Josh Adams (basketball)

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Josh Adams
Josh Adams 14 - Anadolu Efes S.K. 20171215.jpg
Adams with Anadolu Efes, 2017
Free agent
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League Slovenian League
ABA League
Personal information
Born (1993-11-16) November 16, 1993 (age 30)
Phoenix, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
High school Chaparral (Parker, Colorado)
College Wyoming (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Avtodor Saratov
2017–2018 Anadolu Efes
2018 Beşiktaş
2018 Shanxi Brave Dragons
2019 Raptors 905
2019–2020 Unicaja
2020–2021 Virtus Bologna
2021–2022 Tasmania JackJumpers
2022–2023 Cedevita Olimpija
Career highlights and awards

Joshua Taylor Adams (born November 16, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who is currently free agent. He played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys before playing professionally in Russia, Turkey, China, Australia and the NBA G League. [1] [2]

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High school career

Adams starred at Chaparral High School where he led the Wolverines to a 5A state championship in 2012, his senior season. [3] Adams was named MVP of the tournament. He was also named First Team All-State as well as All Colorado. His junior year, he led Chaparral to the sweet sixteen, and was named First Team All-Continental League. [4]

College career

Adams played four seasons for the Wyoming Cowboys. In his junior season, the Cowboys won the Mountain West Conference tournament, and he was named the tournament MVP and to the all-tournament team. [5] He was also named third team all-Mountain West Conference. In his senior season, Adams averaged 24.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. He led the Mountain West Conference with 94 made 3-pointers, and he set the record for single season scoring at Wyoming at 740 points. At the conclusion of the regular season, he was named Mountain West Player of the Year by the league's media, and an AP Honorable Mention All-American. [6] Adams finished his collegiate career tied for first all time at Wyoming in games played, second in threes made, third in games started, fifth in scoring and steals, and sixth in assists. [4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Adams signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets for their summer league team. He averaged 4.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists, in 15.2 minutes per game across 4 games. He signed to play for Russia's Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League on July 30, 2016. [7]

On July 12, 2017, Adams signed with Turkish club Anadolu Efes for the 2017–18 season. [8] On January 5, 2018, he left Efes and signed with Beşiktaş for the rest of the season. [9] On April 14, 2018, Adams recorded a season-high 22 points, shooting 10-of-12 from the field, along with three rebounds and six assists in an 87–80 win over Gaziantep Basketbol. [10]

On August 14, 2018, Adams signed a one-year deal with the Shanxi Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association. [11] On November 4, 2018, Adams recorded a career-high 34 points, along with six rebounds and five assists in a 101–88 loss to the Shanghai Sharks. [12]

On January 20, 2019, Adams was claimed off of waivers by Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. [13]

On July 19, 2019, Adams signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Unicaja. [14] He averaged 12.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in ACB play. On July 20, 2020, Adams signed with Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A. [15] He parted ways with the team on July 9, 2021. [16]

On July 20, 2021, Adams signed with the Tasmania JackJumpers of the National Basketball League for the 2021–22 season. [17] [18] Adams became the first ever import for the JackJumpers franchise and averaged 16.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. On July 30, 2022, he signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League. [19]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

NBA G League

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Raptors 905 201129.9.404.364.7584.34.41.1.615.6
Career201129.9.404.364.7584.34.41.1.615.6

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2017–18 Anadolu Efes 16816.8.568.385.8331.62.0.4.17.06.6
Career16816.8.568.385.8331.62.0.4.17.06.6

Domestic Leagues

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Flag of Russia.svg Avtodor Saratov VTB 1327.4.476.344.7392.24.21.5.212.1
2017–18 Flag of Turkey.svg Anadolu Efes BSL 623.6.474.263.8623.72.3.2.711.0
Flag of Turkey.svg Beşiktaş 1830.0.526.388.8153.04.2.4.214.1
2018–19 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanxi Brave Dragons CBA 1537.5.454.333.8155.44.81.4.826.4
2019–20 Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja ACB 2723.1.397.366.8002.22.2.5.412.2
2020–21 Flag of Italy.svg Virtus Bologna LBA 3215.8.378.327.8701.51.3.7.26.2
2021–22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tasmania JackJumpers NBL 3427.7.410.339.7893.42.01.00.217.5

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13 Wyoming 342628.9.346.226.6371.41.6.8.26.6
2013–14 Wyoming 323232.4.483.313.7343.12.9.8.312.7
2014–15 Wyoming 353433.6.437.324.7433.33.61.4.212.8
2015–16 Wyoming 303036.9.441.378.8275.54.21.5.624.7
Career13112232.8.434.330.7603.33.01.1.313.9

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References

  1. ↑ "Departed Adams takes shot at JackJumpers". ESPN. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  2. ↑ "N.B.A. Hopeful's Scar Tells a Tale of Determination".
  3. ↑ "Ex-Chaparral, Wyoming star Josh Adams back in business after car crash". The Denver Post. 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
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  6. ↑ "Media All-Mountain West men's basketball honors" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 6, 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
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  9. ↑ "Josh Adams Beşiktaş Sompo Japan'da". bjk.com.tr (in Turkish). January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Royal Hali Gaziantep 80 at Besiktas Sompo Japan 87". RealGM.com. April 14, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Josh Adams inks with Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons". Sportando.basketball. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Shanghai Dongfang 101 at Shanxi Zhongyu 88". RealGM.com. November 4, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Raptors 905 Acquire Josh Adams". Raptors 905. January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Unicaja adds Adams at point guard". EuroCupBasketball.com. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Virtus Bologna officially signs Josh Adams". Sportando. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Josh Adams officially leaves Virtus Bologna". Sportando. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  17. ↑ "High Flying American Guard Josh Adams Joins JackJumpers". NBL.com.au. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "The Tasmania JackJumpers have defended their position not to re-sign Josh Adams, following the star guard's fiery online spat with a fan".
  19. ↑ "Cedevita Olimpija signs Josh Adams". Sportando. July 30, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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