{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1993)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2017}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Addison Spruill | image = | team = Free agent | league = | number = | position = Shooting guard / small forward | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|5|14}} | birth_place = Bronx, New York, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lbs = 225 | highschool = Pender (Burgaw, North Carolina) | college = *Brevard CC (2011–2013) *UNC Wilmington (2013–2015) | draft_year = 2015 | career_start = 2015 | years1 = 2015 | team1 = Hamamatsu Phoenix | years2 = 2016 | team2 = Al-Rayyan | years3 = 2018–2019 | team3 = Raiffeisen Flyers Wels | years4 = 2019–2022 | team4 = Runa Basket Moscow | years5 = 2022–2023 | team5 = Earthfriends Tokyo Z | years6 = 2023 | team6 = Fukushima Firebonds | years7 = 2024 | team7 = Toros de Aragua | years8 = 2024 | team8 = Búcaros de Bucaramanga | highlights= * First-team All-CAA (2015) * CAA Champion CAA (2015) * MVP De La Jornada SPB Venezuela (2024) }} '''Addison Cornelius Spruill Jr'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Addison Cornelius Spruill Jr - Player Profile |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/player/220300/Addison-Cornelius-Spruill-Jr |website=FIBA.basketball |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref> (born May 14, 1993) is an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately for the University of North Carolina at Wilmington Seahawks of the Colonial Athletic Association. He was part of their 2015 Colonial Athletic Association championship team coached by Kevin Keatts.
==High school years== Spruill was born in the Bronx, New York, and attended Pender High School in Burgaw, North Carolina. He was a standout athlete that was a letterman in both football and basketball. Spruill averaged 18.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists for Pender High School. He led the Patriots to 27-2 record and appearance in Eastern Regional final.
==College years== Addison attended Brevard Community College and later transferred to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW).
==Professional career== On August 19, 2015, Spruill signed with Hamamatsu Phoenix of the bj league.<ref>{{cite web |title=米国出身 スプルールが加入 |url=https://www.tonichi.net/news/index.php?id=46847 |publisher=東日新聞 |access-date=15 September 2024 |date=19 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Detweiler |first1=Eric |title=Spruill's game translates to Japanese |url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2015/08/23/spruills-game-translates-to-japanese/30984665007/ |publisher=StarNews |access-date=15 September 2024 |date=23 August 2015}}</ref> He later was a starting guard for the Al-Rayann_AC Lions. He tried out with the Memphis Hustle but missed the final cut.
On August 20, 2019, Spruill signed with Runa Basket Moscow.<ref>{{cite web |title=Runa Basket inks Addison Spruill, ex Wels |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Austria/news/593278/Runa-Basket-inks-Addison-Spruill,-ex-Wels |access-date=15 September 2024 |date=20 August 2019}}</ref>
On November 1, 2022, Spruill signed with Earthfriends Tokyo Z of the B.League.<ref>{{cite web |title=アディソン・スプライル選手 契約(新規)基本合意のお知らせ |url=https://eftokyo-z.jp/news/221101-04 |publisher=アースフレンズ東京Z |access-date=15 September 2024 |date=1 November 2022}}</ref>
On March 14, 2023, Spruill signed with Fukushima Firebonds of the B.League.<ref>{{cite web |title=【新規】B.LEAGUE 2022-23 シーズン 選手短期契約締結（アディソン・スプライル選手）のお知らせ |url=https://firebonds.jp/news/detail/id=14253 |publisher=福島ファイヤーボンズ |access-date=15 September 2024 |date=14 March 2023}}</ref>
On April 3, 2024, Spruill signed with Toros de Aragua.<ref>{{cite web |title=SPB 2024 - Addison Spruill (ex Fukushima) signs at Toros |url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Japan/news/863451/SPB-2024---Addison-Spruill-(ex-Fukushima)-signs-at-Toros |publisher=Eurobasket.com |access-date=15 September 2024 |date=3 April 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== ===2018 Uber Arrest=== On March 17, 2018 (St. Patrick's Day) Spruill was driving two passengers for the ride-sharing service Uber, when he was stopped for speeding. Upon searching the car, police found drugs and arrested Spruill on an outstanding warrant for intimidating a witness. Uber subsequently suspended his account. Spruill was cleared of [https://www.wwaytv3.com/2018/07/31/only-on-wway-addison-spruill-calls-arrest-learning-experience/ charges] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801110520/https://www.wwaytv3.com/2018/07/31/only-on-wway-addison-spruill-calls-arrest-learning-experience/ |date=August 1, 2018 }} brought against him.<ref name=Uber>{{cite web |url=https://www.wwaytv3.com/2018/03/19/only-on-wway-former-uncw-basketball-star-uber-driver-arrested-with-couple-in-the-back-seat/ |title=Former UNCW basketball star, Uber driver arrested with couple in the back seat. |publisher=wway.com |accessdate=March 20, 2018 |archive-date=August 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825212611/https://www.wwaytv3.com/2018/03/19/only-on-wway-former-uncw-basketball-star-uber-driver-arrested-with-couple-in-the-back-seat/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name=Spruill >{{cite web|url=https://www.wwaytv3.com/2018/07/31/only-on-wway-addison-spruill-calls-arrest-learning-experience/|title=Only on WWAY: Addison Spruill Calls arrest 'Learning Experience'.|publisher=wway.com|accessdate=December 25, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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