Jody Adams

Jody Michelle Adams-Birch (born December 28, 1972)

Adams-Birch played college basketball at the University of Tennessee under Coach Pat Summitt from 1990 to 1994. She was a four-year starting point guard for the Lady Volunteers and helped lead them to five SEC championships and the 1991 national championship. She was also assistant coach at Southern Illinois University from 2018 to 2022.

She was hired as New Mexico State's women's basketball coach ahead of the 2022-23 season. The Aggies reached the final of the 2023 Women's Basketball Invitational in her first season and the second round of the 2025 Women's National Invitation Tournament in her third season. She was fired following the 2025-26 season after a 9-21 campaign.

Adams-Birch was hired as head girls basketball coach at her high school alma mater Bradley Central in May 2026.