Don Adams (basketball)

Don Adams
Personal information
Born(1947-11-27)November 27, 1947
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedDecember 25, 2013(2013-12-25) (aged 66)
Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouth Fulton
(South Fulton, Georgia)
CollegeNorthwestern (1967–1970)
NBA draft1970: 8th round, 120th overall pick
Drafted bySan Diego Rockets
Playing career1970–1977
PositionSmall forward
Number32, 10
Career history
1970–1971San Diego / Houston Rockets
1971–1972Atlanta Hawks
1972–1975Detroit Pistons
1975Spirits of St. Louis
1975–1977Buffalo Braves
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points4,598 (8.8 ppg)
Rebounds2,916 (5.6 rpg)
Assists1,011 (1.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Donald Lamar Adams (November 27, 1947 – December 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He was 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and weighed 210 pounds (95 kg).

Born in Atlanta, Adams attended South Fulton High School in Fulton, Georgia.[1] He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats and was selected in the 8th round of the 1970 NBA draft by the San Diego Rockets.[1] In his National Basketball Association (NBA) career, Adams averaged 8.7 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game and 1.8 assists per game. In the ABA, Adams played with the Spirits of St. Louis and played for the league minimum late in the 1974-75 season. Notably, in a scuffle between Marvin Barnes and Swen Nater, he cane from the blind side to deck Nater with one punch. Adams averaged 10.1 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game and 3.9 assists per game before moving back to the NBA with the Buffalo Braves late in the 1975-76 season.[2][3]

Adams worked as a financial advisor and lived in Southfield, Michigan, after his retirement from playing.[1] He was married and had two children.[1] Adams died at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak on December 25, 2013.[1]

NBA/ABA 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
1970–71 San Diego 82 – 29.0 .409 – .731 7.1 2.1 – – 11.4
1971–72 Houston 3 – 13.7 .316 – .500 2.7 1.0 – – 4.3
1971–72 Atlanta 70 – 29.0 .394 – .747 7.1 2.0 – – 11.7
1972–73 Atlanta 4 – 19.0 .211 – .875 5.5 1.3 – – 5.8
1972–73 Detroit 70 – 25.7 .402 – .784 6.0 1.6 – – 9.3
1973–74 Detroit 74 – 31.1 .408 – .761 6.1 1.9 1.5 .2 10.3
1974–75 Detroit 51 – 31.1 .403 – .577 4.8 1.5 1.4 .4 5.9
1974–75 St. Louis 16 – 21.4 .429 .000 .773 4.3 3.4 .8 .1 6.3
1975–76 St. Louis 20 – 36.3 .394 .000 .759 5.8 4.4 1.9 .4 13.1
1975–76 Buffalo 56 – 12.6 .394 – .702 2.6 1.3 .5 .1 3.1
1976–77 Buffalo 77 – 22.2 .411 – .746 4.8 1.9 1.0 .2 7.3
Career 523 – 25.8 .402 .000 .741 5.6 1.9 1.1 .2 8.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1971–72 Atlanta 6 – 31.3 .357 – .696 6.3 2.0 – – 9.3
1973–74 Detroit 7 – 36.6 .384 – .571 7.3 2.9 .9 .1 9.1
1974–75 St. Louis 10 – 30.1 .427 .000 .714 4.7 4.6 1.7 1.1 9.0
1975–76 Buffalo 9 – 13.6 .417 – .857 3.0 1.4 .2 .0 4.0
Career 32 – 27.1 .397 .000 .694 5.1 2.8 1.0 .5 7.7

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "DON ADAMS Obituary (2013)". Legacy. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Don Adams". Basketball-Reference.com. 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  3. ^ Pluto, Terry (1990). Loose Balls. Simon & Schuster. p. 368-369. ISBN 978-1-4165-4061-8.
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