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2017-18 Women's Basketball

44 Gwen Adams

  • Height 5-11
  • Year Senior
  • Highschool Incarnate Word Academy
  • Hometown Ferguson, Mo.
  • Position F/C
  • Major Undeclared

Biography

2017-18: Led team in free throw percentage at 80.9 percent (76-94) ... Helped lead the Cougars to its second-ever NCAA Division I postseason appearance with a first-round game at Central Arkansas ... One of five players to have appeared in all 32 games ... All-time leader at SIUE in games played with 125 ... Completed collegiate career No. 2 all-time in free throw percentage (85.0) ... No. 3 all-time in free throws made (407) ... No. 7 all-time in free throws attempted (479) ... Set career high with 43 assists during season ... Pulled down 100-plus rebounds in all four seasons at SIUE ... Hit 18 three-pointers for the season, connecting on 47.4 percent of her attempts.

2016-17: Finished No. 5 in the nation in free throw percentage at 91.9 percent ... Needs 75 points to become a 1,000-point scorer ... Her free throw percentage was the best in the Division I era (minimum 50 made free throws) ... No. 5 all-time in free throws made (331) and No. 9 all-time in attempts (385) ... Fourth on the team in scoring with 8.6 points per game ... Fourth on the team in assists with 39 ... One of seven players to appear in all 31 games ... Tied her career high in field goals made in a game with eight against Missouri ... Recorded three consecutive double-doubles against Bethune-Cookman, Illinois State and Tennessee Tech.

2015-16: Has scored in double figures 17 times this season ... Set season high in scoring with 18 points in win over Belmont ... Has been perfect from free throw line in 12 games this season and is hitting a team-leading 83.3 percent of her free throws ... One of 257 nominees nationwide for the 2016 Allstate WBCA and NABC Good Works Teams®. This distinguished award shines a spotlight on a select group of student-athletes who have shown dedication to service in their communities ... Set season high with three steals against Southeast Missouri ... Recorded 11 points in road loss at Mizzou.

2014-15: Third on the team in scoring with an 11.1 scoring average ... Led starters in free throw percentage at 83.2 percent (119-143) ... First freshman since Hall of Famer Misi Clark to record more than 100 free throws made ... Named OVC Freshman of the Week twice after averaging 14.5 points per game in wins over Southeast Missouri and Eastern Illinois ... Recorded second 20-point effort of the season in win over Southeast Missouri ... Posted four double-doubles during the season, including one in road win at Murray State... Set career high with 26 points in homecourt victory over Tennessee State ... Recorded double digits in scoring 18 times ... Scored game-high 17 points in season home opener, shooting 6 of 8 from the field ... Recorded 10 points in first collegiate game at Kansas State.

High School: Helped Incarnate Word Academy to back-to-back Class 4 state titles during her junior and senior seasons … Team posted a record of 62-1 during her final two seasons … Nominated to play in the 2014 McDonald’s High School All American Game … Earned MSSA All-State second team honors as a senior … Second team All-Metro as a senior ... Three-time All-Conference selection with first team honors her senior season … Set Incarnate Word record for best season free throw percentage at 88.4 percent ... Played club basketball with the Red Knights for the last four seasons as well as St. Louis Team adidas her sophomore year of high school ... Parents are Samuel and Tiwana.

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2014-15Freshman

    F
    5'11"
    44
  • 44

    2015-16Sophomore

    F/C
    5'11"
    44
  • 44

    2016-17Junior

    F/C
    5'11"
    44
  • 44

    2017-18Senior

    F/C
    5'11"
    44