High School: Named Mr. Football and Mr. Basketball for the state of Florida as a senior at Bradenton Southeast High.Gatorade Florida Player of the Year in football...first team class 4A all- state...passed for 3,727 yards on 217 of 355 (61 pct) passing with 42 TDs and rushed for 765 yards and eight rushing TDs as a senior...passed for 75 TDs and 6,161 yards over the past two seasons...selected to play in the CaliFlorida Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA...Max Emfinger named him one of their Super 25 and also to their Nifty 150 national list...Border Wars selected him to their Top 100 team...made Florida Times Union Super 75 and Atlanta Constitution Super Southern 100...selected to Gainesville Sun Top 10 list...averaged 35 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists a game as a senior - including games of 59, 56, 52, 49 and 46 points - in basketball during his career...broke his single-game scoring record in basketball with 59 points vs. East Bay...played outfield for his American Legion baseball team that won a state championship...hails from the same high school as Peter Warrick and Todd Williams...chose FSU over North Carolina.

Personal: Born May 8, 1983...his father, Floyd, played basketball at Manatee Community College...full name is Adrian Jamal McPherson...nickname is A.D.