James Adams - Men's Basketball Coach - University of Richmond Athletics

James Adams

Title:
Video Coordinator
Email:
jadams4@richmond.edu

Video Coordinator, University of Richmond, 2019-present
Assistant Coach, Georgian Court University, 2015-Present
Assistant Coach, Jersey Express ABA Basketball, 2014-15

Adams joined the Spiders basketball staff prior to the 2019-20 season following four seasons as an assistant men's basketball coach at Georgian Court University. At Richmond, Adams directs the Spiders basketball video operation while also contributing to opponent scouting and student-athlete recruitment.

Adams and the Spiders reached the NIT Quarterfinals and were ranked as high as 19th in the AP Top 25 during the 2020-21 season, when Richmond finished with a 14-9 record.

In his first season with the Spiders in 2019-20, Richmond went 24-7 and 14-4 in conference play to finish second in the Atlantic 10.

While at Georgian Court, a Division II school located in Lakewood, N.J., Adams was responsible for individual player development, scouting operations, and overseeing academic progress of each player while also directing the team's recruiting operation and serving as its strength and conditioning coach.

Adams served as an assistant coach with the Jersey Express of the American Basketball Association in 2014 and 2015, leading the team to a playoff appearance in 2015. With the Express, Adams helped to manage day-to-day basketball operations in addition to assisting with roster management and directing team tryouts.

Adams interned with the basketball programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Park (in 2014-15) and Princeton University (in 2012). He also worked as a compliance intern at Seton Hall University in 2012. Adams graduated from the honors college at the University of South Carolina in 2014 with a degree in sports and entertainment management. A jumper on the Gamecocks track and field team, he was selected to the SEC's Academic Honor Roll following each of his four seasons.