| Luke Adams | |
| Birth Place: | LaBelle, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lbs: | 220 |
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| Draft Year: | 1971 |
| Draft Round: | 8 |
| Draft Pick: | 132 |
| Draft Team: | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Career Position: | Forward |
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Luke Adams is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Lamar Cardinals from 1969 to 1971.
Adams was from LaBelle, Florida.[1] He started his career with two seasons at Edison Junior College (now Florida SouthWestern State College) where he averaged 18.9 points and 20.3 rebounds during his sophomore season.[2] Adams led the Lamar Cardinals in points and rebounds during the two seasons he played there.[3] Adams was named as the Southland Player of the Year alongside Allan Pruett of the Arkansas State Red Wolves in 1971.[4] He was a two-time selection to the All-Southland team.
Adams was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers as the 132nd overall pick in the 1971 NBA draft.[5] He was also chosen by the Carolina Cougars in the 1971 American Basketball Association (ABA) draft.[6] Adams had three agents unsuccessfully negotiate a contract with Cougars president Carl Scheer before he travelled 1,200 miles by car to personally meet with Scheer and discuss a deal.[7] He signed with the Cougars on May 2, 1971.[8]
Adams was inducted into the Lamar Cardinal Hall of Honor in 2000. In 2013, the Southland Conference announced he was a member of its 1970s All-Decade Men's Basketball Team.