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American basketball player
Damen Bell-Holter
Free agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1990-04-13) April 13, 1990 (age 34)
Hydaburg, Alaska
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolKetchikan (Ketchikan, Alaska)
CollegeOral Roberts (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Maine Red Claws
2014–2015Pertevniyal S.K.
2015–2016Lapuan Korikobrat
2016–presentFortitudo Agrigento
Career highlights and awards

Damen Bell-Holter (born April 13, 1990) or Nangghaahlaangstangs from Hydaburg, Alaska is an American professional basketball player who played for Fortitudo Agrigento of the serie A2 and the Boston Celtics. An Alaska Native and Haida, he played college basketball at Oral Roberts University and now coaches youth across the Pacific Northwest. He is also of African-American descent. Bell-Holter often gives inspirational speeches and uses his personal and family experiences with depression, abuse, alcoholism and toxic masculinity to inspire others—particularly young men and indigenous youth.

Professional

Bell-Holter went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. On August 7, 2013, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of Germany for the 2013–14 season. However, he was later released by Bonn on August 28, 2013.

On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Boston Celtics. However, he was later waived by the Celtics on October 26, 2013, after playing in three pre-season games. On October 31, 2013, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws as an affiliate player.

On July 29, 2014, he signed with BC Körmend of Hungary for the 2014–15 season. He later left before appearing in a game for them. On October 9, 2014, he signed with Pertevniyal İstanbul of the Turkish Basketball Second League.

On July 21, 2016, Bell-Holter signed with the Italian team Fortitudo Agrigento.

References

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  2. "Blessed to bless," Damen Bell-Holter provides inspiration for children around the world - CelticsBlog Retrieved 2018-04-01.
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  5. O'Connor, Kevin (September 3, 2013). ""Blessed to bless," Damen Bell-Holter provides inspiration for children around the world". CelticsBlog.com. SB Nation. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
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  8. "Damen Bell-Holter won't play in Bonn". Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  9. Celtics Finalize Training Camp Roster
  10. Celtics Waive Four
  11. Maine Red Claws Announce First 11 Players Invited to Training Camp Archived March 25, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  12. "Damen Bell-Holter agreed to terms with BC Kormend". Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  13. Pertevniyal Amerikalı pota altı oyuncusu… Archived 2014-11-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
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