Eric Adams Jr (born May 14, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Papagou B.C. of the Greek A2 Basket League. He played college basketball for the Samford Bulldogs.
| No. 0 – Papagou B.C. | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Greek A2 Basket League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 14, 1995 Hoover, AL |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hoover High School |
| College | Samford Bulldogs |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018-2020 | Södertälje BBK |
| 2020-2022 | Lions de Genève |
| 2022-2023 | Kobrat |
| 2023 | BC Körmend |
| 2023 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
| 2024 | BC Balkan Botevgrad |
| 2024-Present | Papagou B.C. |
Early life and high school
editAdams attended Hoover High School in Hoover, AL.[1]
College career
editAdams played college basketball at Samford University from 2013 to 2018. His freshman year he played in two games and averaged 1 point. During the 2014–2015 season, he redshirted. In 2015–2016, he started in two games and averaged 1.7 points and 1.8 rebounds. In 2016–2017, he started in two games and averaged 2.4 points and 2.8 rebounds. In 2017–2018, he started in all games except two. He averaged 10 points and 6.5 rebounds.[2]
Professional career
editSodertalje Kings (2018-2020)
editAdams played with the Södertälje BBK from 2018 to 2020.
During the 2018–2019 season, he played in 46 games and averaged 9.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
During the 2019–2020 season, he played in 29 games and averaged 11.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.
On January 5, 2020, Adams received an Interperformances Player of the Week award for Round 21. He had a game-high 31 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.[3] On March 2, 2020, he received another player of the week award for Round 32. He had a double-double of 23 points and 12 rebounds.[4]
During the 2020 season, he was awarded All-Swedish Basketligan Honorable Mention.[5]
Lions de Geneve (2020-2022)
editAdams played Lions de Genève from 2020 to 2022.
During the 2020–2021 season, he played in 19 games and averaged 8.6 points and 6.8 rebounds.
During the 2021–2022 season, he played in 33 games and averaged 9.6 points and 5.6 rebounds.[6]
Lapuan Kobrat (2022-2023)
editOn September 16, 2022, Adams signed with Kobrat.[7]
Egis-Kormend (2023)
editOn January 9, 2023, Adams signed with BC Körmend.[8]
Belfius Mons-Hainaut (2023)
editOn August 1, 2023, Adams signed with Belfius Mons-Hainaut.[9] On December 12, 2023, the team decided to release Adams. He had been averaging 8 points and 6 rebounds per game.[10]
Balkan Botevgrad (2024)
editOn February 28, 2024, Adams signed with BC Balkan Botevgrad.[11]
Personal life
editAdams is the son of Eric and Cassandra Adams. His father played basketball at Fisk University in Nashville, TN.[12]
References
edit- ^ Athletics, Samford (19 February 2017). "Hoover native Adams steps up big in Samford basketball's key 80-61 win against VMI". al. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Eric Adams - Men's Basketball". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Eric Adams gets MVP of the Week award for Swedish Basketligan". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Adams number one in Sweden for round 32". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Basketligan Basketball 2019-2020, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Eric Adams, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Kobrat sign Eric Adams, ex Geneve". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Kormend adds Adams to their roster, ex Kobrat -". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Belfius Mons signs Eric Adams, ex Kormend". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Belfius Mons releases Eric Adams". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Eric Adams (ex Belfius Mons) joins Balkan". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Eric Adams - Men's Basketball". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved 16 October 2024.