Lester Abram

Class:
Fifth Year
Position:
G/F
Height:
6-6
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Pontiac, Mich.
High School:
Northern

Michigan Career ... Played in 120 career games, tied for No. 18 all-time ... Started 106 career games, tied for 10th all-time ... Scored 1,274 career points, No. 26 all-time ... Shot 82.93 percent for career on free throws, No. 2 all-time ... Had 345 free throws made, No. 10 all-time ... Set freshman (85.6 percent) and sophomore (84.3 percent) records for free-throw percentage in a season ... Played in 3,513 career minutes, No. 12 all-time.

Fifth-Year (2006-07) ... U-M's 2007 Steve Grote Hustle Award ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game against Illinois (Jan. 3); had 25 points on 9-for-13 shooting with seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks ... Applied for and was granted a medical hardship by the NCAA, allowing him an extra year of eligibility due to injury as a junior ... Elected captain by teammates ... First three-time captain in U-M history ... Helped Michigan to Postseason NIT second round ... Helped Michigan to a 22-13 record, its second straight 20-plus win season ... Averaged 9.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.9 steals per game ... Scored in double figures in 16 games, with one game of 20-or-more points ... Had a season-high 25 points against Illinois (Jan. 3), going 9-for-13 from field and 6-for-6 on free throws ... Scored 1,000th career point on a three-point field goal in the first half against Youngstown State (Nov. 22), becoming the 42nd Wolverine to reach 1,000 career points ... Had single season career-high 133 rebounds ... Had a season-high seven rebounds, four times ... Had single season career-high 74 assists ... Had a career-high seven assists against Harvard (Nov. 17) ... Posted 31 steals and nine blocks ... Had a career-high five steals against Harvard ... Had season-high two blocks against Illinois ... Played in 28.6 minutes per game ... Recorded first 1,000 minute season (1,001) ... Played 20-or-more minutes in 32-of-35 games with 16 games of 30-or more minutes.

Big Ten Foreign Touring Team (2006) ... Played with Big Ten Foreign Touring team on four-game exhibition throughout Sydney and Brisbane, Australia ... Helped Big Ten team to 3-1 record ... Helped Big Ten team set record for most points in an exhibition game with 145 against the South District Spartans ... Played in four games with two starts ... Averaged 15.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists ... Led the Touring team in scoring with 18 points against the Sydney Kings and 22 points against the South District Spartans, where he was 9-for-9 from the field.

Senior (2005-06) ... Helped U-M to first national top 25 ranking in eight years ... Helped U-M to back-to-back wins against top 25 teams for first time in 12 years ... Helped Michigan to Postseason NIT championship game ... Helped Michigan to 22-11 record ... Voted one of four captains by teammates ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game (U-M) against Northwestern (Jan. 18) ... Played in 21 games with 18 starts ... Missed two games with sprained right toe ... Missed 10 games with severely sprained left ankle ... Made return to lineup vs. Minnesota (March 9) in first round of the Big Ten Tournament, played 13 minutes, with two points, three rebounds, two assists and a block ... Hit two free throws with 1.9 seconds remaining to seal road win at Notre Dame (Dec. 3); finished the game with four points, a block and two steals ... Had a season-high four steals and finished with 14 points after going 8-for-10 from the free throw line in win over Miami (Fla.) (Nov. 29) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge ... Had season-high five assists against Coppin State (Dec. 28) ... Went 10-for-10 from the free throw line against Miami (Fla.) (March 22) in the quarterfinal of the NIT, en route to 15 points ... Played in first game against Central Michigan (Nov. 18) after sitting out junior season (2004-05) with injury, finished with 19 points after going 7-for-10 from the field ... Averaged 10.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.0 steal per game ... Scored in double figures in 12-of-21 games with one game of 20-or-more points ... Had a season-high 20 points against Northwestern (Jan. 18) after going 9-for-12 from the field and 2-for-5 on three-pointers ... Shot a career-high 53.0 percent from the field (71-for-134) ... Shot 42.5 percent on three pointers (17-for-40) ... Shot 82.5 percent on free throws (52-for-63) ... Posted 22 assists, five blocks and 21 steals ... Played in 26.2 minutes per game ... Played a season-high 38 minutes against UCLA (Dec. 17) ... Played 20-or-more minutes in 17-of-21 games with nine games of 30-or-more minutes.

Junior (2004-05) ... Voted one of three team captains by teammates ... Missed 28 total games of the 2004-05 season following surgery to left shoulder on Dec. 16, 2004 ... Played in three games ... Averaged 6.7 points and 4.7 rebounds ... Played in 28.7 minutes per game ... Shot 90.9 percent (10-for-11) on free throws.

Sophomore (2003-04) ... Member of the 2004 Postseason NIT Championship team ... 2004 All-Big Ten, third team ... U-M's 2004 Bill Buntin Most Valuable Player Award ... U-M's 2004 Travis Conlan Sportsmanship Award ... U-M's 2004 Award for Outstanding Free Throw Shooting ... U-M's 2004 Iron Man Award ... CBS Player of the Game against Wisconsin (Feb. 22, 2004); had 17 points, eight rebounds and three steals ... After missing three games with a left shoulder injury, came back with 17 points, five rebounds and two steals vs. Hawaii (March 24, 2004); was named ESPN2 Player of the Game... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game against Northwestern (Jan. 7); had career-high 27 points, seven rebounds, an assist, block and steal ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game at Minnesota (Feb. 11), had 15 points, fiver rebounds and an assist ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game at Iowa (Feb. 14), had 13 points and 10 rebounds for first career double-double ... Helped Michigan to 23-11 record ... Played in 31 games with 24 starts ... Missed three games after suffering a left shoulder injury vs. Iowa (March 12, 2004) at the Big Ten Tournament ... Injured the left shoulder going for a rebound and colliding with Iowa's Greg Brunner ... Injury to left shoulder snapped streak of 58 consecutive games played ... Averaged 13.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game ... Scored in double figures 21-of-31 games with four games of 20-or-more points ... Scored a career-high 27 points against Northwestern (Jan. 7) ... Just missed having a perfect game, going 7-for-8 from the field, 3-for-4 on three-pointers and 10-for-10 on free throws, but was denied after missing three-pointer with less than a minute to go ... Tied U-M All-American Cazzie Russell for U-M sophomore record shooting 84.3 percent on free throws (113-for-134) ... Sank 10 free throws, two times ... Went perfect from the free throw line in 13 games ... Had a career-high with 10 rebounds at Iowa (Feb. 14) ... Led U-M in rebounding in six games ... Posted 41 assists, nine blocks and 31 steals ... Played 29.5 minutes per game ... Played in 20-or-more minutes in 30-of-31 games with 18 games of 30-or-more minutes.

Freshman (2002-03) ... U-M's 2003 Iron Man Award ... U-M's 2003 Award for Outstanding Free Throw Shooting ... After an 0-6 start, helped U-M to 13-game winning streak and third-place finish in the Big Ten ... Helped U-M to highest seed in program history at the Big Ten Tournament (No. 3) ... Helped U-M to first ever win at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion (81-76) (Dec. 28, 2002) ... Helped U-M snap an eight-game losing streak against Michigan State (Jan. 26, 2003) ... Played in all 30 games with 28 starts ... Had first collegiate game and start vs. St. Bonaventure at Paradise Jam Tournament (Nov. 23); had 11 points, three rebounds and one block ... Set U-M freshman record shooting 85.6 percent on free throws (89-for-104) ... Was perfect from the free throw line in 18 games ... Averaged 10.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game ... Scored in double figures in 16-of-30 games, with one game of 20-or-more points ... Scored season-high 20 points against IUPUI (Jan. 4) ... Led U-M in scoring in six games ... Had a season-high nine rebounds against Iowa (Feb. 8) ... Led U-M in rebounding in two games ... Posted 38 assists, 11 blocks and 31 steals ... Led U-M in steals in 10 games ... Played 32.1 minutes per game ... Played in season-high 40 minutes against Minnesota (Feb. 1) ... Played in 20-or-more minutes in 30-of-30 games with 21 games of 30-or-more minutes.

Prep ... Third in voting for the 2002 Hal Schram Mr. Basketball award ... Top 100 selection for McDonald's All-America ... Detroit News Dream Team, All-Metro first team, All-North first team (2002) ... Detroit Free Press Dream Team, All-Metro first team and selected as the captain, All-North first team and selected as the captain (2002) ... Oakland Press Oakland County Dream Team (2002)... Associated Press Class A All-State first team (2001) ... Detroit News Dream Team, All-Metro first team (2001) ... Detroit Free Press Class A All-State fourth team and All-Metro second team (2001) ... Detroit News Class A All-State honorable mention , All-Metro honorable mention, All-North second team (2000) ... Detroit Free Press Class A All-State honorable mention (2000) ... USA Today's Michigan “Players to Watch” (2000) ... For prep career: averaged 19.0 points a game ... Played for Pontiac Northern High School ... Coached by Robert Rogers ... Led Pontiac Northern to back-to-back Class A state titles ... Missed just one career game, with 81-21 career record ... Four-year starter ... Two-year captain ... Played four different positions ... As a senior (2002), averaged 22.7 points, 10.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.5 blocks ... Led Pontiac Northern to Class A State title, where he earned co-Most Valuable Player honors ... Led Pontiac Northern to a 23-4 record ... As a junior (2001), averaged 20.2 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists ... Led Pontiac Northern to Class A State Championship title ... Led Pontiac Northern to a 23-4 record ... As a sophomore (2000), averaged 14.1 points ... Led Pontiac Northern to a 17-5 record ... As a freshman (1999), averaged 14.1 points ... Led Pontiac Northern to Michigan Class A State semifinal game ... Played for AAU team, the Family ... Coached by Durand “Speedy” Walker.