“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
 Keith
Adams, who led Springbrook High School in Silver Spring, Md., to
a 54-22 record from 2002-05, was appointed to the Blazers' staff
in May 2005. Since his arrival, the Blazers have posted a record
of 74-57.
Adams, who works with the Blazers post players and is the
program's lead recruiter, owns 20 years of basketball coaching
experience. Five of those years came as a high school head coach
where, most recently, he turned Springbrook into one of the top
programs in the Washington metropolitan area.
In 2004, he led the Blue Devils to the Maryland Class 4A state
finals and finished with a 24-4 record. During the season,
Springbrook earned a No. 1 ranking in the Washington Post for
the first time in school history. Adams was named Coach of the
Year by The Gazette (Montgomery), the Montgomery Journal and the
Montgomery County Sentinel.
The previous season, Adams led the Blue Devils to an 18-6
record, the Montgomery County 4A/3A East Division championship
and a trip the Class 4A West Region finals. While at Springbrook,
Adams coached Folarin Campbell, who went on to George Mason
University and helped lead the Patriots to the Final Four during
the 2005-06 season.
Adams also served as the head coach at Wootton High School from
2000-02 and led the Patriots to the Maryland Class 4A West
semifinals in 2000. He also led the program to its first
double-digit win season in almost 10 years.
Prior to taking over at Wootton, Adams was an assistant coach at
Paint Branch High School under legendary coach Hank Galotta and
his good friend Walter Hardy. Paint Branch won a state
championship in 2000 and also claimed regional championships in
1995, 1996 and 2000.
Adams is a Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA) and belongs to
a number of professional organizations including the National
Education Association, the National Association of Basketball
Coaches, and the Black Coaches Association He earned a
bachelor's degree in history from Bowie State University in 1995
and a master's degree in teaching from Grand Canyon University.
He also completed an administrative leadership certificate at
Hood.
Adams started the CKA SAVE Project, a nonprofit organization
designed to assist students and the people who work with them
through educational and professional development and also is
active in many different charities including the V Foundation
for Cancer Research and the American Red Cross. He is married to
Cecily Darden Adams and they have two children, Victor and
Keith, Jr. (KJ). The Adams family resides in Silver Spring, Md.
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