He played for EBBC Den Bosch, with whom he reached a Saporta Cup final in 1979. Akerboom is the father of Kees Akerboom, Junior., who also played as a professional player in the Eredivisie. His performance earned him a selection in the All-Tournament Team.
Akerboom is 2nd on the all-time list of games played for the Dutch team, with 182 appearances.
Only Toon van Helfteren has played more games, 207. With the national basketball team: Top scorer (1977) AllTeam (1977).
As a professional player: Netherlands Trophies: 8x Eredivisie (1971, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985) 2x NBB Cup (1970, 1971) Individual awards: 3x Dutch League Most Valuable Player (1980, 1981, 1985) 7x All-Dutch League Team (1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985) 5x Dutch League All-Star (1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982) With the Netherlands national basketball team: Eurobasket Eurobasket Top scorer (1977) All-Eurobasket Team (1977).
As a member of the Dutch national basketball team, he led the 1977 Eurobasket in scoring, averaging 27 points per game.
