Acheil Tac (ex Panathinaikos) agreed terms with Heliopolis

- October 13, 2021

POSTED BY: Abdul Hamid Addasi

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Acheil Tac

Heliopolis Cairo (Superleague) strengthened their roster with addition of 28-year old American (has also South Sudanese passport) 191cm forward Acheil Tac (college: N.Texas) for season 2021-22. Tac was about to sign at Panathinaikos in Greek A1 league.

She is a very experienced player. Tac has played also professionally in Italy (Broni), Switzerland (Helios) and Czech Republic (SBS Ostrava).

Among many awards her team won Swiss Supercup in 2017. She was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Swiss LNA Honorable Mention back in 2017.

Tac attended University of North Texas until 2016 and it is her sixth season in pro basketball.

The scouts decsribe her following way: Acheil Tac is a 6'2 and extremely long and athletic player who can put the ball in the basket in a variety of ways. She is a double-double machine who can play inside and out.

Finishes ninth in all-time rebounds with 585 boards. One of most efficient forwards in NT history, finishes with third-best single-season field goal percentage (.569) and third-best career percentage (.536). Can shoot the jump shot, the 3 and has inside game. In addition to scoring, she is able to snatch any rebound and can guard any position.

Tac's long and tall but quick off her feet and is able to switch on to guards on defensive. She can run on transition and loves to seal inside for easy baskets. Tac can see the floor well and loves to set up her teammates on the best parts of the floor for them to score.