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Roosevelt Adams
Filipino-American basketball player
Roosevelt Terrence Ocampo Adams (born May 22, 1994) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for Passlab Yamagata Wyverns of the B2 League. Adams was selected 1st overall by the Columbian Dyip in the regular draft of the 2019 PBA draft.[2] He played college basketball at College of Idaho.
| Passlab Yamagata Wyverns | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | B2 League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1994-05-22) May 22, 1994 (age 30)[1] Yuma, Arizona, U.S. |
| Nationality | Filipino / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West Valley High School (Hemet, California) |
| College | Mt. San Jacinto (2014–2016) College of Idaho (2016–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| PBA draft | 2019: 1st round, 1st overall[lower-alpha 1] |
| Selected by the Columbian Dyip | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019 | Pasay Voyagers |
| 2020–2021 | Terrafirma Dyip |
| 2022–2023 | Kagawa Five Arrows |
| 2023–present | Passlab Yamagata Wyverns |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Adams played high school basketball at West Valley High, where he earned All-Mountain Pass League honors.[3]
As a Coyote, he played in all 34 games as a junior, including 21 starts. He averaged 8.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. He posted a career-high 24 points against Northwest University.[3]
Adams is eligible to play as an import player with Asian lineage in Japan, Korea, or the Philippines.[4] He finished the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup with averages of 10.3 points on 38.7% shooting, along with 8.1 rebounds per game.[5] After not signing an extension with the Dyip, Adams became a restricted free agent in the PBA.[4] Following his first year in the PBA, he signed with Terrafirma.[6]
On September 21, 2022, Adams signed with Kagawa Five Arrows of the B2 League.[7]
He is the son of Gregory and Anita Adams.[3]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
As of the end of 2021 season[8]
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Terrafirma | 9 | 27.8 | .388 | .370 | .778 | 8.1 | .9 | .6 | .2 | 10.3 |
| 2021 | Terrafirma | 13 | 22.4 | .404 | .393 | .692 | 6.3 | .4 | .6 | .4 | 9.2 |
| Career | 22 | 24.6 | .397 | .382 | .727 | 7.0 | .6 | .6 | .3 | 9.7 | |
- Ganglani, Naveen (May 3, 2020). "Adams' journey: How this Fil-Am found his way to Manila". Rappler. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- Leongson, Randolph B. (December 8, 2019). "Columbian makes Adams the No. 1 pick in regular PBA draft; Shaw picked second". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- "Roosevelt Adams - Men's Basketball". College of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- Li, Matthew (January 27, 2022). "Roosevelt Adams eligible to play as Asian import in B.League". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- "Roosevelt Adams is a Bright Spot for the Winless Terrafirma Dyip". Dribble Media. August 24, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- "COLUMN: Terrafirma made Adams' decision on Japan move easier to make". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- "Japan B.League second-division side Kagawa announces Roosevelt Adams signing". Spin.ph. September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
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