LOGAN, Utah – Utah State head men’s basketball coach Ryan Odom has announced the addition of Dan Akin, a 6-foot-9 forward, who will join the Aggies for his final year of eligibility after stops at UMBC and Cal Baptist. Akin signed with Aggies earlier in the year, but wasn’t officially granted a waiver for a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA until recently.
Akin played in 34 games and made 33 starts at Cal Baptist a season ago, averaging 10.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Akin led the Lancers on the glass and ranked second in the Western Athletic Conference in both total rebounds and rebounds per game. He shot 53.3 percent (112-of-210) from the floor and logged the most free throws of anyone on the team, totaling 205 attempts and making 142. Akin also paced the Lancers with a team-best 35 blocks and added 50 assists and 25 steals.
In all, Akin scored in double figures in 19 games for CBU, turning in a season-high 24 points against UC Riverside and logged 20 or more points in three contests. Akin pulled down 10 or more rebounds in 13 games, collecting a season-high 17 boards in a game against UTRGV, as part of 12 double-doubles during the year.
Prior to Cal Baptist, Akin played under Odom at UMBC, appearing in 91 games with the Retrievers and starting in 61. Akin was named to the 2017-18 America East All-Rookie Team and was a member of the all-tournament team. He was on the squad and scored the first basket in UMBC’s historic NCAA Tournament victory over top-seeded Virginia during the 2017-18 season.
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