Josh Adams (basketball)

Josh Adams (born November 16, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys before playing professionally in Russia, Turkey, China and the NBA G League.

Josh Adams
Adams with Anadolu Efes, 2017
No. 14 – Virtus Bologna
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueLBA
EuroCup
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–presentVirtus Bologna
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.

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.[1] 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.[2]

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]

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

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

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 Avtodor Saratov VTB 1327.4.476.344.7392.24.21.5.212.1
2017–18 Anadolu Efes BSL 623.6.474.263.8623.72.3.2.711.0
Beşiktaş 1830.0.526.388.8153.04.2.4.214.1
2018–19 Shanxi Brave Dragons CBA 1537.5.454.333.8155.44.81.4.826.4
2019–20 Unicaja ACB 2723.1.397.366.8002.22.2.5.412.2

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. "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.
  2. "Bio for Josh Adams". GoWyo.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  3. "Josh Adams: "I Am Beyond Blessed To Play For Avtodor"". Avtodor.ru. July 30, 2016. 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. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. "Virtus Bologna officially signs Josh Adams". Sportando. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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