Keith Adams, who led Springbrook High School in Silver Spring, Md., to a 54-22 record from 2002-05, was appointed to the Blazers' staff in May 2005. Since his arrival, the Blazers have posted a record of 50-30.

Adams, who works with the Blazers post players and is the program's lead recruiter, owns 18 years of basketball coaching experience. Five of those years came as a high school head coach where, most recently, he turned Springbrook into one of the top programs in the Washington metropolitan area.

In 2004, he led the Blue Devils to the Maryland Class 4A state finals and finished with a 24-4 record. During the season, Springbrook earned a No. 1 ranking in the Washington Post for the first time in school history. Adams was named Coach of the Year by The Gazette (Montgomery), the Montgomery Journal and the Montgomery County Sentinel.

The previous season, Adams led the Blue Devils to an 18-6 record, the Montgomery County 4A/3A East Division championship and a trip the Class 4A West Region finals.

While at Springbrook, Adams coached Folarin Campbell, who went on to George Mason University and helped lead the Patriots to the Final Four during the 2005-06 season.

Adams also served as the head coach at Wootton High School from 2000-02 and led the Patriots to the Maryland Class 4A West semifinals in 2000. He also led the program to its first double-digit win season in almost 10 years.

Prior to taking over at Wootton, Adams was an assistant coach at Paint Branch High School under legendary coach Hank Galotta and his good friend Walter Hardy. Paint Branch won a state championship in 2000 and also claimed regional championships in 1995, 1996 and 2000.

Adams is a Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA) and belongs to a number of professional organizations including the National Education Association, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the Black Coaches Association and the National Interscholastic Administrators Association. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from Bowie State University and a master's degree in teaching from Grand Canyon University. He recently completed an administrative leadership certificate at Hood.

Adams, who is active in many different charities including the V Foundation for Cancer Research and the American Red Cross, is married to Cecily Darden Adams and has one stepson, Victor. The Adams family resides in Silver Spring, Md.

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