George Adams (born May 15, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player.

Born in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, Adams played college basketball for the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs. He is the leading scorer and rebounder in program history. Adams played alongside Artis Gilmore during the 1968–69 season; Bulldogs head coach Eddie Holbrook considered Adams and Gilmore as "two of the hardest-working players [he] ever coached."

George Adams (basketball)

Adams was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the third round of the 1972 NBA draft. He spent his playing career with the San Diego Conquistadors of the American Basketball Association (ABA) where he was coached by Wilt Chamberlain and K. C. Jones.

George Adams (basketball)

Adams was inducted into the Gardner–Webb Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991. He was inducted into the Cleveland County Fellowship of Christian Athletes Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.

George Adams (basketball)

ABA career statistics

Regular season

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| style="text-align:left;"| San Diego

| 60 || – || 14.4 || .490 || .286 || .783 || 3.4 || 1.1 || – || – || 6.2

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| style="text-align:left;"| San Diego

| 80 || – || 17.9 || .500 || .143 || .757 || 4.3 || 1.6 || .6 || .3 || 7.3

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| style="text-align:left;"| San Diego

| 75 || – || 21.4 || .498 || .333 || .849 || 4.4 || 1.7 || .6 || .5 || 9.3

|- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 215 || – || 18.2 || .497 || .235 || .794 || 4.1 || 1.5 || .6 || .4 || 7.7

References

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1949 births

Living people

American men's basketball players

Basketball players from North Carolina

Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball players

Milwaukee Bucks draft picks

People from Kings Mountain, North Carolina

San Diego Conquistadors players

Small forwards