Brendan Adams
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 2000)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Brendan Adams
| image = Brendan Adams @ BC Samara (2024-11-10)-0.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| number = 2
| position = Point guard
| league = Israeli Basketball Premier League
| team = Hapoel Holon
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 205
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|4|3}}
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| high_school = Calvert Hall
(Towson, Maryland)
| college =
- UConn (2018–2021)
- George Washington (2021–2023)
| draft_year = 2023
| career_start = 2023
| years1 = 2023
| team1 = VEF Rīga
| years2 = 2023–2024
| team2 = Darüşşafaka
| years3 = 2024
| team3 = Samara
| years4 = 2024–present
| team4 = Hapoel Holon
| highlights =
- Third-team All-Atlantic 10 (2023)
- Most Improved Player of the Year All-Atlantic 10 (2023)
- All-Academic Team All-Atlantic 10 (2023)
}}
Brendan D'Andrae Adams (born April 3, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Brendan-Adams/Summary/120137|title=Brendan Adams Player Profile, George Washington – RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com}} Standing at a height of {{height|ft=6|in=4}}, he plays the point guard position.
High school career
Adams attended Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, MD. In October 2017, Adams committed to University of Rhode Island. He was ranked number 36 point guard nationally by 247Sports.com.{{cite web |last1=Zagoria |first1=Adam |title=Brendan Adams to Rhode Island |url=https://www.zagsblog.com/2017/10/08/brendan-adams-rhode-island/ |website=Zagsblog |access-date=16 October 2024 |date=8 October 2017}} In 2017-18 he averaged 21 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists per game for Calvert.[https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brendan-adams/11133 "Brendan Adams,"] uconnhuskies.
College career
=University of Connecticut (2018-2021)=
Adams was originally recruited to play for Coach Dan Hurley at University of Rhode Island, but switched his commitment to University of Connecticut after Hurley became the team's head coach.
In 2018-2019, Adams appeared in 31 games and made one start against University of Cincinnati. He averaged 2.6 points and 1.2 rebounds. He finished third on the team in free throw percentage.
In 2019-2020, he appeared in 31 games and made one start. He averaged 7.4 points and 2.2 rebounds. He was honored on UCONN's 3.0 GPA Night and named to AAC All-Academic Team.{{cite web |title=Brendan Adams - Men's Basketball |url=https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brendan-adams/11133 |website=University of Connecticut Athletics |access-date=16 October 2024 |language=en}}
In 2020-2021, he played in 16 games and made 6 starts. He averaged 4.5 points and 2.1 rebounds.
=The George Washington University (2021-2023)=
Adams joined George Washington University from 2021-2023. During the 2021-2022 season, he appeared in 29 games and started in 14. He averaged 8.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
During the 2022-2023 season he was named Atlantic 10 Conference Chris Daniels Most Improved Player, Third Team All-Conference and All-Academic. He started and appeared in all 32 games. Adams averaged a career-high 17.4 points (5th in the conference), 4.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, with a 47.0% field goal percentage (7th), 83.5% free throw percentage (5th).{{cite web |title=Brendan Adams - Men's Basketball |url=https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brendan-adams/8217 |website=George Washington University Athletics |access-date=16 October 2024 |language=en}} [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/atlantic-10/men/2023.html "2022-23 Men's Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary "]
On November 28, 2022, Adams was named the Atlantic 10 Conference co-Player of the Week. This was the first career award for him.{{cite web |title=Adams Named A-10 Co-Player of the Week |url=https://gwsports.com/news/2022/11/28/mens-basketball-adams-named-a-10-co-player-of-the-week |website=George Washington University Athletics |access-date=16 October 2024 |language=en}}
Professional career
After going undrafted, Adams played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in NBA 2K24 Summer League in Las Vegas.{{Cite web|url=https://gwsports.com/news/2023/6/26/mens-basketball-adams-signs-summer-league-deal-with-timberwolves|title=Adams Signs Summer League Deal with Timberwolves|website=George Washington University Athletics}}
On August 6, 2023 Adams signed with VEF Rīga in Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and Basketball Champions League.{{cite web |title=Brendan Adams is a newcomer at VEF Riga |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Lat-Est-BL/news/822920/Brendan-Adams-is-a-newcomer-at-VEF-Riga |website=www.eurobasket.com |access-date=6 August 2023}} He averaged 12.8 points, 5 assists and 2.7 rebounds.{{cite web |title=Brendan Adams moves to Darussafaka for the rest of the season |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/1604427/brendan-adams-signs-with-darussafaka-basketball-champions-league/ |website=Eurohoops |access-date=16 October 2024 |language=en |date=29 December 2023}}
On December 29, 2023, he signed with Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite tweet |user=dackabasket |number=1740676067868778822 |title=Yeni oyuncumuz Brendan Adams ile sezon sonuna kadar sözleşme imzaladık.}}
On July 23, 2024, Adams signed with Samara of VTB United League.{{cite web |title=Samara adds Adams to their roster, ex Darussafaka |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Russia/news/883385/Samara-adds-Adams-to-their-roster,-ex-Darussafaka |website=www.eurobasket.com |access-date=16 October 2024}} He averaged 14.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game, while shooting 50.9% from the field, 47.8% from three-point range (9th in the VTB United League), and 80.8% from the free throw line.[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Brendan-Adams/Summary/120137 "Brendan Adams,"] RealGM.
On December 5, 2024, Adams signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{cite web |title=Brendan Adams signs with Hapoel Holon, Slask Wroclaw changes head coach |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/1751030/brendan-adams-signs-with-hapoel-holon-basketball-champions-league/ |website=Eurohoops |access-date=5 December 2024 |language=en |date=2 December 2024}}
Personal life
His parents are Yolanda and Darryl Adams. His older brother Jaylen Adams is a professional basketball player as well. He also has three younger sisters.{{Cite web|url=https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brendan-adams/11133|title=Brendan Adams – Men's Basketball|website=University of Connecticut Athletics}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4396612/brendan-adams ESPN.com profile]
- [https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brendan-adams/8217 George Washington Revolutionaries bio]
- [https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brendan-adams/11133 UCONN bio]
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Latvia
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Russia
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Baltimore
Category:Calvert Hall College High School alumni
Category:Darüşşafaka Basketbol players
Category:George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball players