MORGANTOWN, West Virginia — Moments ago, the West Virginia Mountaineers men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries has announced the signing of Kelvin Odih to a grant-in-aid for the 2025-26 season.
According to the release, ¨Odih is a 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard/wing from Providence, Rhode Island, who is ranked as a Top 75 national prospect and a four-star recruit by many scouting services. Odih attends Southern California (SoCal) Academy in Castaic, California, where he is coached by coach Julius Von Hanzlik. He is currently averaging 17 points per game. Odih previously attended La Salle Academy and South Kent (Conn.). He helped lead La Salle to a 29-2 record and the 2023 Rhode Island Division 1 championship, while earning all-state honors. Odih was named the Rhode Island MaxPreps Player of the Year for the 2022-23 season, averaging 19.1 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game while recording 15 double-doubles.¨
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Welcome to Almost Heaven, @KelvinOdih!
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— WVU Men's Basketball (@WVUhoops) November 14, 2024
“We are thrilled to welcome Kelvin to our Mountaineer family,” DeVries said. “We identified Kelvin early in the summer as someone who we wanted to recruit to West Virginia. His competitive spirit, will to win and versatility on both ends of the court are attributes that we highly value. We are looking forward to coaching Kelvin and helping him reach his potential both on and off the basketball court.”
Odih chose West Virginia over Rutgers, Colorado, Creighton, Marquette, Florida State, Louisville, LSU, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Texas A&M and many others. On his committment, Odih said the following: ¨I´m big on family. They showed they really wanted me there. The fans in Morgantown are getting a winner, a dawg, someone is coming to get the program back to where it needs to be.¨Odih ranks as high as the No. 53 player in the 2025 cycle per On3. The 247Sports Composite ranks him as the 75th-ranked prospect in the class.
According to the Director and Head Coach at SoCal Academy in Los Angeles, California, Odih ¨continues to make a strong case for another rise in the national rankings. Makes winning play after winning play. Freak athlete that puts pressure on the rim. Odih is an elite on ball defender and rebounder. Makes plays off the bounce as well as off the ball.”
Kelvin Odih continues to make strong case for another rise in national rankings. Makes winning play after winning play. Freak athlete that puts pressure on the rim. Odih is an elite on ball defender & rebounder. Makes plays off the bounce as well as off the ball. @KelvinOdih pic.twitter.com/tif1cXkT7x
— Julius V. (@JuliusVElite0) October 7, 2024
This is a huge get for new head coach Darian DeVries and the Mountaineers coaching staff! In addition, West Virginia also announced the signing of Odih´s high school teammate, Trent MacLean. MacLean, a four star 6´9 forward, is the #142 overall ranked prospect in the nation and is the son of UCLA legend Don MacLean, who is the all-time leading scorer for the Bruins. West Virginia now has two four star commits in the 2025 class and ranks in the Top 25 in the nation in recruiting for next season.
“We are elated to welcome Trent to our Mountaineer family,” DeVries said. “He possesses the rare combination of size and the ability to shoot the basketball with deep range that will fit perfectly with our style of play. Trent’s best basketball is still ahead of him, and we look forward to helping him reach his full potential on and off the basketball court.”
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Welcome to Almost Heaven, @TrentMacLean6!
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— WVU Men's Basketball (@WVUhoops) November 14, 2024
