Adam Grant entered his second season at Cal State Bakersfield in Fall of 2023. Grant served the Roadrunners as Associate Head Coach during the 2022 season. He took over as Interim Head Coach on July 25th, 2023, and was eventually named Head Coach in Winter of 2024.

In his first year at the helm of the `Runners, Grant led the 2023 squad to upset the expectations of the Big West Coaches' Poll, which slated CSUB to finish last, with a seventh-place finish. Along the way, Grant's team put together a nine-match unbeaten streak and posted the 18th-best Goals Against Average (0.824) in all of NCAA Division I. Five `Runners earned All-Conference nods, including Bryson Hankins (First Team) and Connor Mautino (Second Team). Academically, CSUB enjoyed two `Runner earning College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors while two others claimed Academic All-Conference honors.

Grant came to CSUB after spending twelve seasons at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn., including six as the head coach of the men's team. 

Grant began his Cumberland career as a graduate assistant with the women's program, before spending one season as the team's assistant and two more as the club's bench boss. In five seasons with the Phoenix women, he was a part of two Mid-South Conference Championships, 77 victories and a pair of trips to the NAIA National Tournament. Sixteen female student-athletes earned NAIA All-American honors on his watch.

In his first season with the Cumberland men, Grant led the Phoenix to a 2017 Mid-South Tournament Championship and earned conference Coach of the Year honors. He was the league's top coach again in 2018, leading CU to the regular season title. Grant mentored 27 All-Conference honorees and four All-Americans, reaching a pair of NAIA National Tournaments and winning 67% of his games on the men's side.

Grant also served as the head coach of the USL League 2 side Tennessee Soccer Club since January of 2022, leading the team to a winning record in the club's first season as a member of the South Central Division. 

Grant worked at the club level with Tennessee United and Nashville United Soccer Academy since 2012 and holds USSF C and D coaching certificates, as well as NSCAA Goalkeeping Level 1 & 2 associations.  

A native of Dublin, Ireland, Grant graduated from Pobalscoil Neasain before playing collegiately at Lambuth University, where he earned First-Team All-Conference honors as a freshman and was a Second-Team All-League selection as a junior.

He completed his bachelor's in Business Administration and Sports Management at Martin Methodist College and holds a master's degree in Sport and Exercise Pedagogy from Cumberland University.