Danielle Adams
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 19, 1989 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 239 lb (108 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lee's Summit (Lee's Summit, Missouri) |
| College |
Jefferson CC (2007–2009) Texas A&M (2009–2011) |
| WNBA draft | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20th overall |
| Selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2015 | San Antonio Stars / Silver Stars |
| 2011–2012 | GMO Pozzouli |
| 2011–2014 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
| 2014–2016 | CJM Bourges Basket |
| 2016–present | Maccabi Bnot Ramat Gan |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Danielle E'Shawn Adams (born February 19, 1989) is an American forward-center. She played college basketball at Texas A&M. She is the first Texas A&M player to be named an Associated Press first-team All-American. She also captured first team All-American honors from the WBCA. She was the Most Outstanding Player in the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship, scoring 30 points. The 30 points rank second in NCAA Championship Game history.
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Adams began her college career at Jefferson College. She earned Junior College All-American honors both years at the school, and as a sophomore, led her team to a runner-up finish at the NJCAA DI Women's Basketball Championship and a 34–1 record. Following the completion of her sophomore year at the two-year school, she contemplated where to play the next two years. Two of the schools she considered were Louisville and Texas A&M. Although her coach recommended Louisville, she decided that Texas A&M would be a better choice to prepare her for the future.
She came into A&M weighing 280 pounds. With support from the coaching staff, including conditioning coach Jen Jones, she slimmed down to 230 pounds her senior year. As a result, she was able to play "longer and harder" which helped her to become a first team All-American. In her junior year, she came off the bench and played just over 23 minutes per game. As a senior, she started, and was able to play 35 minutes per game.
To get to the Final Four, Adams would have to help her team beat Baylor, a task that has been difficult recently. Baylor beat Texas A&M in both regular season meetings, and in the Big Twelve conference tournament game. In that game, Texas A&M held a lead late, but could not hold on to win. In the Dallas regional Final, Texas A&M pulled out to a large lead, and was leading by 16 points almost halfway through the second half, when Baylor tried to mount a come-back. Baylor cut the margin to seven points, but could not get any closer, and Texas A&M went on to win the first game in their last nine meetings, and move on to the Final Four.
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