George Adams is a retired American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player.

Born in Kings Mountain, North Carolina

Kings Mountain, North Carolina

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, he played collegiately for Gardner-Webb University

Gardner-Webb University

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 in Boiling Springs, North Carolina

Boiling Springs, North Carolina

Boiling Springs is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 4,647. It is home to Gardner-Webb University. The Broad River runs along the south of the township, where the Broad River Greenway is located, providing recreational...

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Adams was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks

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 in the third round (46th overall pick) of the 1972 NBA Draft

1972 NBA Draft

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. He played in the ABA

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 for the San Diego Conquistadors

San Diego Conquistadors

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from 1972 to 1975. He was the first athlete to be inducted into Gardner Webb University Hall of Fame. On April 27, 2009 he was inducted into the Cleveland County(Shelby, NC) Hall of Fame.