Ron Adams

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{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Ron Adams

| image = Ron Adams in 2015.jpg

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| caption = Adams in 2015

| league = NBA

| team = Golden State Warriors

| position = Assistant coach

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|11|18}}

| birth_place = Laton, California, U.S.

| high_school = Laton (Laton, California)

| college = Fresno Pacific (1965–1969)

| career_position = Guard

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| coach_start = 1969

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| cyears1=1969–1972

| cteam1=Fresno Pacific (assistant)

| cyears2=1972–1975

| cteam2=Fresno Pacific

| cyears3 = 1975–1976

| cteam3 = U.S. International (assistant)

| cyears4=1976–1978

| cteam4 = UC Santa Barbara (assistant)

| cyears5=1978–1979

| cteam5=Sunair Ostende

| cyears6=1980–1986

| cteam6=Fresno State (assistant)

| cyears7=1986–1990

| cteam7=Fresno State

| cyears8 = 1990–1991

| cteam8 = UNLV (assistant)

| cyears9=1991–1992

| cteam9=Drake (assistant)

| cyears10={{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|1993|end}}

| cteam10=San Antonio Spurs (assistant)

| cyears11={{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}

| cteam11=Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)

| cyears12={{nbay|1998|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}}

| cteam12=Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)

| cyears13={{nbay|2003|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}}

| cteam13=Chicago Bulls (assistant)

| cyears14={{nbay|2008|start}}–{{nbay|2009|end}}

| cteam14=Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant)

| cyears15={{nbay|2010|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}}

| cteam15=Chicago Bulls (assistant)

| cyears16={{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2013|end}}

| cteam16 = Boston Celtics (assistant)

| cyears17={{nbay|2014|start}}–present

| cteam17 = Golden State Warriors (assistant)

| highlights =

As Head Coach:

Belgian Cup champion (1979)

As assistant coach:

4× NBA champion ({{nbafy|2015}}, {{nbafy|2017}}, {{nbafy|2018}}, {{nbafy|2022}})
NIT champion (1983)
4× PCAA/Big West tournament champion (1981, 1982, 1984, 1991)
2022 Tex Winter Assistant Coach Lifetime Impact Award{{cite web | url=https://nbacoaches.com/ron-adams-named-2022-tex-winter-assistant-coach-lifetime-impact-award-winner/#:~:text=LAS%20VEGAS%2C%20July%2012%2C%202022,Association%20(NBCA)%20announced%20today | title=Ron Adams Named 2022 Tex Winter Assistant Coach Lifetime Impact Award Winner | the Official Website of the NBA Coaches Association | date=July 12, 2022 }}

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Ronald George Adams (born November 18, 1947){{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach |title=NCAA® Career Statistics |website=Web1.ncaa.org |date=March 20, 1999 |access-date=July 8, 2017}} is an American basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Early life and college career

A native of Laton, California,{{cite web|title=Ron Adams, assistant coach|url=https://app.box.com/s/78p8e950l54w5tfc2zpz|website=Golden State Warriors 2014–15 Media Guide|publisher=Golden State Warriors|access-date=May 3, 2015|page=12|date=2014}} Adams graduated from Laton High School.{{cite web|last1=Warszawski|first1=Marek|title=Valley native Ron Adams has NBA-best Warriors on the defensive|url=http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/marek-warszawski/article19531671.html|website=Fresno Bee|access-date=May 16, 2016|date=January 22, 2015}} He then played basketball at Fresno Pacific College (now Fresno Pacific University) as a guard for the Fresno Pacific Vikings and graduated in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in political science and history.{{cite web|title=Ron Adams|url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/ron_adams/|publisher=NBA|access-date=May 3, 2015|date=2013}}{{cite web|title=FPU inducts five new members into Athletic Hall of Fame|url=http://www.fpuathletics.com/news/2011/7/30/GEN_0730110637.aspx|publisher=Fresno Pacific University|access-date=May 3, 2015|date=September 19, 2011}} On September 19, 2011, Adams was inducted into the Fresno Pacific University Athletic Hall of Fame. Adams played basketball at Fresno Pacific (1965–69) and began his coaching career there as well (1969–74).{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8ky07zzUNk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/K8ky07zzUNk| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Ron Adams Hall of Fame Speech|work=YouTube|access-date=October 29, 2014}}{{cbignore}}

Coaching career

After graduating from Fresno Pacific College, Adams became an assistant coach for the basketball team in 1969. Following a 7–20 season in 1971–72, Adams was promoted to be head coach. Fresno Pacific went 19–7 in 1973–74, Adams's second season as head coach. While head coach at Fresno Pacific, Adams completed a master's degree in physical education at California State University, Fresno in 1974.

In 1975, Adams became assistant coach at United States International University. Then from 1976 to 1978, Adams was assistant coach at UC Santa Barbara. He moved up to the professional level, as head coach for Belgian team Sunair Ostende in the 1978–79 season.{{cite web|title=Ron Adams – Assistant coach|url=http://www.nba.com/media/mediacentral/0203MG_MIL_01.pdf|website=Milwaukee Bucks 2002–03 Media Guide|publisher=Milwaukee Bucks|access-date=May 3, 2015|page=24}}

From 1980 to 1986, Adams was an assistant coach at Fresno State under Boyd Grant. During this time, Fresno State won the PCAA Tournaments of 1981, 1982, and 1984.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/tiny-grant-1.html |title=Tiny Grant Coaching Record | College Basketball at |website=Sports-reference.com |access-date=July 8, 2017}} Adams took over as head coach after Grant resigned following the 1985–86 season.{{cite web|last1=Browne|first1=Jeff|title=Emotional Grant Leads Rams Against Gators|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-03-17/sports/8901140912_1_boyd-grant-ncaa-tournaments-three-head-coaching|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050113/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-03-17/sports/8901140912_1_boyd-grant-ncaa-tournaments-three-head-coaching|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|website=South Florida Sun-Sentinel|access-date=May 3, 2015|date=March 17, 1989}} Adams's best season at Fresno State was a 15–14 season in 1988–89; in four seasons, Adams went 43–72.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/ron-adams-1.html |title=Ron Adams Coaching Record | College Basketball at |website=Sports-reference.com |access-date=July 8, 2017}}

In 1990, Adams joined Jerry Tarkanian's staff at UNLV, who followed its championship season with an undefeated Big West Conference regular season record and berth in the 1991 Final Four. Adams then was an assistant at Drake for one season, then reunited with Tarkanian to be an assistant under him with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs in 1992.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-03-sp-552-story.html |title=Pro Basketball |website=Articles.latimes.com |date=June 3, 1992 |access-date=July 8, 2017}} After two seasons, Adams joined John Lucas II's staff on the Philadelphia 76ers as assistant coach in 1994. From 1996 to 1998, Adams was a player personnel scout for the Portland Trail Blazers.

In 1998, Adams became an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks under George Karl. After five seasons in Milwaukee, Adams became assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls, mostly under Scott Skiles. He then was assistant for the Oklahoma City Thunder under Scott Brooks from 2008 to 2010.{{cite web |url=http://newsok.com/thunder-notebook/article/3475391 |title=Thunder notebook: Nick Collison on Ron Adams' departure: "It's a big loss for us" |first=Darnell |last=Mayberry |access-date=July 14, 2010 |date=July 12, 2010 |work=The Oklahoman}} Afterwards, Adams rejoined the Bulls in 2010 as assistant coach this time under Tom Thibodeau.{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2010 |title=Bulls name assistant coaches |url=https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/berto_100909.html |website=NBA.com}} Following three seasons with the Bulls, Adams became an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics in 2013, under first-year head coach Brad Stevens.

On July 3, 2014, Adams joined the Golden State Warriors as an assistant coach under first-year head coach Steve Kerr.{{cite web|publisher=Golden State Warriors|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-announce-steve-kerrs-coaching-staff|title=Warriors Announce Steve Kerr's Coaching Staff|date=July 3, 2014}} The Warriors finished the regular season 67–15 and in first place in the Western Conference. Adams won his first championship after the Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games of the 2015 NBA Finals.

Adams is considered one of the top defensive coaches.{{cite web|last=Baldwin|first=Mike|title=NBA: Ron Adams considered one of top defensive coaches|url=http://newsok.com/nba-ron-adams-considered-one-of-top-defensive-coaches/article/3342727|work=NewsOK.com|date=February 3, 2009|access-date=August 13, 2013}} He was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame, for coaching basketball, in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.fresnoahof.org/current-past-inductees|title=Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame {{!}} Home|website=Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame {{!}} Home|access-date=February 2, 2017}}

The Warriors finished the regular season 2016-17 NBA season with 67 wins and first place in the Western Conference. Adams won his second championship in three years after the Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games of the 2017 NBA Finals.

The Warriors finished the regular season 2017-18 NBA season with 58 wins and second place in the Western Conference. Adams won his second straight championship when the Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games of the 2018 NBA Finals.

The Warriors finished the regular season 2021-22 NBA season with 53 wins and third place in the Western Conference. Adams won his fourth championship when the Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in six games of the 2022 NBA Finals.