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Illinois Basketball: Recruiting history of top 100 point guards

By Rees Woodcock

Dec 17, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Tracy Abrams (13) reacts during the first half against the Brigham Young Cougars at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Tracy Abrams (13) reacts during the first half against the Brigham Young Cougars at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 3, 2016; Miami, FL, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Tracy Abrams (13) dribbles the ball against Virginia Commonwealth Rams during the second half at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 3, 2016; Miami, FL, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Tracy Abrams (13) dribbles the ball against Virginia Commonwealth Rams during the second half at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 71 Tracy Abrams

Tracy Abrams will always be remembered by the Illini faithful as a good player who had a rough break. He played well in his first few seasons but then the injury bug plagued his career.

Coming out of high school, Abrams was looked at as a top 100 player. He had a great career with Mount Carmel and that is why he was such a hot commodity in the recruiting market.

Abrams was a four-star point guard who was the No. 71 player in the class of 2010 and the No. 13 point guard in the nation. He was highly sought after but most teams did not put much recruiting time into him considering he committed to the Illini in 2008.

The minute Abrams took the floor he was the leader of this team. He averaged over 21 minutes in each of the four seasons he played and was an all-around solid contributor.

Abrams finished his junior season averaging 10.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. The following season was supposed to be a special year but he went down with an injury. He ended up getting a medical redshirt and then the next season missed the entire year again with another injury.

The final season for Abrams was this past year where he averaged 8.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He has witnessed three different head coaches in his time and only made the NCAA tournament one year.

Abrams was an extremely talented player who had a rough run in his time with the Illini. That is how I will remember his career.

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