Abrams Joins 1,000-point Club
December 11, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Senior guard is 49th member in UI history after 31-point performance in win over CMU
Senior guard Tracy Abrams became the 49th player in Illinois history to score 1,000 career points when he hit a deep jumper at the 15:47 mark of the first half during the Fighting Illini's blowout 92-73 win over Central Michigan Saturday at State Farm Center. Abrams needed just four points to reach 1,000 entering the game. He ended up with 31 points on Saturday, a new career-high, to finish the game with 1,027 points, currently 46th in UI history.
Abrams is the second Illini on the current squad to reach the 1,000 point milestone, joining fellow senior Malcolm Hill. Hill scored his 1,000th point last season at Minnesota on Jan. 24, 2016. He currently has 1,451 career points, ranking 15th in UI history.
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49th player in #Illini history to reach 1,000 points.
— Illini Basketball (@IlliniMBB) December 10, 2016
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ILL 15, CMU 14 | 14:45 1H pic.twitter.com/Ef4fUb5TEx
Points No. 1,000 and 1,001 for @_TA13 #Illini https://t.co/QwNlDu3BcU
— Illini Basketball (@IlliniMBB) December 10, 2016
Tracy Abrams path to 1,000 career points:
— Illini Stats & Notes (@IlliniStats) December 10, 2016
2011-12: 136
2012-13: 381
2013-14: 373
2014-15: 0
2015-16: 0
2016-17: 111
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— Illini Basketball (@IlliniMBB) December 10, 2016
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CH 31 points for #Illini super senior ??https://t.co/wAP7Y9seix
