Georgy Adams
Georgy Adams (born 9 March 1967)[1] is a former French Polynesian basketball player who played as a winger. He was the first French Polynesian selected for the France men's national basketball team.[2]
Adams was born in Papeete,[1] but moved to France when he was 16 to pursue a career as a professional basketballer.[3] He played with Olympique Antibes, Limoges CSP and ASVEL Basket. He was selected 73 times for the French team,[4] and played for France in EuroBasket 1991, EuroBasket 1993, and EuroBasket 1997. He later coached AS Monaco Basket. He currently manages the Polynesian Basketball Federation.[2] He began a hotel business in Papeete after the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Georgy Adams". Proballers. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- 1 2 3 Nicolas Bouiges (15 December 2021). "L'ex-basketteur polynésien Georgy Adams a trois casquettes : entraîneur, hôtelier… et grand-père !" (in French). Outre-mer la 1ère. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ↑ "[Portrait] Georgy Adams, sous les parquets la plage" (in French). Basket Retro. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ↑ "ITW Georgy Adams : " S'il y a un match à retenir, ce serait celui où l'on a battu Barcelone "" (in French). Basket Retro. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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