Michael Adams (basketball)

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Michael Adams

No. 10, 14, 23
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	January 19, 1963 (1963-01-19)
Place of birth	Hartford, Connecticut
Nationality	American
High school	Hartford Public
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	162 lb (73 kg)
Career information
College	Boston College (1981–1985)
NBA Draft	1985 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Pro career	1985–1996
Career history
1985	Springfield Fame (USBL)
1985	Sacramento Kings
1986	Springfield Fame (USBL)
1985–1986	Bay State Bombardiers (CBA)
1986–1987	Washington Bullets
1987–1991	Denver Nuggets
1991–1994	Washington Bullets
1994–1996	Charlotte Hornets
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (1992)
Career NBA statistics
Points	9,621 (14.7 ppg)
Assists	4,209 (6.4 apg)
Steals	1,081 (1.7 spg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Adams (born January 19, 1963 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a former NBA player and basketball coach.

After starring at Boston College, the 5'10" point guard was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 3rd round with the 66th pick of the 1985 NBA Draft. He only averaged 2.2 points during his rookie season, but he would have more success later in his career while playing for other teams. In his second season he played with the Washington Bullets, but Adams had his best season in 1990-1991, when he averaged 26.5 points (including a 54 point game) and 10.5 assists per game while playing for the Denver Nuggets. After that breakout season, he rejoined the Bullets via a trade, during which time he appeared in his first NBA All-Star Game in 1992.

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 remains 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 (from January 28, 1988 - January 23, 1989). The record has since been broken by Dana Barros.

Adams has held coaching positions with the International Basketball League's Richmond Rhythm, the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies, the WNBA's Washington Mystics, and the University of Maryland.

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
1986–87	Washington	3	–	27.3	.320	.222	.333	2.3	3.3	2.3	.0	6.3
1987–88	Denver	11	–	36.9	.362	.315	.878	3.3	5.8	1.6	.2	13.4
1988–89	Denver	2	–	37.5	.417	.455	.875	8.5	4.5	1.5	.0	23.5
1989–90	Denver	3	–	35.0	.382	.300	.875	2.0	6.0	1.3	.0	13.0
1994–95	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

See also

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

External links

• Career Statistics

Preceded by Marianne Stanley

Washington Mystics Head Coach 2004

Succeeded by Richie Adubato