After Chris Smith, Lance Wer, Justin Wright and Di Jay Federberk, Hercules He also acquired his fifth foreign for the new season.
The reason for him Darko-Kelly Beltthe 28 -year -old forward (1.98m), who was competing in the Finnish Katia, who signed a two -year contract. The American, who had a brief passage and from the PAOK In 2022 but left due to injury, this year he had 15.9 points, 6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals, with 44.7% in three points, in 26 matches.
The announcement:
Heraklis OEM announces the deal with Zaccheus Darko-Kelly, who signed a two-year contract with our team.
The American player was born on May 3, 1997 in Great Falls, Montana. It is 1.98 meters high and its natural position is that of Small Forward, and can also fight as a shooting guard.
He first played basketball at the Sentinel High School in Missoula, Montana and then chose Montana Western University, where he studied for two years (2016-2018). In the summer of 2018, he changed the environment, moving to Providence (Montana), from which he graduated in 2021.
His first season (2019-2020) had 22.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.4 steals in 31 games.
In his last year (2020-2021) at the College Championship he scored 18.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.3 cuts, in 19 matches.
In the summer of 2021 he played in two games in their Summer League Las Vegas with Toronto Raptors and followed his first professional season in Europe.
He initially participated in the preparation of MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, but since the beginning of October 2021, he was incorporated into the Helsinki Seagulls roster. In 40 matches in the Finnish Championship, his report was: 10.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals, shooting 43.75% from the 6.75m line. He even won the first title of his career as he was crowned Finland Cup.
Prior to the start of the 2022-2023 season, he agreed with PAOK, in which he had to play in six official games after being seriously injured in the ankle in an away match with Malaga for the Basketball Champions League and a knockout for the rest of the season. It should be noted that he was a teammate with Nikos Tsiakma, who will meet in Hercules.
He returned to racing action next year (2023-2024), who found him at Walter Tigers Tubingen. In 19 clashes in the German championship he scored 6.4 points, got 2.3 rebounds and gave 1 assist. In March 2024 he signed a contract with Otago Nuggets, where he completed the season with 15.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1 steal in 19 games in the New Zealand league.
Last year (2024-2025) he wore the Finnish Joensuun Kataja jersey, offering 15.9 points, 6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals, with 44.7% on three points, in 26 games.
Source: Sport Fm
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