Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach (8th season)
- Email:
- adam.blaylock@pfw.edu
- Phone:
- (260) 481-5729
The 2024-25 campaign will be Adam Blaylock's seventh season with the Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball program.
Since arriving at Purdue Fort Wayne he has served as recruiting coordinator, compliance liaison, scheduling contact, NIL oversight and community service outreach coordinator. He has also directed the Jon Coffman Basketball Team and Kids Camp, which has seen an increase in attendance under his tenure as director. Blaylock’s primary position of development has been with the front court.
The 2023-24 season saw the Mastodons win 23 games and make an appearance in the CIT championship game. Blaylock helped develop two all-league player’s and was the lead recruiter for senior graduate, Anthony Roberts. Roberts signed a professional contract with Finnish squad Tapiolan Honka. Roberts was the ninth former Mastodon that has signed a professional contract during Blaylock’s tenure.
The 2022-23 season saw the Mastodons notch another winning season while graduating five seniors, The successful campaign came after a year where saw the Mastodons win the Horizon League regular season, set a school record with 10 Division I wins in a row, win 20 games for the fourth time in program history, and earn its first ever berth in the College Basketball Insider postseason tournament. The 'Dons led the league in overall defense, forced turnovers, and had two all-league players in Jarred Godfrey and Jalon Pipkins. Deonte Billups was recognized as the league's Sixth Man of The Year. Jon Coffman was named the Horizon League Coach of the Year,
The front court has seen improvements in each season of Blaylock’s guidance. Last season, Eric Mulder finished the season 7th in the country in effective field goal percentage and 14th in the country in offensive rebounding percentage. The season prior, Ra Kpedi finished his career as a two-year starter and one of the most efficient players in the Horizon League. He was the best offensive rebounded in the league the past two seasons. Kpedi turned down multiple professional playing opportunities to start his career in investment banking. Johnathan DeJurnett and Eric Mulder return for the 'Dons in the front court. DeJurnett has appeared in 62 games in his career while Mulder logged the most minutes as a freshman front court player under Blaylock’s tenure. The current back court also features redshirt sophomore, Deangelo Elisee.
Blaylock was instrumental in the development of professional player, Dylan Carl and ‘Ironman’ Cameron Benford.
Blaylock coached and developed NBA point guard John Konchar, professional wing, Kason Harrell and All-Horizon League pick Jalon Pipkins.
Prior to coming to Purdue Fort Wayne, Blaylock spent 2015 to 2018 as the top assistant for junior college Panola College in Carthage, Texas. He helped the Ponies to 70 wins during that time. In 2017-18, Panola went 20-12 and had six student-athletes sign with Division I schools. The Ponies had 17 players advance to Division I programs in Blaylock's three seasons on the bench. Blaylock was the lead recruiter of LSU signee and eventual NBA Player, Marlon Taylor,
Blaylock helped the Ponies earn the 2017 Region 14 Regular Season Championship and two Region 14 runner-up finishes. His student-athletes had nine All-Conference selections. The 2017 team earned a berth to the national tournament. The three-year span while Blaylock was at Panola College is the winningest three-year period in school history.
In the spring of 2017, CoachStat.net named Blaylock one of the top 10 junior college coaches in the nation.
Prior to Panola, Blaylock was the top assistant at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska. He began coaching at Northeast in January 2011. While at Northeast, Blaylock oversaw recruiting, strength and conditioning, player development, academics and overall basketball operations. Blaylock helped Northeast win 97 games and coached two nationally ranked teams. While coaching at Northeast, Blaylock obtained his master's degree in organizational management in December 2013. His former player, Chima Moneke, debuted for the NBA organization Sacramento Kings last season, tallying Blaylock’s third NBA player.
Blaylock was a student assistant for Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska in Fall 2010. He received his bachelor's degree in Social Science Education while at Peru State.
The Nebraska native began his playing career at Northeast Community College and his final two years of basketball at Peru State where he was named the 2009-2010 MCAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
