2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Dwon Odom
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Alpharetta, Ga.
- High School:
- St. Francis
2021-22
Has averaged 24.5 minutes per game over the last 15 games compared with 18.1 for the first 21 games ... Started and played a season-high 35 minutes vs. Texas A&M in the NIT Championship on March 31, contributing 18 points on 8-12 shooting ... Third on the team in assists at 2.2 apg. ... Earned the No. 1 play on ESPN Sports Center's "Plays of the Day" for his crossover move on Nate Watson of Providence during his 11-point effort at PC on Feb. 23 ... Played 28 minutes vs. DePaul on Feb. 5, scoring eight points on 4-4 shooting to go with five assists and no turnovers ... Career-high and team-high 19 points on 8-9 shooting to go with three steals in the win over Marquette on Dec. 18 ... Followed that up with a team-high 13 points on 6-8 shooting at Villanova on Dec. 21 ... Career-high tying six assists in wins over Morehead State on Dec. 15, Ball State on Dec. 8 and Norfolk State on Nov. 21 ... Career-high four steals to go with 10 points vs. Iowa State on Nov. 24 ... Eight points and two steals vs. Ohio State on Nov. 18.
BIG EAST CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week after contributing 12.5 points, 3.5 assists, 2.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 2.5 steals per game in wins over Morehead State on Dec. 15 and Marquette on Dec. 18, while shooting 83.3 percent (10-12) from the field ... Career-high 19 points in the win over Marquette, while hitting 8-9 from the field, to go with three steals and tied his career high with six assists vs. Morehead State.
MAKING A POINT AT XAVIER (2020-21)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.11, which was the best in the BIG EAST and among the nation's best although not ranked due to the minimum assist average needed (3.0 apg.) ... Ranked second on team and 15th in BIG EAST in assists at 2.9 apg. ... Made 11 starts in 19 games played ... Came up big vs. Creighton on Feb. 27, contributing 12 points, four assists, two steals and two blocks ... Contributed 11 points on 5-6 shooting to go with five rebounds and two assists at Providence on Feb. 24 and 11 points and five rebounds to the St. John's win on Jan. 6 ... Got off to an impressive start to his collegiate career and started each of the first seven games at point guard before being forced to sit out two games due to Covid-19 protocols ... Returned for the Seton Hall game on Dec. 30 ... The first freshman to start his first game in a Xavier uniform since Trevon Bluiett vs. Northern Arizona (11-14-14) and the first freshman to score in double figures in his first game since teammate Zach Freemantle did it last season vs. Jacksonville with 11 points; finished the Oakland game on Nov. 25 with 12 points ... On Nov. 26 Odom drove the lane and scored what proved to be the game-winner with less than four seconds on the clock against Bradley.Â
Earned 4-star rankings from 247sports, Rivals and ESPN ... Checked in at No. 55 (No. 9 point guard) on 247sports ... No. 79 respectively in the overall prospect rankings.
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AT ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL
Led his St. Francis team to back-to-back Georgia Class A Private School State Championships  in his final two seasons ... Played in all 126 games in his four-year career, while his teams posted a 109-17 record ... Scored over 2,378 career points (second on the school’s all-time list behind Kobi Simmons), dishing off a school-record 865 assists, grabbing 695 rebounds (fifth all-time) and grabbing a school-record 285 steals ... Averaged 20.6 points, 6.4 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game and shot 65 percent from the field as a senior, while being named Class A State Player of the Year for a second straight season and being named Regional Player of the Year for the third straight season ... Averaged 21.8 points, 7.1 assists, 5.9 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game while shooting 68 percent from the field as a junior ... Scored a game-high 28 points to go with seven assists in the 2019 championship game, including 17 points in the decisive fourth quarter ... Basketball was not the only state championship that Odom won as a junior as he won the 2019 Georgia State Triple Jump title as a member of the St. Francis track team ... Led his hoops team to a 2017-18 Georgia Class A Private School State Runner-up finish as a sophomore ... Same high school that sent Kaiser Gates to Xavier ... Basketball coach: Drew Catlett.
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PERSONAL
Full name is Dwon Terrell Odom ... Nicknamed D.O. or D ... Sport management major ... Parents are Seanna Patryce Reath and Willie Reath ... Siblings are Dwayne, Saundra and Keyki ... Born November 8, 2000 in Pembroke Pines, Fla.
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| XAVIER CAREER HIGHS | ||
| Points | 19 | Â Marquette (December 18, 2021) |
| Field Goals Made | 8 | Â Texas A&M (March 31, 2022), Marquette (December 18, 2021) |
| Field Goals Attempted | 12 | Â Texas A&M (March 31, 2022) |
| 3-Pt Field Goals Made | 1 |  Villanova (December 21, 2021), Ball State (December 8, 2021), Georgetown (March 2, 2021), Providence (February 24, 2021) |
| 3-Pt Field Goals Attempted | 3 | Â Georgetown (March 2, 2021) |
| Free Throws Made | 6 | Â Cincinnati (December 6, 2020) |
| Free Throws Attempted | 8 | Â Cincinnati (December 6, 2020) |
| Rebounds | 7 | Â Eastern Kentucky (November 30, 2020) |
| Assists | 6 | Â Morehead State (December 15, 2021), Ball State (December 8, 2021), Norfolk State (November 21, 2021) Eastern Kentucky (November 30, 2020), Toledo (November 27, 2020) |
| Blocks | 3 | Â Eastern Kentucky (November 30, 2020) |
| Steals | 4 |  Iowa State (November 24, 2021) |
