Gary Adams
| Gary Adams | |
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| Sport(s) | Baseball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 4, 1939 Hamilton, Ohio |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Playing career | |
| 1959–1962 | UCLA Bruins |
| Position(s) | Second base |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965-1968 1970–1974 1975-2004 |
UC Riverside (asst.) UC Irvine UCLA |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1169-891-12 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships 2 Division II National Championships (1973, 1974) 1 Division I College World Series Appearance (1997) 11 Division I NCAA Tournament Appearances (1979, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004) 5 Division II NCAA Tournament Appearances (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974) 3 Pac-8/Pac-10 South Division Titles (1976, 1979, 1986) 1 Pac-10 Title (2000) | |
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Awards 1 Division II Coach of the Year Award (1974) 2 Division II District VIII Coach of the Year Awards (1973, 1974) 1 Pac-10 Coach of the Year Award (2004) 2 Pac-10 South Coach of the Year Awards (1979, 1986) | |
Gary Adams (born September 4, 1939) is an American former college baseball coach, the head baseball coach of the UCLA Bruins from 1975–2004. Adams also served as the first head coach at UC Irvine from 1970–1974, winning two Division II national championships there.[1]
Adams attended UCLA, where he played baseball from 1959–1962. After his playing career, Adams was an assistant coach at UC Riverside from 1965–1968 before becoming a head coach.[1][2]
Coaching career
Adams was named the first head coach of the Division II UC Irvine baseball program prior to the 1970 season. Under Adams, the Anteaters reached the Division II NCAA Tournament in each of the program's first five seasons. In both 1973 and 1974, the team advanced to the College World Series and won the Division II National Championship.[3][4]
Adams replaced Art Reichle as the head coach at UCLA following the 1974 season. Adams coached at UCLA for 30 seasons, appearing in 11 NCAA Tournaments and the 1997 College World Series. Adams retired following the 2004 season and was replaced by then-UC Irvine head coach John Savage.[5][6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Independent (College Division) (1970–1973) | |||||||||
| 1970 | UC Irvine | 33-12-3 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1971 | UC Irvine | 27-17-1 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1972 | UC Irvine | 33-19-1 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1973 | UC Irvine | 44-12 | College World Series | ||||||
| Independent (Division II) (1974–1974) | |||||||||
| 1974 | UC Irvine | 48-8 | College World Series | ||||||
| UC Irvine: | 185-68-5 | ||||||||
| UCLA (Pacific-12 Conference) (1975–2004) | |||||||||
| 1975 | UCLA | 31-22 | 7-11 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| 1976 | UCLA | 35-25 | 16-8 | 1st (South) | Pac-8 Tournament | ||||
| 1977 | UCLA | 31-30 | 10-8 | 2nd (South) | |||||
| 1978 | UCLA | 39-20 | 9-9 | 2nd (South) | |||||
| 1979 | UCLA | 43-18 | 21-9 | 1st (South) | West Regional | ||||
| 1980 | UCLA | 31-22-3 | 15-15 | t-3rd (South) | |||||
| 1981 | UCLA | 21-35 | 7-23 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 1982 | UCLA | 38-27 | 11-19 | 4th (South) | |||||
| 1983 | UCLA | 28-24-1 | 12-18 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 1984 | UCLA | 28-32 | 8-22 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 1985 | UCLA | 34-30-1 | 13-17 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 1986 | UCLA | 39-23 | 21-9 | 1st (South) | West Regional (National Seed) | ||||
| 1987 | UCLA | 40-25-1 | 16-14 | 2nd (South) | West II Regional | ||||
| 1988 | UCLA | 31-28 | 12-18 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 1989 | UCLA | 27-32 | 10-20 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 1990 | UCLA | 41-26 | 14-16 | 4th (South) | Midwest Regional | ||||
| 1991 | UCLA | 29-30 | 13-17 | 4th (South) | |||||
| 1992 | UCLA | 37-26 | 14-16 | 3rd (South) | Mideast Regional | ||||
| 1993 | UCLA | 37-23 | 17-13 | 2nd (South) | Central I Regional | ||||
| 1994 | UCLA | 22-36 | 11-19 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 1995 | UCLA | 29-28 | 12-8 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 1996 | UCLA | 36-28 | 16-14 | 3rd (South) | Central I Regional | ||||
| 1997 | UCLA | 45-21-1 | 19-11 | 2nd (South) | College World Series | ||||
| 1998 | UCLA | 24-33 | 11-19 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 1999 | UCLA | 31-33 | 13-11 | t-3rd | Wichita Regional | ||||
| 2000 | UCLA | 38-26 | 17-7 | t-1st | Baton Rouge Super Regional | ||||
| 2001 | UCLA | 30-27 | 9-15 | 7th | |||||
| 2002 | UCLA | 26-35 | 9-15 | 7th | |||||
| 2003 | UCLA | 28-31 | 11-13 | t-5th | |||||
| 2004 | UCLA | 35-29 | 14-10 | t-3rd | Oklahoma City Regional | ||||
| UCLA: | 984-823-7 | 388-424 | |||||||
| Total: | 1169-891-12 | ||||||||
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National champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference tournament champion
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Notes
- Adams has written number of books, including Conversations with Coach Wooden, and children's books, The Ladybug Story, So Flat, So Deep, So Far, and The Little Clock Who Had No Hands.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "#13 Gary Adams". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Sports Information. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ "Baseball: Gary Adams Headed to UCLA Hall of Fame". PE.com. Press-Examiner. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Anteater in the Draft/Year-by-Year Results". 2010 UC Irvine Baseball Media Guide. UC Irvine Sports Information. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ "All-Time Results". NCAA Division II Baseball Record Book. NCAA. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "2011 UCLA Bruins Baseball Media Guide". UCLA Sports Information. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ Manuel, John (2 July 2004). "Savage Takes Over at UCLA". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Pacific-12 Conference Baseball Media Guide". Pacific-12 Conference. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
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