American professional basketball player
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] 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] Jerrance Howard [ 7]
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :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:
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
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] 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] [ 14] [ 15]
See also
References
^ a b c Powers, Scott (July 9, 2010). "Ankle injury slows, then sparks Abrams" . ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2017 . ^ 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 . ^ Bannon, Terry (December 21, 2008). "Add Mt. Carmel's Tracy Abrams to Illinois' list of early recruits" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2017 . ^ "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 .^ Supine, John (March 19, 2010). "Future Illini on USA Basketball tryout list" . The State Journal-Register . Retrieved November 22, 2017 . ^ Supine, John (December 18, 2008). "Mount Carmel guard Abrams commits to Illini" . The State Journal-Register. Retrieved November 22, 2017 . ^ Klee, Paul (February 25, 2009). "Tracy Abrams: It Takes A Village" . The News-Gazette . Retrieved November 22, 2017 . ^ Medcalf, Myron (September 11, 2014). "Illinois' Tracy Abrams tears ACL" . ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2015 . ^ Parrish, Gary. "Illinois point guard Tracy Abrams to miss season with torn ACL" . CBS Sports . Retrieved January 2, 2015 . ^ Eisenberg, Jeff (September 11, 2014). "Illinois loses starting point guard Tracy Abrams to an ACL tear" . Yahoo Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2015 . ^ Ryan, Shannon (September 11, 2014). "Illini guard Abrams out for season with knee injury" . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2015 . ^ "Illini in the NBA: Weekly Recap" . SB Nation. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017 .^ Richey, Scott (September 9, 2018). "Feeling himself again, Abrams gears up for second pro season" . News Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2018 . ^ a b "Illinois Profile" . Retrieved November 22, 2017 .^ 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 .
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