Buay Tuach

Buay Tuach
Otago Nuggets
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueNZNBL
Personal information
Born (1995-01-20) January 20, 1995
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
NationalityEthiopian / American
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolOmaha South (Omaha, Nebraska)
College
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019Westchester Knicks
2020London Lions
2022–2024South West Slammers
2024–2025Trikala Basket
2025Auckland Tuatara
2025Correbasket UAT
2026–presentOtago Nuggets

Buay Tuach (born January 20, 1995) is an Ethiopian-American professional basketball player for the Otago Nuggets of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL).

Career

Westchester Knicks (2017–2019)

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.[5] He averaged 2.8 points in 13 games during the 2018–19 season.[5]

London Lions (2020)

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.[5]

South West Slammers (2022–2024)

In March 2022, Tuach signed with the South West Slammers in Australia for the 2022 NBL1 West season.[9] In 18 games, he averaged 21.89 points, 6.78 rebounds, 3.33 assists and 2.67 steals per game.[10]

In October 2022, Tuach had a training camp stint with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League.[11]

Tuach returned to the Slammers for the 2023 NBL1 West season and averaged 23.81 points, 6.43 rebounds, 3.86 and 1.9 steals in 21 games.[10] With the Slammers in the 2024 NBL1 West season,[12] he averaged 23.73 points, 7.55 rebounds, 3.14 assists and 2.64 steals in 22 games.[10]

Trikala Basket (2024–2025)

In September 2024, Tuach signed with Trikala Basket of the Greek Elite League.[13] In 15 games, he averaged 11.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.[14]

Auckland Tuatara (2025)

On February 16, 2025, Tuach signed with the Auckland Tuatara of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) for the 2025 season.[15] In 22 games, he averaged 16.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[14]

Correbasket UAT (2025)

In August 2025, Tuach joined Correbasket UAT of the Mexican LNBP. He appeared in eight games between August 21 and September 14, averaging 3.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.[14]

Otago Nuggets (2026–present)

In February 2026, Tuach signed with the Otago Nuggets for the 2026 New Zealand NBL season.[16]

References

  1. ^ Buay Tuach (Phoenix Hagen) Life In General And The Struggles I’ve Been Through Helped Me Mature As A Player, GermanHoops.wordpress.com, 7 July 2017. Accessed 9 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Long Island Nets Acquire Three Players in 2017 NBA G League Draft". NBA.com. October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Long Island Nets Finalize Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Hatch, Katie (November 6, 2017). "Westchester Knicks Acquire Tuach, Waive Hooper". NBA.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "Buay Tuach". realgm.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Westchester Knicks Acquire Tuach and Woodbury". NBA.com. October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "Knicks Acquire Zak Irvin; Waive Buay Tuach". NBA.com. December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "Lions Acquire Tuach". thelondonlions.com. January 10, 2020. Archived from the original on January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "PERKINS BUILDERS SOUTHWEST SLAMMERS NBL1 Player Announcement". facebook.com/SouthWestSlammers. March 25, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "Buay Tuach". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  11. ^ "SKYFORCE ANNOUNCES TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AHEAD OF 2022-23 SEASON". gleague.nba.com. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Fris, Justin (4 October 2023). "NBL1 West 2023: Massive early off-season win for South West Slammers, as electric import Buay Tuach re-signs". South Western Times. Retrieved 14 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ^ "Trikala sign a second USA player, ex SW Slammers". australiabasket.com. September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "Buay Tuach". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  15. ^ Budge, Dale (16 February 2025). "Tuatara ink import swingman Buay Tuach". Auckland Tuatara Basketball. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  16. ^ "IMPORT SIGNING ANNOUNCEMENT". facebook.com/otagonuggetsnbl. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.