2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Adams, Andrayah

Jersey Number 15
Andrayah Adams
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Como Park HS
- Hometown:
- Minneapolis, Minn.
Bio
First Team Academic All-Big 12
JUNIOR (2019-20)
Notes: Appeared in all 29 games for the Lady Raiders in her first season in the scarlet and black … Averaged 20.9 minutes per game and made 14 starts as a junior … Finished the season averaging 8.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game … Came on late in the season offensively, averaging 14.9 points over the final 13 games of the year … Recorded 10 double-digit scoring games as a junior, including four games of 20-plus points … Posted seven games of five-plus rebounds, two games of five-plus assists and three games of two-plus steals … Led Texas Tech in scoring four times … First Team Academic All-Big 12 Selection.
Highlights: Was key to the Lady Raider win over San Diego in the finals of the San Diego Thanksgiving Classic, hitting four big three-pointers to finish with 12 points to help Texas Tech edge the Toreros and deliver the program’s first tournament win in five years … Turned in the first of her two 29-point games in the overtime win over Oklahoma, along with five rebounds and three assists … Posted a career-high seven rebounds to help Texas Tech win at Iowa State for the first time in 18 years … Hit a career-high eight three-pointers in the rout of Oklahoma State, finishing with 24 points to help the Lady Raiders set a Big 12 record with 20 threes as a team … Scored 19 points against Kansas in Lubbock … Added 15 points at West Virginia … Helped Tech finish off the sweep of TCU, scoring 20 points along with four rebounds and three assists in the home matchup with the Horned Frogs … Finished off the season with 29 points on 11-of-19 shooting at Oklahoma, helping the Lady Raiders to their first win in Norman in 15 years.
REDSHIRT SEASON (2018-19)
Sat out due to NCAA Transfer rules...
PRIOR TO TECH
St. John’s
Played the last two seasons at St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y… played in 65 of the 68 games, making starts in five over two seasons… In her rookie season, she posted a career-high 27 points at Marquette, shooting 60 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from beyond the arc... helped St. John’s to advance to the third round of the WNIT…. During her sophomore season, Adams had the second-best shooting average from the three-point line (.407) and one of the best averages from the field (.421)… posted 13 double-figure games, including a season-best 23 points at Albany... During that game, she shot 80 percent from the field and 87 percent from the arc... helped the Red Storm to the fourth round of the WNIT.
HIGH SCHOOL
Six-year varsity player for Como Park High School in Minneapolis, Minn… was one of the most prolific scoring guards in the nation, scoring 3,000 points during her career… led Como Park to a 20-7 record as a junior, averaging a state-best 29.8 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals per game… was named second team All-State by the Associated Press and the St. Paul City Conference's Player of the Year for the second time in her career… was a five-time all-conference selection and a three-star recruit that ranked 30th nationally at her position according to ESPN Hoopgurlz.
PERSONAL
Andrayah Adams... born August 15, 1998 in Minneapolis, Minn... daughter of Patrick and Leigh Adams... her father, Patrick, was her AAU coach... has five siblings, Brittany, Jodi, Lauren, Raiyne and Robert... plans to study sport management... aspires to be a coach after her playing career.
JUNIOR (2019-20)
Notes: Appeared in all 29 games for the Lady Raiders in her first season in the scarlet and black … Averaged 20.9 minutes per game and made 14 starts as a junior … Finished the season averaging 8.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game … Came on late in the season offensively, averaging 14.9 points over the final 13 games of the year … Recorded 10 double-digit scoring games as a junior, including four games of 20-plus points … Posted seven games of five-plus rebounds, two games of five-plus assists and three games of two-plus steals … Led Texas Tech in scoring four times … First Team Academic All-Big 12 Selection.
Highlights: Was key to the Lady Raider win over San Diego in the finals of the San Diego Thanksgiving Classic, hitting four big three-pointers to finish with 12 points to help Texas Tech edge the Toreros and deliver the program’s first tournament win in five years … Turned in the first of her two 29-point games in the overtime win over Oklahoma, along with five rebounds and three assists … Posted a career-high seven rebounds to help Texas Tech win at Iowa State for the first time in 18 years … Hit a career-high eight three-pointers in the rout of Oklahoma State, finishing with 24 points to help the Lady Raiders set a Big 12 record with 20 threes as a team … Scored 19 points against Kansas in Lubbock … Added 15 points at West Virginia … Helped Tech finish off the sweep of TCU, scoring 20 points along with four rebounds and three assists in the home matchup with the Horned Frogs … Finished off the season with 29 points on 11-of-19 shooting at Oklahoma, helping the Lady Raiders to their first win in Norman in 15 years.
REDSHIRT SEASON (2018-19)
Sat out due to NCAA Transfer rules...
PRIOR TO TECH
St. John’s
Played the last two seasons at St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y… played in 65 of the 68 games, making starts in five over two seasons… In her rookie season, she posted a career-high 27 points at Marquette, shooting 60 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from beyond the arc... helped St. John’s to advance to the third round of the WNIT…. During her sophomore season, Adams had the second-best shooting average from the three-point line (.407) and one of the best averages from the field (.421)… posted 13 double-figure games, including a season-best 23 points at Albany... During that game, she shot 80 percent from the field and 87 percent from the arc... helped the Red Storm to the fourth round of the WNIT.
HIGH SCHOOL
Six-year varsity player for Como Park High School in Minneapolis, Minn… was one of the most prolific scoring guards in the nation, scoring 3,000 points during her career… led Como Park to a 20-7 record as a junior, averaging a state-best 29.8 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals per game… was named second team All-State by the Associated Press and the St. Paul City Conference's Player of the Year for the second time in her career… was a five-time all-conference selection and a three-star recruit that ranked 30th nationally at her position according to ESPN Hoopgurlz.
PERSONAL
Andrayah Adams... born August 15, 1998 in Minneapolis, Minn... daughter of Patrick and Leigh Adams... her father, Patrick, was her AAU coach... has five siblings, Brittany, Jodi, Lauren, Raiyne and Robert... plans to study sport management... aspires to be a coach after her playing career.
Jalynn Bristow ESPN Interview
Sunday, August 10
USA vs. China (Finals) Highlights
Friday, July 25
Coach Gerlich Interview at World University Games
Thursday, July 24
USA vs. Hungary (Semifinals) Highlights
Wednesday, July 23