Adam Fisher (basketball)

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Adam Fisher
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Fisher in 2022
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team Temple
Conference The American
Record22–24 (.478)
Biographical details
Born (1983-08-26) August 26, 1983 (age 41)
Jamison, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater Penn State (2006)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2009 Villanova (GA)
2015–2021 Miami (FL) (assistant)
2021–2023 Penn State (AHC)
2023–present Temple
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2009–2010 Boston Univ. (Director of Operations)
2011–2012 Penn State (Video Coordinator)
2012–2013Penn State (Director of Player Personnel)
2013–2015 Miami (FL) (Director of Operations)
Head coaching record
Overall22–24 (.478)
Medal record
Basketball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Maccabiah Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2000 Maccabiah Games Junior Basketball

Adam Fisher (born August 26, 1983) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Temple Owls men's basketball team. Prior to Temple, he was an assistant at Penn State and Miami.

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Early life and education

Fisher is a native of Jamison, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, and is Jewish. He played high school basketball at Central Bucks East High School in Doylestown under Derek Wright, the brother of legendary Villanova men's basketball coach, Jay Wright. [1] A defensive specialist on the basketball court, Fisher always aimed to enter the world of coaching. [1] Fisher also played in the 2000 Junior Maccabiah Games and helped lead the Philadelphia team to the Silver Medal. [1]

Early career

Fisher began his career while getting a bachelor's degree in kinesiology in 2006 at Penn State, when he became the head student manager for the basketball team. He then became a graduate manager. [2]

Fisher moved to Villanova and worked under Jay Wright as a graduate manager, getting a master's degree in education leadership. During that time, the Wildcats reached the Final Four. [2]

Fisher then joined Pat Chambers as the director of basketball operations at Boston University, helping the Terriers to back-to-back 21-win seasons and a win in the 2011 America East Conference Championship. [3]

Fisher left Boston to return to Happy Valley, serving as the video coordinator under Ed DeChellis before being promoted to director of player development, reuniting with his old boss Pat Chambers. [4]

In 2013, Fisher moved to Miami, where he served as the director of operations for Jim Larranaga's Hurricanes where they advanced to the NIT Championship, and were ranked by AP and USA Today in the Top 10. [5]

Coaching career

Miami

Jim Larrañaga promoted Fisher to a bench role after his two years as director of operations. He served as the team's offensive coordinator, helping them reach the NCAA Tournament in all his first three seasons there. They also had three straight 20-win campaigns. He recruited the likes of Lonnie Walker IV, Isaiah Wong, and Bruce Brown, having a top-15 recruiting class in back-to-back seasons. [5] [6]

Penn State

Fisher then was hired by Micah Shrewsberry, returning to his alma mater as the associate head coach and the team's offensive coordinator. They had a major postseason run in the Big Ten Tournament in their first season before finishing as the runner-up in the tournament in their second season. Fisher also served as a major part of their recruiting mission, with the highest-ranked class in Penn State history in 2021 and having a top-30 class nationally in 2022. He also was in TopConnect 2021, a national networking program for top assistant coaches in the nation. [2]

Temple

On March 29, 2023, Temple Athletic Director Arthur Johnson announced that Fisher had been hired as the 19th head coach of Temple Owls men's basketball. [7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Temple Owls (American Athletic Conference)(2023–present)
2023–24 Temple 16–205–13T–10th
2024–25 Temple 6–40–0
Temple:22–24 (.478)5–13 (.278)
Total:22–24 (.478)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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