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Sr. - F - 6'8 - 254
Decatur, Ga. • Towers/Winchendon School
• Preseason All-CAA second team
Adako, a preseason All-CAA second team pick, returns for his senior season and has been elected a captain. An All-Conference peformer in 2008-09, he worked extremely hard in the offseason, both in the weight room and on the court. He is the focal point of Northeastern’s frontcourt and is ready to shoulder more of the team’s leadership repsonsibilities.
2008-09: Appeared in 30 games, making 27 starts...averaged 11.3 points a game and was a 56.7 percent shooter...finished second in the CAA in field goal percentage, first in CAA games only...named third-team All-CAA...scored a team-high 16 points at Michigan (Nov. 12)...led the Huskies with 10 points at South Florida (Nov. 29)...scored 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting and made a critical three-point play late in a 60-55 win over James Madison (Dec. 6)...had 12 points and three steals in double overtime win at Harvard (Dec. 10)...scored 16 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting at Memphis (Dec. 31)...had 13 points, six rebounds and two blocks in win over William & Mary (Jan. 3)...was 7-for-12 from the field with 16 points in 73-50 win vs. Hofstra (Jan. 5)...scored 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting at Georgia State (Jan. 7)...scored 24 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds for his second career double-double in a 68-53 win vs. Towson (Jan. 10)...was 12-for-15 from the field...named CAA Player of the Week on Jan. 12 after averaging 17.7 points and 5.7 rebounds while shooting 71.5 percent from the floor...dropped in 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting in 68-63 win at VCU (Jan. 27)...scored 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 7-of-8 from the free throw line in win against Delaware (Jan. 31)...scored 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting against Towson in the CAA Tournament quarterfinals (March 7)...missed NU’s College Basketball Invitational games with an injury.
2007-08: Started all 31 games for the Huskies...averaged 10.6 points and 4.5 rebounds...doubled his average in scoring from the previous season...led the team in field goal percentage at 56.8 percent...finished fourth in the CAA in field goal percentage...was a candidate for the Dean Ehlers Leadership Award, which honors a CAA student-athlete for leadership qualities...hit the game-tying three with eight seconds left in regulation to send the Huskies to overtime at Maryland...it was his first career three-pointer...scored a then career-high 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting in win at Boston University...bested his career-high in points again with 19 vs. Harvard...went 8-for-9 from the field, scoring 16 points at Boston College...scored a career-high 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting at Towson...scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half to lead Huskies to comeback victory over Georgia State...scored 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting in blowout win over Drexel...earned his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in 53-49 win at Delaware...posted 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line in 58-42 win over Old Dominion...scored 18 points on 9-of-13 shooting in 70-59 win over George Mason...scored 12 and 10 points against James Madison and George Mason, respectively, in the CAA Tournament.
2006-07: Scored six points, blocked two shots and made two steals in his collegiate debut at Syracuse...had 12 points, his first career double-digit scoring game, at Rider...tallied 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting with four boards at George Mason...scored in double-figures for the second-straight game with 13 points in win over James Madison...scored seven points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked two shots at Georgia State...had a career-high 10 rebounds against both Maine and Delaware...scored 11 points with eight boards vs. Drexel.
High School: Spent one season at The Winchendon School, leading his squad to a conference runner-up finish...also played at Towers High School...an All-City and All-County player...selected to play in the Atlanta All-Star game...named to the Atlanta Tip-Off Club and the Dekalb Tip-Off Club in 2005...also lettered in football and track & field.
Personal: Born April 21, 1987...majoring in Human Services...was a member of the Youth Leadership Dekalb program that prepares youth for government and policy-setting leadership roles through training and shadowing of public officials...a coordinator and server for Five Loaves and Two Fishes Food ministry...also involved in Hands on Atlanta, a non-profit organization that helps individuals and groups find volunteer opportunities...Class of 2011.
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2006-07 32-26 737/23.0 71-150 .473 0-0 .000 29-44 .659 41-87 128 4.0 93-5 34 41 14 12 171/5.3
2007-08 31-31 889/28.7 138-243 .568 1-1 1.000 51-67 .761 41-99 140 4.5 63-1 23 47 20 13 328/10.6
2008-09 30-27 808/26.9 142-251 .566 1-2 .500 55-66 .833 46-80 126 4.2 77-3 19 52 19 17 340/11.3
TOTAL 93-84 2434/26.2 351-644 .545 2-3 .667 135-177 .763 128-266 394 4.2 233-9 76 140 53 42 839/9.0
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2006-07 18-15 418/23.2 37-83 .446 0-0 .000 19-26 .731 23-49 72 4.0 52-2 21 19 5 6 93/5.2
2007-08 18-18 536/29.8 81-145 .559 0-0 .000 34-47 .723 23-60 83 4.6 34-1 14 34 14 9 196/10.9
2008-09 18-15 480/26.7 85-140 .607 0-0 .000 38-46 .826 27-52 79 4.4 46-2 17 31 12 6 208/11.6
CAA 54-48 1434/26.6 203-368 .552 0-0 .000 91-119 .765 73-161 234 4.3 132-5 52 84 31 21 497/9.2
