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Janelle Adams

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Janelle Adams
Personal information
Born (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990 (age 34)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High schoolRufus King (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
CollegeCleveland State (2008–2012)
WNBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
PositionGuard
Career history
2012–2015Toowoomba Mountaineers (Australia)
2016Brisbane Spartans (Australia)
2016–2017Canberra Capitals (Australia)

Janelle Adams (born August 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Canberra Capitals in the WNBL.

College

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Adams played college basketball at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio for the Vikings.[1] During her time at Cleveland State, Adams was a strong combo guard and one of the teams premier defenders.

Cleveland State statistics

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Source[2]

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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008-09 Cleveland State 31 85 32.7% 21.4% 57.1% 2.1 0.4 0.5 0.2 2.7
2009-10 Cleveland State 28 141 37.4% 15.6% 61.9% 3.8 1.4 0.7 0.3 5.0
2010-11 Cleveland State 33 324 40.6% 20.8% 68.1% 5.1 3.1 1.5 0.6 9.8
2011-12 Cleveland State 25 127 35.0% 0.0% 77.1% 2.9 2.3 0.8 0.5 5.1
Career 117 677 37.6% 11.1% 66.8% 16.2 1.8 0.9 0.4 5.8

Professional career

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Australia

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In 2012, Adams began her professional career in Queensland, Australia with the Toowoomba Mountaineers in the Queensland Basketball League. After three seasons with the Mountaineers, Adams travelled into the city, signing with the Brisbane Spartans and raising her level by playing in the South East Australian Basketball League. Adams was then signed by the Canberra Capitals to play in the Women's National Basketball League, Australia's premier women's league and the strongest league in the southern hemisphere.[3] This is the highest level of basketball Adams has participated in. Here, she will play alongside the likes of Marianna Tolo and Lauren Mansfield.

References

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  1. ^ "5 - Janelle Adams". csuvikings.com.
  2. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. ^ "Janelle jumps at the chance to debut for UC Capitals". canberra.edu.au. 27 October 2016.