As a senior, he averaged 24.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while leading Kimball to a (61–21) overall record and was named NEPSAC Player of the year in 2014.

[1] Abu spent his college career playing for the NC State Wolfpack in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

As a junior, Abu became the focal point for a young Wolfpack team that featured incoming freshman's Dennis Smith Jr., Ömer Yurtseven, and Markell Johnson.

On October 1, 2020, Abu signed with Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.

[6] He began the 2021-22 season with the Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League, averaging 5.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.