Michael Adams (born January 19, 1963) is an American former professional

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player and coach. He played

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for the

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and was a third-round selection in the

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by the

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Confere ...

. Adams played 11 seasons in the

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(NBA) with the Kings,

Washington Bullets The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays i ...

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and

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. He was an

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with the Bullets in 1992.

Professional career

After starring at

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, the 5'10"

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was selected by the

in the third round with the 66th pick of the

. He averaged only 2.2 points during his rookie season. He spent the 1985–86 season with the Bay State Bombardiers in the

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(CBA). He was selected as the CBA Rookie of the Year and named to the all-league and all-defensive second teams. In his second season, he played with the

, but Adams had his best season in 1990–1991, when he averaged 26.5 points (including a 54-point game in which made a career-high 9 3-pointers) and 10.5 assists per game while playing for the

. After that breakout season, he rejoined the Bullets via a trade, during which time he appeared in his only

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in 1992. In his first game back with the Bullets, he recorded a career-high 9 steals to go along with 23 points and 13 assists in a 109–103 win over the

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. Renowned for his "push shot," Adams retired in 1996 when playing for the

with NBA career totals of 9,621 points and 4,209 assists, and was once among the all-time league leaders in

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s made and attempted. Adams had a record 79 consecutive games with a 3-point field goal (January 28, 1988 – January 23, 1989). The record is now held by

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Coaching career

Adams has held coaching positions with the

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's Richmond Rhythm, the NBA's

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, the WNBA's

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, and the

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. In 2010, Adams joined the

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as an assistant coach but resigned after six weeks for family reasons.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 63 , , 0 , , 20.7 , , .407 , , .275 , , .847 , , 2.0 , , 3.9 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 7.2 , - , align="left" , 1987–88 , align="left" ,

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, 82 , , 75 , , 33.9 , , .449 , , .367 , , .834 , , 2.7 , , 6.1 , , 2.0 , , .2 , , 13.9 , - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" ,

, 77 , , 77 , , 36.2 , , .433 , , .356 , , .819 , , 3.7 , , 6.4 , , 2.2 , , .1 , , 18.5 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

, 79 , , 74 , , 34.1 , , .402 , , .366 , , .850 , , 2.8 , , 6.3 , , 1.5 , , .0 , , 15.5 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

, 66 , , 66 , , 35.5 , , .394 , , .296 , , .879 , , 3.9 , , 10.5 , , 2.2 , , .1 , , 26.5 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

, 78 , , 78 , , 35.8 , , .393 , , .324 , , .869 , , 4.0 , , 7.6 , , 1.9 , , .1 , , 18.1 , - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" ,

, 70 , , 70 , , 35.7 , , .439 , , .321 , , .856 , , 3.4 , , 7.5 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 14.8 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 70 , , 67 , , 33.4 , , .408 , , .288 , , .830 , , 2.6 , , 6.9 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 12.1 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" , Charlotte , 29 , , 0 , , 15.3 , , .453 , , .358 , , .833 , , 1.0 , , 3.3 , , .8 , , .0 , , 6.5 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" , Charlotte , 21 , , 3 , , 15.7 , , .446 , , .341 , , .743 , , 1.0 , , 3.2 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 5.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 653 , , 510 , , 31.3 , , .415 , , .332 , , .849 , , 2.9 , , 6.4 , , 1.7 , , .1 , , 14.7

Playoffs

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1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

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, 3 , , – , , 27.3 , , .320 , , .222 , , .333 , , 2.3 , , 3.3 , , 2.3 , , .0 , , 6.3 , - , align="left" , 1988 , align="left" ,

, 11 , , – , , 36.9 , , .362 , , .315 , , .878 , , 3.3 , , 5.8 , , 1.6 , , .2 , , 13.4 , - , align="left" ,

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

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, 2 , , – , , 37.5 , , .417 , , .455 , , .875 , , 8.5 , , 4.5 , , 1.5 , , .0 , , 23.5 , - , align="left" ,

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

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, 3 , , – , , 35.0 , , .382 , , .300 , , .875 , , 2.0 , , 6.0 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 13.0 , - , align="left" ,

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

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Head coaching record

WNBA

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Michael 1963 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American women's basketball coaches Basketball coaches from Connecticut Basketball players from Hartford, Connecticut Bay State Bombardiers players Boston College Eagles men's basketball players Charlotte Hornets players Denver Nuggets players Memphis Grizzlies assistant coaches NBA All-Stars Point guards Sacramento Kings draft picks Sacramento Kings players United States Basketball League players Vancouver Grizzlies assistant coaches Washington Bullets players Washington Mystics head coaches

Professional career

Coaching career

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Head coaching record

WNBA

See also

References

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