Lester Abram

Lester C. Abram, Jr. (born September 2, 1983) is an American former college basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines.

As a senior, Abram was the first player in program history to be selected as a captain in three separate seasons. He played in 120 career games, tied for No. 18 all-time, and started 106 games, tied for 10th all-time. Abram played 3,513 career minutes (No. 12 all-time), scored 1,274 career points (No. 26 all-time), shot 82.93 percent on career free throws (No. 2 all-time), and had 345 free throws made (No. 10 all-time). He also set freshman (85.6 percent) and sophomore (84.3 percent) program records for free throw percentage in a season.

High school career Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Abram played for Pontiac Northern High School and was coached by Robert Rogers. In his prep career, he averaged 19.0 points per game and came in third for the 2002 Hal Schram Mr. Basketball award. Abram was the ESPN Plus Player of the Game (U-M) against Northwestern on January 18. He started 18 of 21 games; however, he missed two games with sprained right toe and 10 games with severely sprained left ankle. His return was in the first round of the Big Ten tournament vs. Minnesota (March 9). He played thirteen minutes, received two points, three rebounds, two resists, and a block. His averages were 10.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game. In 12 of the 21 games that featured him, he scored double figures.