27 Facts About Jordan Adams

Jordan LaVell Adams was born on July 8,1994 and is an American professional basketball player for Gladiadores de Anzoategui of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto.

Jordan Adams was the first UCLA freshman to score 20 or more points in his first four games, and was an all-conference first-team selection in the Pac-12 Conference in his sophomore year.

Jordan Adams played two seasons with Memphis before being waived after multiple knee surgeries.

Jordan Adams was born in Atlanta to John Jordan Adams, a nutrition manager, and Sabrina Robinson Johnson, a dental hygienist.

When Jordan Adams was in the fourth grade and his life began to revolve around American football and basketball, he moved from his mother's house to his father's.

One of Jordan Adams' coaches was usually his father from when he was six until he was 16.

Jordan Adams attended high school at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, where he was the ninth player in their basketball program's rich history to score 1,000 career points.

Jordan Adams played Amateur Athletic Union basketball with the Atlanta Celtics.

Shortly after Celtics' coach Korey McCray became an assistant coach at the University of California, Los Angeles, Jordan Adams accepted an athletic scholarship to play for the UCLA Bruins.

The first of the four recruits to sign, Jordan Adams was the only one that was not a McDonald's All-American in high school.

Jordan Adams finished the season starting in 27 of 33 games played, ranked eighth in the Pac-12 Conference in scoring with 15.3 points per game, led the conference with 73 steals, and was fourth with an 84.3 free throw percentage.

UCLA coach Ben Howland and Arizona Wildcats coach Sean Miller were surprised that Jordan Adams did not make the conference's all-freshman team.

Miller further believed that Jordan Adams should have been named to the All-Pac-12 team as well as the conference's all-defensive team.

Jordan Adams did not play basketball for four months while his foot healed.

Jordan Adams was voted to the All-Pac-12 first team, and was named UCLA's most outstanding team player.

Jordan Adams finished his career at UCLA having played 69 games while averaging 16.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.1 assists.

Jordan Adams made 46.7 percent of his field goals and had a school-record 2.43 steals per game.

On June 26,2014, Jordan Adams was selected in the first round with the 22nd overall pick of the 2014 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.

General manager Chris Wallace said Jordan Adams graded high in basketball analytics, and vice president of basketball operations John Hollinger praised his ability to "find ways to score and score without needing the ball [in his hands first]".

Jordan Adams appeared in two out of the team's first four games of the regular season before being sidelined by right knee soreness.

Jordan Adams played with the Sons of Westwood in The Basketball Tournament 2018, and competed with Al Wadha of Syria in the Dubai International Basketball Championship in 2019.

In February 2019, Jordan Adams was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League.

In March 2020, Jordan Adams joined Venados de Mazatlan of the CIBACOPA of Mexico.

On July 17,2020, Jordan Adams signed with Libertadores de Queretaro of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.

Jordan Adams averaged 25.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.2 steals per game.

On November 19,2020, Jordan Adams signed with Club Comunicaciones of the Liga Nacional de Basquet.

In February 2023, Jordan Adams joined with Gladiadores de Anzoategui in Venezuela.