William Abrams was hired in the Fall of 2013 as the assistant men’s basketball coach and is entering his third season. Abrams assists head coach Chris Connolly in all facets of the program including day-to-day operations, scouting, recruiting, as well as game and practice preparation.
This past season, Abrams help guide three Pioneers including Conor Maisch, Aaron Nevins and Chris Jeffers into the all-time record books. The trio cracked the all-time top 10 in several categories.
Maisch made his second All-Conference appearance in three years after leading the Empire 8 in 3-point field goal percentage (47.4%). He finished the season ranked 12th nationally and concluded his career at UC as the all-time leader in 3-pointers in a season (83) and in a single game (nine). Maisch finished fourth all-time in total 3-pointers made (158) and fourth in career shooting percentage (49.8%) from behind the arc.
Nevins concluded his stellar four-year career as the all-time leader in free throws made (323). He finished second all-time in assists (408) and free throws attempted (469), third in games started (98) and minutes (3,094) and seventh in points (1,180).
Jeffers finished his career ranked second all-time in rebounds (811) and became just the third player in program history to score over 1,000 points and grab at least 500 rebounds. He also ranks fifth in games started (90), sixth in minutes (2,775) and 10th in free throws attempted (305).
Abrams graduated from Utica College in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and was also a four-year member of the UC men’s basketball. He was a recipient of the Trey Whitfield Scholarship Award in 2011.
On the court, Abrams was a four-year team captain and competed in 95 career games as a Pioneer. He finished his senior year averaging 12.8 points per game, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. His 12.8 ppg were second while his rebounds were good enough for third on the squad. Abrams finished his career with 681 points and 270 rebounds.
Originally from Somerset, NJ, Will currently resides in Utica where he is pursuing his master’s degree at UC.
