Illinois Basketball: Rerating every Illini recruit from the 2010s

13. Tracy Abrams (Old: 4-star/0.9742 – New: 4-star/0.9355)

Not all talented players out of the Chicago area have to come from Simeon or Morgan Park. There have been a ton of talented players from this area in the last decade. One of the Illini players who will always be loved from Chicago is Tracy Abrams.

Abrams was a 6-foot-1, 175-pound point guard coming out of Mount Carmel High School and residing in Chicago, Illinois. He was rated as a four-star recruit who was the No. 65 player in the class of 2011 and the No. 12 point guard in the nation. He also had a composite rating of 0.9742.

The first three years Abrams was with the Illini were awesome. The kid continued to improve. During his junior campaign, he averaged 10.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Those are solid numbers. But that is when his career took an unfortunate turn.

Abrams missed the 2014-15 and 2015-16 campaigns with injuries. He did get a chance to play in a single game those two years. But he was able to come back for his senior season in 2016-17 and played well. He finished his final year up averaging 8.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

I think Abrams’ career has a different path if he doesn’t deal with injuries. He came into the college game as a four-star recruit with a rating of 0.9742. I do believe that is a little high, though. I would back that down to a four-star with a rating of 0.9355. He was a decent four-star who didn’t get a chance to shine.