Keitha Rachelle Adams (born February 13, 1967) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at UTEP.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UTEP |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Record | 296–228 (.565) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 13, 1967 Oxford, Kansas |
| Alma mater | Southwestern College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987–1989 | Belle Plaine HS (asst.) |
| 1991–1994 | Winfield HS |
| 1994–1996 | Independence CC (asst.) |
| 1996–2001 | Independence CC |
| 2001–2017 | UTEP |
| 2017–2023 | Wichita State |
| 2023–present | UTEP |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 376–321 (.539) (college) 127–37 (.774) (junior college) |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA) 8–2 (WNIT) |
Prior to the 2006–07 season, Adams was known as Keitha Green.[2][3][4]
Coaching career
editAdams began her coaching career in 1987 as a girls' basketball assistant coach at Belle Plaine High School in Belle Plaine, Kansas while studying at Southwestern College, from which she would ultimately graduate in 1989.[5] After graduating from Southwestern, Adams joined Winfield High School in Winfield, Kansas and coached softball, volleyball, and track before ultimately settling on basketball full-time in 1991.[6][7]
In 1994, Adams became a women's basketball assistant coach at Independence Community College; she was also a men's and women's tennis coach in the 1994–95 season.[5] Independence promoted Adams to head coach in 1996. In five seasons as head coach, Adams had a cumulative 127–37 record and two Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference titles in 2000 and 2001.[5]
UTEP (2001–2017)
editThe University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) hired Adams as head women's basketball coach on April 20, 2001.[5] Adams coached at UTEP for 16 seasons and accumulated a 284–209 record, three Conference USA regular season titles (2008, 2012, 2016), one C-USA Tournament title (2012), two NCAA tournament appearances (2008 and 2012), and two WNIT appearances (2014 and 2016)—the only such titles and postseason bids in program history.[5]
Following a 24–7 season in 2013–14 and appearance in the 2014 WNIT, UTEP signed Adams to a six-year contract extension.[5]
In her final season as head coach, UTEP went 8–23 season in 2016–17.
At UTEP, Adams created a mentorship program that helped ensure a high graduation rate among her players.[8] Adams is credited with building a successful women's basketball program that also "encourages interaction between players and fans."[9] She was inducted into the El Paso Women's Hall of Fame in 2010.[10] In 2016, she was recognized as the Conference USA Coach of the Year.[11]
Wichita State (2017–2023)
editAdams resigned from UTEP[12] to become head coach at Wichita State on March 29, 2017.[13]
UTEP (2023–present)
editIn 2023, Adams returned as head coach for UTEP.[14]
Head coaching record
editThe following table shows Adams' head coaching record at the NCAA Division I level. Source:[15][16]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP Miners (Western Athletic Conference) (2001–2005) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | UTEP | 3–25 | 1–17 | 10th | |||||
| 2002–03 | UTEP | 10–19 | 5–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2003–04 | UTEP | 16–13 | 10–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2004–05 | UTEP | 12–17 | 7–11 | T–7th | |||||
| UTEP (WAC): | 41–74 (.357) | 23–49 (.319) | |||||||
| UTEP Miners (Conference USA) (2005–2017) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | UTEP | 14–15 | 6–10 | T–7th | |||||
| 2006–07 | UTEP | 22–8 | 10–6 | T–4th | |||||
| 2007–08 | UTEP | 28–4 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2008–09 | UTEP | 18–12 | 11–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 2009–10 | UTEP | 16–16 | 6–10 | 10th | |||||
| 2010–11 | UTEP | 16–14 | 7–9 | 9th | |||||
| 2011–12 | UTEP | 29–4 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2012–13 | UTEP | 22–10 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2013–14 | UTEP | 29–8 | 12–4 | 3rd | WNIT Runner-up | ||||
| 2014–15 | UTEP | 12–16 | 7–11 | 11th | |||||
| 2015–16 | UTEP | 29–5 | 16–2 | 1st | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2016–17 | UTEP | 8–23 | 5–13 | T–11th | |||||
| Wichita State Shockers (American Athletic Conference) (2017–2023) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Wichita State | 14–17 | 9–7 | T-5th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Wichita State | 12–18 | 5–11 | T-8th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Wichita State | 16–15 | 7–9 | T-6th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Wichita State | 6–12 | 2–9 | 9th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Wichita State | 14–16 | 5–11 | 9th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Wichita State | 18–15 | 6–10 | T-8th | |||||
| Wichita State: | 80–93 (.462) | 34–57 (.374) | |||||||
| UTEP Miners (Conference USA) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | UTEP | 12–19 | 6–10 | T–6th | |||||
| UTEP (C-USA): | 255–154 (.623) | 125–89 (.584) | |||||||
| Total: | 376–321 (.539) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Wichita State will hire UTEP's Keitha Adams as women's basketball coach". kansas. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Natasha Lacy To Join Women's Basketball Team". UTEP Athletics. May 3, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ Bloomquist, Bret (April 6, 2017). "Keitha Adams says farewell to UTEP, assistant leaving too". El Paso Times. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "Keitha Adams Announces 2006–07 UTEP Womens Basketball Schedule". UTEP Athletics. September 12, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Keitha Adams". UTEP Athletics. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ Knapp, Adam (November 3, 1996). "Transfer of power". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ Frazier, Duane (November 29, 1991). "Great expectations". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "Keitha Adams". El Paso Inc. December 8, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ "Another Great Season for Lady Miners". El Paso Times. March 20, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ Brunner, Mark (April 12, 2010). "Adams Adds To Accomplishments With El Paso Women's Hall Of Fame Induction". News @ UTEP. Retrieved December 18, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Nicolas, Alex (March 7, 2016). "UTEP Women's Basketball: Keitha Adams named Conference USA Coach of the Year". Miner Rush. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ Hoppough, Tomas. "Former UTEP women's basketball coach says deciding to leave was hard". KFOX. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Keitha Adams Named Women's Basketball Coach". Wichita State Athletics. March 29, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ Keitha Adams Returning as UTEP Women's Basketball Head Coach
- ^ 2016–17 UTEP Women's Basketball Factbook (PDF). UTEP Athletics. 2016. pp. 41–44. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ "C-USA Standings – 2016–17". ESPN. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
External links
edit- Wichita State biography
- UTEP biography Archived 2017-02-10 at the Wayback Machine