The Cavaliers then redeemed themselves a year later and won the national championship. The story continues, however, as then-UMBC coach and current VCU coach Ryan Odom has been hired by Virginia, succeeding UVA's legendary coach Tony Bennett as the head man in Charlottesville.

Odom has been coaching nearby VCU and has ties to Charlottesville: His father, Dave, was an assistant there in the 1980s

Odom, 50, led VCU to the NCAA Tournament this season in only his second year with the program. The No. 11 seed Rams — whose season ended Thursday, after their 80-71 first-round loss to No. 6 seed BYU — shared the Atlantic 10 regular-season title with George Mason before winning the league’s tournament championship.