Adam Howard

Adam Howard (born ) is an American basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the Troy Trojans. He played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and has previously worked as a coach for the Morehead State Eagles, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, Tennessee Volunteers, South Alabama Jaguars, Nebraska Cornhuskers and NC State Wolfpack. Early life Howard is from Ashland, Kentucky. He attended Paul G. Blazer High School and graduated in 2004. He followed head coach Donnie Tyndall to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in 2012 and served two seasons as an assistant there before joining Tyndall as an assistant coach for the Tennessee Volunteers in 2014. He was the second-youngest assistant coach in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) while at Tennessee but resigned mid-season for personal reasons. He then joined the South Alabama Jaguars in 2018 and served as associate head coach until he left to become an assistant for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 2022. Howard served three seasons at Nebraska, then joined the NC State Wolfpack as an assistant coach in 2025.

Troy (2026–present) In March 2026, Howard returned to Troy University, replacing Scott Cross as head coach.

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