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2008-09: After missing the majority of last season with a stress fracture in his foot, there is a great deal of excitement about seeing Adam Waddell return to the floor as a redshirt freshman this season. Waddell received a medical hardship from the NCAA after playing in just six games as a true freshman. Despite his injury, Waddell took full advantage of his year off and added 20-pounds to his frame and even grew an inch. Now 6'10" and 235-pounds, the coaching staff is excited to see Adam back on the floor. He is a hard-working, competitive young man who plays with a passion for the game. 2007-08: Waddell played in the first six games of the 2007-08 season before suffering a stress fracture to his left foot. He sat out the remainder of the season, and was granted a medical hardship ruling from the NCAA to get his freshman season back. In his first six games of the season, Waddell averaged 4.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 11.7 minutes. He scored a career best 12 points in a 75-71 Wyoming road win at Lamar. Waddell's best rebounding game prior to his injury came against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, when he pulled down six rebounds. High School/Personal: As a senior at Cody High School in Cody, Wyo., he earned All-State and All-North Conference honors. He led the state in rebounding in Class 4A, averaging 9.5 rebounds per game (3.1 offensive rebounds per game and 6.4 defensive boards per game). He ranked second in the state in blocked shots (2.1 blocks per game), and was fourth in the state in field-goal percentage (61.6 percent). He also ranked second in the North Conference in scoring, averaging 18.0 points per game. His season highs included a 35-point game versus Lyman, Wyo., and a 15-rebound performance against Kelly Walsh High School of Casper, Wyo. He blocked a season best five shots versus Huntley Project, Mont. His senior season he played in 23 games, scored 414 total points, pulled down 218 rebounds (70 offensive and 148 defensive), blocked 49 shots and shot 61.6 percent from the field (making 167 of 271 field-goal attempts). He also averaged 0.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. His rebounding and shot-blocking abilities helped Cody High rank second in the state in scoring defense, giving up only 53.0 points per game to opponents, and rank third in field-goal percentage defense, allowing only 40.9 percent shooting by opposing teams. Cody High finished with a 13-15 overall record and a 4-6 North Conference mark for the 2006-07 season. As a junior, he averaged 14.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game at Cody High. Waddell led the 4A North Conference in rebounding (8.5 rpg), blocked shots (2.6 bspg) and field-goal percentage (64.2 percent, making 120 of 187 field-goal attempts) and ranked third in scoring (14.0 ppg) as a junior. He also earned All-North Conference honors. Three times during his junior year he pulled down a season high 13 rebounds -- against Glendive, Mont.; Lovell, Wyo.; and Natrona County High School of Casper, Wyo. He blocked a season best seven shots versus Lovell High School. His best shooting performance of his junior season was an 84.6 percent shooting night against Worland High School. Waddell also helped the Cody defense rank No. 2 in the North Conference in team defense, allowing opponents an average of only 49.9 points per game. He played for head basketball coach Jay McCarten at Cody High. Born on Christmas Eve 1988, his signing with the Cowboys was a natural one, as both his mother and father were student-athletes at UW. His mother, Lori (Kline) Waddell, still ranks eighth on the Cowgirl Basketball all-time scoring list. She scored 1,521 career points from the 1978-79 season through the 1982-83 campaign. Her freshman team was inducted to the UW Athletics Hall of Fame in the fall of 2008. His father, Tim Waddell, was a three-year letterman as an offensive lineman on the Cowboy Football team from 1977-79. Waddell was also recruited by Boise State, Montana and UC-Irvine. Waddell has not yet decided on his field of study at Wyoming. |
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