Buay Tuach | |
Position: | Shooting guard / small forward |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 6 |
Weight Lb: | 185 |
League: | NBL1 West |
Team: | South West Slammers |
Number: | 5 |
Birth Date: | 20 January 1995 |
Birth Place: | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Nationality: | Ethiopian / American |
High School: | Omaha South (Omaha, Nebraska) |
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Draft Year: | 2017 |
Career Start: | 2017 |
Years1: | 2017–2019 |
Team1: | Westchester Knicks |
Years2: | 2020 |
Team2: | London Lions |
Years3: | 2022–present |
Team3: | South West Slammers |
Buay Tuach (born January 20, 1995) is an Ethiopian-American professional basketball player for the South West Slammers of the NBL1 West.
After a short stint in Germany,[1] Tuach was selected by the Long Island Nets in the 2017 NBA G League Draft.[2] He was later waived[3] and subsequently joined the Westchester Knicks.[4] He averaged 2.0 points in 23 games during the 2017–18 season.[5]
Tuach re-joined the Westchester Knicks for the 2018–19 season,[6] but after appearing in two games, he sustained a foot fracture and was waived.[7] He re-joined the Knicks in February 2019. He averaged 2.8 points in 13 games during the 2018–19 season.
On January 10, 2020, Tuach signed with the London Lions in England for the 2019–20 BBL season.[8] He averaged 10.1 points in nine games.
In March 2022, Tuach signed with the South West Slammers in Australia for the 2022 NBL1 West season.[9]
In October 2022, Tuach had a training camp stint with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League.[10]
Tuach returned to the Slammers for the 2023 NBL1 West season.[11] He re-signed with the Slammers for the 2024 season.[12] [13]