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Adonis Filer
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Adonis Jovon Filer (born July 11, 1993) is a Rwandan-American basketball player who currently plays for APR. He also plays for the Rwanda national basketball team in International competitions.
Key Information
Early life
[edit]Born and raised in Chicago, Filer attended Mount Carmel High School before transferring to the Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond, Indiana. He later also attended Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.[2]
College career
[edit]Filer committed to the Clemson Tigers. In his rookie season, he averaged 10.0 points and 4.0 rebounds.[3] After two years, he transferred from Clemson to Florida Atlantic.[4]
Professional career
[edit]On September 14, 2017, Filer signed his first professional contract with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol.[5] He was released before playing any official game with the team.
Filer then signed a contract for the 2018–19 season, with Beroe of the Bulgarian National Basketball League (NBL).[6]
During the 2020–21 season, Filer played with the Patriots of the RNBL. After the season, his contract expired.[7] On June 8, 2021, Filer signed with REG.[7] On March 8, 2022, he set a new BAL record for most assists in a game after racking up 14 assists in a win over AS Salé.[8] The same season, he went on to win his second RBL title and was named to the All-RBL First Team a second year in a row.
In November 2022, Filer played with Urunani BBC in the Elite 16 of the 2023 BAL qualification.[9] He returned to REG for the 2023 main season.[10]
In October 2023, Filer joined APR, his third Rwandan club.[11] Filer played in the 2024 BAL season with APR. On May 11, 2024, he tore his achilles tendon which would keep him out for at least eight months.[12] Without Filer, APR went on to lose their final game and subsequently failed to qualify for the playoffs.[13]
National team career
[edit]Filer was selected for the Rwanda national basketball team in 2020 and made his debut during the AfroBasket 2021 qualification.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Clemson | 31 | 4 | 19.9 | 0.37 | 0.313 | 0.675 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2013–14 | Clemson | 35 | 4 | 14.7 | 0.333 | 0.297 | 0.794 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2014–15 | Transfer | |||||||||||
| 2015–16 | Florida Atlantic | 32 | 32 | 28.2 | 0.398 | 0.289 | 0.758 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 10.3 |
| 2016–17 | Florida Atlantic | 30 | 6 | 22.6 | 0.381 | 0.3 | 0.807 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 10.9 |
| Career[15] | 128 | 46 | 21.2 | 0.369 | 0.30 | 0.759 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 7.7 | |
BAL
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | REG | 6 | 6 | 27.8 | .400 | .350 | .682 | 1.7 | 7.2 | 1.3 | .0 | 10.3 |
| 2023 | REG | 6 | 6 | 35.1 | .443 | .361 | .793 | 2.8 | 4.3 | .8 | .0 | 17.7 |
| 2024 | APR | 5 | 5 | 31.1 | .294 | .192 | .750 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .6 | 10.8 |
Awards and accomplishments
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rwanda Energy Group BBC (RWANDA)". The BAL. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Chicagoan Adonis Filer fitting in on Clemson basketball team". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Adonis Filer, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Kantor, Ryan (13 April 2014). "Adonis Filer to Transfer". Shakin The Southland. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Adonis Filer signs with Apollon Limassol". Sportando. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Adonis Filer". balkanleague.net. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Basketball: REG signs American point guard Adonis Filer". The New Times | Rwanda. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Stoglin leads AS Sale to win, Filer sets BAL assists record". ESPN.com. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Road to BAL East Division – PREVIEW". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (29 January 2023). "Adonis rejoins REG ahead of the BAL 2023". The New Times. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (12 October 2023). "Basketball: APR beef up roster with Filer, Gray moves". The New Times. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (12 May 2024). "Adonis Filer faces 8 months out through Achilles tendon injury". The New Times. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "AS Douanes punch last playoffs ticket in front of a rowdy home crowd". The BAL. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Adonis Jovon FILER (FIBA)". FIBA. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Adonis Filer College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Basketball: REG crowned national league champions". The New Times | Rwanda. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Adonis Filer on Proballers.com
- Adonis Jovon Filer on RealGM