| Wink Adams |
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UNLV CAREER
Finished his third season with the Runnin' Rebels ... a dynamic guard who has played in 102 career games, starting 92 ... appeared off the bench in the first 10 games of his career, but has now made 92 consecutive starts ... tied the UNLV record for steals in a game as a freshman, swiping eight against Colorado State on Jan. 18, 2006 ... earned Honorable Mention All-MWC honors following his rookie campaign ... earned 2006-07 Second Team All-Mountain West Conference honors ... named to the 2007 All-Mountain West Conference Tournament team ... a First Team All-Mountain West selection as a junior in 2007-08 ... also was named to the 2007-08 NABC All-District 15 Second Team ... has been named the MWC Player of the Week three times in his career, including twice in 2007-08 (Dec. 31 and Feb. 4) ... is the 33rd player in Runnin' Rebel history to score at least 1,000 career points and his 1,432 career total is 14th all-time ... is fourth all-time in career 3-pointers made with 169 and fifth in career steals with 170 ... averaging 14.0 points per game in his career.
JUNIOR (2007-08)
Led the Runnin' Rebels in scoring and was third in the MWC with a career-high 16.9 points per game average ... scored in double figures in 32 of 35 games and led the squad in scoring in 22 of those contests ... scored in double figures in 18 of his last 19 games ... reached at least 20 points 12 times ... second on the squad and fifth in the MWC with 1.49 steals per game ... led the team with 12 points at San Diego on Nov. 17 ... paced the Runnin' Rebels with 17 points in win over in-state rival Nevada, Reno on Nov. 24 ... went 10-of-11 at the charity stripe and finished with 14 points against UTEP on Dec. 1 ...scored a team-high 16 points and handed out six assists at Northern Arizona ... had 19 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, and grabbed eight rebounds against Arizona on Dec. 19 ... followed that performance with 20 points and five rebounds against UT Martin ... scored 13 points, made five steals and dished out five assists against Kennesaw State ... put up 20 points, including an 8-of-9 effort at the free throw line, and handed out a career-high-tying seven assists against Minnesota in the final game of the Duel of the Desert ... named the tournament's MVP ... matched his career high of seven assists and added 18 points at Colorado State ... poured in a career-high 33 points against Wyoming on Jan. 23, shooting 9-of-21 from the field and 11-of-12 from the charity stripe ... hit a season-high five 3-pointers and finished with 25 points at TCU ... scored 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting against New Mexico ... hit four 3-pointers on his way to 23 points against Colorado State, while also adding six assists and five rebounds ... notched his first career double-double, scoring 23 points and matching his career high with 10 rebounds at Wyoming on Feb. 23 ... played a season-high 39 minutes in that game against the Cowboys ... added 23 points against San Diego State on Feb. 26 ... willed the Runnin' Rebels to an 89-88 victory over TCU in the MWC quarterfinals, scoring 29 points, including the game-winning three-point play with 3.4 seconds left ... scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Utah in the MWC semifinals, propelling the Runnin' Rebels to the championship game ... poured in 23 points and hit four 3-pointers in leading UNLV to a 76-61 victory over BYU in the MWC championship game ... earned MVP honors of the MWC tournament ... scored 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting and grabbed six rebounds in UNLV's 71-58 win over Kent State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Omaha, Neb. ... scored a game-high 25 points, including a 15-of-17 effort at the free throw line, in UNLV's 75-56 loss to eventual NCAA Champion Kansas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
SOPHOMORE (2006-07)
Named second team All-MWC ... was selected to the All-MWC Tournament team after averaging 16.0 ppg and shooting 48.6 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from 3-point range over the Runnin' Rebels three-game run to the conference championship ... earned MWC Co-Player of the Week on Jan. 29, which was the first such honor of his career ... made 67 3-pointers during the season, which is No. 10 on UNLV's single-season list ... only player to start all 37 of UNLV's games and averaged 31.0 minutes per game ... scored 13.9 ppg, had 3.8 rpg, 2.3 apg and 1.5 spg ... shot 38.4 percent from the field, 35.8 percent from 3-point range and 75.5 percent from the free throw line ... was eighth in the MWC in steals, 11th in both 3-point field goals made and percentage and 12th in scoring ... led UNLV in scoring with 514 points and was second in scoring average ... also led the team in minutes played with 1,147, steals and free throws made, was second in assists, second in 3-pointers made, third in 3-point percentage, fourth in rebounding and fifth in free throw percentage ... had one double-double with 17 points and a career-high 10 rebounds at Utah on Feb. 17, 2007 ... scored in double figures in 27 games and led the team in scoring in 12 contests ... also led the team in rebounding four times ... reached double figures in 20 of his last 27 games, including 14 of his last 18 ... eclipsed the 20-point plateau five times, including a career-high 27 twice (vs. BYU on Jan. 13 and vs. New Mexico on Jan. 27) ... scored all 23 of his points against Utah after halftime, including 5-of-8 from 3-point range ... 19 of his 27 points against BYU came in the second half ... scored all 20 of his points against San Diego State in the second half on Jan. 23 ... he was 0-for-8 in the first half, but 6-of-8 in the second, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range ... his 27 points against New Mexico included making four free throws in the final 3.1 seconds of overtime to seal the victory ... recorded a career-high seven assists with no turnovers against TCU on Feb. 7 ... scored 13 points in UNLV's first round NCAA Tournament win over Georgia Tech in Chicago ... went 3-of-6 from 3-point range in UNLV's second round NCAA Tournament win over Wisconsin ... made at least one 3-pointer in a game 29 times.
FRESHMAN (2005-06)
Earned honorable mention for the All-MWC teams ... appeared in all 30 of UNLV's games and started 20 ... played an average of 28.3 minutes per game with averages of 10.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.4 apg and 2.1 spg ... shot 40.7 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from 3-point range and 72.3 percent from the free throw line ... was second in the MWC in steals, 16th in assists, 18th in 3-pointers made and 19th in scoring ... led UNLV in steals, was second in assists, second in points scored, third in scoring average, third in 3-pointers made and fourth in rebounding ... tied for 58th in the country in steals per game ... scored in double figures in 16 games and scored 20 or more points three times ... scored a career-high 23 points on 9-of-11 from the field with five steals and four assists vs. BYU ... recorded eight steals vs. Colorado State ... led UNLV in scoring in six games ... made at least one 3-pointer in 21 games.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2005 graduate of Gulf Shores Academy in Houston, Texas ... lettered three years in basketball ... averaged 28 ppg, 12 apg and eight spg as a senior ... as a junior averaged 21 ppg, 11 apg and seven spg ... ranked as the No. 2 point guard in the nation by RivalsHoops.com and was ranked No. 19 overall regardless of position ... as a sophomore averaged 20 ppg, eight apg and six spg ... his team won three straight Texas private-school championships ... team was ranked No. 6 in the nation his senior year ... coached by Kenneth Williams.
PERSONAL
Jo'Van J. Adams was born March 9, 1985, in Houston, Texas ... nickname is "Wink" ... majoring in university studies ... son of Reandre Adams ... has one brother, Jarvis (27) ... cousin Kenny Taylor played basketball at Texas.
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