Adonis Arms (born June 26, 1998) is an American professional

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player for the Memphis Hustle of the

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. He played

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for the Mesa CC Thunderbirds, Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks,

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and Texas Tech Red Raiders.

High school career

Arms was raised in

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, and moved to

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, at the age of 12. He attended

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where he failed to make the varsity team during his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons. Arms made the varsity team as a senior and averaged 2.7 points, 1.6 rebounds and .5 assists in 17 games. He received no college offers out of high school. Arms was noticed by the son of

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coach Sam Ballard while playing at open gyms. Ballard scouted Arms in an LA Fitness gym at the encouragement of his son and offered him a scholarship.

College career

Arms, who was when he began playing at Mesa CC, averaged 8.1 points per game as a freshman. He grew to as a sophomore and was selected to the all-conference team. He transferred to join the Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks in

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and averaged 20.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists as he was named the

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Player of the Year during the 2018–19 season. Arms transferred to the

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after his junior season. He had to sit out the 2019–20 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Arms averaged 10.3 points per game in a reserve role for the team during the 2020–21 season. Arms elected to transfer to the Texas Tech Red Raiders for his final season of college eligibility. He chose the program due to his connection with associate head coach

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who he had first met as a freshman at Mesa CC. Arms averaged 8.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game during the 2021–22 season.

Professional career

Grand Rapids Gold (2022–2023)

After going undrafted in the

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, Arms played for the

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in the

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. Arms was invited to join the Nuggets during their 2022 training camp, but was waived on October 10, 2022. One day later, he signed with the

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on a training camp deal, but was later waived after not appearing in any preseason games. On November 4, 2022, Arms was named on the roster of the Nuggets'

affiliate team,

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Memphis Hustle (2023–present)

On February 25, 2023, Arms was traded to the Memphis Hustle. In June 2023, Arms joined the

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for the

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. On October 18, 2023, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies. However, he was waived three days later, prior to opening night and on October 30, he re-joined the Hustle. Arms played for the Sacramento Kings during the 2024 NBA Summer League.

Career statistics

College

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References

External links

NBA G League profileTexas Tech Red Raiders bioWinthrop Eagles bioNorthwest Nazarene Nighthawks bioMesa CC Thunderbirds bio
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