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Demetress AdamsDemetress Adams |
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The University of South Carolina
Number: 24
Class: Junior
Hometown: Bishopville, SC
High School: Lee Central
Height: 6'-4"
Position: Forward
Birthdate: 03/10/1987
Experience: 1VL |
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Player Profile
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Sophomore Year (2006-07)
Matched a Colonial Center record with five blocked shots in
Carolina's win over Auburn, including a crucial block late in the
game that helped seal the victory ... Enjoyed the best game of her
career to date when she scored 17 points, grabbed 11 rebounds,
dished out two assists, blocked two shots and recorded two steals in
the Gamecocks' 80-48 win over in-state rival Clemson ... Matched a
career high with 18 points scored against North Carolina A&T, adding
three blocked shots in that game as well ... Set a new career high
with five assists in the Gamecocks' season-opening win over East
Tennessee State ... Collected nine rebounds and blocked two shots
against LSU ... Also scored seven points, grabbed seven rebounds,
recorded four steals and blocked a shot in that game ... Blocked
three shots against Mercer ... Scored eight points on 4-of-5
shooting from the field and grabbed five rebounds at Ole Miss ...
Scored nine points in SEC wins over both Alabama and Kentucky ...
Set a season-high with seven offensive rebounds against Hofstra in
the third round of the Women's NIT.
Freshman Year (2005-06)
Freshman All-SEC honoree earned SEC Player of the Week and SEC
Freshman of the Week honors after posting consecutive double-doubles
against Savannah State and Bethune-Cookman ... In doing so, she
became the first Gamecock since Jocelyn Penn in 2003 to be named SEC
Player of the Week ... Scored a career-high 18 points and grabbed
five rebounds in only 24 minutes of action against Kentucky, then
came back to score 18 more points and grab nine rebounds in
Carolina's win over Florida in Gainesville ... Notched a
double-double in her first collegiate game with 11 points and 12
rebounds against High Point ... Came back to score a game-high 17
points and collect nine rebounds against Winthrop ... Scored 17
points and grabbed 10 rebounds in only 18 minutes of action against
Savannah State ... Scored eight points, grabbed nine rebounds,
blocked two shots and recorded five steals in 38 minutes played
against No. 18 Texas at the Junkanoo Jam ... Scored 11 points in
only 21 minutes of action in Carolina's upset win over No. 14
Minnesota ... Scored 11 points and blocked a career-high four shots
against Ohio ... Scored 11 points and grabbed nine boards in USC's
win at Alabama.
High School
Two-time SCBCA AA All-State honoree in 2003 and 2004 at Lee Central
HS in Bishopville, S.C., where she played for coach Dorothy Fortune
... Senior class salutatorian was voted Miss Lee Central by her
classmates ... President of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at
Lee Central ... Tabbed as a Player of the Week honoree by WLTX-TV as
a senior ... Won four state championships and five conference titles
in five years as a varsity player ... Class AA Player of the Year in
2004 and 2005 was widely regarded as one of the top five players in
the state ... Scored 16 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked
eight shots in the title game her senior year ... Averaged 24.2
points, 14.6 rebounds, 7.2 blocked shots and 3.2 steals a game for
Lee Central as a junior ... Played varsity basketball since eighth
grade ... Selected as the No. 31 senior in the nation by All-Star
Girls Report, as well as being tabbed as the 28th-best by Roundball
Journal ... Ranked as a top-100 player by the Blue Star Index and
was ranked as high as the fourth-best post player in the nation ...
adidas Top Ten Camp Upperclass All-Star in both 2003 and 2004 ... An
honorable mention selection to the 2004 Street & Smith's All-America
team ... Earned All-South honors from the Orlando Sentinel in 2004
and 2005 after earning honorable mention recognition in 2003 ...
Attended the McDonald's All-American camp during the winter of 2004
... Vice President of the senior class at Lee Central and is a
member of the Beta Club, National Honor Society and National High
School Honor Roll ... Included on the list of Who's Who Among
America's High School Students.
Personal
Born March 10, 1987 in Passaic, N.J. ... Full name is Demetress
Keyonia Adams ... Daughter of Vita Dinkins ... Chose to come to
South Carolina because of the people, the reputation of the school
and because it presents a great situation both academically and
athletically ... Plans on majoring in psychology at South Carolina,
then enrolling in law school with future aspirations of opening up
her own law firm and eventually becoming a judge ... Younger sister,
Kiki, is a senior playing basketball and volleyball at Lee Central
... Chose South Carolina over scholarship offers from several
schools, including Notre Dame, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Kansas State,
Kansas, West Virginia, Michigan State and Rutgers.
Adams' Career Stats
Points Per Game..... 6.9
Rebounds Per Game..... 5.2
Assists Per Game..... 0.9
Blocks Per Game..... 1.0
Steals Per Game..... 1.4
Field Goal Pct...... .549
Three-Point Pct...... .000
Free Throw Pct...... .559
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