Jessica Adair

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Jessica Adair
Personal information
Born (1986-12-19) December 19, 1986 (age 37)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
College George Washington (2005–2009)
WNBA draft 2009: 3rd round, 34th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2010–present
Position Center
Career history
2010–2012 Minnesota Lynx
2010–2011Samsun
2011–2012Tarsus Belediyesi
2012–2013 Townsville Fire
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jessica Elizabeth Adair (born December 19, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [1]

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Personal

Born December 19, 1986 in Washington, D.C. Her full name is Jessica Elizabeth Adair (pronounced 'AY-dare'). She is the daughter of Angela Monica Adair. Her twin sister, Jazmine, also played at George Washington. She majored in criminal justice. [2]

College career

Averaged 12.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game over her four-year career at George Washington. A three-time All-Atlantic First Team selection. Completed her career ranked 11th on GW's career scoring list (1,475 points), 7th in career rebounds (770 rebounds) and 5th in career blocks (161 blocks). Led the Colonials in scoring (13.7 ppg), rebounding (7.4 rpg), blocks (1.7 bpg), steals (1.1 spg) and field goal percentage (.584) her senior year. [3] Finalist for USA Basketball's 2007 Pan Am Games squad. [4] Helped GW advance to the NCAA Tournament in both 2006 and 2007, and registered a 15-point, 21-rebound outing in the first-round victory over Boise State during her sophomore season (March 17, 2007). [5]

College statistics

Source [6]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2005-06George Washington2216054.5-58.85.00.30.60.87.3
2006-07George Washington3038752.8-64.47.60.51.11.712.9
2007-08George Washington3350252.0-71.46.10.71.21.215.2
2008-09George Washington3142658.4-65.27.41.01.11.613.7
CareerGeorge Washington116147554.2-66.46.60.61.01.412.7

WNBA career

2009: Drafted by Phoenix in the 3rd round (34th overall) in the 2009 draft. She was later waived on May 13. [7]
2010: She was signed by Minnesota on April 22 and appeared in one preseason game with the Lynx, totaling 14 points, six rebounds, three steals and three blocks (in 26:06) April 30 vs. Chicago in St. Paul, but missed the May 6 rematch in Chicago due to a strained left hip. She was then waived on May 14. She then signed as a free agent later that season on August 18, and drew a DNP-CD at Los Angeles on August 20. Made her WNBA debut by appearing in the August 22 season finale at Indiana, collecting five points and a team-high eight rebounds (logging 13:35) in Minnesota's OT victory. [8]
2011: She was re-signed by the Lynx on February 1. [9] During the 2011 season, Adair started one game and served as the primary backup to center Taj McWilliams-Franklin. She appeared in 31 games drawing three DNP-CD early in the season.

Adair was injured throughout much of the 2012 season, and was released by the Lynx prior to the 2013 season.

Overseas

2010–11: Played for Samsun in the Turkish League where she played in 25 games, averaging 14.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. [10]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader
†Denotes seasons in which Adair won a WNBA championship

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2010 Minnesota 1014.01.000.000.7508.00.00.00.00.05.0
2011 † Minnesota 31110.4.485.000.6532.90.30.30.60.94.3
2012 Minnesota 1908.8.351.000.5712.10.30.20.20.72.4
Career3 years, 1 team5119.9.454.000.6252.70.30.20.40.83.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2011 † Minnesota 8012.3.469.0000.6673.60.30.60.65.8
2012 Minnesota 400.81.000.000.0000.50.00.00.00.00.5
Career2 years, 1 team1208.4.485.000.6672.60.20.40.41.04.0

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References

  1. ↑ "WNBA.com: Jessica Adair Playerfile". www.losangelessparks.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jessica Adair Playefile:Bio". WNBA. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Player Bio: Jessica Adair". George Washington University. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  4. ↑ "USA Women's Pan-American Roster". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Jessica Adair Playefile". WNBA. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  6. ↑ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Adair waived by Mercury". George Washington University. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  8. ↑ "MIN @ IND Boxscore". WNBA. Archived from the original on November 19, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Lynx Re-Sign Center Jessica Adair". WNBA. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Jessica Adair Playefile". WNBA. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
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