Volleyball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- tadams@uncaa.unc.edu
- Phone:
- 919-843-2041
Tyler Adams begins his eighth season with the Tar Heels in 2017 and his seventh as an assistant coach after serving as a volunteer assistant in 2010. During his tenure at Carolina, Adams has led the Tar Heels to a 181-47 record with a top-three ACC finish and an NCAA Tournament berth every season.
Adams and the Tar Heel coaching staff guided UNC to a 29-4 campaign in 2016, capturing his second ACC title with an unprecedented 19-1 record in conference play. The Heels received their highest AVCA (6) and RPI (5) rankings in program history and advanced to NCAA Regionals for the second time in three years, while taking down a program-record three top-10 teams.Â
In 2014, the Heels went 29-3 with a perfect 16-0 record at home in 2014, en route to the most wins since 2002. North Carolina earned a series of new program highs during the incredible season, including a No. 7 AVCA Coaches Poll ranking, a No. 5 NCAA RPI ranking and a No. 7 seed in the NCAA tournament. UNC also reeled off 20-straight victories, the longest streak in program history. The season ended for the Tar Heels in the NCAA Regional Finals in Minneapolis, the first time the program had ever reached the Regional Final in Carolina volleyball history.
In 2013, Adams was a part of the program’s record 15-0 start, while led to UNC’s 15th berth to the NCAA tournament. The Tar Heels finished the season with a 27-5, recording the most wins since 2002.
In addition to his coaching duties at Carolina, Adams worked in several different roles over five years with USA Volleyball. In 2014, Adams traveled with the Men’s Junior National team to compete in the NORCECA U21 Championships in El Salvador. He served as the Technical Coordinator and video analyst for the team, who would win the bronze medal in a highly competitive tournament. Â
Adams has extensive experience with the USA Women’s National A2 program, which is made up of the top collegiate women’s volleyball players in the country with at least one year of college eligibility remaining. In 2012, he worked with the team in Columbus, serving as a technical assistant. Working with the USA Volleyball A2 Blue National team in 2010, Adams helped lead the squad to the gold medal at the USA Volleyball Open National Championship in Phoenix, Arizona.
In 2011, Adams worked as an assistant at the USA High Performance Championships with the Select Age Division A2 program, and he has also worked boys’ and girls’ USA HP tryouts.
Prior to joining Carolina in 2010, Adams served as an assistant coach at his alma mater (UCF) for two years (2008, 2010). In between his coaching stints, Adams played and coached overseas in Germany. He guided the Oberliga professional volleyball team FC Schuttorf to a 17-1 record and the league championship in 2009.
A 2008 graduate of UCF with a degree in psychology, Adams played five years for the Knights’ club volleyball team. He was honored by the NIRSA as a second team All-American in 2008. From 2006-08 Adams served as a player coach for the club team, before taking over the team as a head coach in 2009.
Last Update: July 2017
