Addison Spruill

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Addison Spruill
Free agent
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (1993-05-14) May 14, 1993 (age 31)
Bronx, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Pender (Burgaw, North Carolina)
College
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015 Hamamatsu Phoenix
2016 Al-Rayyan
2018–2019 Raiffeisen Flyers Wels
2019–2022 Runa Basket Moscow
2022–2023 Earth Friends Tokyo Z
2023 Fukushima Firebonds
2024 Toros de Aragua
2024 Búcaros de Bucaramanga
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-CAA (2015)
  • CAA Champion CAA (2015)

Addison Cornelius Spruill Jr [1] (born May 14, 1993) is an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately for the University of North Carolina at Wilmington Seahawks of the Colonial Athletic Association. He was part of their 2015 Colonial Athletic Association championship team coached by Kevin Keatts.

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High school years

Spruill was born in the Bronx, New York, and attended Pender High School in Burgaw, North Carolina. He was a standout athlete that was a letterman in both football and basketball. Spruill averaged 18.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists for Pender High School. He led the Patriots to 27-2 record and appearance in Eastern Regional final.

College years

Addison attended Brevard Community College and later transferred to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW).

Professional career

On August 19, 2015, Spruill signed with Hamamatsu Phoenix of the bj league. [2] [3] He later was a starting guard for the Al-Rayann_AC Lions. He tried out with the Memphis Hustle but missed the final cut.

On August 20, 2019, Spruill signed with Runa Basket Moscow. [4]

On November 1, 2022, Spruill signed with Earth Friends Tokyo Z of the B.League. [5]

On March 14, 2023, Spruill signed with Fukushima Firebonds of the B.League. [6]

On April 3, 2024, Spruill signed with Toros de Aragua. [7]

Personal life

2018 Uber Arrest

On March 17, 2018 (St. Patrick's Day) Spruill was driving two passengers for the ride-sharing service Uber, when he was stopped for speeding. Upon searching the car, police found drugs and arrested Spruill on an outstanding warrant for intimidating a witness. Uber subsequently suspended his account. Spruill was cleared of charges brought against him. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Addison Cornelius Spruill Jr - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ "米国出身 スプルールが加入". 東日新聞. August 19, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ Detweiler, Eric (August 23, 2015). "Spruill's game translates to Japanese". StarNews. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Runa Basket inks Addison Spruill, ex Wels". August 20, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ "アディソン・スプライル選手 契約(新規)基本合意のお知らせ". アースフレンズ東京Z. November 1, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  6. ↑ "【新規】B.LEAGUE 2022-23 シーズン 選手短期契約締結（アディソン・スプライル選手）のお知らせ". 福島ファイヤーボンズ. March 14, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ "SPB 2024 - Addison Spruill (ex Fukushima) signs at Toros". Eurobasket.com. April 3, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Former UNCW basketball star, Uber driver arrested with couple in the back seat". wway.com. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Only on WWAY: Addison Spruill Calls arrest 'Learning Experience'". wway.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
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