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Adrian Moss (basketball, born 1981)

This article is about the former Florida college basketball player born in 1981. For the former IUPUI and Indianapolis college basketball player born in 1988, see Adrian Moss (basketball, born 1988).

Adrian Jamaal Moss (born December 14, 1981) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. he played college basketball for Florida. He was the captain of the Gators team that won the 2006 NCAA championship. Subsequently, he pursued a professional career, playing in several leagues in Europe, South America and Asia.

Adrian Moss
Moss playing for Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto in 2008
Personal information
Born (1981-12-14) December 14, 1981 (age 42)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High schoolHumble High School
Fork Union Military Academy
(Fork Union, Virginia)
CollegeFlorida (2002–2006)
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–2017
PositionPower forward
Career history
2006–2007Randers Cimbria
2007Morges Basket
2007Science City Jena
2007–2008Villa de Los Barrios
2008–2009Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto
2009–2010Eisbären Bremerhaven
2010Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on
2010–2012Palencia Baloncesto
2012Unión Progresista
2013Atlético Aguada
2013–2014Bambitious Nara
2014Niigata Albirex BB
2014–2015Sendai 89ers
2015–2016Stevnsgade Basketball
2016–2018BMS Herlev Wolfpack
Career highlights and awards

Early life and career

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Moss was born on December 14, 1981.[1][2] After graduating from high school he had one year of prep school at Fork Union Military Academy.[2]

College career

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Moss enrolled to the University of Florida in 2001, where he redshirted his freshman season.[2] He had his only career double-double as a sophomore, with 16 points and 11 rebounds against Florida A&M.[3][4] In the 2006 NCAA Tournament Final, he scored 9 points and grabbed 6 rebounds, coming off the bench, to help the Gators win the championship game.[5] In four seasons at Florida, Moss played 123 games, averaging 3.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game in 13.5 minutes per game.[6][7]

Professional career

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After his graduation from Florida, Moss signed for Danish team Randers Cimbria.[8] He averaged 25.4 points as well as 11.4 rebounds a game for Randers[9] and was named to the Eurobasket.com All-Basketliga First Team,[10] before moving to Morges Basket of Switzerland, to play for them in the playoffs.[11] In June 2007 he signed for German team Science City Jena, from where he was dismissed on disciplinary grounds in October.[12][13] On October 17, 2007, he signed for Spanish 2nd division team Villa de Los Barrios.[14] In July 2008 he signed for he signed for Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto.[15] He returned to Germany in the next season to play for Eisbären Bremerhaven. He played two games for Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on of the Israeli 2nd division starting the 2010–11 season, only to sign for Palencia Baloncesto of the Spanish 2nd division in November 2010.[11] He resigned for Palencia Baloncesto in August 2011, to play for a second season with the team.[16] In October 2014 he joined the Sendai 89ers.[17]

In September 2012 Moss moved continents to play for Unión Progresista of Argentina.[18][19] In January 2013 he signed for Uruguayan club Atlético Aguada.[20] Moss moved to the Bambitious Nara of Japan.[21] Starting the 2014–15 season for the Niigata Albirex BB, he moved to the Sendai 89ers in the end of October 2014.[21]

In 2015–16, Moss played for Stevnsgade Basketball in Denmark,[22] before moving to BMS Herlev Wolfpack in the same country.[23]

Coaching career

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While playing for BMS Herlev's men's team in Denmark, Moss also served as assistant coach of the same team and worked as coach in the club's youth set-up.[24] In May 2021, he was named BMS Herlev head coach.[25] He did not have his contract renewed after the conclusion of the 2023-24 season.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "Adrian Moss profile". Real-GM. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Adrian Moss bio". University of Florida Athletics. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "Roberson, Moss Lead Hoops to 102-78 Win Over FAMU". University of Florida Athletics. December 2, 2003. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Beard, Franz (March 1, 2006). "Senior night: Time To Say Good-Bye To Moss". scout.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Downs UCLA, 73-57, To Win First NCAA Title". University of Florida Athletics. April 3, 2006. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  6. ^ "Adrian Moss Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  7. ^ "Adrian Moss Player Profile". Real-GM. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  8. ^ "Adrian Moss fra Gators til Randers" (in Danish). danskbasket.dk. June 8, 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  9. ^ "Adrian Jamaal Moss". basketligaen.dk. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  10. ^ "Eurobasket.com All-Danish Basketliga Awards 2006-07". eurobasket.com. 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  11. ^ a b De Lucas , Chema (November 9, 2010). "Adrian Moss, a prueba en Palencia Baloncesto" (in Spanish). solobasket.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  12. ^ "NCAA-Champion Adrian Moss kommt nach Jena" (in German). schoenen-dunk.de. June 21, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  13. ^ "New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig Der große Wissenstest – Heute: Basketball" (in German). schoenen-dunk.de. October 17, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  14. ^ Martínez ,Fran (October 17, 2007). "Adrian Moss (ex-Florida), a prueba con el CB Villa de Los Barrios" (in Spanish). solobasket.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  15. ^ De Lucas , Chema (July 11, 2008). "Adrian Moss, de Los Barrios a Cáceres" (in Spanish). solobasket.com. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  16. ^ Retamero Castelló, Marc (August 12, 2011). "Adrian Moss seguirá defendiendo la camiseta de Palencia Baloncesto". solobasket.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  17. ^ Odeven, Ed (October 25, 2014). "Veteran big man Moss joins Sendai after departure from Niigata". Japan Times. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  18. ^ "Adrian Moss to join Union Progresista". Court Side Newspaper. September 27, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  19. ^ "Progresista cortó a Dilligard y en reemplazo llegará Adrian Moss" (in Spanish). básquetplus.com. September 26, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  20. ^ "Adrian Moss llega para Aguada El que busca..." futbol.com.uy. January 17, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  21. ^ a b Odeven, Ed (October 25, 2014). "Veteran big man Moss joins Sendai after departure from Niigata". The Japan Times. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  22. ^ Af 79ers (October 29, 2015). "Første kamp i Stevnsgade siden 2003". Hørsholm 79ers Basketball (in Danish). Retrieved May 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ "Wolfpack Basket har kurs mod basketligaen". Folkebladet (in Danish). October 6, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  24. ^ "Adrian Moss tager endnu en sæson -" (in Danish). June 11, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  25. ^ "Adrian Moss overtager trænersædet i Wolfpack | Fullcourt.dk". Fullcourt (in Danish). May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  26. ^ Schmidt, Rasmus Lynge (May 13, 2024). "Tidligere succesfuld landstræner overtager trænerposten i BMS Herlev". Fullcourt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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