Mustapha Heron (ex Palencia) is a newcomer at Defensor

Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo (LUB) added to their roster 28-year old USA ex-international guard Mustapha Heron (196cm-93kg-1997, college: St.John's) for season 2026-27. He is the second foreign player in the roster as Italian Mateo Giano signed here earlier.
He was second best scorer at Zunder Palencia in Spanish Primera FEB. In 12 games he recorded 6.9ppg and 1.3rpg. Good season as he was named League Player of the Week. He also played for another Spanish team Melilla Ciudad del Deporte (Primera FEB).
He is quite experienced player. Thanks to his pro career he managed to play on five different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia and of course North America) in twelve different countries. Heron has played professionally in Hungary (Zalakeramia ZTE KK), Iceland (Keflavik and Thor Thorl), Mexico (Abejas), New Zealand (Jets), Poland (Wilki Morskie), Qatar (Al Rayyan), United Kingdom (Leicester Riders), Uruguay (Goes), Dominican Republic (Titanes), NBA G League (Rio Grande Valley Vipers) and The Basketball Tournament (War Ready).
Among many awards he won Dominican Republic League championship title in 2025. He was voted to Australiabasket.com All-New Zealand NBL Award 2024 Honorable Mention in 2024.
Heron graduated from St. John's University in 2020 and it will be his seventh season as a professional player. He played also for Auburn University for 2 years.