Tommy Adams (basketball)

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Tommy Adams
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Adams in 2006
Personal information
Born (1980-01-15) January 15, 1980 (age 44)
Woodbridge, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school C. D. Hylton (Woodbridge, Virginia)
College Hampton (1998–2002)
NBA draft 2002: undrafted
Playing career2002–present
Position Shooting guard
Career history
2002–2003 Mansfield Hawks
2003 Adirondack Wildcats
2003–2004 Yakima Sun Kings
2004–2005 Great Lakes Storm
2005 Idaho Stampede
2005 Cocodrilos de Caracas
2005–2006 08 Stockholm Human Rights
2006 Ironi Ramat-Gan
2006–2007 TBB Trier
2007 Eisbären Bremerhaven
2007–2008 Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski
2008–2009 Polonia Warszawa
2009 Anwil Wloclawek
2009–2010 Fileni Jesi
2010 Scafati Basket
2010–2011 Limoges CSP
2011-Present Asseco Prokom Gdynia
Career highlights and awards

Thomas Maurice Adams (born January 15, 1980) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Asseco Prokom Gdynia in Poland. [1] [2]

The 1.91 m guard played for Hampton University in the US and came to TBB Trier in 2006 via stations in Sweden and Israel (Ironi Ramat Gan). Adams switched to the Eisbären Bremerhaven for the 2007/08 season, but his contract was terminated in November 2007. Adams then moved to Poland to Atlas Stal Ostrow.

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References

  1. Thomas Adams EuroBasket.com profile
  2. "News - CBC PROJECT - All About Basketball". www.cbcproject.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.