Paul Delaney (basketball)

Paul Delaney
Delaney playing for Hapoel Holon, 2016
Free agent
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1986-08-30) August 30, 1986
Decatur, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school Chamblee Charter
(Chamblee, Georgia)
College UAB (2004–2009)
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009 Hapoel Holon
2009–2010 Ironi Nahariya
2010–2012 Habikaa
2012–2013 Spartak Primorye
2013–2014 Khimik
2014–2015 Cholet
2015–2016 Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2016–2017 Hapoel Holon
2018 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Career highlights and awards

Paul Lewis Delaney III (born August 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the UAB Blazers.

Early life and college career

Delaney attended Chamblee Charter High School in Chamblee, Georgia. He played college basketball for the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers.

In his senior year at UAB, Delaney averaged 16 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game.

Professional career

Israel (2009–2012)

In 2009, Delaney started his professional career with the Israeli team Hapoel Holon, signing a one-year deal.[1] However, on October 23, 2009, Delaney parted ways with Holon and joined Ironi Nahariya for the rest of the season.[2]

On December 5, 2010, Delaney signed with Habikaa of the Israeli National League.[3] That season, Delaney helped Habikaa to promote to the Israeli Premier League.[4] In his second season with Habikaa, Delaney participated in the 2012 Israeli League All-Star Game.

Russia (2012–2013)

On August 10, 2012, Delaney signed with the Russian team Spartak Primorye for the 2012–13 season.[5]

Ukraine (2013–2014)

On June 25, 2013, Delaney signed a two-year deal with the Ukrainian team Khimik.[6] Delaney helped Khimik to reach the 2014 Ukrainian League Finals by averaging 11.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.

France (2014–2015)

On July 9, 2014, Delaney signed with the French team Cholet for the 2014–15 season.[7]

Return to Israel (2015–present)

On July 26, 2015, Delaney returned to Israel and signed with Maccabi Kiryat Gat for the 2015–16 season.[8] On March 2, 2016, Delaney was named Israeli League Player of the Month for games played in February.[9] Delaney finished the season as the Israeli League second leading player in efficiency rating (23.7 per game), fifth in scoring (18 per game) and second in steals (2.5 per game).

On July 30, 2016, Delaney returned for a second stint with Hapoel Holon, signing a one-year contract.[10] On December 20, 2016, Delaney suffered an ACL injury in a match against Hapoel Eilat and was later ruled out for the rest of the season.[11]

On February 26, 2018, Delaney signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion for a one-month temporary contract with an option to extend it for the rest of the season.[12] On March 27, 2018, Delaney parted ways with Rishon LeZion after appearing in 3 games.[13]

Personal life

Delaney began converting to Judaism while playing for Ironi Nahariya in 2010.[14]

In November 2016, Delaney married his Israeli girlfriend, Lital Sharabi.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Holon signed Paul Delaney". Sportando.com. August 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Ironi Nahariya inks Shawn Taggart and Paul Delaney". Sportando.com. October 23, 2009.
  3. ↑ "ללא דיחוי: פול דילייני הצטרף למ.כ. הבקעה". one.co.il (in Hebrew). December 5, 2010.
  4. ↑ "הבקעה עלתה לליגת העל אחרי 83:96 על הפועל". one.co.il (in Hebrew). May 16, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Spartak Primorye tabs Paul Delaney". Sportando.com. August 10, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Khimik signs Paul Delaney to a 1+1 deal". Sportando.com. June 25, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Cholet lands Paul Delaney". Sportando.com. July 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ "התגעגע: פול דילייני חתם לעונה במכבי קריית גת". one.co.il (in Hebrew). July 26, 2015.
  9. ↑ "נבחרי פברואר: דילייני, נתי כהן וזליקוביץ". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 2, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Hapoel Holon signs Paul Delaney". Sportando.com. July 30, 2016.
  11. ↑ "מכה להפועל חולון: פול דילייני גמר את העונה". one.co.il (in Hebrew). December 20, 2016.
  12. ↑ "פול דילייני חתם על חוזה מבחן בראשל"צ". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). February 26, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Paul Delaney part ways". Sportando.com. March 27, 2018.
  14. ↑ "נפש יהודי: פול דילייני מצא בית בישראל". nrg.co.il (in Hebrew). September 9, 2016.
  15. ↑ ""האדם מגדיר את העבודה שלו. בשבילי אני המנצח"". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). June 6, 2018.
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