[1] He attended Chaparral High School in Parker, Colorado, where he averaged 5.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game as a sophomore in 2009–10.

[2] As a junior at Chaparral in 2010–11, Adams was named First-Team All-Conference and earned Second-Team All-State honors after averaging 16.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.

[2] As a senior in 2011–12, Adams led the Wolverines to a 5A state championship, including making the game-winning shot in the title game.

[3] He averaged 18.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game to earn First-Team All-Conference and All-State honors.

He was the conference tournament's MVP and earned all-tournament honors after being named to the All-Mountain West Third Team during the regular season.

He scored a season-high 27 points against Boise State in the Mountain West tournament semifinals on March 13, 2015.

[2] As a senior in 2015–16, Adams averaged 24.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.5 steals in 36.9 minutes per game.

[10] On July 30, 2016, he signed with Russian club Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League.

[14] On August 14, 2018, Adams signed a one-year deal with the Shanxi Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association.

[21] On July 20, 2021, Adams signed with the Tasmania JackJumpers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2021–22 season.

[26] On January 2, 2025, Adams signed with the Brisbane Bullets for the rest of the 2024–25 NBL season as an injury replacement for James Batemon III.