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“I’ve always been impressed with how Keith’s teams have
played; He has the experience and the ability to connect
with our student-athletes. He enjoys coaching and has an
energy that is contagious. Keith will do a great job for
us and we’re excited about having him here.”
"He's well-known around the state and the Washington,
D.C., area," Dickman said. "He's personable, and he's
had success at Wootton and Springbrook. I think he'll be
a great recruiter. We're ecstatic to have him. He'll
bring a lot to the program."-
Tom Dickman, Head Coach Hood College
Coach Adams was appointed to the Blazers' staff in
May 2005 and is in his 3rd season on Blazers staff.
In his second season with the Blazers he helped lead the
Blazers to the Capital Athletic Conference Regular
Season Championship, their first 20 win season and a
birth in the NCAA tournament. The Blazers finished the
season with a 21-8 record. During that season Head Coach
Tom Dickman was named Coach of the Year and the Blazers
had two players receive all Conference 1st Team: Ryan
Junghans and Jesse Gutekunst.
In his first year as a Blazer assistant he helped lead
the Blazers to a 14-11 record and winning the Moravian
Greyhound Classic. The 14 wins set a school record for
wins in a season.
Coach Adams works primarily with the post players and is
the lead recruiter of student athletes for the
basketball program.
He came to Hood with 15 years of basketball coaching
experience, five of which came as a high school head
coach.
He turned Springbrook into one of the top programs in
the Washington metropolitan area by leading them to a
54-22 record from 2002-05. He led the Blue Devils to the
2004 Maryland Class 4A state finals and finished with a
24-4 record; to a No. 1 ranking in the Washington
Post—during the 2003-04 season—for the first time in
school hi history; was named Coach of the Year in 2004
by The Gazette (Montgomery), the Montgomery Journal and
the Montgomery County Sentinel and also coached one the
regional teams in the final Jordan Brand Capital
Classic; He guided Springbrook to an 18-6 record in
2002-03 that included the Montgomery County 4A/3A East
Division championship and a trip the Class 4A West
Region finals.
His former player Folarin Campbell went on to George
Mason University where he helped lead them to the Final
Four during the 2005-2006 season.
During his tenure as the head coach at Wootton High
School from 2000-02 he led the Patriots to the 4A West
Semi Finals in 2000. He also led them to their first
double digit win season in almost ten years.
As an assistant at Paint Branch High School under
legendary coach Hank Galotta and his good friend Walter
Hardy he won one State Championship in 2000 and three
Regional Championships in 1995, 1996, and 2000)
Coach Adams holds a B.S. in history from Bowie State
University, an M.A. in teaching from Grand Canyon
University and is currently working in a Administrative
Leadership Certificate at Hood.
Coach Adams is also a Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA).
He belongs to a number of Professional Organizations
including:
- National Education Association
- National Association of Basketball Coaches
- Black Coaches Association
- National Interscholastic Administrators Association
Coach Adams is married to Cecily Darden Adams and has
one stepson Victor. The Adams family resides in Silver
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