Jeff Adrien (born February 10, 1986) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He formerly served as captain for the

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from H ...

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, where he played as a power forward.

High school career

Adrien attended

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in Brookline, Massachusetts. He rose to the varsity level as a sophomore on Brookline's state finalist team that year. As a senior, Adrien's team again reached the state championship. After his graduation (2004), Adrien attended

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in Wolfeboro for a postgraduate year, playing in the

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, before entering the

on a full scholarship.

College career

Adrien played

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for the

. In the 2007–2008 NCAA season, Adrien was named to the 2008 First Team All-

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, leading the team in points (14.8 ppg) and rebounds (9.7 rpg). As team captain in the 2008–2009

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men's basketball season, Adrien averaged 13.7 ppg, and 10

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per game, constituting a rare

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average. In 2009, The Huskies made it to the Final Four of the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, before losing to the

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. Adrien finished his college career with over 1,600 points and 1,100 rebounds. As for style of play, Adrien said in an interview that he feels the best attributes that he brings to the game are his "leadership, rebounding, toughness, and the ability to score over taller guys". Adrien indeed demonstrated potential as a rebounder over taller players in the NBA pre-draft measurements; despite measuring shorter than average for a power forward for the NBA draft at 6'6.5" with shoes on, Adrien's wingspan measures an outstanding 7'2" and he weighed in at a formidable 236 lbs.

Professional career

2009–10 season

Adrien was not selected in the 2009 NBA draft, but later signed with Spanish league's Leite Río Breogán in Lugo, Galicia. In 2009, Adrien accepted an invite to play on a team in the Orlando Pro Summer League. The team was run jointly by both the

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and the Philadelphia 76ers. He also played for the

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in the

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. On the Grizzlies team, playing alongside fellow Connecticut alumni Marcus Williams,

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and

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, he led the team in rebounding.

2010–11 season

Adrien played for the Orlando Magic in the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2010. On August 24, 2010, Adrien was invited to the Golden State Warriors training camp. On October 10, 2010, Adrien scored 11 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in 22 minutes in a preseason game against the

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He made the Warriors' final roster, but was waived in December 2010 to make room for

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. On December 17, 2010, Adrien signed with the Erie BayHawks. He was traded to the

Rio Grande Valley Vipers The Rio Grande Valley Vipers are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Edinburg, Texas, and are affiliated with the Houston Rockets. The Vipers play their home games at the Bert Ogden Arena. The Vipers have won fo ...

two weeks later for

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. On February 24, 2011, Adrien re-signed with the Golden State Warriors following a trade that allowed roster space for him. On June 30, 2011, Adrien was waived by the Golden State Warriors.

2011–12 season

In July 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Benetton Treviso in

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with an out clause to return to the NBA when the 2011 NBA lockout ended. On December 21, 2011, Adrien signed with the Houston Rockets, where he was reunited with his former University of Connecticut teammate

. He was waived on February 8, 2012.

2012–13 season

In October 2012, Adrien was acquired by the

. On December 9, 2012, he was called up to play with the

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, where he was again reunited with a former University of Connecticut teammate in Kemba Walker. On January 8, 2013 the Bobcats guaranteed Adrien's contract for the remainder of the season.

2013–14 season

On February 20, 2014, Adrien was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks along with

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in exchange for

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and

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2014–15 season

On July 19, 2014, Adrien signed with the Houston Rockets, returning for a second stint. However, he was later waived by the Rockets on October 27, 2014. On November 29, 2014, Adrien signed with the

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to help the team deal with numerous injuries. Minnesota had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 16, one over the allowed limited of 15. On January 7, 2015, he was waived by the Timberwolves after appearing in 17 games. On January 19, 2015, Adrien signed with the

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of the

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. Prior to Game 3 of Guangdong's semi-final match-up against the

Beijing Ducks The Beijing Shougang Ducks (''simplified Chinese'': 北京首钢鸭俱乐部篮球队), also known as Beijing Shougang or Beijing Ducks, are a professional basketball team based in Beijing, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chin ...

, Adrien was deactivated in order to open up a roster spot for

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who returned from injury.

2015–16 season

On September 23, 2015, Adrien signed with the New Orleans Pelicans. However, he was later waived by the Pelicans on October 24 after appearing in three preseason games.

2016–17 season

On August 22, 2016, Adrien signed with Bnei Herzliya of the

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. During his season with the club, he was selected to the Israeli League All-Star game and helped the club reach the

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second round. However, despite their outstanding regular season with 76% home game victories, the team who ended the league at the fifth place didn't manage to win in the play-offs.

2017–18 season

On August 24, 2017, Adrien signed a two-year contract extension with Bnei Herzliya. On October 18, 2017, Adrien recorded a double-double of 26 points and 15 rebounds, shooting 12-of-15 from the field, in a 93–74 win over

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. He was subsequently named FIBA Europe Cup Round 1 Top Performer. On March 29, 2018, Adrien was named Israeli League Player of the Month for games played in March. On April 8, 2018, Adrien recorded a career-high 31 points, shooting 10-of-17 from the field, along with 10 rebounds and 2 steals in an 86–78 win over

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. Adrien finished his second season with Herzliya as the Israeli League fifth-leading scorer with 17.2 points per game, third in rebounds with 8.8 per game and third in efficiency rating with 21.2 per game.

2018–19 season

On July 3, 2018, Adrien signed a three-year contract extension with Bnei Herzliya. On March 7, 2019, Adrien recorded a season-high 25 points, shooting 9-of-14 from the field, along with 12 rebounds and four assists in an 89–90 loss to

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250- ...

. That season, Bnei Herzliya have finished the season in the last place out of 12 teams and was relegated to the Israeli National League (the second-tier league in Israel).

2019–20 season

On August 28, 2019, Adrien signed with

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for the 2019–20 season. In 14 games played for Nahariya, he averaged 10.9 and 6.4 rebounds per game. On January 7, 2020, he parted ways with Nahariya. On February 22, 2020, he signed with Al-Ittihad Jeddah of the

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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Personal life

Adrien is of Haitian descent.

References

External links

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