Alvan Adams FC

Current Team: N/A

Born: Jul 19, 1954 (69 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Lawrence, Kansas

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-9 (206cm)     Weight: 210 (95kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1975 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 4, Phoenix Suns

Pre-Draft Team: Oklahoma (Jr)

High School: Putnam City High School [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]

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Alvan Adams Player Profile

NBA Career

13 Years Of Service - ROY, All-Star, #33 retired by PHX

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1975-76 ☆ PHX 80 - 33.2 18.99 7.86 16.76 .469 - - - 3.26 4.44 .735 2.69 6.40 9.09 5.62 1.51 1.45 - 3.42
1976-77 PHX 72 - 31.6 18.00 7.25 15.31 .474 - - - 3.50 4.64 .754 2.50 6.56 9.06 4.47 1.32 1.21 - 3.61
1977-78 PHX 70 - 27.3 15.46 6.20 12.79 .485 - - - 3.06 4.19 .730 2.26 5.81 8.07 3.21 1.23 0.90 3.34 3.46
1978-79 PHX 77 - 30.7 17.78 7.39 13.94 .530 - - - 3.00 3.75 .799 2.86 6.30 9.16 4.68 1.43 0.82 3.62 3.19
1979-80 PHX 75 - 28.9 14.91 6.20 11.67 .531 0.00 0.03 .000 2.51 3.15 .797 2.11 6.01 8.12 4.29 1.44 0.73 2.91 3.16
1980-81 PHX 75 - 27.4 14.87 6.11 11.60 .526 0.00 0.00 .000 2.65 3.45 .768 2.09 5.19 7.28 4.59 1.41 0.92 3.01 3.01
1981-82 PHX 79 75 30.3 15.14 6.42 13.00 .494 0.00 0.01 .000 2.30 2.95 .781 1.75 5.67 7.42 4.51 1.44 0.99 2.48 3.41
1982-83 PHX 80 75 30.6 14.19 5.96 12.26 .486 0.01 0.04 .333 2.25 2.71 .829 2.01 4.84 6.85 4.70 1.43 0.93 3.02 3.59
1983-84 PHX 70 13 20.7 9.57 3.84 8.31 .462 0.00 0.06 .000 1.89 2.29 .825 1.69 2.87 4.56 3.13 1.04 0.44 1.67 2.79
1984-85 PHX 82 69 26.0 14.66 5.80 11.16 .520 0.00 0.00 .000 3.05 3.45 .883 1.87 4.23 6.10 3.76 1.40 0.59 2.40 3.10
1985-86 PHX 78 45 25.7 10.78 4.37 8.71 .502 0.00 0.03 .000 2.04 2.60 .783 1.90 4.22 6.12 4.15 1.31 0.59 2.64 3.47
1986-87 PHX 68 40 24.9 11.12 4.57 9.13 .501 0.00 0.01 .000 1.97 2.50 .788 1.34 3.63 4.97 3.24 0.91 0.54 2.04 3.04
1987-88 PHX 82 25 20.1 7.45 3.06 6.17 .496 0.01 0.02 .500 1.32 1.56 .844 1.44 3.01 4.45 2.23 1.00 0.50 1.71 2.99
CAREER   988 342 27.5 14.08 5.78 11.61 .498 0.00 0.02 .133 2.52 3.20 .788 2.04 4.98 7.02 4.06 1.30 0.82 2.62 3.25

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1975-76 ☆ PHX 80 - 2,656 1,519 629 1,341 .469 - - - 261 355 .735 215 512 727 450 121 116 - 274
1976-77 PHX 72 - 2,278 1,296 522 1,102 .474 - - - 252 334 .754 180 472 652 322 95 87 - 260
1977-78 PHX 70 - 1,914 1,082 434 895 .485 - - - 214 293 .730 158 407 565 225 86 63 234 242
1978-79 PHX 77 - 2,364 1,369 569 1,073 .530 - - - 231 289 .799 220 485 705 360 110 63 279 246
1979-80 PHX 75 - 2,168 1,118 465 875 .531 0 2 .000 188 236 .797 158 451 609 322 108 55 218 237
1980-81 PHX 75 - 2,054 1,115 458 870 .526 0 0 .000 199 259 .768 157 389 546 344 106 69 226 226
1981-82 PHX 79 75 2,393 1,196 507 1,027 .494 0 1 .000 182 233 .781 138 448 586 356 114 78 196 269
1982-83 PHX 80 75 2,447 1,135 477 981 .486 1 3 .333 180 217 .829 161 387 548 376 114 74 242 287
1983-84 PHX 70 13 1,452 670 269 582 .462 0 4 .000 132 160 .825 118 201 319 219 73 31 117 195
1984-85 PHX 82 69 2,136 1,202 476 915 .520 0 0 .000 250 283 .883 153 347 500 308 115 48 197 254
1985-86 PHX 78 45 2,005 841 341 679 .502 0 2 .000 159 203 .783 148 329 477 324 102 46 206 271
1986-87 PHX 68 40 1,690 756 311 621 .501 0 1 .000 134 170 .788 91 247 338 220 62 37 139 207
1987-88 PHX 82 25 1,646 611 251 506 .496 1 2 .500 108 128 .844 118 247 365 183 82 41 140 245
CAREER   988 342 27,203 13,910 5,709 11,467 .498 2 15 .133 2,490 3,160 .788 2,015 4,922 6,937 4,009 1,288 808 2,194 3,213

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1975-76 ☆ PHX 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 - - 0.26 41 39 .513 3.30 3.90 7.20
1976-77 PHX 72 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .248 - - 0.30 29 43 .403 2.30 4.00 6.30
1977-78 PHX 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 0.96 0.37 0.33 41 29 .586 1.50 3.40 4.90
1978-79 PHX 77 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1.29 0.39 0.27 47 30 .610 3.90 3.70 7.60
1979-80 PHX 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 1.48 0.50 0.27 51 24 .680 3.10 3.90 7.00
1980-81 PHX 75 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 1.52 0.47 0.30 53 22 .707 3.30 4.50 7.70
1981-82 PHX 79 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 1.82 0.58 0.23 44 35 .557 2.50 4.70 7.20
1982-83 PHX 80 75 11 1 0 0 0 0 .240 1.55 0.47 0.22 52 28 .650 2.00 4.50 6.50
1983-84 PHX 70 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 1.87 0.62 0.27 36 34 .514 1.50 1.80 3.30
1984-85 PHX 82 69 10 2 0 0 0 0 .224 1.56 0.58 0.31 36 46 .439 3.50 3.30 6.80
1985-86 PHX 78 45 11 1 0 0 0 0 .198 1.57 0.50 0.30 29 49 .372 1.17 2.64 3.81
1986-87 PHX 68 40 6 0 0 0 0 0 .175 1.58 0.45 0.27 34 34 .500 1.16 1.45 2.61
1987-88 PHX 82 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 1.31 0.59 0.25 28 54 .341 0.55 1.61 2.16
CAREER   988 342 39 4 1 0 0 0 .212 1.48 0.49 0.28 521 467 .527 29.77 43.39 73.07

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1975-76 ☆ PHX 80 - .507 .469 8.89 20.71 14.86 27.18 - 2.08 2.36 - 120.43 - 1.13 - 95.0 21.76
1976-77 PHX 72 - .519 .474 8.54 22.26 15.42 22.30 - 1.89 2.10 - 122.82 - 1.18 - 94.0 20.20
1977-78 PHX 70 - .528 .485 8.35 22.25 15.19 16.41 18.60 1.94 1.71 24.47 121.53 -4.20 1.21 97.7 94.9 17.78
1978-79 PHX 77 - .570 .530 10.50 22.44 16.56 20.81 18.86 2.07 1.38 24.06 132.96 -1.61 1.28 106.2 99.6 20.43
1979-80 PHX 75 - .571 .531 8.18 22.37 15.43 21.55 18.21 2.29 1.40 21.92 132.80 -0.15 1.28 107.2 99.0 19.24
1980-81 PHX 75 - .567 .526 8.58 20.50 14.65 24.45 18.68 2.37 1.89 22.98 129.48 0.16 1.28 108.0 96.4 20.47
1981-82 PHX 79 75 .529 .494 6.56 20.20 13.56 22.12 14.79 2.31 1.85 22.84 127.48 1.75 1.16 105.8 99.4 18.66
1982-83 PHX 80 75 .527 .487 7.59 16.74 12.36 21.77 18.35 2.20 1.69 22.00 164.91 0.36 1.16 102.2 98.3 16.84
1983-84 PHX 70 13 .513 .462 9.46 16.28 12.85 20.27 15.21 2.38 1.23 21.74 128.72 2.00 1.15 106.6 105.8 16.67
1984-85 PHX 82 69 .578 .520 8.24 18.13 13.26 21.76 15.93 2.53 1.26 23.57 140.36 0.39 1.31 110.8 103.8 19.79
1985-86 PHX 78 45 .547 .502 8.84 18.07 13.65 22.42 21.14 2.34 1.29 19.37 128.55 0.48 1.24 103.7 105.2 15.13
1986-87 PHX 68 40 .543 .501 6.25 16.12 11.32 17.69 16.65 1.72 1.25 20.04 128.90 0.45 1.22 105.6 110.1 14.39
1987-88 PHX 82 25 .543 .497 8.01 17.01 12.48 14.88 19.93 2.37 1.44 17.44 183.98 -1.08 1.21 102.8 108.9 13.08
CAREER   988 342 .541 .498 8.33 19.76 14.13 21.21 17.83 2.19 1.65 22.05 141.92 -0.16 1.21 105.2 100.5 18.54

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

May 29, 1975 - The Phoenix Suns selected Alvan Adams in Round 1 with Pick 4 in the 1975 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1975 - Alvan Adams signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns.
Jul 1, 1979 - Alvan Adams, previously with the Phoenix Suns, became a free agent.
Sep 1, 1979 - Alvan Adams signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns.
Dec 20, 1982 - Alvan Adams signed a veteran extension with the Phoenix Suns.
Jul 1, 1988 - Alvan Adams retired from professional basketball.
Jul 1, 1988 - Alvan Adams, previously with the Phoenix Suns, became a free agent.
Jul 10, 1989 - The Phoenix Suns renounced their free-agent exception rights to Alvan Adams.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year - 1976
All-Rookie First Team - 1976

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1975-76 PHX 19 - 35.2 17.95 7.21 15.95 .452 - - - 3.53 4.32 .817 2.84 7.21 10.05 5.16 1.26 1.05 - 3.16
1977-78 PHX 2 - 35.5 16.00 7.50 16.50 .455 - - - 1.00 1.00 1.000 4.00 4.00 8.00 2.00 1.00 0.50 4.50 4.00
1978-79 PHX 12 - 31.0 12.83 5.50 11.58 .475 - - - 1.83 2.58 .710 2.08 5.42 7.50 4.42 0.92 1.00 3.00 3.42
1979-80 PHX 8 - 31.4 16.12 7.00 12.38 .566 0.00 0.00 .000 2.12 2.38 .895 2.25 7.38 9.62 5.75 0.88 1.25 3.00 3.00
1980-81 PHX 7 - 31.1 10.57 3.86 8.57 .450 0.00 0.00 .000 2.86 4.00 .714 1.57 4.29 5.86 3.71 0.57 0.14 2.71 2.86
1981-82 PHX 7 0 33.3 16.86 6.86 13.14 .522 0.00 0.00 .000 3.14 4.00 .786 2.71 4.57 7.29 3.71 2.00 1.43 3.00 3.14
1982-83 PHX 3 0 28.0 11.67 5.00 10.67 .469 0.00 0.00 .000 1.67 2.33 .714 1.00 5.00 6.00 4.67 0.67 1.67 1.67 5.00
1983-84 PHX 17 0 18.4 8.35 3.12 7.41 .421 0.00 0.00 .000 2.12 3.12 .679 1.59 3.53 5.12 2.47 1.00 0.65 2.00 3.12
1984-85 PHX 3 3 26.3 17.00 7.67 15.33 .500 0.00 0.00 .000 1.67 2.00 .833 1.33 4.33 5.67 3.67 2.33 0.33 2.00 2.67
CAREER   78 3 29.3 13.79 5.64 11.92 .473 0.00 0.00 .000 2.51 3.28 .766 2.17 5.37 7.54 4.10 1.13 0.91 2.61 3.22

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1975-76 PHX 19 - 668 341 137 303 .452 - - - 67 82 .817 54 137 191 98 24 20 - 60
1977-78 PHX 2 - 71 32 15 33 .455 - - - 2 2 1.000 8 8 16 4 2 1 9 8
1978-79 PHX 12 - 372 154 66 139 .475 - - - 22 31 .710 25 65 90 53 11 12 36 41
1979-80 PHX 8 - 251 129 56 99 .566 0 0 .000 17 19 .895 18 59 77 46 7 10 24 24
1980-81 PHX 7 - 218 74 27 60 .450 0 0 .000 20 28 .714 11 30 41 26 4 1 19 20
1981-82 PHX 7 0 233 118 48 92 .522 0 0 .000 22 28 .786 19 32 51 26 14 10 21 22
1982-83 PHX 3 0 84 35 15 32 .469 0 0 .000 5 7 .714 3 15 18 14 2 5 5 15
1983-84 PHX 17 0 312 142 53 126 .421 0 0 .000 36 53 .679 27 60 87 42 17 11 34 53
1984-85 PHX 3 3 79 51 23 46 .500 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 4 13 17 11 7 1 6 8
CAREER   78 3 2,288 1,076 440 930 .473 0 0 .000 196 256 .766 169 419 588 320 88 71 154 251

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1975-76 PHX 19 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 - - 0.27 10 9 .526 0.70 0.90 1.70
1977-78 PHX 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0.44 0.22 0.06 0 2 .000 -0.10 0.10 -0.10
1978-79 PHX 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 1.47 0.31 0.22 7 5 .583 0.10 0.70 0.80
1979-80 PHX 8 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1.92 0.29 0.19 3 5 .375 0.50 0.30 0.80
1980-81 PHX 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 1.37 0.21 0.47 3 4 .429 0.10 0.40 0.50
1981-82 PHX 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 1.24 0.67 0.30 2 5 .286 0.30 0.10 0.50
1982-83 PHX 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 2.80 0.40 0.22 1 2 .333 0.10 0.10 0.20
1983-84 PHX 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 1.24 0.50 0.42 9 8 .529 -0.20 0.50 0.30
1984-85 PHX 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1.83 1.17 0.13 0 3 .000 - - -
CAREER   78 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1.44 0.42 0.28 35 43 .449 1.50 3.10 4.70

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1975-76 PHX 19 - .503 .452 8.49 22.53 15.35 23.03 - 1.66 1.65 - 126.92 - 1.13 - 96.4 19.89
1977-78 PHX 2 - .472 .455 10.40 15.45 12.43 8.91 20.99 1.37 0.86 24.39 145.45 -9.44 0.97 83.1 102.6 11.03
1978-79 PHX 12 - .504 .475 7.50 17.69 12.85 21.54 19.08 1.39 1.71 20.38 118.45 -0.18 1.11 97.0 96.3 15.09
1979-80 PHX 8 - .601 .566 7.90 25.47 16.76 26.38 18.27 1.34 2.18 21.55 146.04 2.73 1.30 112.0 104.3 21.79
1980-81 PHX 7 - .512 .450 5.83 14.77 10.46 19.05 20.81 0.96 0.29 18.51 116.43 -0.85 1.23 98.4 98.4 12.24
1981-82 PHX 7 0 .566 .522 8.56 15.59 11.94 14.72 16.76 2.81 2.27 21.13 130.75 -1.54 1.28 108.6 109.9 19.15
1982-83 PHX 3 0 .499 .469 3.50 19.42 11.05 22.50 12.48 1.13 3.28 18.76 118.30 5.23 1.09 104.9 105.9 15.81
1983-84 PHX 17 0 .475 .421 10.24 21.44 16.01 18.57 18.55 2.67 2.11 24.70 109.99 -1.99 1.13 96.1 104.8 15.01
1984-85 PHX 3 3 .524 .500 5.83 20.97 13.02 21.31 10.98 3.88 0.69 26.56 133.33 1.58 1.11 105.0 118.5 19.93
CAREER   78 3 .516 .473 8.11 20.05 14.09 20.66 17.96 1.83 1.74 21.70 123.87 -0.38 1.16 101.3 101.7 17.64

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1976

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976 West 1 - 11 4 2 4 .500 - - - 0 0 .000 2 1 3 0 0 0 - 1
TOTAL   1 - 11 4 2 4 .500 - - - 0 0 .000 2 1 3 0 0 0 - 1
AVERAGES   1 - 11.0 4.00 2.00 4.00 .500 - - - 0.00 0.00 .000 2.00 1.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 1.00

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NCAA Career

College: Oklahoma (1975)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1972-73 Oklahoma Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1973-74 Oklahoma So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1974-75 Oklahoma Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

NABC All-American Third Team - 1975
NABC All-American Fourth Team - 1974


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Alvan Adams?

Alvan Adams is 69 years old.

What is the height of Alvan Adams?

Alvan Adams is 6-9 (206cm) tall.

What is the weight of Alvan Adams?

Alvan Adams is 210 lbs (95kg).

What is the birthday of Alvan Adams?

Alvan Adams was born on Jul 19, 1954.

What position does Alvan Adams play?

Alvan Adams plays the FC position.

What was the pre-draft team of Alvan Adams?

Alvan Adams was drafted out of Oklahoma.

What high school did Alvan Adams attend?

Alvan Adams attended Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

What nationality is Alvan Adams?

Alvan Adams has a United States nationality.

Where was Alvan Adams born?

Alvan Adams was born in Lawrence, Kansas.

How many NBA seasons has Alvan Adams played?

Alvan Adams played 13 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Alvan Adams?

Alvan Adams had career averages 14.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 0.8 blocks, 1.3 steals in 988 games.

What are the career totals of Alvan Adams?

Alvan Adams had career totals of 13,910 points, 6,937 rebounds, 4,009 assists, 808 blocks, 1,288 steals in 988 games.

How many teams has Alvan Adams been on?

Alvan Adams played their entire career for the Phoenix Suns.

When was Alvan Adams drafted?

Alvan Adams was drafted in the 1st round (#6 overall) of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns.

What is Alvan Adams' career high in points?

Alvan Adams averaged a career high 19.0 points per game in 1975-1976.

What is Alvan Adams' career high in rebounds?

Alvan Adams averaged a career high 9.2 rebounds per game in 1978-1979.

What is Alvan Adams' career high in assists?

Alvan Adams averaged a career high 5.6 assists per game in 1975-1976.

What is the career PER of Alvan Adams'?

Alvan Adams had a career PER of 18.5.

How many times did Alvan Adams win Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year?

Alvan Adams won ROY 1 time.

How many All-Star teams has Alvan Adams been on?

Alvan Adams is a 1x All-Star.

Is Alvan Adams' jersey retired?

Alvan Adams' #33 jersey was retired by the Phoenix Suns.