Tennille Adams Position: Assistant Coach Experience: Fourth Season

Tennille Adams enters her fourth season as an assistant coach for the Wildcats.

"Tennille brings a wealth of experience to the Northwestern basketball family," Head Coach Joe McKeown said when Adams was hired. "Her ability to recruit, teach and motivate are her strongest assets. As a player who helped Arkansas reach the Final Four and a coach at the Division I level, she has a great work ethic. As a native of East Chicago, Indiana, she also has strong recruiting ties to the Midwest."

"These last three seasons at Northwestern have been a truly dynamic experience," Adams said. "Our student-athletes are a joy to work with and have truly set the bar for what it means to succeed as student-athletes. I've had the pleasure to learn and grow as a coach from a future hall of famer in Joe McKeown. To prepare top-notch athletes at an academic institution like Northwestern and to work with a highly-respected coaching staff has been a remarkable experience that has enabled me to excel as a coach."

Prior to arriving in Evanston, Adams coached at American University where she was responsible for all aspects of recruiting. She also was involved in the development of post players and the point person for academic affairs and external relations within the basketball program.

Adams, a standout at the University of Arkansas, began her coaching career in 2004 as an assistant at Lon Morris Junior College in Jacksonville, Texas, before taking a similar position at North Carolina A&T State. She spent two years with the Aggies in Greensboro, N.C., before making the move to Washington D.C.

As a student-athlete at Arkansas, Adams was a member of the 1997-1998 Final Four team and the 1998-99 WNIT Championship team. On an individual level, Adams was ranked in the top five post players in the nation and as one of the top 50 seniors by Blue Star.

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