Jake" Odum (born February 11, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He is a 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall point guard-shooting guard.
College career
Odum played college basketball at Indiana State University, with the Sycamores, from 2010 to 2014.He led the Sycamores to a 4-yr record of 79–55 (.590), a MVC title and 4 post-season tournament berths (1x NCAA, 2x NIT, 1x CiT).
He currently stands 6th in career scoring (1,568 pts), 13th in career rebounds (617), 2nd in assists (603), 3rd in steals (204), 1st in games played (134),made free throws (590), games started (131) and minutes played (4,199).
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Odum played on the Indiana Pacers' Orlando Summer League team. He then played on the Sacramento Kings' Las Vegas Summer League team.
Odum began his pro career with the Greek League club PAOK for the 2014–15 season, choosing to sign with the Greek club, rather than take his chances at that particular time in an NBA training camp, despite a couple of offers from NBA teams.
After leading PAOK to a 3rd-place finish in the Greek League, Odum signed with Medi Bayreuth of Germany for the 2015–16 Bundesliga season. Odum was one of the best players of the team and was then committed by the Franconian rival s.Oliver Würzburg for the 2016–17 Bundesliga season.
On July 13, 2017, Odum signed with Turkish club Banvit. On November 17, 2017, he left Banvit and signed with Russian club Nizhny Novgorod for the rest of the 2017–18 season.
On November 13, 2017, Odum signed with Promitheas Patras B.C. in Greece. On March 4, 2019, Odum left Promitheas Patras and signed with Pistoia Basket 2000 in Italy.
Awards and accomplishments
College
Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (2014) Under Armour All-Select Tournament Team
- 2× All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team: (2014, 2013)
- 2× Missouri Valley Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team: (2014), (2011)
- NABC All-District 16 First Team: (2013)
- NABC All-District 16 Second Team: (2012)
- All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team: (2012)
- Diamond Head Classic All-Tournament Team: (2012)
- Old Spice Classic All-Tournament Team (2011) – to date, Odum is the only player in Old Spice Classic history to achieve a "Triple-Double" (10 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists)
- Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team: (2011)
- Missouri Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team: (2011)
- Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team: (2011)
- Missouri Valley Conference Honorable Mention: (2011)