Wichita State University head women’s basketball coach Jody Adams has agreed to a contract extension through 2019 that includes an annuity, a five-year rolling term appointment, salary increases for her and her staff, and rewards for more success and longevity, Director of Athletics Eric Sexton announced today.
"I am extremely pleased to extend Jody Adams’ contract through 2019, which includes a long list of incentives based on performance, and for her to continue to coach at Wichita State," Sexton said. "She is an excellent coach and mentor and represents WSU and the Wichita community in a first-class way. The Shocker Women’s basketball program is in great hands.
"In addition to the success on the court, Coach Adams is committed to developing teams who are role models in the community, and contribute many hours of service toward Wichita State’s mission to be an active community partner. It is our effort in this contract amendment to show our commitment to her and her leadership of this outstanding program."
In her sixth season at the helm of the program, Adams coached the 2013-14 Shockers to their second-straight Missouri Valley Conference regular-season and post-season titles, while collecting a school-record 26 wins and earning a berth into the NCAA Tournament for the second-consecutive season.
"I’m very honored and excited to continue to be Wichita State’s Head Women’s Basketball Coach,” Adams said. “The commitment that Wichita State has made to me, my staff and our program speaks volumes! I look forward to the partnership and the journey for years to come.”
The Shockers also earned the program’s first-ever national ranking, entering the USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll on Feb. 11, 2014 at No. 24. WSU had the best start to the conference season in program history (12-0) and did not lose a game in December (6-0) or January (8-0).
Wichita State also showed its offensive prowess, scoring the most points as a team in Shocker history with 2,346 and led the MVC in scoring offense (71.1), scoring margin (13.8) and field goal percentage (.443). The Shockers continued to be a force on the defensive end as well, leading the conference in scoring defense (57.3), steals (10.0) and turnover margin (6.45).
