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Alex Adams (basketball)
1935–2011
United States
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Biography
Alex Adams (October 21, 1934 – July 22, 2011) was a college basketball head coach. He coached the Akron Zips men's basketball team in 1975–76 to a 10–14 record. Adams was the first African-American to both play and coach basketball at the University of Akron.
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