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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 Spring, MD.


 

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