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CATCHING UP ON RODERICK ODOM JR.

Versatile 2010 prospect with high academics getting coaching vists

When you stand 6-foot-8 and possess skills of a guard, college basketball coaches will want to take a look at you for themselves. That is exactly what is going on with the case of Rod Odom Jr., a junior guard/forward from Middlesex School of Concord (MA).

At 6-foot-8, 195 pounds and armed with nearly a 7-foot wingspan, Roderick Odom Jr. is one of the most versatile players in the country among the class of 2010 with his ability to handle and pass the ball, shoot with range and defend multiple positions on the floor. It helps when a growth spurt moves you from the size of a guard to the height of a power forward in a short period of time.

“The last two seasons, Rod has grown seven inches,” Roderick Odom Sr. tells the NBE Basketball Report about his son. “He has improved his shooting and is working to get stronger.”

One Big East assistant that has been in to see a work out at Middlesex School compared Odom’s style of play and potential to former North Carolina State star Julius Hodge, although Odom is a better long range shooter, and to former Maryland standout Drew Nicholas, although Odom might be more athletic.

“So far Seton Hall, Providence, West Virginia, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette (and) Xavier,” Mr. Odom responded when asked to list the high major programs that have come by the Middlesex School to take a look at Rod Jr. this month. “The recruiting has picked (up),” Mr. Odom stated. “Coaches love his versatility and floor demeanor.”

At this point, schools like Holy Cross, William Mary and several of the Ivy League schools have made their interest serious and now Big East schools such as Seton Hall and West Virginia have recently extended scholarship offers and Rod Odom Sr. believes more schools will follow with an offer soon.

Expect schools to keep coming by to see more of Roderick Odom Jr. at the Middlesex School. They will see an intriguing basketball talent with the complete package of high level academics to boot. He is definitely a name to remember in the class of 2010.

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