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NAME: Adrian
Graves
SCHOOL: Hughes High School
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YR.: 2006
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: One of school's
all-time leading scorers.
BIRTHDATE: 11-01-86
HEIGHT: 6'4"
RESIDENCE: Avondale
MOM: Jeanell
BIGGEST INFLUENCE: "My mom."
FUTURE GOAL: "NBA."
MVP ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Senior shooting
guard is a 3-year starter and was rated as one of the Top 10 seniors
in Ohio. He has scored nearly 1,300 points in his great prep career
and could finish as the Big Red's all-time leading scorer. He averaged
21 points a game during the regular season and was named 1st team
all-Southwest Ohio district. As a junior last year, Adrian averaged
25 points - 8 rebounds a game, and was named 1st team all-conference,
1st team all-city, and honorable mention all-district. He has been
named as an Adidas and Nike All-American and was a McDonalds All-American
nominee. Big games this year include scoring 31 vs. Columbus Africentric,
27 vs. Green City (AL) and Colonel White, and 24 vs. Mt. Healthy.
Active in community service, Adrian plays for the AAU Queen City
Prophets during the summer and he will play next season at Xavier
University. His favorite entertainer is Tupac, his favorite athletes
are LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, and his most-like-to-meet is
Kevin Garnett.
COACH'S QUOTE -- "Success is less
about the end destination and more about the manner in which you
traveled. Adrian has overcome many obstacles on and off the court,
never submitting to pitfalls or taking the easy way out." � Greg
Mills, Basketball Coach
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