Adam Fisher

Adam Fisher (born August 26, 1983) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Temple Owls men's basketball team. Prior to Temple, he was an assistant at Penn State and Miami.

Early life and education Fisher is a native of Jamison, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, and is Jewish. He played high school basketball at Central Bucks East High School in Doylestown under Derek Wright, the brother of legendary Villanova men's basketball coach, Jay Wright.

Early career Fisher began his career while getting a bachelor's degree in kinesiology in 2006 at Penn State, when he became the head student manager for the basketball team. He then became a graduate manager.

Fisher moved to Villanova and worked under Jay Wright as a graduate manager, getting a master's degree in education leadership. During that time, the Wildcats reached the Final Four.

Fisher left Boston to return to Happy Valley, serving as the video coordinator under Ed DeChellis before being promoted to director of player development, reuniting with his old boss Pat Chambers.

In 2013, Fisher moved to Miami, where he served as the director of operations for Jim Larranaga's Hurricanes where they advanced to the NIT Championship, and were ranked by AP and USA Today in the Top 10.

Coaching career

Miami Jim Larrañaga promoted Fisher to a bench role after his two years as director of operations. He served as the team's offensive coordinator, helping them reach the NCAA Tournament in all his first three seasons there. They also had three straight 20-win campaigns. He recruited the likes of Lonnie Walker IV, Isaiah Wong, and Bruce Brown, having a top-15 recruiting class in back-to-back seasons.

Penn State Fisher then was hired by Micah Shrewsberry, returning to his alma mater as the associate head coach and the team's offensive coordinator. They had a major postseason run in the Big Ten Tournament in their first season before finishing as the runner-up in the tournament in their second season. Fisher also served as a major part of their recruiting mission, with the highest-ranked class in Penn State history in 2021 and having a top-30 class nationally in 2022. He also was in TopConnect 2021, a national networking program for top assistant coaches in the nation.

Head coaching record