Danya Abrams (born September 24, 1974) is an American former
basketball player who played for the
Boston College Eagles 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
Greenburgh, New York. 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
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in 122 games.
In 1997, with the help of sophomore point guard
Scoonie Penn, Abrams and Boston College won the
Big East men's basketball tournament, 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
Salt Lake City.
After college he continued his basketball career, becoming a professional in
Puerto Rico with the
Baloncesto Superior Nacional's
Santeros de Aguada, Spain, then later Greece, continuing to play the
center and
power forward 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.
See also
*
List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds
References
*
Boston.com article on Danya Abrams
External links
RealgmProfile
1974 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Apollon Patras B.C. players
Baloncesto Málaga players
Baloncesto Superior Nacional players
Boston College Eagles men's basketball players
CB Girona players
CB Granada players
Centers (basketball)
Connecticut Pride players
Liga ACB players
Maroussi B.C. players
People from Greenburgh, New York
Power forwards (basketball)
Real Betis Baloncesto players
Santeros de Aguada basketball players
Basketball players from Westchester County, New York
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