Don Adams (basketball)

Donald Lamar Adams (November 27, 1947 – December 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He was  tall and weighed .

Born in Atlanta, Adams attended South Fulton High School in Fulton, Georgia. He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats and was selected in the 8th round of the 1970 NBA draft by the San Diego Rockets. In his National Basketball Association (NBA) career, Adams averaged 8.7 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game and 1.8 assists per game. In the ABA, Adams averaged 10.1 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game and 3.9 assists per game.

Adams worked as a financial advisor and lived in Southfield, Michigan, after his retirement from playing. He was married and had two children. Adams died at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak on December 25, 2013.

NBA/ABA career statistics

Regular season

|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| San Diego
| 82 || – || 29.0 || .409 || – || .731 || 7.1 || 2.1 || – || – || 11.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| Houston
| 3 || – || 13.7 || .316 || – || .500 || 2.7 || 1.0 || – || – || 4.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta
| 70 || – || 29.0 || .394 || – || .747 || 7.1 || 2.0 || – || – || 11.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta
| 4 || – || 19.0 || .211 || – || .875 || 5.5 || 1.3 || – || – || 5.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit
| 70 || – || 25.7 || .402 || – || .784 || 6.0 || 1.6 || – || – || 9.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit
| 74 || – || 31.1 || .408 || – || .761 || 6.1 || 1.9 || 1.5 || .2 || 10.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit
| 51 || – || 31.1 || .403 || – || .577 || 4.8 || 1.5 || 1.4 || .4 || 5.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis
| 16 || – || 21.4 || .429 || .000 || .773 || 4.3 || 3.4 || .8 || .1 || 6.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis
| 20 || – || 36.3 || .394 || .000 || .759 || 5.8 || 4.4 || 1.9 || .4 || 13.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo
| 56 || – || 12.6 || .394 || – || .702 || 2.6 || 1.3 || .5 || .1 || 3.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo
| 77 || – || 22.2 || .411 || – || .746 || 4.8 || 1.9 || 1.0 || .2 || 7.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 523 || – || 25.8 || .402 || .000 || .741 || 5.6 || 1.9 || 1.1 || .2 || 8.8

Playoffs

|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta
| 6 || – || 31.3 || .357 || – || .696 || 6.3 || 2.0 || – || – || 9.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit
| 7 || – || 36.6 || .384 || – || .571 || 7.3 || 2.9 || .9 || .1 || 9.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis
| 10 || – || 30.1 || .427 || .000 || .714 || 4.7 || 4.6 || 1.7 || 1.1 || 9.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 
| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo
| 9 || – || 13.6 || .417 || – || .857 || 3.0 || 1.4 || .2 || .0 || 4.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 32 || – || 27.1 || .397 || .000 || .694 || 5.1 || 2.8 || 1.0 || .5 || 7.7

References

1947 births
2013 deaths
American men's basketball players
Atlanta Hawks players
Basketball players from Atlanta
Buffalo Braves players
Detroit Pistons players
Houston Rockets players
Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball players
Power forwards (basketball)
San Diego Rockets draft picks
San Diego Rockets players
Spirits of St. Louis players