October 04, 2020

Adam Cohen "Being an Assistant at a High Academic School"

33 minutes

Adam Cohen of Standford University joins us on The Baskipedia Podcast. Coach Cohen and Coach Hart discuss his rise up the ranks of coaching and what it is like to coach at High Academic schools such as Rice, Harvard, Vanderbilt, and Stanford. He gives great advice to coaches that want to go up the ranks and be a D1 assistant coach.

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Adam Cohen, recognized as one of the nation’s top young basketball coaches, has made a strong imprint in his first four seasons at Stanford. After serving as an assistant coach for the Cardinal his first two seasons, Cohen was elevated to Associate Head Coach prior to the 2018-19 season.

Cohen owns a decade of experience as a college basketball mentor, including eight as a collegiate coach. He enters his fifth season at Stanford in 2020-21, previously serving as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt (2014-16), Harvard (2013-14) and Rice (2012-13).

Regarded as a top-notch teacher with a strong pedigree for developing talent, Cohen has helped mentor several all-conference players. Primarily working with Stanford’s perimeter players, he has made a strong impact on the group. KZ Okpala was drafted by the Miami Heat in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft, and Daejon Davis and Tyrell Terry have earned spots on the Pac-12’s five-member All-Freshman Team, with Terry also earning All-Pac-12 distinction. Dorian Pickens was an all-conference selection for his performance on the court and was voted the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for his efforts in the classroom in 2018.

Leading all recruiting efforts for the Cardinal program, Cohen was instrumental in landing one of the best recruiting classes in school history for 2020. Stanford’s 2020 class was regarded by nearly all the recruiting services as a top-10 class, led by top-five signee Ziaire Williams, the highest-rated student-athlete in program history. The 2020 class joins 2017 as top-10 classes, while the 2018 and 2019 groups earned top-25 status.

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