Bryce Crawford

Bryce Crawford is in his first season as an assistant coach at UVA. He served two seasons as an assistant coach at VCU under head coach Ryan Odom from 2023-25 following a two-year stint in a similar role with Odom at Utah State.

Crawford helped VCU to a 52-21 record and an appearance in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. VCU finished 28-7, won the Atlantic-10 Tournament and shared the A-10 regular-season championship in 2024-25. VCU’s Max Shulga earned A-10 Player of the Year honors and Jack Clark was the A-10 Tournament MVP. In 2023-24, the Rams advanced to the NIT quarterfinals and finished with a 24-14 record.

Crawford spent two seasons with Odom in Logan, where he worked closely with the Aggies’ guards. In addition to Utah State’s 2023 NCAA and 2022 NIT appearances, Crawford’s efforts helped the Aggies’ guard-friendly offense rise to No. 16 nationally in offensive efficiency in 2022-23. He was integral in the development of 2023 All-Mountain West Conference First Team selection Steven Ashworth, who averaged 16.2 points and shot 43 percent from 3-point range in 2022-23. That season, two Aggie guards, Ashworth and Max Shulga each ranked in the top six in the MWC in assist-to-turnover ratio.

Prior to his time at Utah State, Crawford spent five seasons at UMBC under Odom. With the Retrievers, Crawford helped the squad to the America East Conference regular-season title in 2020-21 along with three-straight 20-plus win seasons. Crawford was also a member of the coaching staff that mentored UMBC to an NCAA Tournament victory in 2018, upsetting top-seeded Virginia as a No. 16 seed, the first No. 16 seed to knock off a No. 1 seed in tournament history.

Crawford was also a member of Odom’s staff at Lenoir-Rhyne, serving as an assistant and helping the Bears to the NCAA Division II Regional Finals for the first time in school history. Lenoir-Rhyne finished the year 21-10, improving by 10.5 games from the previous campaign. Lenoir-Rhyne also led the nation in 3-point field goals made per game (12.4) and finished ninth in the country in scoring at 90.1 points per game.

Crawford joined Odom’s staff at Lenoir-Rhyne after a two-year stint at the University of Texas, serving as the team’s assistant video coordinator and technical assistant (2013-15). Crawford’s time at Texas was highlighted by a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances for the Longhorns.

Crawford and Odom initially crossed paths at Charlotte, where Crawford served as a graduate manager for the 49ers from 2011-13, earning his master’s degree in liberal studies.

Crawford graduated from Ohio State in 2011 with a degree in communication analysis and spent four years as a student manager for the Buckeyes’ men’s basketball program.

Crawford is married to the former Hallie Kloots and the couple have two daughters, Rian and Devyn, and a son, Keo.