Darnell Kern 
#2 PG | 6-2, 224lbs | Zulus | Experience: 9 years
Born: 4/26/1995 (30) | College: Columbus Poly University | Portage, PA

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: C C A- A- C A- C- D C A- D D A- B+ C+ A+  
 Potential: C C A B C B D D C A D D          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  2025  2026  2027  2028  2029  2030  2031  2032 
 Value: $1,621,885  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2025 WBA CAP 29 0 7.0 3.2 0.2 0.4 1.3 0.4 3.45 0.0 0.0 0.3 .416 .875 .400  
 2024 WBA NY 81 3 16.0 7.0 0.7 1.1 2.7 1.2 2.27 0.2 0.1 0.6 .410 .811 .376  
 2023 WBA PAR 72 2 11.1 5.0 0.5 0.8 2.2 0.8 2.74 0.2 0.1 0.4 .419 .849 .370  
 2022 WBA PAR 71 0 14.7 7.8 0.5 1.2 2.8 1.2 2.38 0.4 0.1 0.7 .492 .847 .399  
 2021 WBA PAR 51 1 14.6 7.6 0.5 1.2 3.1 1.1 2.69 0.3 0.1 0.6 .429 .883 .396  
 2020 WBA PAR 71 0 13.3 5.1 0.3 0.9 2.7 1.2 2.27 0.3 0.1 0.4 .400 .824 .283  
 2019 WBA PAR 66 27 23.5 10.0 0.7 1.4 3.7 1.5 2.46 0.2 0.1 0.9 .498 .842 .342  
 2018 WBA MC 80 4 23.3 10.6 0.8 1.4 4.3 1.7 2.50 0.3 0.1 0.7 .418 .880 .374  
 2017 WBA MC 62 22 32.8 12.5 0.9 1.8 6.1 2.4 2.56 0.4 0.1 1.0 .423 .854 .383  
 2016 WBA MC 77 77 35.2 17.7 1.3 2.3 6.6 2.6 2.60 0.3 0.2 1.4 .437 .877 .399  
 Career     660 136 20.0 9.0 0.7 1.3 3.7 1.5 2.51 0.3 0.1 0.7 .436 .857 .376  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 2025 WBA CAP 1.1 2.7 .416 0.5 0.6 .875 0.2 0.5 .500 0.3 0.8 .391 0.6 1.4 .400  
 2024 WBA NY 2.4 5.8 .410 1.1 1.3 .811 0.9 1.4 .649 0.3 1.4 .241 1.1 3.0 .376  
 2023 WBA PAR 1.7 4.0 .419 0.9 1.0 .849 0.6 1.0 .613 0.3 0.9 .309 0.8 2.0 .370  
 2022 WBA PAR 2.7 5.5 .492 1.4 1.7 .847 1.3 1.8 .722 0.5 1.5 .359 0.9 2.3 .399  
 2021 WBA PAR 2.4 5.7 .429 1.6 1.8 .883 1.0 1.6 .642 0.3 1.4 .246 1.1 2.7 .396  
 2020 WBA PAR 1.8 4.6 .400 0.9 1.0 .824 0.9 1.4 .649 0.3 1.1 .316 0.6 2.1 .283  
 2019 WBA PAR 3.4 6.9 .498 1.9 2.3 .842 2.0 2.7 .729 0.3 0.9 .383 1.1 3.3 .342  
 2018 WBA MC 3.5 8.5 .418 1.8 2.1 .880 1.2 2.1 .558 0.7 1.9 .370 1.7 4.5 .374  
 2017 WBA MC 4.1 9.7 .423 2.3 2.6 .854 1.4 2.4 .605 0.6 1.8 .307 2.1 5.5 .383  
 2016 WBA MC 5.9 13.5 .437 3.0 3.4 .877 1.9 3.0 .635 1.1 3.2 .336 2.9 7.3 .399  
 Career     3.0 7.0 .436 1.6 1.9 .857 1.2 1.9 .644 0.5 1.6 .325 1.3 3.6 .376  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2025 29 0 204 32 77 14 16 16 40 94 7 19 38 0 11 0 0 8 -39 
 2024 81 3 1298 193 471 86 106 92 245 564 55 142 222 17 98 17 5 46 -178 
 2023 72 2 798 121 289 62 73 54 146 358 34 93 156 15 57 15 8 30 -1 
 2022 71 0 1042 193 392 100 118 65 163 551 38 124 200 25 84 25 6 49 224 
 2021 51 1 747 124 289 83 94 55 139 386 28 88 156 13 58 13 4 33 70 
 2020 71 0 947 130 325 61 74 43 152 364 18 81 191 22 84 22 10 31 86 
 2019 66 27 1548 227 456 128 152 75 219 657 44 135 246 16 100 16 5 62 167 
 2018 80 4 1864 283 677 146 166 134 358 846 63 171 347 24 139 24 10 53 -55 
 2017 62 22 2036 254 600 140 164 130 339 778 54 163 376 27 147 27 6 61 -18 
 2016 77 77 2708 455 1041 229 261 224 561 1363 97 275 512 21 197 21 14 106 38 
 Career 660 136 13192 2012 4617 1049 1224 888 2362 5961 438 1291 2444 180 975 180 68 479 294 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 2025 WBA CAP .560 1.22 28.6 8.3 21.9 3.7 6.9 5.2 14.1 9.5 0.3 -1.3 106.7 117.4  
 2024 WBA NY .544 1.20 26.5 11.7 21.8 4.6 7.9 6.1 13.8 63.9 2.1 -2.2 104.0 112.1  
 2023 WBA PAR .558 1.24 29.2 10.7 21.3 4.8 7.6 6.2 15.1 49.4 1.6 0.0 109.6 110.9  
 2022 WBA PAR .622 1.41 27.5 11.5 21.9 4.3 8.7 6.6 17.7 104.6 3.5 3.2 114.3 103.7  
 2021 WBA PAR .585 1.34 28.7 10.7 22.8 4.5 8.3 6.6 17.0 66.7 2.2 1.4 109.7 106.0  
 2020 WBA PAR .508 1.12 30.2 13.3 20.5 2.3 6.7 4.7 11.7 9.5 0.3 1.2 102.6 98.3  
 2019 WBA PAR .627 1.44 28.3 11.5 17.3 3.5 6.0 4.8 14.2 84.5 2.8 2.5 111.6 107.2  
 2018 WBA MC .564 1.25 28.1 11.2 22.1 4.1 6.4 5.3 16.4 149.2 5.0 -0.7 106.6 110.3  
 2017 WBA MC .579 1.30 31.5 12.3 18.9 3.2 6.0 4.7 15.0 136.4 4.5 -0.3 108.2 109.8  
 2016 WBA MC .590 1.31 27.5 10.6 23.2 4.1 7.3 5.7 19.0 345.3 11.5 0.5 109.3 108.1  
 Career     .578 1.29 28.5 11.4 21.1 3.9 7.0 5.5 15.9 1019.0 34.0 0.4 108.4 108.1  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2023 WBA PAR 14 0 10.5 6.2 0.5 0.6 2.0 0.6 3.11 0.4 0.0 0.3 .526 .824 .481  
 2022 WBA PAR 15 0 5.5 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.5 1.29 0.1 0.0 0.2 .472 1.000 .571  
 2021 WBA PAR 4 0 7.0 4.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.5 2.50 0.0 0.0 0.3 .455 1.000 .714  
 2020 WBA PAR 10 0 4.9 1.8 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.33 0.1 0.2 0.2 .467 1.000 .286  
 2019 WBA PAR 18 1 19.5 10.6 0.9 1.8 3.1 2.0 1.53 0.1 0.2 1.1 .537 .886 .394  
 2018 WBA MC 12 0 21.3 6.2 0.4 1.3 3.4 1.9 1.78 0.3 0.2 0.9 .377 1.000 .308  
 2017 WBA MC 5 5 37.6 18.2 1.8 1.6 5.4 2.6 2.08 0.2 0.2 1.8 .418 .957 .371  
 Career     78 6 14.1 6.7 0.5 1.0 2.2 1.2 1.82 0.2 0.1 0.6 .478 .926 .412  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 2023 WBA PAR 2.1 4.1 .526 1.0 1.2 .824 0.8 1.1 .733 0.4 1.1 .400 0.9 1.9 .481  
 2022 WBA PAR 1.1 2.4 .472 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.5 0.8 .667 0.1 0.7 .100 0.5 0.9 .571  
 2021 WBA PAR 1.3 2.8 .455 0.8 0.8 1.000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 1.3 1.8 .714  
 2020 WBA PAR 0.7 1.5 .467 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.4 0.5 .800 0.1 0.3 .333 0.2 0.7 .286  
 2019 WBA PAR 3.7 6.8 .537 1.7 1.9 .886 1.7 2.1 .816 0.4 0.8 .500 1.6 3.9 .394  
 2018 WBA MC 1.7 4.4 .377 2.2 2.2 1.000 0.7 1.2 .571 0.3 1.1 .308 0.7 2.2 .308  
 2017 WBA MC 5.6 13.4 .418 4.4 4.6 .957 2.0 3.4 .588 1.0 3.0 .333 2.6 7.0 .371  
 Career     2.2 4.6 .478 1.3 1.4 .926 0.9 1.3 .699 0.3 0.9 .333 1.0 2.4 .412  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2023 14 0 147 30 57 14 17 13 27 87 7 15 28 5 9 5 0 4
 2022 15 0 83 17 36 2 2 8 14 44 1 5 9 1 7 1 0 3 -11 
 2021 4 0 28 5 11 3 3 5 7 18 1 5 5 0 2 0 0 1 -8 
 2020 10 0 49 7 15 2 2 2 7 18 3 9 4 1 3 1 2 2
 2019 18 1 351 66 123 31 35 28 71 191 16 49 55 2 36 2 3 19 25 
 2018 12 0 255 20 53 26 26 8 26 74 5 20 41 4 23 4 2 11 -12 
 2017 5 5 188 28 67 22 23 13 35 91 9 17 27 1 13 1 1 9 -36 
 Career 78 6 1101 173 362 100 108 77 187 523 42 120 169 14 93 14 8 49 -29 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 2023 WBA PAR .688 1.53 27.7 8.9 22.7 5.1 6.6 5.8 17.9 15.1 0.5 0.4 106.0 103.8  
 2022 WBA PAR .595 1.22 17.0 13.2 21.7 1.6 5.2 3.5 10.6 0.1 0.0 -0.7 85.4 92.4  
 2021 WBA PAR .750 1.64 26.3 10.5 22.6 4.8 14.8 10.4 18.8 3.3 0.1 -2.0 100.0 112.7  
 2020 WBA PAR .563 1.20 17.4 13.0 15.8 7.1 11.1 9.4 11.4 0.3 0.0 0.7 92.4 90.0  
 2019 WBA PAR .696 1.55 24.0 15.7 21.2 5.5 9.6 7.7 15.1 23.9 0.8 1.4 110.6 109.0  
 2018 WBA MC .578 1.40 32.0 18.0 17.0 2.7 7.7 5.2 7.1 -14.8 -0.5 -1.0 108.8 113.5  
 2017 WBA MC .597 1.36 23.1 11.1 21.4 5.6 5.4 5.5 12.9 6.6 0.2 -7.2 110.8 120.3  
 Career     .639 1.44 25.1 13.8 20.3 4.7 8.1 6.4 12.9 34.5 1.1 -0.4 106.6 109.1  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2015 - 34 0 33.6 11.6 1.4 1.5 5.7 2.8 2.05 0.3 0.1 1.7 .398 .828 .354  
 Total   34 0 33.6 11.6 1.4 1.5 5.7 2.8 2.05 0.3 0.1 1.7 .398 .828 .354  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2015 34 0 1143 150 377 24 29 69 195 393 49 101 195 9 95 9 4 59
 Career 34 0 1143 150 377 24 29 69 195 393 49 101 195 9 95 9 4 59

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 11 2 3 5 0 0 2 4 10 4 4 3 5  
 Playoff 27 5 8 8 2 2 6 10 19 10 12 5 10  
 Career 38 6 9 16 3 3 8 14 24 11 14 8 16  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/21 AZ L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
 10/22 SLC L 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3
 10/23 LV W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
 10/29 CHI L 23 4 6 0 0 2 3 10 1 2 5 3 0 0 1 -6
 10/31 ALB L 20 5 11 0 0 3 4 13 1 2 2 3 0 0 1 -8
 11/2 BAR L 20 3 11 2 2 3 6 11 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 -12
 11/4 MIA L 10 2 2 1 2 0 0 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 7
 11/5 BRO L 21 2 8 3 3 2 5 9 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 -13
 11/9 CAN L 14 2 2 0 0 1 1 5 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 -1
 11/12 FRA W 13 3 6 4 4 0 3 10 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 -2
 11/15 SLC L 18 3 7 0 0 2 5 8 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 -6
 11/16 BAR W 7 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8
 11/19 LON L 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5
 11/21 PAR L 17 0 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 -7
 11/23 PAR L 14 2 7 2 2 1 4 7 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 -19
 11/28 EDM L 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
 12/4 LV W 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3
 12/7 CAN L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8
 12/9 ALB L 12 4 10 0 0 3 5 11 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6
 12/15 TOR L 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -4
 12/21 GAB L 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 3
 12/23 LON L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 1/10 AZ W 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
 1/15 MIL W 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
 1/24 ALB L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -5
 2/10 SHA L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
 2/11 LON W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -5
 2/16 GAB L 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
 2/20 TOR L 7 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 5
 2/21 BOS W 6 2 4 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
 2/25 NY W 8 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -7
 2/26 PAR W 11 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
 3/2 COL L 9 2 4 1 2 1 2 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3
 3/8 LON L 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
 3/12 CAN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 18
 Total Championships: 2
 2016 WBA Rookie Game Participant
 2016 WBA All-Rookie Second Team
 2020 World Basketball Association Champion
 2022 World Basketball Association Champion

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/29/2016 Drafted by the Hellcats with pick #19 of round 1.
 1/1/2020 Traded to the Honey Bees
 7/20/2020 Re-signed with the Honey Bees for $7,402,500 over 3 years.
 7/24/2023 Re-signed with the Honey Bees for $6,500,000 over 2 years.
 11/4/2024 Traded to the Firestorm
 7/21/2025 Signed with the Zulus for $1,621,885 over one year.


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