Rich Adams
Personal information | |
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Born | July 1, 1956 Cincinnati, Ohio | (age 68)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Colerain (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
College | Illinois (1974–1978) |
NBA draft | 1978: 4th round, 86th overall pick |
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
Position | Center / power forward |
Number | 32, 40 |
Rich Adams is a retired American basketball player. He played four years with the University of Illinois varsity in the NCAA, averaged 5.1 points as a freshman in coach Gene Bartow's only season with the fighting Illinois. The next year, Adams boosted his scoring clip to 15.9 as new coach Lou Henson steered the varsity to a 14–13 mark, a dramatic leap from the 8–19 record the previous year.[1]
Adams was picked in the fourth round by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1978 NBA draft. He failed to make it in the majors and saw action instead for the Reno Bighorns in the Western Basketball Association in 1978–79. He had overseas stints in Dubai playing for the Emirates Sports Club and the Philippines.
His daughter is the Team USA Volleyball team middle Rachael Adams.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Lou's debut, Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History
- ^ [1], USA Volleyball: 2018 roster
External links
[edit]- Rich Adams @ basketball.realgm.com
- 1978 NBA Draft @ basketball-reference.com
- 1956 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Centers (basketball)
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players
- Power forwards
- San Antonio Spurs draft picks
- Basketball players from Cincinnati
- Shell Turbo Chargers players
- Great Taste Coffee Makers players
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs