Adrian Jamaal Moss (born December 14, 1981) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. he played

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for

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. He was the captain of the Gators team that won the 2006 NCAA championship. Subsequently, he pursued a professional career, playing in several leagues in Europe, South America and Asia.

Early life and career

Moss was born on December 14, 1981. After graduating from high school he had one year of prep school at

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College career

Moss enrolled to the University of Florida in 2001, where he

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his

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season. He had his only career double-double as a sophomore, with 16 points and 11 rebounds against Florida A&M. In the 2006 NCAA Tournament Final, he scored 9 points and grabbed 6 rebounds, coming off the bench, to help the Gators win the championship game. In four seasons at Florida, Moss played 123 games, averaging 3.8

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, 2.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game in 13.5 minutes per game.

Professional career

After his graduation from Florida, Moss signed for Danish team

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. He averaged 25.4 points as well as 11.4 rebounds a game for Randers and was named to the

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All-Basketliga First Team, before moving to Morges Basket of

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, to play for them in the playoffs. In June 2007 he signed for

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team

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, from where he was dismissed on disciplinary grounds in October. On October 17, 2007, he signed for Spanish 2nd division team Villa de Los Barrios. In July 2008 he signed for he signed for

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. He returned to Germany in the next season to play for

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. He played two games for Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on of the Israeli 2nd division starting the 2010–11 season, only to sign for

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of the Spanish 2nd division in November 2010. He resigned for Palencia Baloncesto in August 2011, to play for a second season with the team. In October 2014 he joined the

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. In September 2012 Moss moved continents to play for Unión Progresista of

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. In January 2013 he signed for

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club Atlético Aguada. Moss moved to the

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. Starting the 2014–15 season for the Niigata Albirex BB, he moved to the

in the end of October 2014. In 2015–16, Moss played for Stevnsgade Basketball in Denmark, before moving to BMS Herlev Wolfpack in the same country.

Coaching career

While playing for BMS Herlev's men's team in Denmark, Moss also served as assistant coach of the same team and worked as coach in the club's youth set-up. In May 2021, he was named BMS Herlev head coach. He did not have his contract renewed after the conclusion of the 2023-24 season.

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