Lometa Odom

Lometa Odom
	Odom in 2011
Personal information
Born	November 29, 1933; Washington, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	January 27, 2017 (aged 83); Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Dimmitt (Dimmitt, Texas)
College	Wayland Baptist
Position	Forward
Number	20
Career highlights and awards
	3× AAU All-American (1953–1956); AAU Tournament MVP (1956); 3× Texas All-State (1950–1952);
Career AAU statistics
Points	1,614
	Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Women's Basketball
Representing the United States
Pan American

Lometa Ruth Odom (November 29, 1933 – January 27, 2017) was an American women's basketball player and coach. Odom played for Wayland Baptist from 1953 to 1956 during which the team began a streak of 131 consecutive victories (the longest streak in college and professional sports team history).^[2] Odom was a member of the U.S. women's national team which won the gold medal in basketball at the 1955 Pan American Games. In 2011 she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

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