Jaylen Adams

Jaylen Adams
No. 10 – Atlanta Hawks
Position Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1996-05-04) May 4, 1996
Elkridge, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore, Maryland)
College St. Bonaventure (2014–2018)
NBA draft 2018 / Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present
Career history
2018–present Atlanta Hawks
2018–present →Erie BayHawks
Career highlights and awards

Jaylen Adams (born May 4, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for St. Bonaventure.

College career

Adams played high school ball for Mount St. Joseph where he was a three-time MIAA A Conference champion. He committed to play in college for St. Bonaventure, averaging 17.9 points, 5.0 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore and was named a first-team All-Atlantic 10 player.[1] In his junior season, Adams finished second in the Atlantic 10 Conference in scoring (20.6 points per game), first in assists (6.5 per game) and second in steals (2.1 per game). He was named to the First Team All-Atlantic 10 for the second straight year.[2]

Adams missed the first six games of his senior season.[3] In February 2018, Adams scored 40- and 44-point games against Duquesne and St. Louis.[4] As a senior, Adams was the fourth leading scorer in the Atlantic 10 with 19.1 points per game to go with 5.2 assists per game. He led St. Bonaventure to a 26-8 record and upset of UCLA in the NCAA Tournament.[5] He was named conference co-Player of the Year with Peyton Aldridge.[6] After the season, Adams was invited to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Reese’s All-Star game but missed it with an ankle injury and instead played in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.[7]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Adams was signed by the Atlanta Hawks to a two-way contract. Under the terms of the deal he will split time between the Hawks and their NBA G League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks.[8]

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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 St. Bonaventure 222232.5.386.324.7832.54.51.1.010.0
2015–16 St. Bonaventure 303037.5.445.438.8743.75.01.3.317.9
2016–17 St. Bonaventure 302937.4.419.356.8213.76.52.1.220.6
2017–18 St. Bonaventure 282737.0.437.436.8513.45.21.5.319.1
Career 11010836.3.427.394.8383.45.41.5.217.4

References

  1. ↑ "Jaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ Shaffer, Jonas (November 24, 2017). "St. Bonaventure star Jaylen Adams (Mount Saint Joseph) reportedly to miss game vs. Terps". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ Butler, J.P. (December 3, 2017). "Jaylen Adams makes long-awaited season debut for Bonnies". Olean Times-Herald. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ Pollock, Chuck (February 11, 2018). "Adams reaffirms guard dominance for the Bonnies". Olean Times-Herald. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bonnies' Adams To Play In Senior All-Star Game". The Post-Journal. March 27, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Aldridge, Adams Named Atlantic 10 Co-Players of Year, Rhode Island's Hurley Voted as Coach of the Year" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ Butler, J.P. (May 10, 2018). "His SBU legacy in place, Adams focuses on NBA". Olean Times-Herald. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Hawks Sign Jaylen Adams To Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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