Bubu Palo

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Bubu Palo
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Palo playing for Iowa State
No. 1–Antibes Sharks
Position Point guard
League LNB Pro B
Personal information
Born (1991-07-09) July 9, 1991 (age 33)
Ames, Iowa
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Ames (Ames, Iowa)
College Iowa State (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Texas Legends
2015–2020 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2021–2022 Team FOG Næstved
2022–2023 ALM Évreux
2023–present Antibes Sharks
Career highlights and awards

Yempabou Kevin "Bubu" Palo (born July 9, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Antibes Sharks of LNB Pro B. He played college basketball for Iowa State University.

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High school career

Palo attended Ames High School where he was a teammate of NBA players, Harrison Barnes and Doug McDermott. Palo averaged 9.1 points as a senior to earn second-team All-CIML honors. [1]

College career

Palo attended Iowa State where he made 70 appearances, including nine starts, while averaging 3.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists. [1] [2]

Professional career

Texas Legends (2014–2015)

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Palo tried out for the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League. [3] He was successful in gaining a roster spot for the 2014–15 season, but his stint lasted just 16 games as he was waived by the Legends on January 9, 2015. [4]

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2015–2020)

On January 21, 2015, he was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce, [2] and remained with the team for the rest of the season. In 29 games for the Skyforce in 2014–15, he averaged 6.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.

On November 2, 2015, Palo was reacquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce. [5] He helped the Skyforce finish with a D-League-best 40–10 record in 2015–16, and went on to help the team win the league championship with a 2–1 Finals series win over the Los Angeles D-Fenders. [6]

On November 1, 2016, Palo was reacquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce. [7] In the 2017–18 season, he averaged 8.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game with Sioux Falls. [8]

On January 29, 2019, Palo was suspended for ten games without pay for violating the terms of the league's anti-drug program. [9] On October 15, Palo signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Miami Heat, [10] which ultimately resulted in a return to Sioux Falls, the Heat's G League affiliate. [11]

Personal life

He is the son of Pierre and Berthe Palo and he majored in finance. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "#1 Bubu Palo". Cyclones.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Sioux Falls Acquires Bubu Palo". NBA.com. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Legends Announce 2014-15 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 2, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Texas Legends have waived Bubu Palo". Twitter. January 9, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "SKYFORCE ANNOUNCES 2015-16 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. November 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sioux Falls Skyforce Cap Historic Season with First NBA D-League". NBA.com. April 27, 2016. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Skyforce Announce 2016 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Final 2017-18 NBA G League stats for ex-Iowa collegians". The Gazette . March 27, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sioux Falls SkyForce's Bubu Palo suspended". NBA. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-01-29. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  10. ↑ "HEAT Signs Flatten and Palo".
  11. ↑ "SKYFORCE ANNOUNCES 2019-20 OPENING DAY ROSTER". NBA.com. November 7, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
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