Adonis Filer Explained

Adonis Filer
Number:00
Team:APR
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
League:RBL
BAL
Birth Date:11 July 1993
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Nationality:American / Rwandan
Height M:1.83[1]
Weight Kg:88
High School:Mount Carmel High School
(Chicago, Illinois)
Bishop Noll Institute
(Hammond, Indiana)
Notre Dame Preparatory School
(Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
College:Clemson (2012–2014)
Florida Atlantic (2015–2017)
Draft Year:2017
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018–2019
Team1:Beroe
Years2:2020–2021
Team2:Patriots
Years3:2021–2023
Team3:REG
Highlights:
  • RBL champion (2021, 2022)
  • 2× First-team All-RBL (2021, 2022)
  • 2× RBL All-Star (2021, 2022)
Years4:2022
Team4:Urunani
Years5:2023–present
Team5:APR

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.

Early life

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

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

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.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 namemd 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

Filer was selected for the Rwanda national basketball team in 2020 and made his debut during the AfroBasket 2021 qualification.[14]

Career statistics

College

|-| 2012–13 || align=left | Clemson || 31 || 4 || 19.9 || 0.37 || 0.313 || 0.675 || 2.3 || 1.5 || 0.7 || 0 || 6.3

|-| 2013–14 || align=left | Clemson || 35 || 4 || 14.7 || 0.333 || 0.297 || 0.794 || 1.3 || 1.2 || 0.7 || 0 || 3.9|-| 2014–15 || colspan=12 align=center | Transfer|-| 2015–16 || align=left | Florida Atlantic || 32 || 32 || 28.2 || 0.398 || 0.289 || 0.758 || 4.8 || 2.1 || 1 || 0.1 || 10.3|-| 2016–17 || align=left | Florida Atlantic || 30 || 6 || 22.6 || 0.381 || 0.3 || 0.807 || 2.9 || 2.1 || 1 || 0 || 10.9|-| colspan=2 align=center|Career[15] || 128 || 46 || 21.2 || 0.369 || 0.30 || 0.759 || 2.8 || 1.7 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 7.7|}

BAL

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2022| style="text-align:left;"|REG| 6 || 6 || 27.8 || .400 || .350 || .682 || 1.7 || 7.2 || 1.3 || .0 || 10.3|-| style="text-align:left;"|2023| style="text-align:left;"|REG| 6 || 6 || 35.1 ||.443 || .361|| .793|| 2.8 || 4.3 || .8 || .0 || 17.7|-| style="text-align:left;"|2024| style="text-align:left;"|APR| 5 || 5 ||31.1|| .294 || .192 || .750 || 5.4 || 3.8 || 1.2 || .6|| 10.8|-

Awards and accomplishments

Club

REG

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rwanda Energy Group BBC (RWANDA) . The BAL . 12 March 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Chicagoan Adonis Filer fitting in on Clemson basketball team . Chicago Tribune . 12 March 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Adonis Filer, Basketball Player . Proballers . 12 March 2022 . en.
  4. Web site: Kantor . Ryan . Adonis Filer to Transfer . Shakin The Southland . 12 March 2022 . en . 13 April 2014.
  5. News: Adonis Filer signs with Apollon Limassol . 12 March 2022 . Sportando . en.
  6. Web site: Adonis Filer . balkanleague.net . 12 March 2022.
  7. News: Basketball: REG signs American point guard Adonis Filer . 10 March 2022 . The New Times Rwanda . 7 June 2021 . en.
  8. Web site: Stoglin leads AS Sale to win, Filer sets BAL assists record . ESPN.com . 10 March 2022 . en . 10 March 2022.
  9. Web site: Road to BAL East Division – PREVIEW . 2022-11-21 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  10. Web site: Sikubwabo . Damas . 2023-01-29 . Adonis rejoins REG ahead of the BAL 2023 . 2023-01-30 . The New Times . en.
  11. Web site: Sikubwabo . Damas . 2023-10-12 . Basketball: APR beef up roster with Filer, Gray moves . 2023-10-15 . The New Times . en.
  12. Web site: Sikubwabo . Damas . 2024-05-12 . Adonis Filer faces 8 months out through Achilles tendon injury . 2024-05-14 . The New Times . en.
  13. Web site: AS Douanes punch last playoffs ticket in front of a rowdy home crowd . 2024-05-14 . The BAL . en.
  14. Web site: Adonis Jovon FILER (FIBA) . FIBA . 10 March 2022.
  15. Web site: Adonis Filer College Stats . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . 12 March 2022 . en.
  16. Web site: 31 October 2021 . Basketball: REG crowned national league champions . 31 October 2021 . The New Times Rwanda . en.