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Adam Sonn
Personal information
Born (1980-02-08) February 8, 1980 (age 44)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolDonelson Christian Academy
(Nashville, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft2003: undrafted
PositionPower forward / center
Coaching career2008–2023
Career history
As player:
2003–2004Orléans
2004–2005Nashville Rhythm
2005–2006Polynorm Giants
2006–2007Luleå
As coach:
2008–2012Nashville Christian School
2012–2023Goodpasture Christian School
Career highlights and awards

Adam Sonn (born February 8, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Lipscomb Bisons and Belmont Bruins. Sonn was selected as the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year with the Bruins in 2003. He played professionally in Belgium, France, South Korea, the Netherlands, Sweden and Spain. Sonn became a high school basketball coach after his retirement from playing.

Early life

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Sonn was raised in Nashville, Tennessee, and attended Donelson Christian Academy.[1] He was selected as Class A Tennessee Mr. Basketball by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association in 1998.[2]

Sonn committed to play for the Lipscomb Bisons because his family had connections to Lipscomb University through their Churches of Christ affiliation.[3] His mother and two of his aunts attended the university and his uncle, Steve Flatt, served as its president.[4]

College career

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Sonn played one season for the Bisons under head coach Don Meyer.[3] In 1999, Flatt decided to move the Lipscomb athletic programs from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I.[3] Meyer left Lipscomb in protest and Sonn decided to transfer.[3] He chose to join the Belmont Bruins over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.[3]

With the Bruins, Sonn was a two-time All-Atlantic Sun first-team selection and named as the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year in 2003.[1] He scored a total of 1,241 points and is among the Bruins' all-time leading rebounders.[3] Sonn set a Bruins record for most rebounds in a Division I game when he grabbed 21 on January 17, 2002.[5]

Sonn was inducted into the Belmont University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.[1]

Professional career

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Sonn played professionally in Belgium, France, South Korea, the Netherlands, Sweden and Spain.[1]

Sonn played for the Nashville Rhythm of the American Basketball Association (ABA) during the 2004–05 season.[6] He publicly advocated for his coach, Ashley McElhiney, to keep her job after she was fired during a game.[6]

Post-playing career

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Sonn coached at Nashville Christian School from 2008 to 2012.[7]

In 2012, Sonn was appointed as head coach of the boys' varsity basketball team at Goodpasture Christian School in Madison, Tennessee.[8] He led the team to seven Division II-A state tournament appearances and won the Division II-AA state title in 2021.[7]

On May 17, 2023, Goodpasture Christian School announced that Sonn was leaving his coaching position to become the school's director of advancement.[8]

Personal life

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Sonn's younger brother, Jason, also played basketball for the Belmont Bruins.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Adam Sonn (2015)". Belmont University Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Mr. Basketball Awards". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Organ, Mike (February 13, 2004). "Sonn: Seeks payback vs. Lipscomb tonight". The Tennessean. p. C7. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Organ, Mike (February 13, 2004). "Sonn battles back". The Tennessean. p. C1. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Windler's record-setting day helps Belmont beat Morehead St". USA Today. February 17, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Player calls episode 'embarrassing', 'ridiculous'". ESPN. February 1, 2005. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Robinson, George (May 17, 2023). "Goodpasture basketball's Adam Sonn resigns as Dustin Patton steps in as new Cougars coach". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Goodpasture Christian School Names Director of Advancement". Goodpasture Christian School. May 17, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
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