Adria Crawford enters her third season with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore women's basketball program in 2026–27 and her second as associate head coach. Crawford originally joined the Hawks as an assistant coach in June 2024 before being promoted to associate head coach in July 2025.
During the 2025–26 campaign, Crawford helped guide Maryland Eastern Shore to a historic season that included 20 victories, an 11–3 record in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) play and the program's first Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) appearance. The Hawks earned their first postseason victory with a 59–48 win over Wake Forest in the opening round of the WNIT.
Maryland Eastern Shore also secured the No. 2 seed in the MEAC Tournament and advanced to the conference semifinals for the second consecutive season. The Hawks' success was accompanied by several individual conference honors, including recognition for Ashanti Lynch, Brianna Barnes, Desi Taylor and Kaliya Perry.
In her first season at UMES in 2024–25, Crawford helped lead the Hawks to 14 victories and an appearance in the MEAC Tournament semifinals. Maryland Eastern Shore entered the conference tournament riding a five-game winning streak before extending it to six with an opening-round victory, marking the program's longest winning streak since the 2018–19 season.
The Hawks established themselves as one of the conference's strongest defensive and rebounding teams during that campaign. Maryland Eastern Shore led the MEAC with a plus-7.7 rebounding margin, ranking 16th nationally, while finishing among the conference's top three teams in several defensive categories.
Prior to joining Maryland Eastern Shore, Crawford spent two seasons as an assistant coach at George Washington University from 2022–24. During her tenure, the Revolutionaries established a program record for made three-point field goals in a season in 2022–23 and advanced to the Atlantic 10 Tournament quarterfinals in 2023–24.
Crawford contributed to the development of multiple all-conference selections at George Washington, including Nya Robertson, who earned Atlantic 10 Sixth Woman of the Year honors. She also helped recruit Michigan's Miss Basketball recipient in the 2024 recruiting class.
Before her time at George Washington, Crawford served as an assistant coach at East Tennessee State University during the 2021–22 season. The Buccaneers ranked second in the Southern Conference in made three-point field goals and finished among the conference leaders in steals and blocked shots.
Crawford previously served as recruiting coordinator at Marshall University, helping the Thundering Herd earn an appearance in the 2019 Women's Basketball Invitational. She also held an assistant coaching position at the College of Charleston, where her responsibilities included post and wing development, academics and compliance.
A native of Alexandria, Virginia, Crawford played collegiately at Georgetown University, where she appeared in 131 games. She concluded her playing career ranked second in program history in games played and among the Hoyas' top 15 in career rebounds (646), blocked shots (61) and steals (174).
Crawford graduated from Georgetown University in 2012.
