Jalen Adams

Photo by: Stephen Slade

Photo by: UConn

Height:
6-3
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Roxbury, Mass.

While at UConn: American Athletic Conference Player of Year candidate for 2018-19... Has appeared in 98 games for the Huskies, starting 73, scoring 1,267 points (12.9 ppg), and handing out 423 assists (4.3 apg)... Starts senior season tied for No. 32 on UConn’s career scoring list... Selected First Team All-AAC as a sophomore, Second Team All-AAC as a junior... Two-time USBWA All-District 1 Team pick... NABC Division I All-District First Team as a sophomore, All-District Second Team as a junior... American Athletic Conference Championship All-Tournament Team pic as a freshman and sophomore... Named AAC Player of the Week as a soph, Rookie of the Week as a freshman and an eight-time pick to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll... Ranked 14th in all of Division I with 6.1 assists per game in 2016-17 season... Hit one of the most memorable shots in UConn history, canning a 65-foot jumper to send the 2016 AAC Championship quarterfinal game against Cincinnati to a fourth overtime, leading to a UConn win and eventually the AAC Championship.

As a Junior in 2017-18: Led team in scoring (18.1), assists (4.7), and minutes played (38.1)... Named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll five times... Became 50th member of UConn’s 1,000 career point club on Jan. 10 vs. UCF... Led team in scoring in 19 games, scored 20-plus points in 12 games and hit double-figures in 27 games... Recorded an impressive 29-point, 13-rebound, 9-assists effort at Tulsa, falling one assist shy of a triple-double... Had team’s top-scoring game of the season with 31 points against Monmouth... Combined with teammate Christian Vital to form the top-scoring tandem in the AAC.

As a Sophomore in 2016-17: Led team in scoring (14.4 points), free throw percentage (82.8) and assists (6.1)... Ranked 14th nationally with 6.1 assists per game in 2016-17 season... Recorded five double-doubles during the season... Free throw percentage in conference games (.914) would have led the league had he taken enough free throws to qualify... Averaged 17 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in AAC Tournament. Scored 23 points, 18 in second half, vs. Houston in AAC quarterfinals... Named AAC Player of the Week on Feb. 20... Game-winning layup with 2.9 seconds left vs. Temple on Feb. 19... Instrumental in 52-50 win over Syracuse on Dec. 5, recording 16 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists... Named to Maui Jim Maui All-Tournament Team after averaging 28.7 points and 7.3 assists for the three games... Scored career-high 34 points in 98-90 loss to Oklahoma State on 12-of-18 shooting (4-of-5 3FG).

As a Freshman in 2015-16: Had 22 points and 8 rebounds in the four-overtime win over Cincinnati in the AAC Championship quarterfinal game... Exploded for 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting in a setback to Cincinnati on Feb. 20... Scored 9 points and dished out a game-best 3 assists in the Huskies’ 74-67 win over Colorado in the NCAA Tournament First Round (March 17).

Before College: Ranked among the nation’s Top 25 recruits by virtually every recruiting rating service... Attended Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) as a prep year and played under Coach Jason Smith, helping Brewster to a 34-1 record, the NEPSAC Class AAA Championship and the National Prep Championship... Was a First Team All-NEPSAC Class AAA selection and was named MVP of the NEPSAC Class AAA Tournament... Named MVP of the Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game after scoring 27 points, with 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals, leading his team to a 125-112 victory... Prior to his time at Brewster Academy, graduated cum laude from Cushing Academy (Ashburnham, Mass.) after attending for two years and helping Cushing win back-to-back NEPSAC championships under Coach Barry Connors... Began his high school career at Melrose (Mass.) High School.

Personal Information: Jalen R. Adams... Born December 11, 1995... Son of Sylvia Bell and Shawn Adams... Has two brothers, Shawn Adams Jr., Keith Pinson.