Jayla Adams joins the Osprey coaching staff an assistant coach and director of basketball operations for the 2025-26 season.
Since graduating from UNF in 2024, Adams has worked as a graduate assistant in the UNF Athletic Department, as well as coaching AAU and high school basketball along with officiating on the AAU circuit. She also ran her own basketball training business, where she served as a lead trainer for a youth development non-profit organization.
The Daytona Beach, Fla., native averaged 10.2 points per game starting all 30 games as a sixth-year senior under Lambert during the 2023-24 season. She led the team in minutes played (32.9 MPG) shooting 36.7% (106-for-289) from the field, while going 30.0% (36-for-120) from three-point range on her way to 20 total games scoring double figures.
Adams completed her master's degree in Educational Leadership with a focus on Athletic Administration in 2024 from the University of North Florida.
