Danya Abrams

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 in 122 games.

Danya Abrams

Personal information
Born	(1974-09-24) September 24, 1974 Westchester, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school	Hackley School (Tarrytown, New York)
College	Boston College (1993–1997)
NBA draft	1997: undrafted
Playing career	1997–2008
Position	Power forward
Career history
1997	Atlantic City Seagulls
1997	Žalgiris Kaunas
1997–1998	Connecticut Pride
1998–1999	Valvi Girona
1999–2000	CB Cáceres
2000–2002	Unicaja Málaga
2002–2004	Caja San Fernando
2004–2005	CB Granada
2005–2006	Apollon Patras
2006–2007	Maroussi
2007–2008	Olympias Patras
2008	CB Inca
Career highlights and awards
Korać Cup champion (2001) 3× First-team All-Big East (1995–1997)

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

• "2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
• Boston.com article on Danya Abrams

External links

• Realgm Profile