| Bubu Palo | |
| Position: | Point guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 180 |
| Team: | Antibes Sharks |
| League: | LNB Pro B |
| Number: | 1 |
| Birth Date: | 9 July 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Ames, Iowa |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Ames (Ames, Iowa) |
| College: | Iowa State (2010–2014) |
| Draft Year: | 2014 |
| Career Start: | 2014 |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Team1: | Texas Legends |
| Years2: | 2015–2020 |
| Team2: | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Team3: | Team FOG Næstved |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Team4: | ALM Évreux |
| Years5: | 2023–present |
| Team5: | Antibes Sharks |
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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.
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]
Palo attended Iowa State where he made 70 appearances, including nine starts, while averaging 3.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists.[2]
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]
On January 21, 2015, he was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce, 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]
He is the son of Pierre and Berthe Palo and he majored in finance.