Adam Hess

{{Short description|American-German basketball player (born 1981)}}

{{about|the basketball player|the British comedian|Adam Hess (comedian)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Adam Hess

| image = AdamHessUlm2013.jpg

| image_size =

| position = Small forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 220

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|4}}

| birth_place = Warren, Michigan

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = American / German

| high_school = Grosse Pointe South
(Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan)

| college =

• Eastern Michigan (1999–2000)
• William & Mary (2001–2004)

| draftyear = 2004

| career_start = 2004

| career_end = 2016

| years1 = 2004–2006

| team1 = ČEZ Nymburk

| years2 = 2006–2007

| team2 = Artland Dragons

| years3 = 2007–2008

| team3 = Chorale Roanne

| years4 = 2008–2009

| team4 = Artland Dragons

| years5 = 2009–2010

| team5 = Tarragona

| years6 = 2010–2012

| team6 = Artland Dragons

| years7 = 2012–2013

| team7 = Phoenix Hagen

| years8 = 2013–2015

| team8 = ratiopharm Ulm

| years9 = 2015–2016

| team9 = Phoenix Hagen

| highlights =

• 2× NBLCR champion (2005, 2006)
• 2× NBLCR All-Star (2005, 2006)
• 2× First-team All-CAA (2003, 2004)
• CAA Male Scholar Athlete of the Year (2004)
• Phoenix Hagen Team of the Century[https://www.waz.de/sport/lokalsport/hagen/phoenix-hagen-das-sind-unsere-beiden-teams-des-jahrzehnts-id228045063.html Phoenix Hagen: Das sind unsere beiden Teams des Jahrzehnts] WAZ.de, 2 January 2020. Accessed 5 January 2020. {{in lang|de}}

}}

Adam Hess (born April 4, 1981) is an American-German retired professional basketball player who last played for Phoenix Hagen in Germany's Basketball Bundesliga.{{cite news|title=Adam Hess moves to Phoenix Hagen|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/162808/adam-hess-moves-to-phoenix-hagen.html|accessdate=June 5, 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=June 3, 2015}} He previously played for ratiopharm Ulm.{{cite web| title =Adam Hess joins Ratiopharm Ulm| publisher =Court Side| year=2013| url =http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/adam-hess-joins-ratiopharm-ulm/| accessdate = August 18, 2013}} After graduating from William & Mary in 2004, Hess began his career overseas with ČEZ Nymburk in the Czech Republic's National Basketball League. In his two seasons with the team, he was named an All-Star and his team won league championships. Hess has acquired German citizenship and is eligible to play for German national teams if he chooses.{{cite web| last =Dearth| first =Sonny| title =Star Track: Former W&M basketball standout Adam Hess signs with German pro team ratiopharm Ulm| publisher =Daily Press| date =July 5, 2013| url =https://www.dailypress.com/2013/07/05/star-track-adam-hess/| access-date =August 18, 2013| archive-date =December 10, 2015| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20151210212933/http://articles.dailypress.com/2013-07-05/sports/dp-spt-star-track-hess-20130628_1_first-tribe-player-star-track-all-caa| url-status =live}}