Jody Adams (basketball)
American basketball coach (born 1972)
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Jody Michelle Adams-Birch (born December 28, 1972)[1] is a women's basketball coach who was most recently the head coach at New Mexico State University.
Cleveland, Tennessee, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 28, 1972 Cleveland, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1994 | Tennessee |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1996 | Auburn (Asst.) |
| 1996–1997 | Wake Forest (Asst.) |
| 1997–2000 | Minnesota (Asst.) |
| 2000–2004 | UMKC (Assoc. HC) |
| 2004–2007 | Southern Illinois (Assoc. HC) |
| 2007–2008 | Murray State |
| 2008–2017 | Wichita State |
| 2018–2022 | Southern Illinois (Asst.) |
| 2022–2026 | New Mexico State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 245–195 (.557) |
Career
Adams-Birch played high school basketball at Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, Tennessee, from 1987 to 1989. She was named All District, All Region and District MVP during those three years and was the Region Tournament MVP in 1988 and 1989. Adams-Birch was the first girl to receive the Steve Sloan award, given annually to the top athlete at Bradley Central.[2][3]
Adams-Birch played college basketball at the University of Tennessee under Coach Pat Summitt from 1990 to 1994. She was a four-year starting point guard for the Lady Volunteers and helped lead them to five SEC championships and the 1991 national championship.[2]
After one season (2007-08) as head women's basketball coach at Murray State University, Adams-Birch served as head coach at Wichita State University from 2008 to 2017.[4][5] She was also assistant coach at Southern Illinois University from 2018 to 2022.
She was hired as New Mexico State's women's basketball coach ahead of the 2022-23 season.[6] The Aggies reached the final of the 2023 Women's Basketball Invitational in her first season and the second round of the 2025 Women's National Invitation Tournament in her third season. She was fired following the 2025-26 season after a 9-21 campaign.[7]
Adams-Birch was hired as head girls basketball coach at her high school alma mater Bradley Central in May 2026.[2]
Personal life
She married Roy Birch in June 2016.
Head coaching record
| 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) (2023–2026) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | New Mexico State | 13–18 | 6–10 | T–6th | |||||
| 2024–25 | New Mexico State | 18–16 | 10–8 | 4th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2025–26 | New Mexico State | 9–21 | 5–13 | 11th | |||||
| New Mexico State: | 58–72 (.446) | 31–39 (.443) | |||||||
| Total: | 245–195 (.557) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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