Tracy Abrams out for season with torn Achilles

Fighting Illini redshirt senior guard Tracy Abrams (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel H.S.) will miss the 2015-16 season after suffering a torn left Achilles tendon on Monday during practice for Illinois' Aug. 9-19 European trip. His surgery has yet to be scheduled.

"First of all, my heart goes out to Tracy," head coach John Groce said. "He went through so much the last 10 months fighting back from a torn ACL to return to the court this summer in preparation for the upcoming season. So this is obviously a very difficult time for him right now. But I've said it before that Tracy has the heart of a champion, and I know that he will handle this latest setback with the same courage and resolve in making a full recovery."

-Illini Basketball press release