Keitha Adams

Last updated
Keitha Adams
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team UTEP
Conference C-USA
Record296–228 (.565)
Biographical details
Born (1967-02-13) February 13, 1967 (age 57)
Oxford, Kansas
Alma mater Southwestern College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1989Belle Plaine HS (asst.)
1991–1994Winfield HS
1994–1996 Independence CC (asst.)
1996–2001Independence CC
2001–2017 UTEP
2017–2023 Wichita State
2023–presentUTEP
Head coaching record
Overall376–321 (.539) (college)
127–37 (.774) (junior college)
Tournaments1–2 (NCAA)
8–2 (WNIT)

Keitha Rachelle Adams (born February 13, 1967) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at UTEP. [1]

Contents

Prior to the 2006–07 season, Adams was known as Keitha Green. [2] [3] [4]

Coaching career

Adams began her coaching career in 1987 as a girls' basketball assistant coach at Belle Plaine High School in Belle Plaine, Kansas while studying at Southwestern College, from which she would ultimately graduate in 1989. [5] After graduating from Southwestern, Adams joined Winfield High School in Winfield, Kansas and coached softball, volleyball, and track before ultimately settling on basketball full-time in 1991. [6] [7]

In 1994, Adams became a women's basketball assistant coach at Independence Community College; she was also a men's and women's tennis coach in the 1994–95 season. [5] Independence promoted Adams to head coach in 1996. In five seasons as head coach, Adams had a cumulative 127–37 record and two Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference titles in 2000 and 2001. [5]

UTEP (2001–2017)

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) hired Adams as head women's basketball coach on April 20, 2001. [5] Adams coached at UTEP for 16 seasons and accumulated a 284–209 record, three Conference USA regular season titles (2008, 2012, 2016), one C-USA Tournament title (2012), two NCAA tournament appearances (2008 and 2012), and two WNIT appearances (2014 and 2016)—the only such titles and postseason bids in program history. [5]

Following a 24–7 season in 2013–14 and appearance in the 2014 WNIT, UTEP signed Adams to a six-year contract extension. [5]

In her final season as head coach, UTEP went 8–23 season in 2016–17.

At UTEP, Adams created a mentorship program that helped ensure a high graduation rate among her players. [8] Adams is credited with building a successful women's basketball program that also "encourages interaction between players and fans." [9] She was inducted into the El Paso Women's Hall of Fame in 2010. [10] In 2016, she was recognized as the Conference USA Coach of the Year. [11]

Wichita State (2017–2023)

Adams resigned from UTEP [12] to become head coach at Wichita State on March 29, 2017. [13]

UTEP (2023–present)

In 2023, Adams returned as head coach for UTEP. [14]

Head coaching record

The following table shows Adams' head coaching record at the NCAA Division I level. Source: [15] [16]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UTEP Miners (Western Athletic Conference)(2001–2005)
2001–02UTEP 3–251–1710th
2002–03UTEP 10–195–139th
2003–04UTEP 16–1310–84th
2004–05UTEP 12–177–11T–7th
UTEP (WAC):41–74 (.357)23–49 (.319)
UTEP Miners (Conference USA)(2005–2017)
2005–06UTEP 14–156–10T–7th
2006–07UTEP 22–810–6T–4th
2007–08UTEP 28–416–01st NCAA second round
2008–09UTEP 18–1211–52nd
2009–10 UTEP 16–166–1010th
2010–11UTEP 16–147–99th
2011–12UTEP 29–415–11st NCAA first round
2012–13 UTEP 22–108–85th
2013–14 UTEP 29–812–43rd WNIT Runner-up
2014–15 UTEP 12–167–1111th
2015–16 UTEP 29–516–21st WNIT Quarterfinals
2016–17 UTEP 8–235–13T–11th
Wichita State Shockers (American Athletic Conference)(2017–2023)
2017–18 Wichita State 14–179–7T-5th
2018–19 Wichita State 12–185–11T-8th
2019–20 Wichita State 16–157–9T-6th
2020–21 Wichita State 6–122–99th
2021–22 Wichita State 14–165–119th
2022–23 Wichita State 18–156–10T-8th
Wichita State:80–93 (.462)34–57 (.374)
UTEP Miners (Conference USA)(2023–present)
2023–24 UTEP 12–196–10T–6th
UTEP (C-USA):255–154 (.623)125–89 (.584)
Total:376–321 (.539)

      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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  2. ↑ "Natasha Lacy To Join Women's Basketball Team". UTEP Athletics. May 3, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
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  4. ↑ "Keitha Adams Announces 2006–07 UTEP Womens Basketball Schedule". UTEP Athletics. September 12, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
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  14. ↑ Keitha Adams Returning as UTEP Women's Basketball Head Coach
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