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Anrio Adams’ Ohio career ends before it begins (CORRECTION)

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KANSAS CITY, MO - NOVEMBER 19: Rio Adams #2 of the Kansas Jayhawks controls the ball during the CBE Hall of Fame Classic game against the Washington State Cougars at Sprint Center on November 19, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Jamie Squire

Guard Anrio Adams didn’t see much playing time in his one season at Kansas, playing an average of just over three minutes per contest for the Big 12 champions. That led to his decision to transfer, and the Seattle native ultimately decided to transfer to Ohio.

Unfortunately for Adams he’s now in search of another school to attend, as it was reported Wednesday that he won’t be joining the Ohio program.

“After meeting with Rio, we’ve agreed that it’s in his best interests to pursue his basketball career at the junior college level,” Ohio coach Jim Christian told Jason Arkley of the Athens (Ohio) Messenger. “We wish him the best in his future endeavors.”

Adams was most likely going to have to sit out the 2013-14 season due to NCAA transfer rules, so by no means is this a debilitating loss for the Bobcats. The bigger concern for Ohio: figuring out how to account for the graduation of six seniors, including point guard D.J. Cooper, shooting guard Walter Offutt and power forward Reggie Keely. The biggest personnel loss: Cooper, who led the team in both scoring (14.1 ppg) and assists (7.1 apg) and was widely regarded as one of the best point guards in the country.

In total the Bobcats lost four of their top five scorers from last year’s 24-10 (14-2 MAC) squad, with senior guard Nick Kellogg (8.0 ppg) being their most productive returnee. One player to look to for increased production may be senior wing Ricardo Johnson. Johnson averaged 3.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game last season, seeing action in 33 of Ohio’s 34 games.

Newcomers of note include Monroe (N.Y.) College transfer Maurice Ndour, who has the potential to be one of the MAC’s best first-year players, Southern Illinois transfer forward Treg Setty and Texas Tech transfer guard Javarez Williams. Williams, who averaged 8.1 points per game as a sophomore at Texas Tech, could be the likely answer to the important “who takes over for Cooper at the point” question.

While it would have been nice to add a talented player like Adams to the program, in the end not being able to do so isn’t a crippling blow for Ohio.

NOTE: It was originally reported that Adams was arrested on August 20 and charged with assault, but this was not the case. The arrested party was Anrio Demetrious Adams Sr.

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