Adrian Moss (basketball, born 1988)

Adrian Moss (born August 3, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Windsor Express of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). Born in Centralia, Illinois, he played high school basketball for Franklin Community High School. Following his graduation, he committed to IUPUI to play college basketball. After his sophomore season at IUPUI he transferred to the University of Indianapolis, where he played for two more seasons.

This article is about the former IUPUI and Indianapolis college basketball player, born in 1988. For the former Florida college basketball player, born in 1981, see Adrian Moss (basketball, born 1981).

Adrian Moss
Moss with the Express in 2015
Personal information
Born (1988-08-03) August 3, 1988
Centralia, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolFranklin Community
(Franklin, Indiana)
College
NBA draft2012 / Undrafted
Playing career2012–present
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2012–2013London Lightning
2013–2014Island Storm
2014–2015London Lightning
2015–2016Windsor Express
Career highlights and awards
  • NBL Canada champion (2013) and 1st Round Draft Pick (6th pick)
  • NCAA Division II All American and Back to Back NCAA Tournament Appearances
  • Top 5 in University of Indianapolis history in scoring, assist, and steals per game (2012)
  • Indiana High School All State, voted top 15 underclass, Junior All Star, Indy South and Johnson County Player of the Year, Indy-Star Super Team.
  • Top 5 in Franklin Community history in scoring, assist, and steals per game (2007)

Upon graduation from college, he signed a professional contract with NBL Canada franchise London Lightning, with whom he won the 2013 NBL Canada Finals. After playing for Island Storm for a season, he returned to the London Lightning in 2014, to move midway the season to Windsor Express. He was released by the Express in 2016, shortly before the end of the season, and is currently not signed to any team.

Early life and career

Moss was born on August 3, 1988, to Terry and Angi Moss.[1] Brought up in Centralia, Illinois, he played for Franklin Community High School, where he averaged 21.4 points, 7.3 assists and 2.9 steals per game in his senior season.[2] In his final year, Moss was named Indiana Mini Mr. Basketball for being the state's top player standing below six feet (1.83 m); he also played football in high school, gaining all-county honors.[1] Moss was also an amateur rapper, whose most popular song was the “Still Tippin Remix”, featuring local Franklin artist QVC and Kansas native Neyedus. The song spent 3 months in Soundclick's Top 50 chart in the Alternative Hip-Hop genre.{{cite web | url=https://www.soundclick.com/music/songInfo.cfm?songID=4236222 |

College career

After receiving interest from Robert Morris and Southern Illinois, Moss committed to IUPUI Jaguars.[2][3][4] In his debut for the Jaguars, against IU South Bend, he had 5 points, 5 assists and 3 steals, all season-highs.[2][5][6] Throughout his freshman season he appeared in 11 games, averaging 1.5 points, 0.9 assists and 0.6 steals per game.[2][6] He saw increased playing time in his sophomore season, starting 10 of his 21 games.[2] On February 21, 2009, he recorded a career-high 14 points against Oakland.[7] In 16.8 minutes per game, Moss averaged 4.8 points, 1.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game.[2]

Moss with IUPUI in 2009.

After his sophomore season at IUPUI, Moss transferred to the University of Indianapolis.[1] He had to sit out the 2009–2010 season, due to NCAA transfer rules. On January 4, 2011, he scored a season-high 29 points against Quincy and also had 5 rebounds and 5 assists.[8] As a senior, he scored his career-high 32 points against Northern Michigan.[9] On February 18, 2012, Moss recorded the first triple-double in Indianapolis' history, with 18 points, 10 rebounds and assists, to help his team get past Wisconsin–Parkside 84–57.[10]

Professional career

Moss was selected with the sixth overall pick in 2012 NBL Canada draft by the Quebec Kebs, only to be traded to the London Lightning for cash considerations.[11][12][13] On December 2, he recorded a regular season-high, with 21 points, against the Halifax Rainmen, a feature he tied on March 3, 2013, against the Summerside Storm.[14][15][16] He recorded his first double-double, with 20 points and 10 assists, to help his team get past the Montreal Jazz 139–92.[14][17] He started 19 of his 40 regular season games, averaging 10.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game.[18]

On November 25, 2013, Moss signed for the Island Storm.[19][20] He recorded a career-high 33 points versus the Halifax Rainmen on December 8.[21][22] On March 24 he recorded a triple-double, with 17 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds in his team's playoff win against the Halifax Rainmen.[21][23] In November 2014 Moss signed for the London Lightning for a second time in his career.[24][25] In February 2015 he was signed by the Windsor Express, and was released by the Express on March 26, 2015.[19][26][27] Moss appeared in an exhibition match of Windsor against Raptors 905 on November 12, 2015, and was named man of the match after scoring 38 points.[28] He was re-signed by the Express a couple of days later.[29] Windsor's coach Tony Jones commented on his signing, that Moss had the potential to become the team's starting point guard.[29] He recorded 19 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists on January 1, 2016, against the Orangeville A's.[30][31] On February 6, 2016, Moss was released by the Express after the team signed Eric Frederick.[32]

References
  1. "Adrian Moss Bio". University of Indianapolis Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  2. "Adrian Moss Bio". IUPUI Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  3. "Men's basketball team adds three student-athletes for 2007–08". IUPUI Athletics. April 13, 2007. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  4. "Adrian Moss Recruiting Profile". 247sports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  5. Holdaway, Ed (November 12, 2007). "IUPUI overcomes slow start to roll past IUSB, 96–61". IUPUI Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  6. "Adrian Moss Individual Stats 2007–2008". IUPUI Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  7. Holdaway, Ed (February 21, 2009). "IUPUI'S second half comeback fall short to Oakland, 81–76". IUPUI Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  8. "Big second half leads Greyhounds to sixth win in a row". University of Indianapolis Athletics. January 4, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  9. Paquette, Jackie (November 26, 2011). "Moss' career-best lifts Greyhounds past Northern Michigan". University of Indianapolis Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  10. Holmes, Matt (February 18, 2012). "Moss' historic achievement leads to UIndy runaway victory". University of Indianapolis Athletics. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  11. "NBL Canada 2012–13 Pre-Season Guide" (PDF). NBL Canada. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  12. Dalla Costa, Morris (August 27, 2012). "We were looking for one good player". The London Free Press. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  13. Weidner, Kyle (September 26, 2012). "Moss heads to NBL of Canada". The Online Reflector. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  14. "Adrian Moss Season 2012/2013". FIBA. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  15. Freeman, Brian (December 3, 2012). "Lightning tie league record with victory over Rainmen". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  16. Dalla Costa, Morris (March 3, 2013). "London Lightning coach hopes to face Summerside Storm in final". The London Free Press. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  17. "The National Basketball League of Canada Weekly Report Volume 2 , Issue 9" (PDF). NBL Canada. December 30, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  18. "NBL Canada 2014–15 post-season guide" (PDF). NBL Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  19. "Recent Transactions". NBL Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  20. Reid, Charles (November 29, 2015). "Antonio Ballard doing his part to fire up Storm". The Guardian (Charlottetown). Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  21. "Adrian Moss Season 2013/2014". FIBA. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  22. Thorpe Ryan (January 6, 2014). "Former Hounds excelling at the next level". University of Indianapolis Athletics. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  23. "Halifax Rainmen get crushed by Island Storm, face must-win Game 6 at home". metronews.ca. March 24, 2014. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  24. "Lightning welcome back Adrian Moss". London Lightning. November 15, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  25. Dalla Costa, Morris (November 14, 2014). "London Lightning bringing Adrian Moss back". The London Free Press. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  26. "Adrian Moss signed by Windsor Express". OurWindsor.ca. February 15, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  27. "Adrian Moss departs Windsor Express". Court Side Newspaper. March 27, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  28. Hedges, Brett (November 12, 2015). "Express Fall To Raptors 905 In Historic Night At WFCU Centre". The Lance (University of Windsor newspaper). Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  29. "Local sports roundup: Express re-sign veteran guard Adrian Moss". Windsor Star. November 14, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  30. "Windsor Express vs. Orangeville A's Box Score". RealGM. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  31. "Local sports roundup: Express beat Orangeville 111–94". Windsor Star. January 1, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  32. "NBL Canada Transactions". NBL Canada. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
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