John R. Adams

1961 graduate of Rising Sun High School… scored a career 1,568 points as a four-year starter… lettered in basketball, baseball, and track – where he set the school’s high jump record, as well…named to the North-South All-Star team …played at the University of Kentucky where he became the team’s leading rebounder and earned the Kentucky’s Most Valuable Senior Award during his senior season…played on several AAU teams in Lexington, earning 1973 AAU National Champions, and then played in Argentina, Brazil, England and Mexico.