Tracy Abrams

Tracy Abrams
No. 13 – Illinois Fighting Illini
Position Point guard
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1992-02-06) February 6, 1992
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois)
College Illinois (2011–present)

Tracy Abrams (born February 6, 1992) is an American college basketball player from Chicago, Illinois who plays point guard for the Fighting Illini.

Early life

Abrams was born in Chicago to Tracy Abrams and Felicia Sales. He attended Mount Carmel High School, where he played basketball during his four years there.[1]

Recruiting

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was ranked as the No. 58 athlete in the nation. He chose Illinois over scholarship offers from Houston, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.[2]

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 
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:

College

Abrams has been a member of Illinois basketball team since 2011. 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 [3] [4][5][6]

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 35 30.1 33.3 27.0 77.2 3.5 3.2 1.2 0.2 10.7
2014–15 Illinois Medical redshirt due to ACL injury
2015–16 Illinois Medical redshirt due to Achilles injury

Updated: November 18, 2015

Personal life

Abrams has four brothers. He cites his favorite athlete as Derrick Rose, and his favorite basketball players from Illinois as Dee Brown and Deron Williams.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Powers, Scott. "Ankle injury slows, then sparks Abrams". ESPN. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Tracy-Abrams-85836
  3. ↑ Medcalf, Myron. "Illinois' Tracy Abrams tears ACL". ESPN. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Parrish, Gary. "Illinois point guard Tracy Abrams to miss season with torn ACL". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Eisenberg, Jeff. "Illinois loses starting point guard Tracy Abrams to an ACL tear". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Shannon. "Illini guard Abrams out for season with knee injury". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  7. ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tracy_abrams_763547.html
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