James Michael McAdoo

James Michael McAdoo
College North Carolina
Conference ACC
Sport Basketball
Position Power forward
Jersey # 43
Height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Nationality American
Born January 4, 1993 (1993-01-04) (age 19)
Norfolk, Virginia
High school Norfolk Christian

James Michael Ray McAdoo (born January 4, 1993) is an American college basketball player at the University of North Carolina. He was one of the top rated high school basketball players in the class of 2011.

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High school career

He was rated as the #4 player in the class of 2011 by Scout.com,[1] the #5 player in the ESPNU 100,[2] and the #8 player by Rivals.com.[3] During his junior season, McAdoo led Norfolk Christian to the Virginia Division II state championship, where he averaged 22.5 points and 9.9 rebounds, and shot 44 percent from 3-point range.[4] In July 2010, McAdoo was a part of the gold medal winning team in the FIBA U-17 World Championships in Hamburg, Germany.[5] For his performance in the 2009 FIBA U-16 tournament, USA Basketball named McAdoo their 2009 male athlete of the year.[6] On August 5, 2010, McAdoo was selected to play in the 5th annual Boost Mobile Elite 24.[7]

College career

McAdoo committed to North Carolina on September 6, 2009.[8] McAdoo began playing with North Carolina in the 2011–12 college basketball season.

Personal life

McAdoo's uncle is former NBA player and current Miami Heat assistant coach Bob McAdoo, who also played collegiate basketball at UNC.[9] James McAdoo's parents are former professional basketball players Ronnie and Janet McAdoo. His sister Kelsey McAdoo played collegiate basketball at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

References

  1. ^ "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scouthoops.scout.com. http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&cfg=bb&pid=88&yr=2011. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
  2. ^ "College Basketball Recruiting - ESPNU 100 - ESPN". Insider.espn.go.com. http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/espnu100?&season=2011&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncb%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fespnu100%3f%26season%3d2011. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
  3. ^ "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking - Rivals150 for the class of 2011". Rivals.yahoo.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/rankings/rank-2288. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
  4. ^ Eisenberg, Jeff (2010-04-06). "A mission trip helped James McAdoo decide college can wait". Rivals.yahoo.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/A-mission-trip-helped-James-McAdoo-decide-colleg?urn=ncaab-250566. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
  5. ^ "James McAdoo Wins Gold; Heels Offer Cody Zeller". Tarheelfanblog.com. 2010-07-11. http://www.tarheelfanblog.com/2010/07/james-mcadoo-wins-gold-heels-offer-cody-zeller/. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
  6. ^ "USA Basketball Names James McAdoo 2009 Male Athlete Of The Year". USA Basketball. 2009-12-11. http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/u16/09_aoy_male.html. Retrieved 2010-09-11. 
  7. ^ "Elite 24 Roster Revealed (First 12)". Slam Online. 2010-08-05. http://www.slamonline.com/online/college-hs/high-school/high-school-wire/2010/08/elite-24-roster-revealed-first-12/. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
  8. ^ "James McAdoo Commits to Duke!". Slumz.boxden.com. http://slumz.boxden.com/f16/james-mcadoo-commits-unc-1283741/. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
  9. ^ "Bob McAdoo's nephew commits to UNC | newsobserver.com blogs". Blogs.newsobserver.com. 2009-04-14. http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/bob-mcadoos-nephew-commits-to-unc. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 

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