Hemel Storm are pleased to confirm the signing of sharpshooting guard Jozef Bielak.
Bielak makes the move from Loughborough, having spent the last four campaigns with the Riders, and will suit up in the white and black of the Storm for the 2024/25 season.
“I’m super excited to join Hemel! It’s a great opportunity to be around another winning programme. Not to mention I am very grateful to play for Coach Clark and Darlow, it’ll be great to learn from them!”
On making the StormDome his home, Bielak said “I’ve heard great things about the club and the fans; every time I’ve ever played at Hemel the game day environment is so professional and the fans seem like a great crowd to play for and represent.”
A graduate of Charnwood College where he became an EABL Champion, Bielak then spent a year in the States after earning a basketball scholarship at Sheridan College in 2019.
He returned to British Basketball for the 2020/21 season, marred by the outbreak of Covid-19, where he first made his name in Division One with an impressive first stint at the Riders.
He has continued his good work at the renowned Elite Player Pathway of Loughborough University in recent years, completing his BsC in Exercise Science and growing as an established member of the basketball side.
Now with his sights set on Hemel, Bielak will further his education with a Masters Degree at our partner University of Hertfordshire and he will also compete with the team in the BUCS Premier Division on a Wednesday night.
“I feel as though it’s a great fit for me both academically and athletically. Completing my masters alongside a high level of basketball is all I can ask for.”
Written by Callum Humphrey