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Michael Adams
Personal information
Born (1963-01-19) January 19, 1963 (age 61)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
High school Hartford Public
(Hartford, Connecticut)
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 162 lb (73 kg)
Career information
College Boston College (1981–1985)
NBA Draft 1985 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Pro career 1985–1996
Coaching career 1999–2010
Career history
As player:
1985 Springfield Fame
1985 Sacramento Kings
1985–1986 Bay State Bombardiers
1986 Springfield Fame
1986–1987 Washington Bullets
1987–1991 Denver Nuggets
1991–1994 Washington Bullets
1994–1996 Charlotte Hornets
As coach:
1999–2000 Richmond Rhythm (assistant)
2000–2001 Vancouver Grizzlies (assistant)
2001–2002 Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
2004 Washington Mystics
2005–2007 Maryland (assistant)
2009–2010 Archbishop Carroll HS
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA All-Star (1992)
  • All-CBA Second Team (1986)
  • CBA All-Defensive Second Team (1986)
  • CBA Rookie of the Year (1986)
  • 2× Second-team All-Big East (1984, 1985)
Career NBA statistics
Points 9,621 (14.7 ppg)
Assists 4,209 (6.4 apg)
Steals 1,081 (1.7 spg)

Michael Adams (born January 19, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Boston College Eagles and was a third-round selection in the 1985 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. Adams played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Kings, Washington Bullets, Denver Nuggets and Charlotte Hornets. He was an NBA All-Star with the Bullets in 1992.

Professional career

After starring at Boston College, the 5'10" point guard was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the third round with the 66th pick of the 1985 NBA draft. He averaged only 2.2 points during his rookie season. He spent the 1985–86 season with the Bay State Bombardiers in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). He was selected as the CBA Rookie of the Year and named to the all-league and all-defensive second teams.

In his second season, he played with the Washington Bullets, but Adams had his best season in 1990-1991, when he averaged 26.5 points (including a 54-point game in which made a career-high 9 3-pointers) and 10.5 assists per game while playing for the Denver Nuggets. After that breakout season, he rejoined the Bullets via a trade, during which time he appeared in his only NBA All-Star Game in 1992. In his first game back with the Bullets, he recorded a career-high 9 steals to go along with 23 points and 13 assists in a 109-103 win over the Indiana Pacers.

Renowned for his "push shot," Adams retired in 1996 when playing for the Charlotte Hornets with NBA career totals of 9,621 points and 4,209 assists, and was once among the all-time league leaders in three-point field goals made and attempted. Adams had a record 79 consecutive games with a 3-point field goal (January 28, 1988 – January 23, 1989). The record is now held by Stephen Curry.

Coaching career

Adams has held coaching positions with the International Basketball League's Richmond Rhythm, the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies, the WNBA's Washington Mystics, and the University of Maryland.

In 2010, Adams joined the St. Bonaventure Bonnies as an assistant coach but resigned after six weeks for family reasons.

NBA 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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985–86 Sacramento 18 0 7.7 .364 .000 .667 .3 1.2 .5 .1 2.2
1986–87 Washington 63 0 20.7 .407 .275 .847 2.0 3.9 1.3 .1 7.2
1987–88 Denver 82 75 33.9 .449 .367 .834 2.7 6.1 2.0 .2 13.9
1988–89 Denver 77 77 36.2 .433 .356 .819 3.7 6.4 2.2 .1 18.5
1989–90 Denver 79 74 34.1 .402 .366 .850 2.8 6.3 1.5 .0 15.5
1990–91 Denver 66 66 35.5 .394 .296 .879 3.9 10.5 2.2 .1 26.5
1991–92 Washington 78 78 35.8 .393 .324 .869 4.0 7.6 1.9 .1 18.1
1992–93 Washington 70 70 35.7 .439 .321 .856 3.4 7.5 1.4 .1 14.8
1993–94 Washington 70 67 33.4 .408 .288 .830 2.6 6.9 1.4 .1 12.1
1994–95 Charlotte 29 0 15.3 .453 .358 .833 1.0 3.3 .8 .0 6.5
1995–96 Charlotte 21 3 15.7 .446 .341 .743 1.0 3.2 1.0 .2 5.4
Career 653 510 31.3 .415 .332 .849 2.9 6.4 1.7 .1 14.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1987 Washington 3 – 27.3 .320 .222 .333 2.3 3.3 2.3 .0 6.3
1988 Denver 11 – 36.9 .362 .315 .878 3.3 5.8 1.6 .2 13.4
1989 Denver 2 – 37.5 .417 .455 .875 8.5 4.5 1.5 .0 23.5
1990 Denver 3 – 35.0 .382 .300 .875 2.0 6.0 1.3 .0 13.0
1995 Charlotte 1 0 11.0 .400 .000 .000 1.0 2.0 .0 .0 4.0
Career 20 – 34.0 .370 .327 .850 3.4 5.2 1.6 .1 12.8

Head coaching record

WNBA

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
WAS 2004 34 17 17 .500 4th in East 3 1 2 .333 Lost in Conference semifinals
Career 17 17 17 .500 3 1 2 .333

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Michael Adams (baloncestista) para niños

  • List of National Basketball Association players with 9 or more steals in a game
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