Al Ahly Tripoli inks Keron DeShields

Keron DeShields

Defending champion Al Ahly Tripoli (D1) agreed terms with 33-year old American (has also Syrian passport) point guard Keron DeShields (190cm-88kg-1992, college: Tennessee State, agency: Diamond Sports). He played last season at Panionios in Greek GBL league. The team played in three different competitions (!!!) that year, and he had a chance to explore basketball on different levels. In two GBL games he recorded 9.5ppg, 2.5rpg and 2.0apg. He also played 3 games in Eurocup where he averaged 14.3ppg, 2.0rpg and 3.3apg. Last season summer he played at Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (LBL) in Lebanese league.
DeShields also represented Syria at the First Player in History to Won 3 League Championship in Same Season this year.
He is quite an experienced player. His career allowed him to visit four different continents, while he played in eleven different countries. DeShields tasted the life as a pro basketball player in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and of course North America. He has played professionally in Argentina (Comunicaciones), Bahrain (Al-Muharraq), Hungary (Debreceni Egyetem and Jaszbereny KSE), Israel (Maccabi Effie Capital Rishon Le-Zion, Ramat Gan, Maccabi Haifa, Afula, and Hapoel DeShieldsvel Modi'in), Italy (Latina and San Severo), Lebanon, Lithuania (Siauliai), Saudi Arabia (Al Ittihad), Venezuela (Trotamundos and Heroes), and the Dominican Republic (Metros). He won the Bahrain League championship title in 2025. He was voted to the Asia-Basket.com All-FIBA Asia Cup Honorable Mention in 2025.
DeShields graduated from Tennessee State in 2016 and is in his 10th season as a pro player. He also played for the University of Montana for 3 years.


Tags : KERON DESHIELDS, AL AHLY TRIPOLI, LIBYAN BASKETBALL, LIBYAN TRANSACTIONS, BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE