Danya Abrams (born September 24, 1974) is an American former

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player who played for the

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during his time in the NCAA. He played professionally in Spain for Malaga, Sevilla, and Granada while in Greece for Apallon, Maroussi, and AEP Petras. He is from

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. He starred with the Eagles from 1993 to 1997, getting selected first-team All-Big East Conference three times. Abrams finished his collegiate career with 2,053 points in 122 games. In 1997, with the help of sophomore point guard

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, Abrams and Boston College won the

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, before beating Valparaiso in the first round of the 1997 NCAA Tournament that year. In the second round, they went on to lose to Saint Joseph's 81–77 in overtime on March 15 in

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. After college he continued his basketball career, becoming a professional in

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with the

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, Spain, then later Greece, continuing to play the

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and

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positions until 2009, averaging over 14 points and six rebounds per game during his career. In July 2011, Abrams was named assistant coach of the men's basketball program at Wentworth Institute of Technology, a Division III school in Boston, Massachusetts that competes in the Commonwealth Coast Conference. Wentworth's head coach is Tom Devitt, who was an assistant coach on Head Coach Jim O'Brien's Boston College staff during Abrams' career. Abrams lives in Avon, Massachusetts with his wife Deanna, and their children Tatyana, Danya Jr., and Christian.

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Boston.com article on Danya Abrams

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