Glofate Buiamba Explained

Glofate Buiamba
Number:12
Position:Forward
Height M:2.00
Weight Kg:94
League:Angolan Basketball League
Team:Petro de Luanda
Birth Date:1999 1, df=y
Birth Place:Luanda, Angola
Nationality:Angolan
Draft Round:2021
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018–2019
Team1:ASA
Years2:2019–2022
Team2:Interclube
Years3:2022–present
Team3:Petro de Luanda
Highlights:
Team 3:Atlético petróleos de Angola (basketball)APL
Years3:2021-2022

Glofate Garcia Buiamba (born 5 January 1999) is an Angolan basketball player who plays for Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and .

Early career

In 2017, Buiamba attended an NBA Basketball Without Borders camp in New Orleans.[1]

Professional career

Buiamba played his first season with Atlético Sport Aviação (ASA) in the 2018–19 season. The following season, he joined Interclube who helped to reach the finals of the Angolan League two consecutive years in 2021 and 2022.

He joined the defending champions Petro de Luanda in 2022. Buiamba won the 2024 BAL championship with Petro on June 1, 2024.[2]

National team career

Junior level

Buiamba played for the Angolan under-15 team at the 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship in Mali. He averaged a team-high 14.9 points and 11.6 rebounds per game in seven games. One year later, he played with the Angolan under-18 team at the 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, winning a gold medal.

Senior level

Internationally, Buiamba plays for the Angola national basketball team. He played with Angola at FIBA AfroCan 2019[3] and FIBA AfroBasket 2021.

Awards and accomplishments

International

Angola
Angola U18

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DraftExpress - 2017 Basketball Without Borders Global Camp Roster Analysis . DraftExpress . 11 May 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Petro de Luanda are the 2024 BAL Champions . 2024-08-11 . The BAL . en.
  3. Web site: Glofate BUIAMBA at the FIBA AfroCan 2019 . FIBA.basketball . 11 May 2022 . en.