Lafayette College Athletics

Entering his fourth season at the head of the Leopards volleyball program for the fall 2022 season, Adams was introduced as the second full-time head coach in Lafayette College volleyball program history on Feb. 2, 2019.

After leading the team to its most conference wins in program history and highest seeding the Patriot League Tournament, Adams was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2021. He also helped guide senior Leanna Deegan to lead all of Division I women's volleyball in kills per set and points per set, while claiming Patriot League Player of the Year honors. The duo of Adams and Deegan were the first conference major award winners in Lafayette volleyball history. 

In his first year on College Hill, he led the Leopards to the most wins the program had seen in 10 years, leading the Maroon and White to a 13-19 overall record.

In a shortened 2021 spring season, he led the Maroon and White to a 2-5 season, including a weekend sweep of crosstown rival Lehigh. He also coached outside hitter Leanna Deegan to the programs first Patriot League First-Team selection since 2006.  

Adams came to College Hill after a pair of stints as an assistant at Bucknell from 2014-16 and in 2018. In his first two years in Lewisburg, the Bison ranked up 21 combined wins, including 13 Patriot League victories and were on the doorstep of the conference tournament berth in 2015. He played a large role in the program’s first winning season in nine years.

A 2009 graduate of Cal State Northridge, Adams was named an Academic All-American while earning his degree in urban studies and planning. He began coaching in 2012 when he became a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Idaho and served as an academic coordinator for the athletic department.

After his first stop with Bucknell, he spent one season on the William & Mary coaching staff, while also serving as the head coach of the Williamsburg Volleyball Club 18 National team. Eleven players from that squad went on to play in college, including five at the Division I level.

In 2017, Adams served as the assistant coach at Princess Anne High School in Virginia. He helped guide the Cavaliers to a 27-4 record and a runner-up finish in the Virginia State Tournament. Along with his assistant coach duties, Adams was the head coach of East Coast Volleyball Club 16 Travel which went 31-16 under his guidance and ranked second in the Old Dominion Region.