A. J. Abrams
 Abrams with the University of Texas. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 16, 1986 Sherman, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 186 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | McNeil (Round Rock, Texas) |
| College | Texas (2005–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–2012 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 8 |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Trikala 2000 |
| 2010–2011 | Scaligera Basket Verona |
| 2011–2012 | ČEZ Nymburk |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Adrian Glenn Abrams Jr. (born October 16, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player.
High school career
[edit]Abrams went to Deerpark Middle School and McNeil High School in Round Rock, Texas, where he is the school's all-time scoring leader with 2,559 career points. He was a three-time district MVP and a three-time district All-First-Team pick. Abrams averaged 16.6 points and 1.3 steals per game as a high school senior and lead his team to 35–4 record, Regional Finalist.
College career
[edit]
In his freshman year with the University of Texas, Abrams averaged 6.4 points and 3.0 assists and was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team. In his sophomore year, Abrams started all 35 games averaging 15.5 points and led the team with a 92.4 free throw percentage. He was selected as an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention. In his junior year he averaged 16.2 points per game and was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team. Abrams also was the 28th player in Texas men's basketball history to score 1,000 career points.[1] On January 31, 2009, Abrams broke the Big 12 career record for 3-pointers in an 81–85 loss to Kansas State, passing the mark of 338 held by Kansas's Jeff Boschee.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Abrams signed with the Greek League club Trikala 2000 in 2009.[3] He signed with the Italian Second Division club Scaligera Basket Verona in 2010.[4]
Awards and accomplishments
[edit]College
[edit]- 2006–07 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention[5]
- 2007–08 All-Big 12 Second Team[6]
- 2008–09 All-Big 12 Second Team[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "2014-15 Texas Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). texassports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ Abrams ties Boschee with 338th 3-pointer, helps ice Longhorns' victory.[dead link]
- ^ Schroeder, Scott (August 16, 2009). "Kasib Powell: Preparing for Trikala". Ridiculousupside.com. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ businessinsider.com Agent Selection Scenarios: Texas Basketball.
- ^ Big12sports.com Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Big12sports.com Archived May 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced".
External links
[edit]- Greek League Profile (in Greek)
- Italian Second Division Profile (in Italian)
- ČEZ Nymburk profile
- Statistics @ ESPN
- 1986 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic
- Basketball players from Williamson County, Texas
- Basketball Nymburk players
- Sportspeople from Round Rock, Texas
- Sportspeople from Sherman, Texas
- Sportspeople from Grayson County, Texas
- Point guards
- Scaligera Basket Verona players
- Texas Longhorns men's basketball players
- Trikala B.C. players
- American men's basketball players