# Flo Thamba > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Flo_Thamba > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Flo_Thamba.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flo_Thamba > Source revision: 1315449930 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Congolese basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Flo Thamba | image = | caption = | number = 13 | position = [Power forward](/source/Power_forward_(basketball)) / [center](/source/Center_(basketball)) | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 245 | league = [Polish Basketball League](/source/Polish_Basketball_League) | team = Tauron GTK Gliwice | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|2|25|df=y}} | birth_place = [DR Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo) | high_school = Mountain Mission School
([Grundy, Virginia](/source/Grundy%2C_Virginia)) | college = [Baylor](/source/Baylor_Bears_men's_basketball) (2018–2023) | draft_year = 2023 | career_start = 2023 | years1 = 2023–2024 | team1 = [Jämtland Basket](/source/J%C3%A4mtland_Basket) | years2 = 2024–2025 | team2 = [ADA Blois](/source/ADA_Blois_Basket_41) | years3 = 2025–present | team3 = [GTK Gliwice](/source/GTK_Gliwice) | highlights = * [NCAA champion](/source/List_of_NCAA_Men's_Division_I_Basketball_Champions) ([2021](/source/2021_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament)) }} '''Florent Thamba''' (born 25 February 1999) is a Congolese professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player for [GTK Gliwice](/source/GTK_Gliwice) of the [Polish Basketball League](/source/Polish_Basketball_League) (PLK). He played [college basketball](/source/college_basketball) for the [Baylor Bears](/source/Baylor_Bears_men's_basketball) of the [Big 12 Conference](/source/Big_12_Conference). ==Early life== Thamba was born in the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo) and lived in [England](/source/England) and [France](/source/France) during his childhood before settling in [South Africa](/source/South_Africa).{{cite web |last1=Hawkins |first1=Stephen |title=Baylor bigs: Flo, 'Everyday Jon' help make Bear guards great |url=https://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/baylor-bigs-flo-everyday-jon-help-make-bear-guards-great |publisher=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) |access-date=7 April 2021 |date=31 March 2021}} At age 16, he moved to the United States to attend Mountain Mission School in [Grundy, Virginia](/source/Grundy%2C_Virginia), where he played basketball for three seasons.{{cite web |last1=Hayes |first1=Tim |title=NCAA Final Four: Baylor's Thamba honed his skills at Grundy's Mountain Mission |url=https://heraldcourier.com/sports/ncaa-final-four-baylors-thamba-honed-his-skills-at-grundys-mountain-mission/article_05649ba6-9405-11eb-a817-a360b0d59dc2.html |website=[Bristol Herald Courier](/source/Bristol_Herald_Courier) |access-date=6 April 2021 |date=2 April 2021}} He committed to playing college basketball for [Baylor](/source/Baylor_Bears_men's_basketball) over offers from [Illinois](/source/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball), [Virginia Tech](/source/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_men's_basketball) and [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_men's_basketball).{{cite web |last1=Goodman |first1=Jeff |title=Flo Thamba's Path to Waco / How Baylor Was Built |url=https://watchstadium.com/flo-thambas-path-to-waco/ |website=[Stadium](/source/Stadium_(sports_network)) |access-date=7 April 2021 |date=23 February 2021}} ==College career== Thamba came off the bench during his first two years at Baylor. As a freshman, he averaged 1.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. He averaged 2.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore. In his junior season, Thamba became a starter for one of the top teams in the nation. He averaged 3.6 points and four rebounds per game, helping Baylor win its first [NCAA tournament](/source/2021_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament) title.{{cite web |last1=Hayes |first1=Tim |title=Men's College Basketball: Baylor's Flo Thamba takes to the big stage |url=https://heraldcourier.com/sports/mens-college-basketball-baylors-flo-thamba-takes-to-the-big-stage/article_44e9aaa4-9596-11eb-9c4e-b73c4fd503a2.html |website=[Bristol Herald Courier](/source/Bristol_Herald_Courier) |access-date=7 April 2021 |date=4 April 2021}} On 26 February 2022, Thamba scored a career-high 18 points in an 80–70 victory against [Kansas](/source/Kansas_Jayhawks_men's_basketball).{{cite news |title=No. 10 Baylor rallies to beat No. 5 Kansas 80-70 in Big 12 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401368427 |access-date=27 February 2022 |work=[ESPN](/source/ESPN) |agency=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) |date=26 February 2022}} ==Professional career== On 7 July 2025 Thamba signed with [GTK Gliwice](/source/GTK_Gliwice) of the [Polish Basketball League](/source/Polish_Basketball_League).{{cite web |title=Florent Thamba joins GTK Gliwice |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/florent-thamba-joins-gtk-gliwice/ |website=Sportando |access-date=8 July 2025 |date=7 July 2025}} ==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}} ===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Baylor](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Baylor_Bears_basketball_team) | '''33''' || 0 || 10.0 || .538 || – || .533 || 2.2 || '''.3''' || '''.2''' || .6 || 1.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Baylor](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Baylor_Bears_basketball_team) | 19 || 0 || 9.1 || .481 || – || .567 || 2.2 || .1 || .1 || '''.7''' || 2.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Baylor](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Baylor_Bears_basketball_team) | 30 || '''30''' || '''15.0''' || '''.563''' || – || '''.617''' || '''4.0''' || .2 || '''.2''' || '''.7''' || '''3.6''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 82 || 30 || 11.6 || .540 || – || .579 || 2.8 || .2 || .2 || .7 || 2.6 {{S-end}} ==Personal life== Thamba's father, Emmanual, works in [customs](/source/customs) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. His older brother, Levy, fatally fell from a hotel [balcony](/source/balcony) in 2014 after consuming a [marijuana edible](/source/marijuana_edible).{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=CJ |title=The tragedy that inspires Baylor center Flo Thamba |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2271453/2020/12/21/baylor-bears-flo-thamba-brother-death-college-basketball/ |website=[The Athletic](/source/The_Athletic) |access-date=7 April 2021 |date=21 December 2020}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/178631/flo-thamba Proballers profile] *[https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/flo-thamba/10368 Baylor Bears bio] {{GTK Gliwice current roster}} {{2021 Baylor Bears basketball navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thamba, Flo}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen Category:ADA Blois Basket 41 players Category:Basketball players from Kinshasa Category:Baylor Bears men's basketball players Category:Centers (basketball) Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate basketball people in France Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate basketball people in the United States Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's basketball players Category:GTK Gliwice players Category:Jämtland Basket players Category:Power forwards --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Flo Thamba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flo_Thamba) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flo_Thamba?action=history)). 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