Scafati: a new reinforcement under the boards for coach Nicola
Givova Scafati: official the signing of Daniel Akin
Givova Scafati announces an important reinforcement under the boards. The Campania club, in fact, has announced that it has signed English center Daniel Akin, who has signed with the yellowoblù a one-year agreement until the end of the season.
A native of London, the 1998 class comes to Via della Gloria to bring to coach Marcelo Nicola’s system of play another valuable option under the boards. “Dan” è a 206-cm modern pivot growing up at UMBC College (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) between 2017 and 2021, a period in which he recorded 6.1 points and 5.7 rebounds in 91 games (55 wins) in the NCAA championship with the Retrievers.
In the two post-pandemic years Akin remained in the NCAA but moved first to the California Baptiste Lancers (10.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists average) and then to the Utah State Aggies (11.9 points and 6.9 caroms caught per game). In the 2023/24 season, in his first year as a professional, he has the opportunity to showcase himself in Strasbourg, a club with which he plays, in addition to the French premier league, the Basketball Champions League (6 points and 3.6 rebounds in 18 minutes of use). Daniel chose the number 47 and è expected in Italy in the coming hours.
"With Akin we add energy at rebounding and also in the offensive half of the court, characteristics we were looking for to complete the team. He is a player who last season gained important experience in the French league and in the Basketball Champions League, confirming his skills as a great competitor on the court. This year he will be called to a role of greater responsibility and we are confident that he will be able to take another step forward in his path of growth" this is the welcome message from Ds Eugenio Agostinelli.
"I am happy and honored to have been called by an important team like Givova Scafati. I look forward to being 100 percent involved in the team's organization and arriving in a city that so many have told me great things about. I can't wait to meet everyone, see the fans and win as many games as possible" these, instead, are the first words of Daniel Akin as a player of the Campani.
