Prospect Watch: Ray Adams (2019)
Class of 2019 guard Ray Adams of Webster Groves is already a two-time state champion, but he is still a very hungry basketball player. The 6’3″ sharpshooter has helped the Statesmen win back-to-back Class 5 state championships with his 3-point…
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Continue ReadingClass of 2019 guard Ray Adams of Webster Groves is already a two-time state champion, but he is still a very hungry basketball player.
The 6’3″ sharpshooter has helped the Statesmen win back-to-back Class 5 state championships with his 3-point marksmanship, but he feels he still has much more to prove as he heads into his final season of high school basketball.
The last two years, the Statesmen have been led by the state’s most formidable dynamic duo in guard Courtney Ramey and forward Carte’are Gordon. Ramey is now getting buckets at Texas while Gordon is patrolling the lane at Saint Louis University. Adams is ready to step into a bigger role and help the Statesmen stay among the elite basketball teams in the state.
“This is what we’ve been waiting to do,” Adams said. “There have been a lot of guys who are role players who now have to step up and become stars. I think we are going to shock a lot of people this year.”
For the past two seasons, Adams has been a star in his role as the 3-point shooter who has kept the pressure off of Ramey and Gordon. As a sophomore, Adams shot 49 percent from 3-point range and made a total of 61 triples. He shot 44 percent from long distance last season and made a total of 63 treys. In the state championship game against Chaminade, Adams scored 17 points and was a perfect five for five from beyond the 3-point line in Webster’s 101-90 victory.
Adams has already picked up an offer from Wayne State University and he has received interest from programs such as McKendree, Lindenewood, UMSL and Drury.
Webster Groves opens its season tonight against Gateway in the first round of the Webster Classic. Adams is ready to show off his improved ball handling and ability to score off the dribble.
“I’ve worked hard on taking it to the basket and scoring off the dribble,” he said. “I want to be a playmaker. That part of my game has come pretty far. I think I’m going to surprise a lot of people when they see that I can do more than just shoot.”