Alvan Adams

Alvan Adams led the Pirates to the only undefeated state basketball championship in district history. He was named the state player of the year and went on to play at the University of Oklahoma. As a Sooner, he was a 3x 1st-Team All-Big Eight pick as well as an All-American. He was drafted 4th overall by the Phoenix Suns and played all 13 seasons with the same organization. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1975-76 and an NBA All-Star. The Suns retired his jersey to honor his career in Phoenix.

2x 1st Team Daily Oklahoman All-City (Junior, Senior)
Faith 7 Selection (Senior)
Coaches’ All-State Selection (Senior)
1st Team Daily Oklahoman All-State (Senior)
Daily Oklahoman State Player of the Year (Senior)
Daily Oklahoman City Player of the Year (Senior)
Led team to winning the State Championship (Senior)
2nd Team Parade All-American (Senior)
Continued his Career at the University of Oklahoma
Big 8 Newcomer of the Year (1972-73)
3x 1st Team All-Big 8 Selection (1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75)
Represented the United States in the World University Games, where he won the Gold Medal (1973)
Big 8 Tournament MVP (1973-74)
2x All-American (HM 1973-74, 3rd Team 1974-75)
2x Academic All-American (1973-74, 1974-75)
2x Academic All-Big 8 (1973-74, 1974-75)
3x Letter Winner (1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75)
Big 8 Player of the Year (1974-75)
26 School Records
Drafted by the Phoenix Suns (1975)
NBA All-Star (1975-76)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1975-76)
1st Team NBA All-Rookie Team (1975-76)
Led team to the NBA Finals (1975-76)
Big 8 All-Decade Team (1970’s)
Played 13 Seasons in the NBA, all for the Suns
Retired with 4 Phoenix Suns Team Records
The Phoenix Suns Retired his #33 Jersey, becoming the first player in Suns history to have his jersey retired (1988)
Inducted into the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor (1988)
Inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame (1995)
OU Retired his #33 Jersey (1998)
Named to the Suns All-Century Team (1999)
Inducted into the Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame (2012)
Inducted into the Putnam City Hall of Fame as a member of the 1971-72 Basketball Team (2023)