Link Abrams
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 July 1973 Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Nationality | American / New Zealand |
| Listed height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 109 kg (240 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Little Rock Catholic (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1996 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2002–2013 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 2002 | Taranaki Stormers |
| 2003–2013 | Taranaki Mountainairs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lincoln "Link" Abrams (born 11 July 1973) is an American-New Zealand former professional basketball player who played 10 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL). He moved to New Zealand in 2002 to play for the Taranaki Stormers of the Conference Basketball League, helping the team win the league title and promoting them to the NBL in 2003. He continued on with the Taranaki franchise throughout the 2000s, carving out what was a decorated NBL career with numerous individual awards, but achieved little team success with the Mountainairs.
Abrams was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he attended Little Rock Catholic High School. After graduating from Little Rock Catholic in 1992, he played two years of junior college basketball for the New Mexico Military Institute. As a sophomore playing for the Broncos in 1993–94, he averaged 18.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.9 blocks per game.
In 1994, Abrams transferred to Centenary College, where he played two years of Division I college basketball. As a junior in 1994–95, he averaged 11.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocks in 27 games. As a senior in 1995–96, he averaged 18.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 blocks in 27 games.
Upon graduating from Centenary in 1996, Abrams attempted to play in Spain and had a stint with Bolivian club Ingenieros.
In 2002, Abrams moved to New Zealand and joined the Taranaki Stormers of the Conference Basketball League (CBL). He and teammate Willie Banks helped the Stormers win the CBL title that year after defeating the Kaikoura Whale Riders 85–81 in the grand final. Abrams subsequently earned CBL playoff tournament team honours after averaging 28.3 points and 16.7 rebounds over three games. The win gave Taranaki's bid for renewed National Basketball League (NBL) status the perfect springboard, and in 2003, they were readmitted to the league and took on the "Mountainairs" nickname.
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