Don Adams (basketball)
Don Lamar Adams (November 27, 1947 – December 25, 2013[1]) was an American professional basketball small forward. He was 6 ft 6 in 210 lb.
Personal information | |
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Born | Atlanta, Georgia | November 27, 1947
Died | December 25, 2013 66) Royal Oak, Michigan | (aged
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | South Fulton (South Fulton, Georgia) |
College | Northwestern (1967–1970) |
NBA draft | 1970 / Round: 8 / Pick: 120th overall |
Selected by the San Diego Rockets | |
Playing career | 1970–1977 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 32, 10 |
Career history | |
1970–1971 | San Diego / Houston Rockets |
1971–1972 | Atlanta Hawks |
1972–1975 | Detroit Pistons |
1975 | Spirits of St. Louis |
1975–1977 | Buffalo Braves |
Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
Points | 4,598 (8.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 2,916 (5.6 rpg) |
Assists | 1,011 (1.9 apg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Born in Atlanta, Adams attended Northwestern University and was selected in the 8th round of the 1970 NBA draft by the San Diego Rockets. In his NBA career, Adams averaged 8.7 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game and 1.8 assists per game. In the ABA, Adams averaged 10.1 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game and 3.9 assists per game.[2]
NBA/ABA career statistics
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 |
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1970–71 | San Diego | 82 | - | 29.0 | .409 | - | .731 | 7.1 | 2.1 | - | - | 11.4 |
1971–72 | Houston | 3 | - | 13.7 | .316 | - | .500 | 2.7 | 1.0 | - | - | 4.3 |
1971–72 | Atlanta | 70 | - | 29.0 | .394 | - | .747 | 7.1 | 2.0 | - | - | 11.7 |
1972–73 | Atlanta | 4 | - | 19.0 | .211 | - | .875 | 5.5 | 1.3 | - | - | 5.8 |
1972–73 | Detroit | 70 | - | 25.7 | .402 | - | .784 | 6.0 | 1.6 | - | - | 9.3 |
1973–74 | Detroit | 74 | - | 31.1 | .408 | - | .761 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .2 | 10.3 |
1974–75 | Detroit | 51 | - | 31.1 | .403 | - | .577 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | .4 | 5.9 |
1974–75 | St. Louis | 16 | - | 21.4 | .429 | .000 | .773 | 4.3 | 3.4 | .8 | .1 | 6.3 |
1975–76 | St. Louis | 20 | - | 36.3 | .394 | .000 | .759 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 1.9 | .4 | 13.1 |
1975–76 | Buffalo | 56 | - | 12.6 | .394 | - | .702 | 2.6 | 1.3 | .5 | .1 | 3.1 |
1976–77 | Buffalo | 77 | - | 22.2 | .411 | - | .746 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .2 | 7.3 |
Career | 523 | - | 25.8 | .402 | .000 | .741 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .2 | 8.8 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1971–72 | Atlanta | 6 | - | 31.3 | .357 | - | .696 | 6.3 | 2.0 | - | - | 9.3 |
1973–74 | Detroit | 7 | - | 36.6 | .384 | - | .571 | 7.3 | 2.9 | .9 | .1 | 9.1 |
1974–75 | St. Louis | 10 | - | 30.1 | .427 | .000 | .714 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 9.0 |
1975–76 | Buffalo | 9 | - | 13.6 | .417 | - | .857 | 3.0 | 1.4 | .2 | .0 | 4.0 |
Career | 32 | - | 27.1 | .397 | .000 | .694 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .5 | 7.7 |
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References
- "Adams, Don". deathnotices.michigan.com. 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- "Don Adams". Basketball-Reference.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
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