Josh Adams (basketball)

Josh Adams

Adams with Anadolu Efes, 2017
Shanxi Brave Dragons
Position	Point guard
League	Chinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born	(1993-11-16) November 16, 1993 Phoenix, Arizona
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Chaparral (Parker, Colorado)
College	Wyoming (2012–2016)
NBA draft	2016 / Undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	Avtodor Saratov
2017–2018	Anadolu Efes
2018	Beşiktaş
2018–present	Shanxi Brave Dragons
Career highlights and awards
AP Honorable Mention All-American (2016) MWC Player of the Year – Media (2016) First-team All-MWC (2016) Third-team All-MWC (2015)

Josh Adams (born November 16, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Shanxi Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys.

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 career-high 22 points, shooting 10-of-12 from the field, along with three rebounds and six assists in a 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]

Career statistics

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.

Domestic Leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Avtodor Saratov	VTB	13	27.4	.476	.344	.739	2.2	4.2	1.5	.2	12.1
2017–18	Anadolu Efes	BSL	6	23.6	.474	.263	.862	3.7	2.3	.2	.7	11.0
	Beşiktaş		18	30.0	.526	.388	.815	3.0	4.2	.4	.2	14.1
Career			37	28.1	.501	.353	.811	2.8	3.9	.7	.3	12.9

References

External links

• Wyoming biography
• RealGM profile