Tracy Abrams

Tracy Maurice Abrams Jr. (born February 6, 1992) is an American 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.

Tracy Abrams

Abrams in 2012
Personal information
Born	(1992-02-06) February 6, 1992 (age 33) 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 (2011–2017)
NBA draft	2017: undrafted
Playing career	2017–present
Position	Point guard
Number	3
Career history
2017–2018	APOP Paphos
2018–2019	KK Sloboda Užice

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]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (92)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 13 (PG)    Rivals: 13 (PG)    ESPN: 18 (PG)
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved January 13, 2015. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout. Retrieved January 13, 2015. "ESPN – Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Recruiting 2011". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved January 13, 2015. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals. 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

• List of foreign basketball players in Serbia