Michael Adams (basketball)

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Michael Adams
Personal information
Born (1963-01-19) January 19, 1963 (age 61)
Washington Bullets
19871991Denver Nuggets
19911994Washington Bullets
19941996Charlotte Hornets
As coach:
1999–2000Richmond Rhythm (assistant)
2000–2001Vancouver Grizzlies (assistant)
2001–2002Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
2004Washington Mystics
2005–2007Maryland (assistant)
2009–2010Archbishop Carroll HS
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points
9,621 (14.7 ppg)
Assists4,209 (6.4 apg)
Steals1,081 (1.7 spg)
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Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Adams (born January 19, 1963) is an American former professional

NBA All-Star
with the Bullets in 1992.

Professional career

After starring at

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.[1]

In his second season, he played with the

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.[3]

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.[4]

Coaching career

Adams has held coaching positions with the

In 2010, Adams joined the St. Bonaventure Bonnies as an assistant coach but resigned after six weeks for family reasons.[6]

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Michael Adams minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Milwaukee Bucks at Denver Nuggets Box Score, March 23, 1991". Basketball Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Washington Bullets at Indiana Pacers Box Score, November 1, 1991". Basketball Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Player bio". umterps.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
  5. ^ "Terrapins Tab Moxley and Adams As Assistant Coaches". April 15, 2005. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
  6. ^ "Adams leaves Bonnies' coaching staff". ESPN. June 22, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

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