Glofate Buiamba

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Glofate Buiamba
No. 12Petro de Luanda
Position Forward
League Angolan Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 26)
Luanda, Angola
Listed height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 ASA
2019–2022 Interclube
2022–present Petro de Luanda
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
FIBA AfroCan
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Mali
FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rwanda

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

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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

References

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