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  John Adams
John Adams
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Charlotte, NC

High School:
Olympic High School

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 190

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
10/09/1981

Experience:
Senior

2003-04: Appeared in 26 games for the Rams, starting two...Recorded 403 minutes of playing time for an average of 15.5 minutes per game...Scored 124 points on the season on 38 for 105 shooting (.362) for an average of 4.8 points per game...Hit 11 of his 38 field goal attempts from behind the three-point line (.289)...Hit 37 of his 47 (.787) attmepts from the free-throw line...Pulled down 56 rebounds (20 offensive, 36 defensive) for an average of 2.2 rebounds per game...Dished out 21 assists and committed 16 turnovers...Recorded 3 blocks and collected 12 steals...Turned in a career-high 16-point performance in WSSU's victory over Bowie State in Bowie, MD on November 29th, 2003...Named as the recipient of the WSSU Men's Basketball Coach's Award in 2003-04.

2002-03: Appeared in 24 games for the Rams, starting three...recorded 345 minutes of playing time, for an average of 14.4 minutes per game...Tallied 112 points on the season on 35 for 89 shooting (.393)...Went 17 of 42 from behind the three-point arch (.405)...Dished out 15 assists, pulled down 42 rebounds (18 Offensive and 24 Defensive), while tallying 10 steals...Went 25-33 from the free-throw line (.758)...Recorded 4 blocks while turning the ball over only 21 times in 24 games...Averaged 4.7 points per game and 1.8 rebounds.

Personal: A walk-on on the Rams basketball team, Adams just completed his second season with the Winston-Salem State basketball team...A native of Charlotte, NC, he played his High School basketball at Olympic High School, helping to lead the Trojans to a runner-up finish in the South Western Conference Championship Tournament in 2000...He was named MECA-4A All-Conference and Team MVP his senior season as he averaged 17.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game...Named Mr. Brown Hall while at WSSU...A consistent Dean's List student, he also won a WSSU Intramural basketball title with "The Legacy" before walking on to the Rams' basketball team...Has his own radio show on WSNC 90.5 FM called "The Night Life"...One of three children, he lists the most important person in his life as his mother Dorothy...Goes by the nickname "Sport" that was given to him by his mother at birth.

 
 
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