Josh Adams (basketball)

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.

Josh Adams
Adams with Anadolu Efes, 2017
Free agent
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueSlovenian League
ABA League
Personal information
Born (1993-11-16) November 16, 1993
Phoenix, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
High schoolChaparral (Parker, Colorado)
CollegeWyoming (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Avtodor Saratov
2017–2018Anadolu Efes
2018Beşiktaş
2018Shanxi Brave Dragons
2019Raptors 905
2019–2020Unicaja
2020–2021Virtus Bologna
2021–2022Tasmania JackJumpers
2022–2023Cedevita Olimpija
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Adams starred at Chaparral High School where he led the Wolverines to a 5A state championship in 2012, his senior season. 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.[1]

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. 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.[2] 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.[1]

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.[3]

On July 12, 2017, Adams signed with Turkish club Anadolu Efes for the 2017–18 season.[4] On January 5, 2018, he left Efes and signed with Beşiktaş for the rest of the season.[5] 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.[6]

On August 14, 2018, Adams signed a one-year deal with the Shanxi Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association.[7] 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.[8]

On January 20, 2019, Adams was claimed off of waivers by Raptors 905 of the NBA G League.[9]

On July 19, 2019, Adams signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Unicaja.[10] 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.[11] He parted ways with the team on July 9, 2021.[12]

On July 20, 2021, Adams signed with the Tasmania JackJumpers of the National Basketball League for the 2021–22 season.[13] 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.[14]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games 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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Raptors 905 201129.9.404.364.7584.34.41.1.615.6
Career 201129.9.404.364.7584.34.41.1.615.6

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2017–18 Anadolu Efes 16816.8.568.385.8331.62.0.4.17.06.6
Career 16816.8.568.385.8331.62.0.4.17.06.6

Domestic Leagues
Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Russia Avtodor Saratov VTB 1327.4.476.344.7392.24.21.5.212.1
2017–18 Turkey Anadolu Efes BSL 623.6.474.263.8623.72.3.2.711.0
Turkey Beşiktaş 1830.0.526.388.8153.04.2.4.214.1
2018–19 China Shanxi Brave Dragons CBA 1537.5.454.333.8155.44.81.4.826.4
2019–20 Spain Unicaja ACB 2723.1.397.366.8002.22.2.5.412.2
2020–21 Italy Virtus Bologna LBA 3215.8.378.327.8701.51.3.7.26.2
2021–22 Australia Tasmania JackJumpers NBL 3427.7.410.339.7893.42.01.00.217.5

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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
Career 13112232.8.434.330.7603.33.01.1.313.9

References
  1. "Bio for Josh Adams". GoWyo.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  2. "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.
  3. "Josh Adams: "I Am Beyond Blessed To Play For Avtodor"". Avtodor.ru. July 30, 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  4. "Efes adds guard Adams". Euroleague.net. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  5. "Josh Adams Beşiktaş Sompo Japan'da". bjk.com.tr (in Turkish). January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  6. "Royal Hali Gaziantep 80 at Besiktas Sompo Japan 87". RealGM.com. April 14, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  7. "Josh Adams inks with Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons". Sportando.basketball. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  8. "Shanghai Dongfang 101 at Shanxi Zhongyu 88". RealGM.com. November 4, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  9. "Raptors 905 Acquire Josh Adams". Raptors 905. January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  10. "Unicaja adds Adams at point guard". EuroCupBasketball.com. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. "Virtus Bologna officially signs Josh Adams". Sportando. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  12. "Josh Adams officially leaves Virtus Bologna". Sportando. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  13. "High Flying American Guard Josh Adams Joins JackJumpers". NBL.com.au. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  14. "Cedevita Olimpija signs Josh Adams". Sportando. July 30, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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