Adrian Moss (basketball, born 1988)

This article is about the former IUPUI and Indianapolis college basketball player, born in 1988. For the former Florida college basketball player, born in 1981, see Adrian Moss (basketball, born 1981).
Adrian Moss
Windsor Express
Position Point guard
League NBL Canada
Personal information
Born (1988-08-03) August 3, 1988
Centralia, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight 160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school Franklin Community
(Franklin, Indiana)
College
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 London Lightning (Canada)
2013–2014 Island Storm (Canada)
2014–2015 London Lightning (Canada)
2015–present Windsor Express (Canada)
Career highlights and awards

Adrian Moss (born August 3, 1988) is an American professional basketball player, playing for the Windsor Express of the NBL Canada. Born in Centralia, Illinois he played high school basketball for Franklin Community High School. Following his graduation, he committed to IUPUI to play college basketball. After his sophomore season at IUPUI he transferred to University of Indianapolis, where he played for two more seasons.

Upon graduation from college, he signed a professional contract with NBL Canada franchise London Lightning, with whom he won the 2013 NBL Canada Finals. After playing for Island Storm for a season, he returned to the London Lightning in 2014, to move midway the season to Windsor Express.

Early life and career

Moss was born on August 3, 1988 to Terry and Angi Moss.[1] Brought up in Centralia, Illinois, he played for Franklin Community High School, where he averaged 21.4 points, 7.3 assists and 2.9 steals per game in his senior season.[2] He also played football in high school, gaining all-county honors.[1]

College career

After receiving interest from Robert Morris and Southern Illinois, Moss committed to IUPUI Jaguars.[2][3][4] In his debut for the Jaguars, against IU South Bend, he had 5 points, 5 assists and 3 steals, all season-highs.[2][5][6] Throughout his freshman season he appeared in 11 games, averaging 1.5 points, 0.9 assists and 0.6 steals per game.[2][6] He saw increased playing time in his sophomore season, starting 10 of his 21 games.[2] On February 21, 2009, he recorded a career-high 14 points against Oakland.[7] In 16.8 minutes per game, Moss averaged 4.8 points, 1.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game.[2]

After his sophomore season at IUPUI Moss transferred to the University of Indianapolis.[1] He had to sit out the 2009–2010 season, due to NCAA transfer rules. On January 4, 2011 he scored a season-high 29 points against Quincy and also had 5 rebounds and 5 assists.[8] As a senior, he scored his career-high 32 points against Northern Michigan.[9] On February 18, 2012 Moss recorded the first triple-double in Indianapolis' history, with 18 points, 10 rebounds and assists, to help his team get past Wisconsin–Parkside 84–57.[10]

Professional career

Moss was selected with the sixth overall pick in 2012 NBL Canada draft by the Quebec Kebs, only to be traded to the London Lightning for cash considerations.[11][12][13] On December 2, he recorded a regular season-high, with 21 points, against the Halifax Rainmen, a feature he tied on March 3, 2013 against the Summerside Storm.[14][15][16] He recorded his first double-double, with 20 points and 10 assists, to help his team get past the Montreal Jazz 139–92.[14][17] He started 19 of his 40 regular season games, averaging 10.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game.[18]

On November 25, 2013 Moss signed for the Island Storm.[19][20] He recorded a career-high 33 points versus the Halifax Rainmen on December 8.[21][22] On March 24 he recorded a triple-double, with 17 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds in his team's playoff win against the Halifax Rainmen.[21][23] In November 2014 Moss signed for the London Lightning for a second time in his career.[24][25] In February 2015 he was signed by the Windsor Express.[26] He was released by the Express on March 26, 2015.[19][27] Moss appeared in an exhibition match of Windsor against Raptors 905 on 12 November 2015, and was named man of the match after scoring 38 points.[28] He was re-signed by the Epress a couple of days later.[29] Windsor's coach Tony Jones commented on hos signing, that Moss had the potential to become the team's starting point guard.[29]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Adrian Moss Bio". University of Indianapolis Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Adrian Moss Bio". IUPUI Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Men's basketball team adds three student-athletes for 2007–08". IUPUI Athletics. April 13, 2007. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Adrian Moss Recruiting Profile". 247sports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ Holdaway, Ed (November 12, 2007). "IUPUI overcomes slow start to roll past IUSB, 96-61". IUPUI Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Adrian Moss Individual Stats 2007–2008". IUPUI Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ Holdaway, Ed (February 21, 2009). "IUPUI'S second half comeback fall short to Oakland, 81-76". IUPUI Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Big second half leads Greyhounds to sixth win in a row". University of Indianapolis Athletics. January 4, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ Paquette, Jackie (November 26, 2011). "Moss' career-best lifts Greyhounds past Northern Michigan". University of Indianapolis Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ Holmes, Matt (February 18, 2012). "Moss' historic achievement leads to UIndy runaway victory". University of Indianapolis Athletics. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "NBL Canada 2012–13 Pre-Season Guide" (PDF). NBL Canada. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  12. ↑ Dalla Costa, Morris (August 27, 2012). "We were looking for one good player". The London Free Press. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  13. ↑ Weidner, Kyle (September 26, 2012). "Moss heads to NBL of Canada". The Online Reflector. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  14. 1 2 "Adrian Moss Season 2012/2013". FIBA. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  15. ↑ Freeman, Brian (December 3, 2012). "Lightning tie league record with victory over Rainmen". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  16. ↑ Dalla Costa, Morris (March 3, 2013). "London Lightning coach hopes to face Summerside Storm in final". The London Free Press. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  17. ↑ "The National Basketball League of Canada Weekly Report Volume 2 , Issue 9" (PDF). NBL Canada. December 30, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  18. ↑ "NBL Canada 2014–15 post-season guide." (PDF). NBL Canada. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  19. 1 2 "Recent Transactions". NBL Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  20. ↑ Reid, Charles (November 29, 2015). "Antonio Ballard doing his part to fire up Storm". The Guardian (Charlottetown). Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  21. 1 2 "Adrian Moss Season 2013/2014". FIBA. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  22. ↑ Thorpe Ryan (January 6, 2014). "Former Hounds excelling at the next level.". University of Indianapolis Athletics. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Halifax Rainmen get crushed by Island Storm, face must-win Game 6 at home". metronews.ca. March 24, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Lightning welcome back Adrian Moss". London Lightning. November 15, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  25. ↑ Dalla Costa, Morris (November 14, 2014). "London Lightning bringing Adrian Moss back". The London Free Press. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Adrian Moss signed by Windsor Express". OurWindsor.ca. February 15, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Adrian Moss departs Windsor Express". Court Side Newspaper. March 27, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  28. ↑ Hedges, Brett (November 12, 2015). "Express Fall To Raptors 905 In Historic Night At WFCU Centre". The Lance (University of Windsor newspaper). Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  29. 1 2 "Local sports roundup: Express re-sign veteran guard Adrian Moss". Windsor Star. November 14, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

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