Jody Adams (basketball)

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Jody Michelle Adams-Birch (born December 28, 1972)[1] is the women's basketball program head coach at New Mexico State University.

Jody Adams
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNew Mexico State
ConferenceConference USA
Record30–34 (.469)
Biographical details
Born (1972-12-28) December 28, 1972 (age 51)
Cleveland, Tennessee
Playing career
1990–1994Tennessee
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1996Auburn (Asst.)
1996–1997Wake Forest (Asst.)
1997–2000Minnesota (Asst.)
2000–2004UMKC (Assoc. HC)
2004–2007Southern Illinois (Assoc. HC)
2007–2008Murray State
2008–2017Wichita State
2018–2022Southern Illinois (Asst.)
2022–presentNew Mexico State
Head coaching record
Overall217–157 (.580)

Career

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Adams-Birch was the former women's basketball program head coach at Wichita State University from 2008 to 2017.[2][3] She was also assistant coach at Southern Illinois from 2018 to 2022.

Personal life

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She married Roy Birch in June 2016.

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Murray State Racers (Ohio Valley Conference) (2007–2008)
2007–08 Murray State 24–8 15–5 T–2nd NCAA First Round
Murray State: 24–8 (.750) 15–5 (.750)
Wichita State Shockers (Missouri Valley Conference) (2008–2017)
2008–09 Wichita State 13–18 4–14 T–9th
2009–10 Wichita State 18–15 8–10 6th WBI Second Round
2010–11 Wichita State 17–15 10–8 5th WNIT First Round
2011–12 Wichita State 20–13 12–6 3rd WNIT Second Round
2012–13 Wichita State 24–10 15–3 T–1st NCAA First Round
2013–14 Wichita State 26–7 14–4 T–1st NCAA First Round
2014–15 Wichita State 29–5 17–1 1st NCAA First Round
2015–16 Wichita State 8–22 5–13 8th
2016–17 Wichita State 8–10 3–4
Wichita State: 163–115 (.586) 88–63 (.583)
New Mexico State Aggies (WAC) (2022–2023)
2022–23 New Mexico State 18–17 10–8 T–5th WBI Runner-up
New Mexico State Aggies (Conference USA) (2023–present)
2023–24 New Mexico State 12–17 6–10 T–6th
New Mexico State: 30–34 (.469) 16–18 (.471)
Total: 217–157 (.580)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  2. ^ Jody Adams
  3. ^ Suellentrop, Paul (January 22, 2017). "Jody Adams-Birch out at Wichita State, replaced by Linda Hargrove for rest of season". kansas.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017.