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1 Destiny Adams

1 Destiny Adams

  • Position:
    G/F
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Manchester, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Manchester
  • Prev School:
    UNC

Summary

Biography

AWARDS & HONORS
2023-24 Second Team All-Big Ten honors (Coaches)
2023-24 Big Ten Honorable Mention (media)
2023-24 All-MET Third Team
2024-25 All-Big Ten Second Team pick (coaches & media) 

USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Players of the Week (Nov. 11) 
AP Player of the Week Honorable Mention (Nov. 11) 
2024-25 USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List selection 
2025 All-ECAC Second Team 
2025 First Team All-MET

2024-25 | Senior (Rutgers)

  • Led RU and ranked sixth in the Big Ten with 17.9 points per game 
  • Ranked fourth in the Big Ten averaging 9.6 rebounds and is tied for first averaging 2.4 steals 
  • Reached double-digit points in 26 games during 2024-25, including seven outings with 20+ and three with 30+ points 
  • Also finished the regular season with 15 double-doubles, the third most in the Big Ten 
  • Kicked off the 2024-25 season with a historic performance over NJIT (Nov. 10), recording a career best double-double of 36 points and 22 rebounds 
  • Became the first player in program history with over 30 points and more than 20 rebounds in a regular season game in over 12 seasons 
  • Her 36 points set the new Jersey Mike's Arena record and tied for 8th most points in a single game in program history 
  • In addition, Adams had 30 points and 15 boards in the game prior versus Cornell (Nov. 7), to make her the first Scarlet Knight since Sue Wicks (1988) to net back-to-back 30+ point games 
  • Was awarded her first Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 11) honor of her career following the massive performance 
  • In the final game of the regular season, she recorded 19 points, 14 rebounds and a career best seven assists to become the first Scarlet Knight (man or woman) in 15 seasons to reach those marks as well as the only women's player in the Big Ten 
  • In the WNIT Super 16, Adams recorded the seventh triple-double in program history and the first since 2020 with 18 points, 15 rebounds and a career best 10 assists 
  • Became the 38th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point milestone with her performance against Minnesota (Jan. 8). With 1,312 points to rank top 25 on the all-time scoring list 


2023-24 | Junior (Rutgers) 

  • The only Scarlet Knight to start all 32 games of the campaign 
  • Averaged 15.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game
  • Led RU in total minutes (953), field goals made (186), free throws made (127), points (500), rebounds (254) and steals (51)
  • During her first slate at Rutgers, recorded double-digit points 27 times, including the final 17 contests
  • Netted 20+ points seven times and 30+ twice
  • The Manchester, New Jersey product paced RU in scoring in 13 outings and off the glass 16 times
  • Recorded eight double-doubles throughout the season to lead the team 
  • Finished the 2023-24 regular season fifth in total points (Big Ten) and sixth in total rebounds (Big Ten)
  • Ranked second in the Big Ten with 98 offensive rebounds
  • Set the single-game Big Ten Tournament rebounding record with 24 boards against Minnesota (March 6) in the first round of the tournament
  • With 31 points and 24 rebounds against the Gophers, Adams was the first Scarlet Knight to tally 20+ points and 20+ rebounds since Osh Brown (20, 20), vs. DePaul (Nov. 25, 2021)
  • Adams's 31 points versus Minnesota in the conference tournament marks a new Rutgers Big Ten Tournament high, besting Arella Guirantes's 30 points in 2020 against Indiana. Her 12 field goals and 24 attempts from the floor are also new highs, that were previously set in 2016.
  • Adams scored 30+ points twice during the 2023-24 campaign making her the only Scarlet Knight to accomplish the feat. She scored a career-high/team season best 33 points versus Penn State (Jan. 14)

2022-23 | Sophomore (UNC) 

  • Played in all 33 games and made four starts 
  • Averaged 4.1 points and 3.8 rebounds in 17.2 minutes 
  • Ranked 16th in the ACC in steals (1.5 per game) and 23rd in blocks (0.8 per game), both second on the team 
  • Scored a career-high 23 points against South Carolina State (Nov. 16) in her first career start 
  • Recorded a career-high nine rebounds against NC State (Jan. 15), scoring eight points, including two three-pointers, in the fourth quarter of the home court win 
  • Registered a career-high three blocks against both Notre Dame (Jan. 8) and Virginia (Jan. 12)  

2021-22 | Freshman (UNC) 

  • Appeared in 28 of 32 games  
  • Averaged 3.0 points and 2.6 rebounds 
  • Scored a career-high 10 points against Appalachian State (Nov. 17), as all of her points came in the fourth quarter, when she was 4-5 from the field and 2-3 from the foul line 
  • Played a key role in UNC's fourth-quarter comeback at Boston College, scoring the first point in a game-winning 10-0 run 
  • Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds, five of them offensive, over Syracuse (Dec. 30) 

Prior to UNC 

  • Graduate of Manchester Township High School 
  • Named to the Jordan Brand Classic 2021 Girls National Team and the 2021 McDonald’s All-American Girls Team 
  • Ranked 20th in the ESPNW Class of 2021 rankings 
  • Graduated as Manchester’s all-time leading scorer
  • 2020-21 Gatorade New Jersey Girls Basketball Player of the Year, the first ever from Manchester Township 
  • Averaged 30.1 points, 18.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.5 blocks as a senior 
  • 2020 Shore Conference Player of the Year after totaling 19 double-doubles
  • Earned All-Conference and Second Team All-State honors in 2019 and led Manchester Township to a New Jersey State Championship 
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    2023-24Junior

    G/F
    6'3"
    1
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    2024-25Senior

    G/F
    6'3"
    1
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