Tracy Abrams

American professional basketball player

Tracy Abrams
Personal information
Born (1992-02-06) February 6, 1992 (age 32)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolMount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeIllinois (2011–2017)
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
PositionPoint guard
Number3
Career history
2017–2018APOP Paphos
2018–2019KK Sloboda Užice

Tracy Maurice Abrams Jr (born February 6, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for KK Sloboda Užice of the Basketball League of Serbia. Abrams is from Chicago, Illinois and played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini.

High school career

Abrams attended Mount Carmel High School, where he was a four-year varsity basketball player and helped lead his team to 89 total wins.[1][2] During high school, Abrams played on the AAU circuit with the Mac Irvin Fire and the Illinois Wolves.[1][3]

In March 2010, Abrams was selected, along with two future Illinois teammates Meyers Leonard and Jereme Richmond to attend tryouts for the USA Basketball U18 National Team that competed in the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in San Antonio.[4][5]

Recruiting

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Abrams was ranked as the No. 58 athlete in the nation. In December 2008 as the top high school sophomore in Illinois, Abrams committed to the University of Illinois to play for then head coach Bruce Weber over scholarship offers from Indiana University, University of Kentucky, and University of Tennessee.[1][6] His recruitment was primarily handled by then Illinois assistant coach Jerrance Howard[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tracy Abrams
PG 		Chicago, IL Mount Carmel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 18, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13 (PG)   Rivals: 13 (PG)  ESPN: 18 (PG)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Illinois Commit List for 2011". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  • "ESPN – Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Recruiting 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

College career

Abrams was a member of Illinois basketball team from 2011 to 2017. Prior to the start of his senior season, Abrams tore his ACL, causing him to miss the entire 2014–15 season. Abrams was injured in a practice during the offseason, causing him to miss back-to-back seasons [8][9][10][11]

College statistics

Legend
  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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Illinois 32 19 21.0 40.8 25.7 63.0 2.3 1.9 0.4 0.0 4.3
2012–13 Illinois 36 32 28.7 39.4 27.2 74.8 3.5 3.4 1.4 0.1 10.6
2013–14 Illinois 35 30 24.2 38.3 31.3 71.2 2.9 2.3 1.0 0.2 8.6
2014–15 Illinois Medical redshirt due to ACL injury
2015–16 Illinois Medical redshirt due to Achilles injury
2016–17 Illinois 35 35 30.1 33.3 27.0 77.2 3.5 3.2 1.2 0.2 10.7

Updated: March 27, 2017

Professional career

Abrams signed on to play for APOP Paphos B.C. in the Cyprus Basketball Division A league for the 2017–18 season.[12] After averaging 16.3 points, 5.8 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game with APOP Paphos B.C. during his rookie season, Abrams signed with KK Sloboda Užice of the Basketball League of Serbia for the 2018–19 season.[13]

Personal life

Abrams was born in Chicago to Tracy Abrams and Felicia Sales and has four brothers. He cites his favorite athlete as Derrick Rose, and his favorite basketball players from Illinois as Dee Brown and Deron Williams.[14] Abrams earned a bachelor's degree in communication in May 2015 and a master's degree in recreation, sport and tourism in August 2016.[14][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Powers, Scott (July 9, 2010). "Ankle injury slows, then sparks Abrams". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Karrson, Ken (March 31, 2011). "Mount Carmel's Tracy Abrams wants his legacy to be about more than basketball". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. ^ Bannon, Terry (December 21, 2008). "Add Mt. Carmel's Tracy Abrams to Illinois' list of early recruits". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "Six Prep Stars Added To 2010 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team Training Camp Roster". USA Basketball. June 9, 2010. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  5. ^ Supine, John (March 19, 2010). "Future Illini on USA Basketball tryout list". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  6. ^ Supine, John (December 18, 2008). "Mount Carmel guard Abrams commits to Illini". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  7. ^ Klee, Paul (February 25, 2009). "Tracy Abrams: It Takes A Village". The News-Gazette. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  8. ^ Medcalf, Myron (September 11, 2014). "Illinois' Tracy Abrams tears ACL". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  9. ^ Parrish, Gary. "Illinois point guard Tracy Abrams to miss season with torn ACL". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  10. ^ Eisenberg, Jeff. "Illinois loses starting point guard Tracy Abrams to an ACL tear". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  11. ^ Ryan, Shannon. "Illini guard Abrams out for season with knee injury". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  12. ^ "Illini in the NBA: Weekly Recap". SB Nation. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  13. ^ Richey, Scott (September 9, 2018). "Feeling himself again, Abrams gears up for second pro season". News Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Illinois Profile". Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  15. ^ Greenburg, Steve (December 24, 2016). "For sixth-year Illini Tracy Abrams, it's a fight to the finish". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved November 22, 2017.

External links

  • RealGM profile
  • Illinois basketball profile
  • College statistics
  • USA Basketball profile