Don Adams (basketball)

{{Short description|American basketball player (1947–2013)}}

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

{{Infobox NBA biography

| name = Don Adams

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 210

| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|11|27}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|12|25|1947|11|27}}

| death_place = Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.

| high_school = South Fulton
(South Fulton, Georgia)

| college = Northwestern (1967–1970)

| draft_year = 1970

| draft_round = 8

| draft_pick = 120

| draft_team = San Diego Rockets

| career_start = 1970

| career_end = 1977

| career_position = Small forward

| career_number = 32, 10

| years1 = {{nbay|1970|start}}–{{nbay|1971|start}}

| team1 = San Diego / Houston Rockets

| years2 = {{nbay|1971|start}}–{{nbay|1972|start}}

| team2 = Atlanta Hawks

| years3 = {{nbay|1972|start}}–{{nbay|1974|end}}

| team3 = Detroit Pistons

| years4 = 1975

| team4 = Spirits of St. Louis

| years5 = {{nbay|1975|start}}–{{nbay|1976|end}}

| team5 = Buffalo Braves

| highlights =

| stats_league = NBA and ABA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 4,598 (8.8 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 2,916 (5.6 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 1,011 (1.9 apg)

}}

Donald Lamar Adams (November 27, 1947 – December 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He was {{convert|6|ft|6|in}} tall and weighed {{convert|210|lb}}.

Born in Atlanta, Adams attended South Fulton High School in Fulton, Georgia.{{cite web |title=DON ADAMS Obituary (2013) |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/detroitnews/name/don-adams-obituary?id=42521129 |website=Legacy |access-date=September 7, 2023}} 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. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/adamsdo01.html |title=Don Adams |accessdate=2010-01-22 |year=2010 |work=Basketball-Reference.com }}{{cite book |last=Pluto |first=Terry |author-link= |date= 1990|title=Loose Balls |url= |location= |publisher=Simon & Schuster |page=368-369|isbn=978-1-4165-4061-8}}

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