Adam Sonn

Adam Sonn (born February 8, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Lipscomb Bisons and Belmont Bruins. Sonn was selected as the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year with the Bruins in 2003. He played professionally in Belgium, France, South Korea, the Netherlands, Sweden and Spain. Sonn became a high school basketball coach after his retirement from playing.

Early life Sonn was raised in Nashville, Tennessee, and attended Donelson Christian Academy. He was selected as Class A Tennessee Mr. Basketball by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association in 1998.

Sonn committed to play for the Lipscomb Bisons because his family had connections to Lipscomb University through their Churches of Christ affiliation. His mother and two of his aunts attended the university and his uncle, Steve Flatt, served as its president.

College career Sonn played one season for the Bisons under head coach Don Meyer.

Sonn was inducted into the Belmont University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.

Post-playing career Sonn coached at Nashville Christian School from 2008 to 2012.

In 2012, Sonn was appointed as head coach of the boys' varsity basketball team at Goodpasture Christian School in Madison, Tennessee. He led the team to seven Division II-A state tournament appearances and won the Division II-AA state title in 2021.

On May 17, 2023, Goodpasture Christian School announced that Sonn was leaving his coaching position to become the school's director of advancement.

Personal life Sonn's younger brother, Jason, also played basketball for the Belmont Bruins.