Hassan Adams

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Hassan Adams
Personal information
Born (1984-06-20) June 20, 1984 (age 39)
Inglewood, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
  • Los Angeles, California
    )
  • Verbum Dei
    (Los Angeles, California)
  • Westchester

    (Los Angeles, California)
College
Guaros de Lara
2014Singapore Slingers
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA Americas U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Halifax
National team

Hassan Olawale Adams (born June 20, 1984) is an American former professional

New Jersey Nets and played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for two seasons with the Nets and Toronto Raptors
. He also played overseas in Italy, Serbia, the Philippines, Venezuela and Singapore.

High school career

Adams played at

Westchester, Los Angeles,[1] where he averaged 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists while leading his team to a 32–2 record, the California State Division I-A Championship, and a USA Today No. 1 ranking in his senior year. A McDonald's All-American and second team Parade All-America pick. Named California Mr. Basketball, the first guard to receive the honor since Baron Davis
in 1997.

Collegiate career

Adams played collegiately at the

All-Pac-10 First Team
in 2006.

Professional career

In the

Texas forward P. J. Tucker stepped on his foot.[2] Adams made the Nets roster and in his rookie year and started eight games, finishing with 61 played games that season. He scored his first points on November 24. On November 29, 2006, Adams scored a career-high 16 points against the Boston Celtics in 23 minutes of playing time. On July 14, 2007, the Nets waived Adams.[3]

Adams worked out with the Cleveland Cavaliers and played in three preseason games for the Cavs, averaging 2.7 ppg, 0.7 rpg and 0.3 apg in 6.3 mpg. On October 27, 2007, the Cavs waived him.[4]

On July 1, 2008, Adams signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Raptors after attending the team's free-agent camp.[5]

On January 7, 2009, Adams was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers along with cash considerations for a future conditional second-round pick.[6] He was quickly waived by the Clippers,[7] and signed with KK Vojvodina Srbijagas shortly after.[8]

In 2011, Adams played in the Philippine Basketball Association as an import for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters during the 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

In July 2014, he signed with the Singapore Slingers for the 2014 ABL season.[9]

On October 12, 2015, Adams signed with the upcoming AmeriLeague,[10] however, the league folded after it was discovered the founder was a con-artist.[11]

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
2006–07 New Jersey 61 8 8.1 .556 .000 .667 1.3 .2 .3 .1 2.9
2008–09 Toronto 12 0 4.3 .308 — .500 .6 .1 .1 .1 .9
Career 73 8 7.5 .534 .000 .643 1.2 .2 .2 .1 2.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007 New Jersey 6 0 1.5 .500 — — .2 .0 .0 .0 .3
Career 6 0 1.5 .500 — — .2 .0 .0 .0 .3

References

  1. ^ a b Pucin, Diane (December 28, 2005). "Adams Can Find Support From a Variety of Sources". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "2006 Draft Profile: P.J. Tucker". ESPN.com. June 28, 2006. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  3. ^ NETS WAIVE HASSAN ADAMS
  4. ^ "Cleveland Waives Adams And Rice". [RealGM Staff Report]. October 27, 2007. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Retrieved October 27, 2007.
  5. ^ "Raptors Sign Free Agent Hassan Adams". Toronto Raptors. July 8, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
  6. NBA.com
    . January 7, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  7. NBA.com
    . January 7, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  8. ^ Vojvodina Srbijagas inks Hassan Adams
  9. ^ Singapore Slingers sign Hassan Adams
  10. ^ "Hassan Adams Signs with AmeriLeague". AmeriLeague.com. October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  11. ^ "AmeriLeague Founder Revealed As Con Artist". RealGM.com. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.

External links

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