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Published Apr 25, 2021

KJ Adams, Jr.

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#24 KJ Adams, Jr.

Rivals.com Player Profile

Position: Forward

Height: 6-7

Weight: 235

Class: Senior

Hometown: Austin, Texas

High School: Westlake HS

OVERVIEW:

A two-time All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection who was the 2023 Big 12 Most Improved Player … Ranks third on the Kansas career field goal percentage record at 60.7% (minimum 500 attempts) … Ranks behind NCAA career leader Udoka Azubuike (74.6%, 2017-20) and Mark Randall (62.0%, 1987-91) … His 62.2% field goal percentage in 2022-23 ranks eighth on the KU single-season list … His 60.1 field goal percentage in 2023-24 led the Big 12 and ranks tied for 10th on the Big 12 single-season list … Enters 2024-25 with 846 career points, 341 rebounds, and 185 assists.

CAREER HONORS:

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention [2024]Academic All-Big 12 First Team [2023]Big 12 Most Improved Player [2023] All-Big 12 Honorable Mention [2023]Big 12 Player of the Week (1.16.2023)Big 12 All-Freshman Team [2022]

2023-24 (JUNIOR):

An All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection who led the Big 12, was 20th nationally with a 60.1 field goal percentage and is tied for 10th on the Big 12 single-season records list … Was 11th in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.75 … Ranked third on the team with a 12.6 ppg, assists per game at 3.1, and with 20 blocked shots … Recorded two double-doubles with 18 points and 10 rebounds against TCU (1/6) and 15 points and 10 rebounds against Oklahoma (1/13) … Had two games of 20-plus points with both in the postseason, 22 against Cincinnati (3/13) and 20 versus Samford (3/21) … Had seven games with five or more assists, including a career-high seven versus Houston (2/3).

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE):

Big 12 Most Improved Player having averaged 1.0 ppg, 0.8 RPG in 2021-22 and 10.6 ppg, 4.3 RPG in 2022-23 … Was also an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection … Big 12 Player of the Week (1/16) … Started all 35 games and averaged 10.5 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game on the season … Averaged 13.5 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per game in the NCAA Tournament … Finished the season with 380 points, 156 rebounds, 70 assists, 29 blocks, and 27 steals … Shot 62.2 percent from the field which ranks eighth on the KU single-season records list (minimum 75 attempts) … Recorded a season-high three blocks while going 100% from the field versus Southern Utah (11/18) … Went on an 11-game stretch where he scored doubled digits, during that time he scored a career-high 22 vs. Oklahoma (1/10) … Scored 17 and went perfect from the field vs. Kansas State (1/17).

2021-22 (FRESHMAN):

Big 12 All-Freshman Team as selected by the league coaches … Appeared in 37 games with one start in Kansas’ 2022 NCAA National Championship season … Averaged 4.9 minutes per game … Had two assists vs. West Virginia (3/10) in the Big 12 Tournament … Scored four points on 2-2 FGs at Baylor (2/26) … Tied his season high with six points and four rebounds vs. Texas Tech (1/24) … Played a career-high 16 minutes in the Texas Tech (1/24) contest … Started and played 10 minutes vs. Iowa State with three points and two rebounds (1/11) … Set his season high with six points vs. Iona (11/28) … Opened the year with a block against Michigan State (11/9) at the end of the first half in the Champions Classic … Like against Michigan State, made spot defensive appearances in clutch situations, including the final 4.3 second of the NCAA title game versus North Carolina (4/2).

HIGH SCHOOL:

A four-star recruit from Westlake High School in Austin, Texas … In 2020-21, guided Westlake to a 30-2 record and a state runner-up finish under head coach Robert Lucero … Averaged 25.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists his senior season earning 6A all-state honors … Following the 2020-21 season, won the American Family Insurance Slam Dunk Championship in conjunction with the 2021 Final Four on CBS … Averaged 22.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 3.5 assists and shot 61.3 percent from the field his junior season at Westlake going 33-2 in 2019-20, including 16-0 in district play … Ended his prep career ranked No. 45 by ESPN 100.

PERSONAL:

Full name is Kevin (KJ) Wynn Adams Jr. … Born in Austin, Texas … Parents are Kevin and Yvonne … Has two sisters – Brittany and Jaila … His father played football at New Mexico … His mother was a two-year basketball starter at Texas A&M and led the team in scoring in 1989-90 and 1990-91 … His sister, Brittany, was an all-conference volleyball player at SMU … Following the 2020-21 season, won the American Family Insurance Slam Dunk Championship in conjunction with the 2021 Final Four on CBS … Hobbies include lacrosse … Communication studies major and business minor.