Crown athletic director Jim Hunter announced the hiring of Bill Adamson as assistant director of athletics and head women�s basketball coach beginning July 1.�

"After an exhaustive search we�believe we have hired a coach who is committed to the process of rebuilding a women's basketball program that has been searching for stability over the past several years," Hunter said.�"Bill has demonstrated over the course of his career and the interview process that he truly wants to coach and mentor young adults in a Christian environment and has a proven track record of stability in his coaching roles throughout his career.� We are blessed to have someone of Bill's experience joining our athletic staff."

Adamson takes over a team that went 2-20 last season, 2-0 against North Central (Minn.) and 0-20 against everyone else. The Storm haven't won a UMAC game since beating Northland 48-42 on Feb. 11, 2006, a streak of 43 games.

Adamson comes to Crown after spending the past six years at Itasca Community College coaching men�s basketball with the last two years as head coach.� Prior to�coaching at�Itasca, Adamson was the head girls basketball coach at Grand Rapids High School for five years where he also has taught mathematics in the Grand Rapids school district since 1999.�

He was a former standout basketball player at Greenway High School before attending Itasca Community College for two years and served as team captain.� He then transferred to St. Scholastica where he again was named team captain while obtaining his mathematics teaching degree and finishing out his playing career.�

During the interview process Adamson said, �I will always be a coach who will focus on relationship-building and positive reinforcement and deeply caring about the student-athletes on and off the basketball court.�� Adamson will strive to assemble and guide a team of women who possess traits that will challenge and benefit not only their team, but themselves, their community and most importantly, their faith.�

Adamson�s additional duties within the athletic department will be as the compliance coordinator, game day manager for fall and spring sports, and he will direct the intramural programs on campus.�

Bill has been married to his wife Debbie for 22 years and they have a daughter Bethani, 12.�