Adrian Moss (basketball, born 1988)
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 Moss with the Windsor Express in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 3, 1988 Centralia, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Franklin Community (Franklin, Indiana) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | London Lightning |
| 2013–2014 | Island Storm |
| 2014–2015 | London Lightning |
| 2015–2016 | Windsor Express |
| Career highlights | |
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Adrian Moss (born August 3, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. 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 the 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. He was released by the Express in 2016, shortly before the end of the season.
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] In his final year, Moss was named Indiana Mini Mr. Basketball for being the state's top player standing below six feet (1.83 m); 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]
