Bam Adebayo

Bam Adebayo
	Adebayo with the Miami Heat in 2020
No. 13 – Miami Heat
Position	Center
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	July 18, 1997 (age 27); Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	Northside; (Pinetown, North Carolina); High Point Christian Academy; (High Point, North Carolina);
College	Kentucky (2016–2017)
NBA draft	2017: 1st round, 14th overall pick
	Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–present	Miami Heat
Career highlights and awards
	3× NBA All-Star (2020, 2023, 2024); NBA All-Defensive First Team (2024); 4× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2020–2023); Second-team All-SEC (2017); SEC All-Freshman team (2017); McDonald's All-American (2016); North Carolina Mr. Basketball (2016);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Edrice Femi "Bam" Adebayo (/ˌɑːdəˈbaɪoʊ/ AH-də-BY-oh;^[1] born July 18, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being selected by the Heat with the 14th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft. He is a three-time NBA All-Star, a five-time NBA All-Defensive Team honoree, and he helped the Heat reach the NBA Finals in 2020 and 2023. He also won a gold medal with the 2020 and 2024 U.S. Olympic teams.

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