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. During high school, Abrams played on the AAU circuit with the Mac Irvin Fire and the Illinois Wolves. In March 2010, Abrams was selected, along with two future Illinois teammates Meyers Leonard and Jereme Richmond to attend tryouts for the

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U18 National Team that competed in the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in San Antonio.

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. His recruitment was primarily handled by then Illinois assistant coach

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College career

Abrams was a member of Illinois basketball team from 2011–2017. 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

College statistics

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Professional career

Abrams signed on to play for APOP Paphos B.C. in the Cyprus Basketball Division A league for the 2017–18 season. 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.

Personal life

Abrams was born in Chicago to Tracy Abrams and Felicia Sales and has four brothers. He cites his favorite athlete as

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, and his favorite basketball players from Illinois as Dee Brown and Deron Williams. Abrams earned a bachelor's degree in communication in May 2015 and a master's degree in recreation, sport and tourism in August 2016.

References

External links

RealGM profileIllinois basketball profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abrams, Tracy 1992 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in Serbia Basketball League of Serbia players Basketball players from Chicago Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players KK Sloboda Užice players Point guards American men's basketball players