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Jessica Adair

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1986)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Jessica Adair

| image =

| nationality = American

| league =

| team =

| number =

| position = Center

| height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 197

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|12|19|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.

| high_school = Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

| college = George Washington (2005–2009)

| draft_league = WNBA

| draft_year = 2009

| draft_round = 3

| draft_pick = 34

| draft_team = Phoenix Mercury

| career_start = 2010

| career_end =

| years1 = 2010–2012

| team1 = Minnesota Lynx

| years2 = 2010–2011

| team2 = Samsun

| years3 = 2011–2012

| team3 = Tarsus Belediyesi

| years4 = 2012–2013

| team4 = Townsville Fire

| highlights =

| wnba_profile = jessica_adair

|bbr_wnba=adairje01w

}}

Jessica Elizabeth Adair (born December 19, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).{{Cite web|url=http://www.losangelessparks.com/playerfile/jessica_adair/bio.html|title=WNBA.com: Jessica Adair Playerfile|website=www.losangelessparks.com|access-date=2017-08-30|archive-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830234729/http://www.losangelessparks.com/playerfile/jessica_adair/bio.html|url-status=dead}}

Personal

Born December 19, 1986 in Washington, D.C. Her full name is Jessica Elizabeth Adair (pronounced 'AY-dare'). She is the daughter of Angela Monica Adair. Her twin sister, Jazmine, also played at George Washington. She majored in criminal justice.{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/jessica_adair/bio.html |title=Jessica Adair Playefile:Bio |work=WNBA |accessdate=June 16, 2011}}

College career

Averaged 12.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game over her four-year career at George Washington. A three-time All-Atlantic First Team selection. Completed her career ranked 11th on GW's career scoring list (1,475 points), 7th in career rebounds (770 rebounds) and 5th in career blocks (161 blocks). Led the Colonials in scoring (13.7 ppg), rebounding (7.4 rpg), blocks (1.7 bpg), steals (1.1 spg) and field goal percentage (.584) her senior year.{{cite web | url=http://www.gwsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/adair_jessica00.html | title=Player Bio: Jessica Adair | work=George Washington University | accessdate=June 17, 2011 | archive-date=July 25, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725033003/http://www.gwsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/adair_jessica00.html | url-status=dead }} Finalist for USA Basketball's 2007 Pan Am Games squad.{{cite web |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/panamerican/roster.html |title=USA Women's Pan-American Roster |work=USA Basketball |accessdate=June 17, 2011 |archive-date=June 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608120239/http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/panamerican/roster.html |url-status=dead }} Helped GW advance to the NCAA Tournament in both 2006 and 2007, and registered a 15-point, 21-rebound outing in the first-round victory over Boise State during her sophomore season (March 17, 2007).{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/jessica_adair/bio.html |title=Jessica Adair Playefile |work=WNBA |accessdate=June 16, 2011}}

=College statistics=

Source{{Cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careersearch|title=NCAA® Career Statistics|website=web1.ncaa.org|access-date=2016-05-24}}{{NBA player statistics legend}}

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Team

!GP

!Points

!FG%

!3P%

!FT%

!RPG

!APG

!SPG

!BPG

!PPG

2005-06

|George Washington

|22

|160

|54.5

| -

|58.8

|5.0

|0.3

|0.6

|0.8

|7.3

2006-07

|George Washington

|30

|387

|52.8

| -

|64.4

|7.6

|0.5

|1.1

|1.7

|12.9

2007-08

|George Washington

|33

|502

|52.0

| -

|71.4

|6.1

|0.7

|1.2

|1.2

|15.2

2008-09

|George Washington

|31

|426

|58.4

| -

|65.2

|7.4

|1.0

|1.1

|1.6

|13.7

Career

|George Washington

|116

|1475

|54.2

| -

|66.4

|6.6

|0.6

|1.0

|1.4

|12.7

WNBA career

2009: Drafted by Phoenix in the 3rd round (34th overall) in the 2009 draft. She was later waived on May 13.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.gwhatchet.com/courtside/2009/05/14/adair-waived-by-mercury/ |title=Adair waived by Mercury |work=George Washington University |accessdate=June 17, 2011 |archive-date=October 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008015509/http://blogs.gwhatchet.com/courtside/2009/05/14/adair-waived-by-mercury/ |url-status=dead }}
2010: She was signed by Minnesota on April 22 and appeared in one preseason game with the Lynx, totaling 14 points, six rebounds, three steals and three blocks (in 26:06) April 30 vs. Chicago in St. Paul, but missed the May 6 rematch in Chicago due to a strained left hip. She was then waived on May 14. She then signed as a free agent later that season on August 18, and drew a DNP-CD at Los Angeles on August 20. Made her WNBA debut by appearing in the August 22 season finale at Indiana, collecting five points and a team-high eight rebounds (logging 13:35) in Minnesota's OT victory.{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/games/20100822/MININD/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore |title=MIN @ IND Boxscore |work=WNBA |accessdate=June 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119111125/http://www.wnba.com/games/20100822/MININD/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore |archive-date=November 19, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
2011: She was re-signed by the Lynx on February 1.{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/lynx/news/lynx_resign_center_jessica_adair.html |title=Lynx Re-Sign Center Jessica Adair |work=WNBA |accessdate=June 16, 2011}} During the 2011 season, Adair started one game and served as the primary backup to center Taj McWilliams-Franklin. She appeared in 31 games drawing three DNP-CD early in the season.

Adair was injured throughout much of the 2012 season, and was released by the Lynx prior to the 2013 season.

Overseas

2010–11: Played for Samsun in the Turkish League where she played in 25 games, averaging 14.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game.{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/jessica_adair/bio.html |title=Jessica Adair Playefile |work=WNBA |accessdate=June 16, 2011}}

WNBA career statistics

{{WNBA player statistics legend}}

class="wikitable"
style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|†

|Denotes seasons in which Adair won a WNBA championship

=Regular season=

{{WNBA player statistics start}}

|-

| align="left" | 2010

| align="left" | Minnesota

| 1 || 0 || 14.0 || 1.000 || .000 || .750 || 8.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2011†

| align="left" | Minnesota

| 31 || 1 || 10.4 || .485 || .000 || .653 || 2.9 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 0.9 ||4.3

|-

| align="left" | 2012

| align="left" | Minnesota

| 19 || 0 || 8.8 || .351 || .000 || .571 || 2.1 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.7 || 2.4

|-

| align="left" | Career

| align="left" | 3 years, 1 team

| 51 || 1 || 9.9 || .454 || .000 || .625 || 2.7 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 0.8 || 3.6

{{s-end}}

=Playoffs=

{{WNBA player statistics start}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2011†

| align="left" | Minnesota

| 8 || 0 || 12.3 || .469 || .000 || 0.667 || 3.6 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 5.8

|-

| align="left" | 2012

| align="left" | Minnesota

| 4 || 0 || 0.8 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.5

|-

| align="left" | Career

| align="left" | 2 years, 1 team

| 12 || 0 || 8.4 || .485 || .000 || .667 || 2.6 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 1.0 || 4.0

{{s-end}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.wnba.com/player/jessica-adair/ WNBA player profile]
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FAziljrJfU Minnesota Lynx profile – Behind the Jersey of Jessica Adair]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20111009020219/http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/header/features/lynx-look-to-keep-special-season-going-as-second-h.shtml?48048 Lynx look to keep ‘Special Season’ going as second half begins]

{{Minnesota Lynx 2011 WNBA Champions}}

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Category:1986 births

Category:Living people

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Australia

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Turkey

Category:American women's basketball players

Category:Basketball players from Washington, D.C.

Category:Centers (basketball)

Category:George Washington Revolutionaries women's basketball players

Category:Minnesota Lynx players

Category:Phoenix Mercury draft picks

Category:Anacostia High School alumni