Brent Adams

Brent Adams (born October 2, 1990 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is a professional lacrosse player for the Atlas Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League and the New York Riptide of the National Lacrosse League. Adams was an All-American midfielder at Fairfield University and played for the United States men's national lacrosse team.

This article is about professional Lacrosse. For the American football player, see Brent Adams (American football).
Brent Adams
Born (1990-12-08) December 8, 1990
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight180[1] pounds (82 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionMidfield (field), Forward (Box)
NCAA teamFairfield University (2012)
NLL team
Former teams		New York Riptide
Colorado Mammoth
MLL teamsChesapeake Bayhawks
Boston Cannons
Denver Outlaws
PLL team
Former teams		Atlas Lacrosse Club
Redwoods Lacrosse Club

College

Adams attended Fairfield University where he was a 2012 All-American selection and two time All-ECAC First Team selection following the 2011 and 2012 seasons. During his career, Adams started 40 of 53 games, recorded 100 points (68 goals, 32 assists), collected 92 ground balls and forced 27 turnovers.

Professional

Adams was the 53rd pick of the 2012 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Chesapeake Bayhawks.[2] During the 2012 MLL season, he was a member of the Chesapeake Bayhawks team that won the Steinfeld Cup and the MLL Championship.

Adams subsequently was acquired by the Boston Cannons on Sept 23, 2012 in a trade with the Chesapeake Bayhawks. As a member of the Boston Cannons, he was selected twice to play in the 2015 MLL All-Star Game in Houston, Texas and the 2016 MLL All-Star Game in Fullerton, California.[3]

After the 2016 MLL season, Adams engaged in the new MLL Player Movement Policy and signed with the Denver Outlaws.

Adams also signed a two-year free agent agreement with the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League on September 15, 2016.[4]

On October 22, 2018 it was announced that Adams was joining the Premier Lacrosse League for the summer 2019 season. On March 4, 2019 it was announced that Adams was joining the Redwoods Lacrosse Club.[5] In 5 appearances this season, Adams has 6 goals, 1 assist, 6 ground balls and 1 caused turnover.

On August 3, 2020, Adams signed a one year contract with the New York Riptide in NLL.[6]

Adams was selected by Cannons Lacrosse Club in the 2021 PLL Expansion Draft, however, he would be traded by Cannons to Atlas in exchange for a fourth round pick in the 2022 College Draft less than three weeks later.[7][8]

Team USA

Adams was selected to play for the United States men's national lacrosse team in an exhibition game September 11, 2016 as part of the US Lacrosse Grand Opening celebration weekend.[9]

Career Stats

MLL
Brent Adams[10] Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA
2012 Chesapeake Bayhawks 6 1 0 1 2 11 7 0 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Boston Cannons 12 4 0 1 5 12 7 0 2.5 0 0 –––––––––––
2014 Boston Cannons 14 15 1 1 17 43 18 0 3 0 0 –––––––––––
2015 Boston Cannons 14 17 1 6 24 54 29 0 1.5 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Boston Cannons 14 20 1 9 30 80 37 0 1.5 0 0 –––––––––––
60 57 3 18 78 200 98 0 9 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total: 62 58 3 18 79 204 98 0 9 0 0

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

NLL
Brent Adams[11] Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP

2017 Colorado Mammoth 8 7 7 14 18 0 1.75 2.25 0.00 –––––––––
2019 Colorado Mammoth 5 3 1 4 19 0 0.80 3.80 0.00 –––––––––
13 10 8 18 37 0 1.38 2.85 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Career Total: 13 10 8 18 37 0 1.38 2.85 0.00

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

PLL
Brent Adams[12] Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA
2019 Redwoods 10 10 0 1 11 35 11 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 2 6 9 3 1 1 0 0
2020 Redwoods 6 5 0 1 6 30 12 0 0 0 0 –––––––––––
2021 Atlas 6 1 0 3 4 11 14 0 0 0 0 –––––––––––
22 16 0 5 21 76 37 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 2 6 9 3 1 1 0 0
Career Total: 25 19 1 7 27 85 40 1 1 0 0

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

References
  1. "Brent Adams Stats". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. "2012 MLL Collegiate Draft Results". Major League Lacrosse. Archived from the original on March 13, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. "Four Cannons named to 2016 MLL All-Star Game". Major League Lacrosse. 14 June 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  4. "Brent Adams The Latest American Generating Buzz In NLL". USLacrosse. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  5. "PLL Announces Rosters for Six Inaugural Teams with Creative Release". USLacrosse. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  6. "Riptide Sign Brent Adams | New York Riptide". newyorkriptide.com. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  7. "2021 Expansion Draft Results". Premier Lacrosse League. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  8. Twitter https://twitter.com/premierlacrosse/status/1376902894109163522. Retrieved 2021-06-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Team USA Men's Roster For Grand Opening Announced". USLacrosse. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  10. "Brent Adams - Major League Lacrosse - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  11. "Brent Adams". NLL. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  12. "Premier Lacrosse League Stats". Premier Lacrosse League Stats. Retrieved 2021-06-02.


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