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Gaba, Elea
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Jersey Number 52
Elea Gaba
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Sportgymnasium Chemnitz
- Hometown:
- Dresden, Germany
- Major:
- Graphic design
Bio
2021-22: Appeared in 10 games as a junior… Scored a season-best four points against Eastern Michigan (2/9) and at Northern Illinois (2/12).
2020-21: Appeared in 23 games while earning 16 starts as a sophomore… Averaged career highs in points (6.9), rebounds (3.8) and minutes (15.6) per game while shooting 52% from the floor… Scored in double figures eight times on the season, including a season-high 17 points at Central Michigan (1/30) and in a win at Toledo (2/10)… Scored 12 points at Purdue (12/9)… Recorded 15 points in a comeback win at Akron (2/3)… Scored 10 points against Ball State (2/17)… Earned Academic All-MAC honors for the first time in her Buffalo career.
2019-20: Appeared in 26 games while earning 12 starts for the Bulls during her freshman campaign… Averaged 5.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per game… Had a breakout performance on the West Coast, scoring a season-high 16 points at Stanford (11/24)… Recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and a season-high 11 rebounds in a win over American (12/1)… Scored in double figures to open MAC play with 12 points in a win over Miami (OH) (1/4)… Recorded back-to-back double figure scoring games with 12 points against Central Michigan (1/29) and 15 points at Northern Illinois (2/1)… Finished fourth on the team in blocks (10) while shooting 51% from the floor.
Before Buffalo: Played high school ball at Sportgymnasium Chemnitz where her teams finished in first and second place in the German championships… Represented the German national team at the 2019 U18 Women's European Championship where she averaged 7.3 points and 5.2 rebounds over six contests... competed at the 2019 U19 World Cup where she averaged 7.2 points and 4.5 rebounds in six contests for Germany... competed at the 2018 U18 European Championships as a member of the German national team where her team took home the gold medal… was also a member of the U20 national team… represented her country at the 2019 FIBA U18 and U20 European Championships… competed with the ChemCats Chemnitz club team that won the WNBL Championship in April… named MVP of the Top 4 Tournament after a 16 point, 18 rebound performance in the title game.
Personal: Born February 1, 2001… daughter of Karl Gaba and Jana Pinkau… lists her favorite athletes as Elizabeth Cambage and Ben Simmons… enjoys listening to R&B and rap music… favorite foods are sushi and pizza… favorite movies are The Help and Collateral Beauty… chose UB because of the supportive team and coaching staff… Plans to major in graphic design.
2020-21: Appeared in 23 games while earning 16 starts as a sophomore… Averaged career highs in points (6.9), rebounds (3.8) and minutes (15.6) per game while shooting 52% from the floor… Scored in double figures eight times on the season, including a season-high 17 points at Central Michigan (1/30) and in a win at Toledo (2/10)… Scored 12 points at Purdue (12/9)… Recorded 15 points in a comeback win at Akron (2/3)… Scored 10 points against Ball State (2/17)… Earned Academic All-MAC honors for the first time in her Buffalo career.
2019-20: Appeared in 26 games while earning 12 starts for the Bulls during her freshman campaign… Averaged 5.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per game… Had a breakout performance on the West Coast, scoring a season-high 16 points at Stanford (11/24)… Recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and a season-high 11 rebounds in a win over American (12/1)… Scored in double figures to open MAC play with 12 points in a win over Miami (OH) (1/4)… Recorded back-to-back double figure scoring games with 12 points against Central Michigan (1/29) and 15 points at Northern Illinois (2/1)… Finished fourth on the team in blocks (10) while shooting 51% from the floor.
Before Buffalo: Played high school ball at Sportgymnasium Chemnitz where her teams finished in first and second place in the German championships… Represented the German national team at the 2019 U18 Women's European Championship where she averaged 7.3 points and 5.2 rebounds over six contests... competed at the 2019 U19 World Cup where she averaged 7.2 points and 4.5 rebounds in six contests for Germany... competed at the 2018 U18 European Championships as a member of the German national team where her team took home the gold medal… was also a member of the U20 national team… represented her country at the 2019 FIBA U18 and U20 European Championships… competed with the ChemCats Chemnitz club team that won the WNBL Championship in April… named MVP of the Top 4 Tournament after a 16 point, 18 rebound performance in the title game.
Personal: Born February 1, 2001… daughter of Karl Gaba and Jana Pinkau… lists her favorite athletes as Elizabeth Cambage and Ben Simmons… enjoys listening to R&B and rap music… favorite foods are sushi and pizza… favorite movies are The Help and Collateral Beauty… chose UB because of the supportive team and coaching staff… Plans to major in graphic design.
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