| Intro | American professional basketball point guard |
| Is |
Athlete Basketball player |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 17 April 1989, Decatur |
| Age: | 31 years |
| Star sign | Aries |
Darius Anthony Adams (born April 17, 1989) is an American-born naturalized Bulgarian professional basketball player for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Standing at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), he plays at the point guard position.
Professional career
2011–12 season
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.
2012–13 season
On January 12, 2013, Adams signed with SC Kryvbas of the Ukraine, for the rest of the 2012–13 season. In April 2013, he left Kryvbas and signed with Entente Orléanaise 45 of France, for the rest of the season.
2013–14 season
On July 21, 2013, Adams signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of Germany for the 2013–14 season. 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.
2014–15 season
On July 1, 2014, Adams signed with SLUC Nancy of the French LNB Pro A. On December 24, 2014, he left Nancy and signed with Laboral Kutxa Baskonia of Spain, for the rest of the season.
2015–16 season
On July 25, 2015, Adams re-signed with Laboral Kutxa Baskonia for one more season. 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.
2016–17 season
On July 29, 2016, Adams signed with Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.
Career statistics
| 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 | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
| 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 | 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 |