Mark Adams was at the helm of the Howard College Hawk Men’s Basketball program from 2004-2013 and amassed 233 victories, leading the Hawks to the 2010 NJCAA Division I National Championship where he was also named the NJCAA’s National Coach of the Year. Additionally, Adams has advanced to the NJCAA Regional Tournament in nine consecutive seasons and his 2006 team racked up an impressive single season record 36 wins. Over his nine-year run with the Hawks, he led his teams to three trips to the national tournament resulting in one national championship, six trips to the regional finals and three WJCAC conference championships. 

Utilizing his experience and leadership, Adams led the charge and was instrumental in the development of the Rattlers Athletics program at SouthWest College for the Deaf (SWCD), the college’s campus for deaf and hard of hearing students. 

Mark Adams has coached several players to success, most notably Jae Crowder (2010) and Charles Burgess (2006), both of whom were awarded NJCAA National Player of the Year Award. Crowder continued his basketball career at Marquette University and is currently in the NBA.  

In addition to Howard College, Adams’ coaching experience encompasses 38 years and includes time at Clarendon College, Wayland Baptist College, West Texas A&M, Texas-Pan American, Little Rock, and Texas Tech University where he currently serves as an assistant coach. Over the course of his career, he has captured 15 Coach of the Year honors and six region, conference or district Coach of the Year honors. 

In 2019, Adams was awarded the Good Scout Award by the Lone Star District of the Buffalo Trail Council of Boy Scouts of America. As a scout since the age of six, Adams was recognized for his ability to live the example and personify the ideals of scouting instilling character, leadership, citizenship, and personal fitness to all student athletes he coaches. 

Adams is a 1979 graduate of Texas Tech. He and his wife, Jennifer, are the parents of two children: Luke and Abbie. Luke now serves as the head men’s basketball coach at New Mexico Junior College and Abbie is working as a speech-language pathologist.