Jessica Adair

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Jessica Adair
WNBA teams
Center
Born	(1986-12-19) December 19, 1986 Washington DC
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	197 lb (89 kg)
College	George Washington
Draft	34th overall, 2009 Phoenix Mercury
WNBA career	2014–present
Non-WNBA career	2010–present
Profile	WNBA player profile

Minnesota Lynx (2010–2012)
Non-WNBA teams
Samsun (2010-2011) Tarsus Belediyesi (2011–2012) Townsville Fire (2012-2013)
Awards and honors
WNBA Champion (2011)

Jessica Elizabeth Adair (born December 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who played most recently for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA.^[1] Adair is currently playing for the Townsville Fire in the Australian WNBL.

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.^[2]

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.^[3] Finalist for USA Basketball's 2007 Pan Am Games squad.^[4] 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).^[5]

WNBA career

2009: Drafted by Phoenix in the 3rd round (34th overall) in the 2009 draft. She was later waived on May 13.^[6]
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.^[7]
2011: She was re-signed by the Lynx on February 1.^[8] 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.^[9]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010	Minnesota	1	0	14.0	1.000	.000	.750	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0
2011	Minnesota	31	1	10.4	.485	.000	.653	2.9	0.3	0.3	0.6	4.3
Career		32	1	10.4	.490	.000	.660	3.1	0.3	0.2	0.6	4.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011	Minnesota	8	0	12.3	.469	–	0.667	3.6	0.3	0.6	0.6	5.8
Career		8	0	12.3	.469	–	0.667	3.6	0.3	0.6	0.6	5.8

External links

↑ Lynx stay busy making money overseas
↑ "Jessica Adair Playefile:Bio". WNBA. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
↑ "Player Bio: Jessica Adair". George Washington University. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
↑ "USA Women's Pan-American Roster". USA Basketball. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
↑ "Jessica Adair Playefile". WNBA. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
↑ "Adair waived by Mercury". George Washington University. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
↑ "MIN @ IND Boxscore". WNBA. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
↑ "Lynx Re-Sign Center Jessica Adair". WNBA. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
↑ "Jessica Adair Playefile". WNBA. Retrieved June 16, 2011.

v t e Minnesota Lynx 2011 WNBA Champions

1 Jessica Adair 6 Amber Harris 8 Taj McWilliams-Franklin 11 Candice Wiggins 13 Lindsay Whalen 14 Alexis Hornbuckle 22 Monica Wright 23 Maya Moore 24 Charde Houston 32 Rebekkah Brunson 33 Seimone Augustus (Finals MVP) Head Coach Cheryl Reeve Assistant Coaches Shelley Patterson Jim Petersen

v t e 2009 WNBA Draft

First Round	Angel McCoughtry Marissa Coleman Kristi Toliver Renee Montgomery DeWanna Bonner Briann January Courtney Paris Kia Vaughn Quanitra Hollingsworth Chante Black Shavonte Zellous Ashley Walker Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton

Second Round	Megan Frazee Rashanda McCants Danielle Gant Lyndra Littles Britany Miller Christina Wirth Whitney Boddie Abby Waner Ashley Paris Camille LeNoir Jelena Milovanović Shalee Lehning Sonja Petrovic

Third Round	Jessica Morrow Josephine Owino Jennifer Risper Emily Fox Sha Brooks Danielle Campbell Morgan Warburton Jessica Adair Britney Jordan Alba Torrens Tanae Davis-Cain Mara Freshour Candyce Bingham

Persondata
Name	Adair, Jessica
Alternative names
Short description	Basketball player
Date of birth	December 19, 1986
Place of birth	Washington DC
Date of death
Place of death

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