Alvan Adams
Adams in 1987 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 19, 1954 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1975–1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1975–1988 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||
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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 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".