- A. J. Abrams
Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = A. J. Abrams
caption =
college = University of Texas
sport =Basketball
position = Guard
class = Senior
career_start = 2005
career_end = 2009
nickname =
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 155
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|10|16
birth_place =Sherman, Texas
highschool =McNeil High School ,
Round Rock, TXAdrian Glenn Abrams, Jr. (born October 16, 1986 in
Sherman, Texas ) is an Americancollege basketball player for theUniversity of Texas at Austin .Early years
Abrams went to McNeil High School in
Round Rock, Texas where he is the all-time scoring leader with 2,559 career points. He was a three-time district MVP and three-time first-team pick. Abrams averaged 27.6 points and 3.1 steals per game as a senior and lead his team to 35–4 record and lost in the 5A quarterfinals. In high school Abrams made the All-Academic Team. Abrams also played for the Austin Dawgs.College career
In his freshman year, 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 lead 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.
Awards and honors
*2007–08 All-
Big 12 Second Team [http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aaa.html]
*2006–07 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention [http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030407aac.html]References
External links
* [http://www.texassports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=16&change_well_id=17&member_id=968 Texas Longhorn profile]
* [http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=26914 Statistics] onESPN
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