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Rutgers women’s basketball lands Destiny Adams in the transfer portal

Destiny Adams commits to Rutgers women’s basketball.

A former top 20 recruit in the nation, Destiny Adams, committed to Rutgers women’s basketball on Saturday night. Adams had spent the first two years of his college career in North Carolina.

A 6-foot-3 guard from Manchester, N.J., Adams was a highly-sought after recruit who now returns home and projects to be a crucial part of head coach Coquese Washington’s rebuild.

In two seasons at North Carolina, Adams averaged 13.0 minutes, with 3.6 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.

In 2021, she was the Gatorade Player of the Year in New Jersey and the No. 20 recruit in the nation. She was ranked the fourth-best wing in the nation by ESPN.com.

Adams posted the news of her decision to transfer to Rutgers via her social media.

 

In their first season under Washington, Rutgers went 12-20 (5-13 Big Ten). They were 10-7 at Jersey Mike’s Arena.

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It was an impressive showing from the Scarlet Knights as they rebuild under Washington, who was a successful head coach at Penn State. During her time at State College, she led the Nittany Lions to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances.

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UNC standout Destiny Adams enters the transfer portal

UNC women’s basketball forward Destiny Adams will enter the transfer portal after two seasons at North Carolina.

The transfer portal has already created shockwaves for the men’s basketball program, and Courtney Banghartt’s program is seeing the impact of the transfer portal.

Sophomore Destiny Adams entered the portal earlier this week, leaving North Carolina after just two seasons. It’s a big loss for the Tar Heels as Adams was a rising player for Banghartt’s team.

Adams came to UNC as a four-star recruit from Manchester Township High School out of New Jersey. Adams appeared in 61 games during her time at North Carolina, starting four of those games.

This season Adams saw an uptick in her minutes on the court, going from 8.3 minutes per game to 17.2, improving her shooting percentage from 42% to 45%. However, her three-point shooting struggled, converting 11 out of 42 attempts.

Adam’s best game of this season came in the third game played, where Adams finished with her career-high 23-points while tacking up eight rebounds and four steals.

The loss will be felt with Adams on the verge of becoming a starter. However, the talent coming with the culture building for the women’s program should do well, pivoting from this loss.

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New Jersey girls basketball standout barred from wearing Black Lives Matter shirt

Manchester Township High School star and North Carolina commit Destiny Adams was recently forbidden from wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt.

Manchester Township High School senior girls basketball standout and North Carolina commit Destiny Adams was recently forbidden from wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt during pregame warmups in an effort to bring awareness to social and racial injustice in the United States.

Adams, who is Black, went before the Manchester Board of Education last week, delivering a speech on why she felt she should be allowed to wear the shirt. However, the board ruled that shirts worn during pregame warmups must only reflect the school name — a decision Adams thinks was made before the board listened to a word she had to say.

“I was hurt because I took my time to write a speech and try to make them understand my view, because I know it’s hard because they don’t experience it,” Adams said, per Daniel LoGuidce of the Asbury Park Press. “For them to not even discuss it with each other … it was hurtful. It didn’t sit right with me.”

Adams attended the meeting with her father, Dennis, who is the principal at Manchester, and her mother, Lisa, a lawyer. Both parents spoke along with their daughter, but in the end, Destiny’s proposal was not even voted on by the board of education.

“I thought they would have somewhat understood,” Destiny said. “It’s like they didn’t really listen to me.”

According to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), there are standards for in-game uniform attire, but pregame uniform and warmup attire falls under the discretion of the member school.

“We as a Board of Education are elected to represent the whole school and our uniforms have to be uniform, that’s the whole thing,” Manchester school board president Ken Pate, who is white, said at the meeting. “So we’re going to ask that the uniforms have the school name and the student’s name if they choose and nothing else.”

Although the Manchester school board shot down Destiny’s bid to make her voice heard — a decision that made her strongly consider transferring out of the school district — her days of speaking out are far from over. Once Destiny arrives at North Carolina next year, she will once again do everything in her power to find ways to bring about positive change.

“As long as I can be a part of that,” Destiny said, “[To bring] a lot of awareness.”