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

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player and coach. Adams was born in

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Professional career

After starring at

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, the 5'10"

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was selected by the

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in the 3rd round with the 66th pick of the

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. He averaged only 2.2 points during his rookie season, but he had more success later in his career while playing for other teams. In his second season, he played with the

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, 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

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. 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

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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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NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

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, 18 , , 0 , , 7.7 , , .364 , , .000 , , .667 , , .3 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , .1 , , 2.2 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" , Washington , 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" , Denver , 77 , , 77 , , 36.2 , , .433 , , .356 , , .819 , , 3.7 , , 6.4 , , 2.2 , , .1 , , 18.5 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" , Denver , 79 , , 74 , , 34.1 , , .402 , , .366 , , .850 , , 2.8 , , 6.3 , , 1.5 , , .0 , , 15.5 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" , Denver , 66 , , 66 , , 35.5 , , .394 , , .296 , , .879 , , 3.9 , , 10.5 , , 2.2 , , .1 , , 26.5 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

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, 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" ,

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, 29 , , 0 , , 15.3 , , .453 , , .358 , , .833 , , 1.0 , , 3.3 , , .8 , , .0 , , 6.5 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 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 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, ...

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1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicentenn ...

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

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

, align="left" , Denver , 2 , , – , , 37.5 , , .417 , , .455 , , .875 , , 8.5 , , 4.5 , , 1.5 , , .0 , , 23.5 , - , align="left" , 1990 , align="left" , Denver , 3 , , – , , 35.0 , , .382 , , .300 , , .875 , , 2.0 , , 6.0 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 13.0 , - , align="left" ,

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake stri ...

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, 1 , , 0 , , 11.0 , , .400 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.0 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 4.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 20 , , – , , 34.0 , , .370 , , .327 , , .850 , , 3.4 , , 5.2 , , 1.6 , , .1 , , 12.8

Head coaching record

WNBA

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References

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Career Statistics
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