Hall of Fame
Nearly 35 years removed from her playing days on the hard wood at Utica College, Kim Adriance ’81 remains as the women’s basketball program’s all-time leader in scoring and rebounding average per game.
The former co-captain and team most valuable player averaged 20.0 points and 12.4 rebounds per game under the guidance of former Head Coach and fellow Pioneer Hall of Famer Joan Kay. She scored 821 points on 338 career field goals and she also grabbed 507 rebounds (126 offensive, 381 defensive). She added 145 free throws made for the Pioneers.
Adriance transferred to Utica College after two years at Columbia-Greene Community College where she was a three-sport star in basketball, softball and volleyball. She averaged 25.0 points and 17.0 rebounds per game on the basketball court at Columbia-Greene. For her efforts she was inducted into the Twins’ Hall of Fame back in 2008. She also guided the Twins to two consecutive Northeastern Athletic Conference Championships.
Adriance made several stints in the Empire State Games and was a member of an all-star team which won the Ted Early Tournament championship in Hamilton, Ontario.
She graduated from Utica College in 1981 with a degree in Sociology and went on to sign a semi-professional contract with the Maracaibo Petroleras of the Venezuelan women’s basketball league, where she spent two seasons.
Her basketball career began at Taconic Hills High School in Clavereck.
Adriance is originally from Hollowville, NY which is a small town about 50 miles southeast of Albany.
Following her basketball career she entered the coaching ranks and spent time as a coach at both Taconic Hills High School and Columbia-Greene Community College.
Adriance recently retired after spending 29 years with the New York State Police. She obtained her Master’s degree in Public Administration from Marist College in 2001 and graduated from the 252nd session of the FBI National Academy in 2013.
