Rhode Island’s Kelvin Odih makes his college choice; where he’ll be playing basketball

PROVIDENCE — West Virginia’s first four-star men’s basketball recruit since 2020 is a Rhode Island native.

Kelvin Odih pledged to the Mountaineers during a Wednesday evening commitment ceremony at Zuccolo Recreation Center. Family, friends and past coaches of La Salle Academy and the grassroots program Rhode Island Elite watched Odih select West Virginia ahead of fellow finalists Louisville and Rutgers.

Kelvin Odih when he played for La Salle. On Wednesday, he announced he is enrolling at West Virginia.

Odih made official visits with the Mountaineers and Scarlet Knights over the last six weeks. He’ll be joining a rebuilding project headed by new coach Darian DeVries, who was hired away from Drake after reaching the NCAA Tournament three times in the last four years.

Odih released his top six in August that also included Colorado, Creighton and Oklahoma State. He’s a consensus top-80 national prospect according to 247Sports, Rivals and On3. Odih started his prep career at La Salle Academy, continued at South Kent (Conn.) and is a month into his senior year at Southern California Academy.

Odih cemented his status as a star with the Rams in 2022-23, earning All-State honors before a transfer to the Cardinals. He prepped for one season while reclassifying and repeating his junior year, moving from 2024 into the 2025 group. Odih announced a September transfer to a Los Angeles version of the Rams after his coach, Raphael Chillious, accepted an offer to join the coaching staff with the Memphis Grizzlies.

Sacred Heart was first to make an offer Odih in August 2022. The following summer saw a quick rise in his recruiting. Albany, Marquette and the University of Rhode Island all followed in June 2023, and the Golden Eagles hosted Odih for an official visit in December. Odih also claimed offers from Florida State, Missouri, LSU, Texas A&M, Iowa, Penn State and Xavier.

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Publish date : 2024-10-09 22:23:48

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