A. J. Abrams
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A. J. Abrams
 Abrams with the University of Texas. |
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| Scaligera Basket Verona | |
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| Point Guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 16, 1986 Sherman, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | McNeil, Round Rock, Texas |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 186 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | University of Texas (2005-09) |
| Pro career | 2009–present |
| League | LegaDue |
| Career history | |
| Trikala (2009-10) |
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Adrian Glenn Abrams, Jr. (born October 16, 1986 in Sherman, Texas) is an American professional basketball player. He is currently a member of Scaligera Basket Verona (a second division team) in Verona, Italy.
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High school career
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.
College career
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 is averaging 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. On January 31, 2009, Abrams broke the Big 12 career record for 3-pointers in a 81-85 loss to Kansas State, breaking the mark of 338 held by Kansas's Jeff Boschee.[1]
Pro career
Abrams signed with the Greek League club Trikala in 2009.[2] He signed with the Italian Second Division club Scaligera Basket Verona in 2010.[3]
Awards and accomplishments
College
- 2006–07 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention[4]
- 2007–08 All-Big 12 Second Team[5]
- 2008–09 All-Big 12 Second Team[6]
See also
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career 3-point scoring leaders
- 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
References
- ^ Abrams ties Boschee with 338th 3-pointer, helps ice Longhorns' victory.
- ^ Schroeder, Scott (August 16, 2009). "Kasib Powell: Preparing for Trikala". Ridiculousupside.com. http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2009/8/16/991194/kasib-powell-preparing-for-trikala. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ businessinsider.com Agent Selection Scenarios: Texas Basketball.
- ^ Big12sports.com
- ^ Big12sports.com
- ^ [1]
External links
- Greek League Profile (Greek)
- Italian Second Division Profile (Italian)
- Statistics @ ESPN
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