Adams State University Men's Basketball

Kenny Tripp enters his second year at the helm of the Adams State Men’s Basketball program in the 2024-25 season.  In Tripp’s first season, the team doubled their conference wins from the previous year; largely in part to the implementation of their fast-paced offense. The team finished the year as one of the fastest scoring teams in the country with the 16th-most fastbreak points (15.93 PPG, 430 total points), and ended the season 3rd in conference (out of 15 teams) in scoring at over 80 PPG. They were also one of the most efficient teams in the conference: shooting 47.69% from the field, which was 46th-best in the nation and 4th-best in conference. Defensively, the Grizzlies ended the season 48th in the nation (3rd in conference) in steals, averaging 8 per game. After being hired in June of 2023, Tripp quickly put together an impressive recruiting class. This included student-athletes that graduated in the Spring of 2024 and are continuing their professional playing careers overseas: Austin Fadal (Spain), Destan Williams (Spain), and Adnan Hussein (Africa).  The Grizzlies also had two All-Conference players in the 2023-2024 season, Destan Williams and Austin Fadal. Fadal also earned RMAC Player of the Week Honors, which was the program’s first honor in over three years.  The program has elevated in the classroom as well; the team ended the year with over a 3.0 Cumulative GPA for the first time in program history. Tripp came to Alamosa after four years as an assistant coach at the University of Idaho.  In three of those seasons the Vandals improved their win total from the previous year. His primary duties included travel, academics, player development, and recruiting, where he was instrumental in bringing in Big Sky All-Conference players Isaac Jones and Divant'e Moffitt. Jones is currently playing in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings. Tripp also played an integral role in coordinating Idaho's offense, which was ranked in the top 50 in the nation in multiple categories. As the coaching staff's direct liaison from an academic standpoint during his time at Idaho, the program reached an all-time high in terms of semester GPA and saw each player that exhausted their eligibility earn an Idaho degree. His career has taken him all across the West. He joined Idaho after spending one season as the coordinator of operations with Washington State men’s basketball. Before that, he spent one season with Metropolitan State University of Denver as an assistant, where he worked closely with all-conference guard Cameron Williams. Prior to that, he spent two seasons with Regis University as a graduate assistant coach. In addition to being a part of the first 20-win season at Regis since the 1997-98 season. Tripp began his career in college basketball as a student manager with the University of Nevada from 2011-15. There, he worked with current Western Colorado head coach, Zac Claus. In 2011-12, the Wolf Pack went on a 16-game winning streak, had the conference player of the year, and were Western Athletic Conference champions. Originally from Sacramento, CA, Tripp earned his bachelor's degree in Business Management from Nevada in 2015, and his Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Strategic Management from Regis in 2017. He is married to men’s basketball assistant coach Alexa Hardick Tripp.

Isaiah Sampson is entering his first year as a member of the Adams State Athletic family. Fall 2024 will be his first season as a graduate assistant for the Men's Basketball team.  Sampson is not a stranger to Adams State having just completed his eligibility as a member of the basketball team here. He competed in an ASU jersey from 2022 to 2024, where he was named to the 2024 All-Academic team. Prior to Adams, Sampson played two years at Peninsula College.  During the summer of 2022, Sampson coached JV and Varsity basketball at Camas High School.  Sampson graduated with his Bachelor's Degree in Digital Marketing from Adams State in 2024 and received his Associates of Arts in Graphic Design from Peninsula College in 2022. Sampson 

Hardick Tripp, originally from Dallas, Texas, is entering her second year as Assistant Men’s Basketball coach in Fall of 2024. In her first year on staff, the Grizzlies doubled their conference wins from the previous season. The team finished the year as one of the fastest scoring teams in the country with the 16th-most fastbreak points (15.93 PPG, 430 total points), and ended the season 3rd in conference (out of 15 teams) in scoring at over 80 PPG. Hardick Tripp arrived in Alamosa after spending the last three seasons as the head coach of the Moscow HS (Idaho) girls' basketball program. In 2022-23 she doubled as the HS Athletic Director for the Bears. Prior to Adams State, she worked for 5 years as an assistant coach on the women's side in the RMAC. She spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Regis University with the women's basketball team working for head coach Molly Marrin. The Rangers competed in the RMAC tournament both years, and went to the NCAA tournament in 2016-17. After she graduated from Regis with her Master's in Business Administration, Hardick Tripp was hired by Tanya Haave as an assistant coach at MSU Denver. The Roadrunners advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2017-18.  She helped develop six all-conference student-athletes as the guard position coach on staff, and was instrumental in recruiting four all-conference student-athletes, including the 2021-22 RMAC Player of the Year. Hardick Tripp began coaching after a playing career at the University of San Francisco. She  was a four year member of the program from 2010-14. While at San Francisco, Hardick was team captain, a two-time WCC Academic Honorable Mention honoree, and currently holds the 14th highest three-point shooting percentage of all-time. Head Coach Kenny Tripp and Hardick Tripp were married in May of 2022.

Jake Hanson is entering his second year as a part of the Adams State Athletic family. The Fall of 2024 Hanson will be entering his second season as Men's Basketball Assistant Coach.  After spending two seasons as a graduate assistant with William Penn (NAIA), where he earned a Master's degree in Sports Management in 2023 before moving to join the coaching staff at Adams in fall of 2023. Hanson earned his Bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Central Washington University (DII), where he spent the 2018-2021 season working as a Student Assistant for the Men's Basketball program.  A native of Fox Island, Washington.