Mark Adams (basketball, born June 1956)

Not to be confused with Mark Adams (basketball, born May 1956).

Mark Adams (born June 26, 1956) is a college basketball analyst on the ESPN family of networks.^[1] Adams was previously head coach of the Central Connecticut Blue Devils from 1991 to 1996.^[2] He is also currently the head baseball coach at Miami University Middletown.

Mark Adams

Adams in 2014
Biographical details
Born	(1956-06-26) June 26, 1956 (age 69)
Alma mater	Cincinnati ('79)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1979–1982	Idaho State (assistant)
1982–1985	Rocky Mountain
1985–1989	Western Oregon
1989–1991	Washington State (assistant)
1991–1996	Central Connecticut
Baseball
2023–	Miami (OH)–Middletown
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Two, NAIA District 2 in 1985 and NAIA Western Division in 1989
Awards
Northwest Basketball Coach of the Year 1989
Records
Rocky Mountain College Hall of Fame Induction 2019

Adams was also an assistant coach at Washington State University from 1989 to 1991, head coach at Western Oregon University from 1985 to 1989, head coach Rocky Mountain College from 1982 to 1985, and assistant coach at Idaho State University from 1979 to 1982. Adams was a program rebuilder taking over three programs that won only 32% of games the season before he became head coach. In his final season as a head coach at those same schools his teams won 65% of their games including two championships.

External links

• Mark Adams on Twitter