Alex Adams

For other people named Alex Adams, see Alex Adams (disambiguation).

Alex Adams
Current position
Sport(s)	Basketball
Title	Head coach
Team	Akron
Biographical details
Born	October 21, 1934 Akron, OH
Died	July 22, 2011 (aged 76) Ocala, Florida
Playing career
1959−1961	Akron
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1975–1976	Akron

Alex Adams (born c. 1935 – July 22, 2011)^[1] was a college basketball head coach. He coached the Akron Zips men's basketball team in 1975–76 to a 10–14 record.^[2] Adams was the first African-American to both play and coach basketball at the University of Akron.^[1]

References

1 2 Legendary UA athlete, leader Alex Adams dies. Ohio. Retrieved on November 26, 2013.
↑ "Men's Basketball Coaches Career" (search for Alex Adams under Player/Coach Search). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2010-12-16.

Akron Zips men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1901–1904)
Earl Williams (1904–1908)
Dwight Bradley (1908)
Walter East (1908–1909)
Clarence Weed (1909–1910)
Frank Haggerty (1910–1915)
Fred Sefton (1915–1924)
James W. Coleman (1924–1925)
Fred Sefton (1925–1927)
Red Blair (1927–1936)
Paul Bixler (1936–1939)
Thomas Dowler (1939–1940)
Russell Beichly (1940–1959)
Tony Laterza (1959–1968)
Wyatt Webb (1968–1975)
Alex Adams (1975–1976)
Ken Cunningham (1976–1980)
Bob Rupert (1980–1984)
Bob Huggins (1984–1989)
Coleman Crawford (1989–1995)
Dan Hipsher (1995–2004)
Keith Dambrot (2004– )

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