This article is about the basketball player. For the shipping magnate, see Alvin Adams.
Alvan Adams
Adams in 1987
Personal information
Born
(1954-07-19) July 19, 1954 (age 69) Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
Putnam City (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
College
Oklahoma (1972–1975)
NBA draft
1975: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career
1975–1988
Position
Power forward / center
Number
33
Career history
1975–1988
Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (1976)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1976)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1976)
No. 33 retired by Phoenix Suns
Third-team All-American – NABC (1975)
Big Eight Player of the Year (1975)
3× First-team All-Big Eight (1973–1975)
No. 33 honored by Oklahoma Sooners
Second-team Parade All-American (1972)
Career statistics
Points
13,910 (14.1 ppg)
Rebounds
6,937 (7.0 rpg)
Assists
4,012 (4.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Universiade
1973 Moscow
Team competition
Alvan Leigh Adams (born July 19, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent his entire 13-year career with the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Adams was named as the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1975 and selected as an NBA All-Star in 1976. He retired in 1988 and holds Suns records for games played (988), minutes played (27,203), rebounds (6,937) and steals (1,289). Raised in Oklahoma City, Adams was nicknamed the "Oklahoma Kid".[1]
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Alvan Leigh Adams (born July 19, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent his entire 13-year career with the Phoenix Suns...
only once in their first seven seasons. In the 1975–76 season, a rookie AlvanAdams helped the team reach its first NBA Finals, which they lost to the Boston...
redeemed themselves in the 1975 NBA draft by selecting AlvanAdams fourth overall. With Adams fortifying the center position, and with new addition Paul...
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game, joining Wayman Tisdale (61 points and 22 rebounds in 1983) and AlvanAdams (43 points and 25 rebounds in 1975). On February 21, Griffin received...
to post at least 40 points, 10 assists and 5 blocks in one game since AlvanAdams in 1976–77. Wade was elected to his fifth consecutive All-Star Game....
Chambers was honored that day, joined by Connie Hawkins, Dick Van Arsdale, AlvanAdams, Paul Westphal and Walter Davis, who were moved from the Banners for...
Challenge in the 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend. On March 27, Ayton broke AlvanAdams' rookie record for most double-doubles recorded by a rookie in franchise...
LeBron James, Steve Francis, Grant Hill, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, AlvanAdams, and Oscar Robertson, becoming the only player other than Magic Johnson...
along with Steve Nash. Hill was permitted by Suns Ring of Honor member, AlvanAdams, to wear his familiar No. 33 with the Suns. Hill adapted well to the...
games in the playoffs scoring in double digits with 20 while surpassing AlvanAdams's record of 19 games of the Phoenix Suns in 1976. The Heat lost the series...
All-Star Game selections and four NBA All-Defensive Team selections. AlvanAdams from the University of Oklahoma, who went on to win the Rookie of the...
Rebs: Thompson, Lucas 10 each Asts: Lucas, Brewer 5 each Pts: Paul Westphal 28 Rebs: Adams, Davis 5 each Asts: AlvanAdams 9 Phoenix leads series, 1–0...
Wilkes 26 Rebs: Magic Johnson 14 Asts: Magic Johnson 9 Pts: AlvanAdams 23 Rebs: AlvanAdams 12 Asts: three players 5 each Los Angeles leads series, 3–0...
triple-doubles with a total of 5 during the 1975–76 season, along with AlvanAdams of the Phoenix Suns and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers...
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