| Rashard Odomes | |
| Number: | 1 |
| Position: | Guard and forward |
| League: | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Birth Date: | 21 December 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 6 |
| Weight Lb: | 217 |
| High School: | Copperas Cove High School |
| Career Start: | 2019 |
Rashard Odomes (born December 21, 1996) is an American basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the guard and forward positions.[1] He played college basketball at the University of Oklahoma.
As a child Odomes lived in Anchorage, Alaska, Copperas Cove, Texas, and Baltimore, Maryland.[2] [3] [1] His mother Donna Stewart is a retired US Army first class sergeant.[2] He is 6inchesft6inchesin (ftin) tall, and weighs 217lb.[4]
Odomes attended Copperas Cove High School.[5] As a sophomore, he was second-team all-district.[3] As a junior, he averaged 26.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 2.3 steals per game while shooting .561% from the field, and was named the Texas 8-5A Offensive Player of the Year.[3] As a senior he averaged 25.2 points, 12.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 2.7 steals per game while shooting 58.3% from the field, and was a Texas Class 6-A All-State selection and the District 12-6A MVP.[3] He ended his career as the high school's all-time leading scorer.[3]
Odomes played college basketball for the University of Oklahoma from 2015 to 2019, while majoring in human relations.[3] [5] In 2018-19 his .542 2-point field goal percentage was 10th-best in the Big-12.[5] In college he was primarily known as a physical defensive player.[6] In 2019, he was named Academic All-Big 12 First Team.[3] [7]
In 2019–20, Odomes played for Umeå BSKT in the Swedish Basketligan.[4] He averaged 16.4 points and 2.8 assists per game.[4] In 2020–21, he played for Joensuun Kataja in the Finnish Korisliiga.[4] Odomes averaged 18.2 points and 3.0 assists per game.[4]
In 2021-22 he played for FC Porto Ferpinta, primarily in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol.[4] Odomes averaged 12.1 points and 1.6 assists per game.[4]
In 2022-23 Odomes is playing for Hapoel Gilboa Galil in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, at the guard and forward positions.[8]