Trisha Stafford-Odom

Trisha Stafford-Odom (née Stafford; born November 11, 1970) is an American former professional basketball forward and coach.

She played college basketball for the California Golden Bears from 1988 to 1992 and was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 Conference selection.

As part of the United States women's national basketball team, she won bronze medals at the 1991 R. William Jones Cup and the 1993 Summer Universiade.

From 2005 to 2013, she was an assistant coach for the UCLA Bruins, Duke Blue Devils, and North Carolina Tar Heels.

[1] She averaged 22.2 points and 11.5 rebounds per game as a senior and helped Westchester win the 4-A state championship, earning Cal-Hi Sports all-state recognition and sharing the Los Angeles City 4-A co-player of the year award with teammate Tammy Story (who she was also teammates with at the 1991 R. William Jones Cup).

[2] The 1989–90 Golden Bears finished with a 17–12 record, and advanced to the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament for the first time in school history.

[7][8] Stafford-Odom played in 28 games during her junior year in 1990–91, averaging 17.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.3 steals, earning first-team All-Pac-10 Conference honors.

[8] The 1991–92 Golden Bears had a 20–9 record and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the second time in school history.

[26] In the first round of the playoffs, Stafford-Odom scored 16 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Stealth beat the Springfield Spirit 90–80 in overtime.

[1] In 2003, Stafford-Odom was assigned to the Tennessee Fury of the NWBL during midseason after her high school coaching season was over.

[27] The Fury advanced to the Pro Cup title game but lost to Stafford-Odom's former team, the Houston Stealth.

[5] The U.S. national team, which was composed of Pac-10 all-stars, finished with a 5–2 record at the R. William Jones Cup, earning a bronze medal.

[5] Stafford also won bronze at the 1993 Summer Universiade, where she was compared to Charles Barkley for her play as a "scorer, rebounder and part-time enforcer".

[8][31] Stafford-Odom was the head coach at her alma mater Westchester High School for three seasons from 2002 to 2005, helping more than 10 players earn college scholarships.

[34][35] The 2010 class included Haley Peters, Chelsea Gray, Tricia Liston, Richa Jackson, and Chloe Wells.

[36][37] The 2013 class included Diamond DeShields, Allisha Gray, Stephanie Mavunga and Jessica Washington.

[41][11] In 2018–19, she led the Eagles to their first Division I postseason win in team history, defeating the Delaware State Hornets in the first round of the 2019 MEAC tournament.

[42] They then defeated the North Carolina A&T Aggies in the quarterfinals, advancing to the MEAC semifinals for the first time in program history.