MOBILE, Ala. – Former South Alabama men's basketball standout Kayo Goncalves has signed a professional contract to play overseas for BK Iskra Svit of the Slovenská Basketbalová Liga (Slovak Basketball League - SBL).

During his Jaguar career, Goncalves played in 61 games and started 52 during his two seasons as a member of the South Alabama program. The Rio de Janeiro, Brazil native averaged 8.5 points and 4.9 rebounds during that span.

He ended the 2021-22 season with 72 made three-pointers, which ranked third in the Sun Belt, a year after knocking down 81 triples during the 2020-21 season, which also ranked third-most in the conference. The 6-foot-8 graduate senior finished his Jag career with 153 three-pointers and is tied for seventh in program history with Carlos Smith. 

The forward eclipsed the 1,000-point mark this past season and over 75 percent of his scoring came from behind the arc. 

Goncalves was also named CoSIDA first-team academic all-district for the 2020-21 season.

ABOUT BK ISKRA SVIT
BK Iskra Svit is a Slovak professional basketball club that is based in Svit, Slovakia. The club competes in the Slovak Extraliga. The club's full name is Basketbalový Klub Iskra Svit. The club was previously known as BK Chemosvit.

ABOUT SLOVAKIA EXTRALIGA
The Slovenská Basketbalová Liga (Slovak Basketball League - SBL) is the highest-level tier league of men's professional club basketball in Slovakia. The league was founded in 1993.

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