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Hall of Fame

John Adams

  • Class
  • Induction
    1994
  • Sport(s)
    M Basketball
John Adams
Men’s Basketball Coach
 
  • Coached 11 consecutive winning varsity seasons, 1974-85
  • Two-time Sport Magazine Division III National Coach of the Year
  • Named the New Jersey Collegiate Coach of the Year eight times, and the NJAC Coach of the Year six times
  • Coached the 1974-75 team to WPC’s first NCAA Tournament berth
  • Posted an overall record of 208-75 (seventh all time in NCAA winning percentage)
  • Coached teams to six conference titles, eight NCAA Regional Tournament appearances, and two NCAA Regional championships
 
Inducted November 17, 1994
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