Dan Akin Wins America East Championship, Named to All-Tournament Team

By Bradley Gains on March 13, 2018

America East

Dan Akin is heading to the NCAA Tourney after helping University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) to the America East Championship title.

The freshman contributed 6 points and 5 boards in 21 minutes of action as UMBC took down top seeds Vermont with a 65-62 triumph in the final.

Congrats to BA alumnus Dan Akin on making the America East All-Tournament team! He will be heading to the NCAA tournament with @UMBC_MBB – just the second time they will dance in school history! #AbbeyNation pic.twitter.com/ZT68G4oVwt

— Barking Abbey (@AbbeyBasketball) March 11, 2018

Akin was named to the All-Tournament team alongside two of his team-mates having also earned recognition during the regular season with a place in the All-Rookie Team – a year after GB Under-20 Akwasi Yeboah achieved the same feat.

The Barking Abbey alum started 18 of 34 games this season with a best of 11 points coming against Maine as well as against UMass Lowell in his side’s post-season opener.

UMBC are the 16th seeds in the South Regional and open against the top seeded Virginia (31-2) in Charlotte on Friday for their first NCAA Championship encounter since 2008.

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