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

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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

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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 Patriots of the RNBL. After the season, his contract expired. On June 8, 2021, Filer signed with

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. On March 8, 2022, he set a new

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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 namemd 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.

National team career

Filer was selected for the

in 2020 and made his debut during the

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Career statistics

College

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, , 32 , , 32 , , 28.2 , , 0.398 , , 0.289 , , 0.758 , , 4.8 , , 2.1 , , 1 , , 0.1 , , 10.3 , - , 2016–17 , , align=left ,

, , 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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Awards and accomplishments

Club

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: (2021,

)

References

External links

Adonis Filer
on Proballers.com
Adonis Jovon Filer
on RealGM {{DEFAULTSORT:Filer, Adonis Living people 1993 births Clemson Tigers men's basketball players American men's basketball players Rwandan men's basketball players Patriots BBC players REG BBC players BC Beroe players Point guards Rwandan expatriate sportspeople in Burundi Shooting guards Basketball players from Chicago Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball players Urunani BBC players APR B.C. players