Adonis Jovon Filer (born July 11, 1993) is a Rwandan-American

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player who currently plays for APR. He also plays for the

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in International competitions.

Early life

Born and raised in

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, Filer attended Mount Carmel High School before transferring to the Bishop Noll Institute in

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. He later also attended Notre Dame Preparatory School in

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College career

Filer committed to the

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. In his rookie season, he averaged 10.0 points and 4.0 rebounds. After two years, he transferred from Clemson to Florida Atlantic.

Professional career

On September 14, 2017, Filer signed his first professional contract with Cypriot club

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. He was released before playing any official game with the team. Filer then signed a contract for the 2018–19 season, with Beroe of the Bulgarian National Basketball League (NBL). During the 2020–21 season, Filer played with the

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of the RNBL. After the season, his contract expired. On June 8, 2021, Filer signed with REG. On March 8, 2022, he set a new BAL record for most assists in a game after racking up 14 assists in a win over AS Salé. The same season, he went on to win his second RBL title and was named to the All-RBL First Team a second year in a row. In November 2022, Filer played with

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in the Elite 16 of the

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. He returned to REG for the 2023 main season. In October 2023, Filer joined APR, his third Rwandan club. Filer played in the

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with APR. On May 11, 2024, he tore his

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which would keep him out for at least eight months. Without Filer, APR went on to lose their final game and subsequently failed to qualify for the playoffs.

National team career

Filer was selected for the

in 2020 and made his debut during the

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Career statistics

College

, - , 2012–13 , , align=left , Clemson , , 31 , , 4 , , 19.9 , , 0.37 , , 0.313 , , 0.675 , , 2.3 , , 1.5 , , 0.7 , , 0 , , 6.3 , - , 2013–14 , , align=left , Clemson , , 35 , , 4 , , 14.7 , , 0.333 , , 0.297 , , 0.794 , , 1.3 , , 1.2 , , 0.7 , , 0 , , 3.9 , - , 2014–15 , , colspan=12 align=center , Transfer , - , 2015–16 , , align=left , Florida Atlantic , , 32 , , 32 , , 28.2 , , 0.398 , , 0.289 , , 0.758 , , 4.8 , , 2.1 , , 1 , , 0.1 , , 10.3 , - , 2016–17 , , align=left , Florida Atlantic , , 30 , , 6 , , 22.6 , , 0.381 , , 0.3 , , 0.807 , , 2.9 , , 2.1 , , 1 , , 0 , , 10.9 , - , colspan=2 align=center, Career , , 128 , , 46 , , 21.2 , , 0.369 , , 0.30 , , 0.759 , , 2.8 , , 1.7 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 7.7

BAL

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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Awards and accomplishments

Club

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: (2021,

)

References

External links

Adonis Filer
on Proballers.com
Adonis Jovon Filer
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