Darius Adams

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Darius Adams
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1989-04-17) April 17, 1989 (age 37)
Decatur, Illinois
NationalityAmerican / Bulgarian
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolMacArthur (Decatur, Illinois)
College
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2012Los Prados
2012Reales de La Vega
2013Kryvbas
2013Entente Orléanaise 45
2013–2014Eisbären Bremerhaven
2014SLUC Nancy
2014–2016Laboral Kutxa Baskonia
2016–2019Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2019–2021Qingdao Eagles
2022Birmingham Squadron
2022Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2022–2023Fujian Sturgeons
2023–2024Shenzhen Leopards
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Darius Anthony Adams (born April 17, 1989) is an American-born naturalized Bulgarian professional basketball player who last played for the Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Standing at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), he plays at the point guard position.[1][2]

Professional career

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Adams went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. In February 2012, he joined Guaiqueríes de Margarita of Venezuela for the 2012 LPB season. Following the LPB season, he joined Los Prados of the Dominican Republic for the 2012 District National season. On June 9, 2012, he recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. In August 2012, he signed with Reales de La Vega, for the rest of the 2012 LNB season.[3]

On January 12, 2013, Adams signed with SC Kryvbas of Ukraine, for the rest of the 2012–13 season.[4] In April 2013, he left Kryvbas[5] and signed with Entente Orléanaise 45 of France, for the rest of the season.[6]

On July 21, 2013, Adams signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of Germany for the 2013–14 season.[7] In 34 games, he averaged a league leading 18.0 points, as well as 4.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.8 steals per game. In April 2014, he was named the 2014 BBL Best Offensive Player.[8]

On July 1, 2014, Adams signed with SLUC Nancy of the French LNB Pro A.[9] On December 24, 2014, he left Nancy and signed with Laboral Kutxa Baskonia of Spain, for the rest of the season.[10]

On July 25, 2015, Adams re-signed with Laboral Kutxa Baskonia for one more season.[11] He qualified to the 2016 Euroleague Final Four, and five days later, he scored 41 points in a Liga ACB game against Montakit Fuenlabrada, becoming the first player of the club in 25 years that made such a performance.[12]

On July 29, 2016, Adams signed with Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.[13][14] During that season, Adams would not only prove to be a valuable player for the Flying Tigers, but also helped them to their best record of the CBA season and their fifth ever CBA Finals appearance. Adams was the team's MVP during that series, leading Xinjiang Flying Tigers to their first ever CBA Finals championship by sweeping the powerhouse Guangdong Southern Tigers 4–0.

Adams re-signed with Xinjiang Flying Tigers, appearing in all 41 games in the season while averaging 42.6 minutes per game. Adams averaged 38.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 2.6 steals to lead the CBA in scoring per game in the regular season.[15][16]

On January 4, 2022, Adams was acquired by the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League.[17] He averaged 15.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. On March 12, 2022, Adams was signed by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[18]

Career statistics

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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  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15 Baskonia 14 10 26.0 .445 .417 .864 2.4 2.8 1.1 .1 12.2 10.2
2015–16 Baskonia 29 29 25.2 .395 .338 .827 2.2 4.0 1.3 .1 13.2 12.0
Career 43 39 25.5 .409 .358 .838 2.4 2.8 1.1 .1 12.9 11.4

Liga ACB

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Baskonia 25 12 20.9 .380 .350 .833 2.0 2.4 1.3 .0 9.0
2015–16 Baskonia 41 34 25.7 .438 .384 .881 2.8 2.9 1.3 .1 16.4
Career 66 46 23.9 .416 .371 .862 2.5 2.7 1.3 .1 13.6

CBA

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 50 46 37.0 .465 .357 .875 5.8 5.9 2.2 .1 31.0
2017–18 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 41 40 43.1 .442 .334 .873 6.8 8.4 2.5 .2 38.7
2018–19 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 45 44 40.6 .457 .361 .869 7.5 8.4 2.8 .1 36.6
2019–20 Qingdao Eagles 14 13 35.2 .451 .306 .855 8.3 4.8 2.4 .4 33.8
Career 150 143 39.6 .455 .347 .871 6.8 7.2 2.5 .2 35.0

References

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