Allan Adams

Allan Adams

Player Profile

Position:
Assistant Coach

Experience:
1st Year

Alma Mater:
Georgia, 1995

Allan Adams is in his second year as a member of the UT Arlington coaching staff.

Adams came to UTA after spending two seasons as the men's basketball video coordinator at New Mexico State. During his two years with the Aggies, Adams contributed to consecutive championship seasons.

The Aggies won the 2007 Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament and finished in a four-way tie for the 2008 WAC regular season title.

Prior to joining the staff at New Mexico State, Adams was a graduate assistant coach at Virginia for two years (2004-06) and the director of men's basketball operations at Stetson for one season (2003-04). He began his college coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach at Central Florida Community College from 1998-2000.

Adams also has five years of experience as a high school coach. He served as an assistant varsity coach at Baker County High School in Glen Saint Mary, FL for one year (1996-97), the head junior varsity coach at North Marion High School in Citra, FL for one year (1999-2000) and the head varsity coach at Fort White High School for one year (2000-01) before becoming the head coach at Shores Christian Academy in Ocala, FL (2001-03). During his two seasons at Shores Christian, the basketball program produced 12 college players, including nine who played for Division I programs.

A native of Glen Saint Mary, FL, he earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the Georgia in 1995 and a master's degree in business administration from Stetson in 2005.

Adams is engaged to Joyce de Guzman of Winter Springs, FL and has a dog named Concord.