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Natasha Adair begins her fifth season with the Wake Forest women's basketball team and her second season as the Associate Head Coach and recruiting coordinator. Adair's responsibilities include the development of the post players and coordinating all recruiting efforts for the program. In two years as recruiting coordinator, Adair has successfully recruited top rated players in the country. One of Adair's top recruits, Camille Collier was selected to the ACC All Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll as a Freshman. Collier was the nation's 27th best point guard coming in and lead the team in 3pt percentage and free throws as a freshman. Adair has helped lead numerous players to successful collegiate careers. Most recently, Adair has guided senior Corinne Groves in becoming one of Wake Forest's most consistent athletes. Groves was the team's leading rebounder for the 2007-08 season in addition to being one of the squad's top two leading scorers. Adair came to Wake Forest after six seasons as an assistant coach at Georgetown. Similar to her position with the Demon Deacons, Adair was primarily responsible for the Georgetown post players. She was instrumental in the development of Georgetown All-American Rebekkah Brunson, who was selected with the 10th overall pick in the WNBA draft by the Sacramento Monarchs. Along with her on-court duties, Adair oversaw the academic enrichment program for student-athletes and was also involved with the recruiting efforts and conditioning program. In Adair's 11 years as a Division 1 college coach she has developed and coached 11 players who have gone on to play at the professional level. Adair, a native of Washington D.C., went on to Pensacola Junior College before completing her college career at the University of South Florida. She graduated from USF in 1994 with a bachelor of arts in communications. Adair completed her associate degree from Pensacola J.C. in 1992 and was the women's basketball team's leading rebounder. While at South Florida, she played both power forward and center, serving as the team captain during the 1993-94 season. Adair led the team in rebounding with 12.5 rebounds per game that season. As a senior, she led the team in double-doubles and finished third in the Metro Conference in rebounding. At South Florida, Adair was a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and served as the organization's community representative, speaking to Boy's and Girl's Clubs and also leading a Feed the Homeless Campaign. Prior to being named an assistant coach at Georgetown in August of 1998, Adair served as the assistant director of the Athletic Association at South Florida. In that capacity, she was responsible with fundraising for scholarships and served as a liaison for the school's Title IX committee. During her tenure within the USF athletic department, Adair chaired the annual scholarship auction and also served as the athletic department's United Way representative. For several years, Adair has been an active member of the Black Coaches Association, which has been an instrumental part of her success at the collegiate level. Adair and her husband, Aaron, have been married for eight years and have an 11-year-old son, Aaron Michael Adair, and a three-year-old daughter, Allyssa Michelle. |
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