Virginia hiring former UMBC coach who beat school as first 16-seed to win March Madness game: report

Virginia has apparently found its new head basketball coach in a crazy sense of irony.

The Cavaliers have reportedly hired VCU head coach Ryan Odom, who seven years ago was on the UMBC sidelines when they became the first 16-seed to ever beat a No. 1 team in March Madness. That team was Virginia.

The Cavaliers entered that 2018 contest as 20.5-point favorites, but the final score was the exact opposite; the Retreivers throttled Virginia, 74-54, after blowing them out in the second half.