Williams and Odom also spoke with the media briefly after the press conference to answer a few more questions. Virginia Cavaliers On SI was on the scene at JPJ, so let's break down what we learned from Ryan Odom's introductory press conference.

Odom, 50, spent a chunk of his childhood in Charlottesville while his father, Dave, served as an assistant coach under Terry Holland from 1982 to 1989. The younger Odom would often get home from school and ride his bicycle to University Hall to watch the Cavaliers practice.

Virginia athletics director Carla Williams announced today (March 22) the hiring of Ryan Odom as the University of Virginia’s Dean and Markel Families Men’s Head Basketball Coach.