After a solid first season in the BOV Division One with Athleta, Piotr Stelmach is a Valletta Fighters player, Malta Basketball can confirm.
The Polish power forward was one of the highlight transfers of last summer as he was brought onto the scene with the Gzira-based club and has surely left a good impression on the rest of the local basketball community, with Valletta immediately showing interest over the summer.
Now coach Harry Savaya has gotten his man as the Citizens begin their rebuild for the coming season.
Last season, Stelmach was one of three late summer signings for Athleta, announced together with Dajuan Moorer and Ivan Medved. While Medved halted his season very early due to injury, Moorer and Stelmach became important pillars of the team then coached by Christos Kousidis. While the Greek coach left the club to become Hibernians’ coach, Moorer’s contract expiration saw him return home, and Stelmach remains after what sources called a lucrative offer from Valletta.
At Athleta, the former Polish Cup winner had a slow start, missing out on all of the team’s John Tabone Shield games. However, he made up for this in the league campaign, averaging 18.3 points per game. The 6’9 forward, who also played in the centre position at times, scored 48.3% of his shots from the field while putting in the work on defence for eight rebounds and almost a block each game.
Now, Stelmach boosts a squad that will play its second season in the league with hope of a better run after failing to secure any wins in what appeared to be an experimental league campaign. The Citizens had already extended the contract of former Depiro guard Andy Attard during last season but have now made another significant addition in Stelmach, with further signings said to be added.
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