Michael Adams (basketball)
Michael Adams (born
January 19,
1963 in
Hartford, Connecticut) is a former
NBA basketball player and current assistant coach for the
University of Maryland, College Park's men's basketball team.
After starring at
Boston College, the 5'10"
point guard was selected by the
Sacramento Kings with the 19th 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 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 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. He later served briefly as
head coach of the
WNBA's
Washington Mystics, before becoming an assistant coach for Maryland.
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Career Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
