Jordan Adams

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1 • 185 cms
Weight: 165 lbs • 75 kgs
School: Mater Dei High School ‘12
Hometown: Irvine, California

USA Basketball Notes:

• Gold Medals: 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship, 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
  
• Named to the 2011 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team on June 5, 2011.
• Member of the 2010 USA U17 World Championship Team that posted a perfect 8-0 record in the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championship; started two games and averaged 3.0 ppg., 3.1 rpg. and a USA second-best 2.5 apg.
  
• Helped the U.S. earn a 2-1 record to capture a pre-U17 World Championship tournament title in Spain against U17 national teams from Australia, Canada and Spain.
  
• As a member of the 2009 USA U16 National Team, averaged 7.4 ppg., 3.4 rpg., 2.0 apg. and 1.0 spg. in 18.0 mpg. to help the USA capture a 5-0 record and gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.

High School Honors:

• USA Today All-USA third team (2011).
  
• Parade Magazine All-America second team (2010).
  
• ESPN Rise Underclass All-American (2010).
  
• All-CIF-SS Division 1AA first team (2011).
  
• Cal Hi Sports Freshman of the Year (2009) and Division II first team (2010).
  
• Orange County Register All-Orange County first team (2011) and second team (2010).
  
• All-Trinity League first team (2011).
  
• Co-MVP of the Mater Dei Matt Denning Hoops Classic and MVP of the Spalding Hoophall Classic (2010-11).

High School Notes:

• Attends Mater Dei High School (Calif.), where in 2010-11, she helped lead her team to a 34-1 record, a second straight California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division II championship and its second consecutive No. 1 final spot in the USA Today Super 25 rankings; averaged 10.2 ppg., 5.5 rpg. and 6.8 apg.
  
• Led Mater Dei to a No. 1 final ranking in the 2010 USA Today Super 25 and helped Mater Dei finish at No. 6 in the 2009 USA Today Super 25 final rankings.
  
• Posted at least 10 assists in four games as a junior, including a triple-double in one contest.
  
• Had eight points and eight assists as Mater Dei topped Brea Olinda in the CIF Southern Sectional Division 1AA title game.
  
• As a sophomore in 2009-10, started in 31 of 32 games played and averaged 11.0 ppg., 8.0 rpg. and 7.0 apg. to help her team to a 32-1 record and Southern Section and CIF Division II state championships.
  
• As a freshman in 2008-09, started in 32 of 33 games played and averaged 8.3 ppg., 5.2 rpg. and 5.2 apg. to help Mater Dei to a 32-1 record and the Nor Cal Div. II state semifinals.
  
• Plays in the summers for West Coast Premier.

Personal Notes:

• Born on Feb. 20, 1994, in Orange, Calif.
  
• Daughter of Tausha and Jerrald Adams; has one younger brother, Jace, and one younger sister, Jayda.
  
• Cousin, Jerrick King, serves in the U.S. Army and her grandfather, Caleb Taylor, was a U.S. Marine.
  
• Also competes in karate; has a brown belt black stripe.

The Inside Scoop:

• Has post-basketball ambitions of: becoming a sports analyst.
  
• Last book read for pleasure: one of John Wooden’s books.
  
• Favorite class: algebra.
  
• Least favorite class: chemistry.
  
• Is learning: Spanish.
  
• Favorite meal to make at home: fried chicken, mac & cheese and corn.
  
• If not for basketball, would want to excel at: soccer.
  
• When she was five, wanted to be: a cover girl or a basketball player.
  
• If she could live in any city, it would be: Los Angeles.
  
• Next big purchase will be: a pair of Jordan’s or a letterman’s jacket.
  
• Favorite magazines: Sports Illustrated and ESPN.
  
• Favorite piece of clothing and most prized possession: shoes.
  
• Favorite sport other than basketball: soccer and football.
  
• Favorite basketball player of all time: Michael Jordan.
  
• Favorite non-basketball Olympian: Michael Phelps.
  
• Strangest place ever played basketball: in the back of an arcade.
  
• Wants to go one-on-one against: Diana Taurasi.
  
• Away from the court, enjoys: hanging out with friends and family.
  
• Most people don’t know: she sings.
  
• Most interesting place ever visited: Spain and France with the 2010 USA U17 World Championship Team.
  
• First basketball memory: watching her dad play at Laguna Beach.
  
• This right-hander wears No. 1 because: she’s always worn it.
  
• Deserted on an island, would need: music, food and a court.
  
• First trip outside North America was: last summer with the USA U17 World Championship Team.

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