Adonis Filer

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Adonis Filer
Adonis Filer.jpg
Filer at the 2023 BAL Combine
No. 00–APR
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League RBL
BAL
Personal information
Born (1993-07-11) July 11, 1993 (age 30)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican / Rwandan
Listed height1.83 [1]  m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
High school Mount Carmel High School
(Chicago, Illinois)
Bishop Noll Institute
(Hammond, Indiana)
Notre Dame Preparatory School
(Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
College Clemson (2012–2014)
Florida Atlantic (2015–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Beroe
2020–2021 Patriots
2021–2023 REG
2022→Urunani
2023–present APR
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× RBL champion (2021, 2022)
  • 2× First-team All-RBL (2021, 2022)
  • 2× RBL All-Star (2021, 2022)

Adonis Jovon Filer (born July 11, 1993) is a Rwandan-American basketball player who currently plays for APR. He also plays for the Rwanda national basketball team in International competitions.

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Early life

Born and raised in Chicago, Filer attended Mount Carmel High School before transferring to the Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond, Indiana. He later also attended Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. [2]

College career

Filer committed to the Clemson Tigers. In his rookie season, he averaged 10.0 points and 4.0 rebounds. [3] After two years, he transferred from Clemson to Florida Atlantic. [4]

Professional career

On September 14, 2017, Filer signed his first professional contract with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol. [5] He was released before playing any official game with the team.

Filer then signed a contract for the 2018–19 season, with Beroe of the Bulgarian National Basketball League (NBL). [6]

During the 2020–21 season, Filer played with the Patriots of the RNBL. After the season, his contract expired. [7] On June 8, 2021, Filer signed with REG. [7] On March 8, 2022, he set a new BAL record for most assists in a game after racking up 14 assists in a win over AS Salé. [8] The same season, he went on to win his second RBL title and was namemd to the All-RBL First Team a second year in a row.

In November 2022, Filer played with Urunani BBC in the Elite 16 of the 2023 BAL qualification. [9] He returned to REG for the 2023 main season. [10]

In October 2023, Filer joined APR, his third Rwandan club. [11] Filer played in the 2024 BAL season with APR. On May 11, 2024, he tore his achilles tendon which would keep him out for at least eight months. [12] Without Filer, APR went on to lose their final game and subsequently failed to qualify for the playoffs. [13]

National team career

Filer was selected for the Rwanda national basketball team in 2020 and made his debut during the AfroBasket 2021 qualification. [14]

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 Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13 Clemson 31419.90.370.3130.6752.31.50.706.3
2013–14 Clemson 35414.70.3330.2970.7941.31.20.703.9
2014–15Transfer
2015–16 Florida Atlantic 323228.20.3980.2890.7584.82.110.110.3
2016–17 Florida Atlantic 30622.60.3810.30.8072.92.11010.9
Career [15] 1284621.20.3690.300.7592.81.70.80.07.7

BAL

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022 REG 6627.8.400.350.6821.77.2 1.3.010.3
2023 REG6635.1.443.361.7932.84.3.8.017.7
2024 APR 5531.1.294.192.7505.43.81.2.610.8

Awards and accomplishments

Club

REG

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