Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- tsadams@bsu.edu
- Phone:
- 765-285-8225
Adams begins her third season with the Cardinals in 2017-18.
Last season, the Cardinals made their fifth straight appearance in the Women's National Invitation Tournament and finished the season with a 21-10 record, marking only the sixth time in program history Ball State has had 20+ wins in a season. Ball State also made its 27th appearance in the Mid-American Conference Tournament as the second seed punching its ticket straight to Cleveland.
In her first season as a coach, she helped guide the Cardinals to their four straight postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament appearance along with an upset over Big Ten foe Iowa in the first round beating the Hawkeyes by a score of 77-72. The Cardinals ended the season with a 22-10 ledger which marks only the fifth time in program history Ball State has had a 20+ win season.
Prior to Ball State, Adams spent the last two seasons as the head coach at Howard University. Prior to becoming the head coach at Howard, Adams spent five seasons as an assistant at Northwestern University.
At Northwestern, Adams was named defensive coordinator in 2012-13 and offensive coordinator in 2011-12. She helped the Wildcats to the 10th best turn around season in 2009 and was ranked fourth among BCS schools. Adams also played an intricate role in the Wildcats back-to-back Women's National Invitation Tournament appearances (2009-10 and 2010-11). She also helped in the player development of two First Team All-Big Ten Conference student-athletes, one Third Team All-Big Ten honoree and one Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection.
Prior to arriving at Northwestern, Adams coached at American University where she was responsible for all aspects of recruiting. She also was involved in the development of post players and the point person for academic affairs and external relations within the basketball program.
Adams, a standout player at the University of Arkansas, began her coaching career in 2004 as an assistant at Lon Morris Junior College in Jacksonville, Texas, before taking a similar position at North Carolina A&T State. She spent two years with the Aggies in Greensboro, N.C., before making the move to Washington D.C.
As a student-athlete at Arkansas, Adams was a member of the 1997-1998 Final Four team and the 1998-99 WNIT Championship team.
A native from East Chicago, Indiana, where she attended Central High School, Adams was ranked as one of the top five post player in the country by BlueStar and was a member of the 1995 Indiana All-Star team.
