Mark Adams (basketball, born June 1956) should not be confused with Mark Adams (basketball, born May 1956).
| Mark Adams | |
| Birth Date: | 26 June 1956 |
| Alma Mater: | Cincinnati ('79) |
| Coach Sport1: | Basketball |
| Coach Years2: | 1979–1982 |
| Coach Team2: | Idaho State (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1982–1985 |
| Coach Team3: | Rocky Mountain |
| Coach Years4: | 1985–1989 |
| Coach Team4: | Western Oregon |
| Coach Years5: | 1989–1991 |
| Coach Team5: | Washington State (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 1991–1996 |
| Coach Team6: | Central Connecticut |
| Coach Sport7: | Baseball |
| Coach Years8: | 2023– |
| Coach Team8: | Miami (OH)–Middletown |
| Championships: | Two, NAIA District 2 in 1985 and NAIA Western Division in 1989 |
| Awards: | Northwest Basketball Coach of the Year 1989 |
| Coaching Records: | Rocky Mountain College Hall of Fame Induction 2019 |
Mark Adams (born June 26, 1956) is a college basketball analyst on the ESPN family of networks.[1] Adams was previously head coach of the Central Connecticut Blue Devils from 1991 to 1996.[2] He is also currently the head baseball coach at Miami University Middletown.
Adams was also an assistant coach at Washington State University from 1989–91, head coach at Western Oregon University from 1985–89, head coach Rocky Mountain College from 1982–85, and assistant coach at Idaho State University from 1979–82. Adams was a program rebuilder taking over three programs that won only 32% of games the season before he became head coach. In his final season as a head coach at those same schools his teams won 65% of their games including two championships.