- Michael Adams (basketball)
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Michael Adams No. 10, 14, 23 Point guard Personal information Date of birth January 19, 1963 Place of birth Hartford, Connecticut Nationality American High school Hartford Public Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Listed weight 162 lb (73 kg) Career information College Boston College (1981–1985) NBA Draft 1985 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66th overall Selected by the Sacramento Kings Pro career 1985–1996 Career history 1985 Springfield Fame (USBL) 1985 Sacramento Kings 1986 Springfield Fame (USBL) 1985–1986 Bay State Bombardiers (CBA) 1986–1987 Washington Bullets 1987–1991 Denver Nuggets 1991–1994 Washington Bullets 1994–1996 Charlotte Hornets Career highlights and awards Career NBA statistics Points 9,621 (14.7 ppg) Assists 4,209 (6.4 apg) Steals 1,081 (1.7 spg) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Michael Adams (born January 19, 1963 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a former NBA player and basketball coach.
After starring at Boston College, the 5'10" point guard was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 3rd round with the 66th pick of the 1985 NBA Draft. He only averaged 2.2 points during his rookie season, but he would have more success later in his career while playing for other teams. In his second season he played with the Washington Bullets, but Adams had his best season in 1990-1991, when he averaged 26.5 points (including a 54 point game) and 10.5 assists per game while playing for the Denver Nuggets. After that breakout season, he rejoined the Bullets via a trade, during which time he appeared in his first NBA All-Star Game in 1992.
Renowned for his "push shot", Adams retired in 1996 when playing for the Charlotte Hornets with NBA career totals of 9,621 points and 4,209 assists, and remains among the all-time league leaders in three-point field goals made and attempted. Adams had a record 79 consecutive games with a 3-point field goal (from January 28, 1988 - January 23, 1989). The record has since been broken by Dana Barros.[1]
Adams has held coaching positions with the International Basketball League's Richmond Rhythm, the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies, the WNBA's Washington Mystics, and the University of Maryland.[2]
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NBA 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 Bold Career high Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1985–86 Sacramento 18 0 7.7 .364 .000 .667 .3 1.2 .5 .1 2.2 1986–87 Washington 63 0 20.7 .407 .275 .847 2.0 3.9 1.3 .1 7.2 1987–88 Denver 82 75 33.9 .449 .367 .834 2.7 6.1 2.0 .2 13.9 1988–89 Denver 77 77 36.2 .433 .356 .819 3.7 6.4 2.2 .1 18.5 1989–90 Denver 79 74 34.1 .402 .366 .850 2.8 6.3 1.5 .0 15.5 1990–91 Denver 66 66 35.5 .394 .296 .879 3.9 10.5 2.2 .1 26.5 1991–92 Washington 78 78 35.8 .393 .324 .869 4.0 7.6 1.9 .1 18.1 1992–93 Washington 70 70 35.7 .439 .321 .856 3.4 7.5 1.4 .1 14.8 1993–94 Washington 70 67 33.4 .408 .288 .830 2.6 6.9 1.4 .1 12.1 1994–95 Charlotte 29 0 15.3 .453 .358 .833 1.0 3.3 .8 .0 6.5 1995–96 Charlotte 21 3 15.7 .446 .341 .743 1.0 3.2 1.0 .2 5.4 Career 653 510 31.3 .415 .332 .849 2.9 6.4 1.7 .1 14.7 Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1986–87 Washington 3 – 27.3 .320 .222 .333 2.3 3.3 2.3 .0 6.3 1987–88 Denver 11 – 36.9 .362 .315 .878 3.3 5.8 1.6 .2 13.4 1988–89 Denver 2 – 37.5 .417 .455 .875 8.5 4.5 1.5 .0 23.5 1989–90 Denver 3 – 35.0 .382 .300 .875 2.0 6.0 1.3 .0 13.0 1994–95 Charlotte 1 0 11.0 .400 .000 .000 1.0 2.0 .0 .0 4.0 Career 20 – 34.0 .370 .327 .850 3.4 5.2 1.6 .1 12.8 See also
- List of National Basketball Association players with 9 or more steals in a game
References
- ^ Player bio at umterps.com. Retrieved on December 5, 2008.
- ^ "Terrapins Tab Moxley and Adams As Assistant Coaches". April 15, 2005. Retrieved on October 4, 2008.
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Preceded by
Marianne StanleyWashington Mystics Head Coach
2004Succeeded by
Richie AdubatoCategories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- Boston College Eagles men's basketball players
- Charlotte Hornets players
- Denver Nuggets players
- Memphis Grizzlies assistant coaches
- People from Hartford, Connecticut
- Point guards
- Sacramento Kings draft picks
- Sacramento Kings players
- Washington Bullets players
- Washington Mystics head coaches
- Vancouver Grizzlies assistant coaches
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