Galank Gunawan

Galank Gunawan
No. 66 – RANS Simba Bogor
Position	Center / power forward
League	IBL
Personal information
Born	(1987-06-13) June 13, 1987 (age 38); Magelang, Indonesia
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Career information
College	Perbanas Institute (2009-2014);
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008-2013	Satria Muda BritAma
2013-2018	Garuda/Prawira Bandung
2018-2019	Bima Perkasa Yogyakarta
2020-2021	Louvre Surabaya
2021-2022	Bima Perkasa Yogyakarta
2023-2024	Bali United Basketball
2024-present	RANS Simba Bogor
Career highlights
	3× NBL Indonesia champion (2009, 2011, 2012); 3× NBL/IBL Indonesia Defensive Player of the Year (2025, 2013, 2015); IBL All-Star (2025); All-IBL Indonesian Second Team (2025); All-IBL Local Defensive Team (2025);
Men's Basketball
Representing Indonesia
SEA Games

Indonesian basketball player

Galank Gunawan (born June 13, 1987) is an Indonesian professional basketball player for the RANS Simba Bogor of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). Galank joins the 1.000 rebounds club, because of that he is widely known as the "Rebound King" in the IBL.^[1]

Professional career

During the 2018–2019 regular season, Galank averaged 5.0 PPG and 9.2 RPG. While with Louvre Surabaya, he averaged 2.0 PPG and 6.2 RPG.^[2]

Galank's rebounding is ingrained in him. This is evident in his average rebounding total this season, which is 5.3 rebounds per game. This season, Galank has appeared 25 times for RANS Simba Bogor. The team has a record of 20 wins and six losses. During his career, Galank won the Defensive Player of the Year award in the 2013 and 2015 NBL Indonesia seasons. He also won the Top Rebound award for five consecutive seasons, the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Galank is once again a defensive monster, as evidenced by his DPOY title in the 2025 season.^[3]^[4]^[5]

National team career

Galank represented the Indonesia men's national team in the 2013 SEA Games held in Myanmar, and in the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore, where they successfully won the silver medal.^[6]

References

^ "Galank Gunawan, Sang Manusia Rebound". iblindonesia.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "Galank Gunawan Kembali Memperkuat Bima Perkasa". iblindonesia.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "Kembalinya Takhta DPOY ke Galank Gunawan". iblindonesia.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "Galank Gunawan jadi aktor di bawah ring untuk kemenangan Rans Simba". antaranews.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "Gelar IBL Defensive Player of the Year kembali jadi milk Galank". antaranews.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "Galank Gunawan: Power Forward/Center Tangguh dengan Fisik Kuat dan Medali Perak SEA Games". perbasimalang.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

[1] "Galank Gunawan, Sang Manusia Rebound". iblindonesia.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[2] "Galank Gunawan Kembali Memperkuat Bima Perkasa". iblindonesia.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[3] "Kembalinya Takhta DPOY ke Galank Gunawan". iblindonesia.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[4] "Galank Gunawan jadi aktor di bawah ring untuk kemenangan Rans Simba". antaranews.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[5] "Gelar IBL Defensive Player of the Year kembali jadi milk Galank". antaranews.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[6] "Galank Gunawan: Power Forward/Center Tangguh dengan Fisik Kuat dan Medali Perak SEA Games". perbasimalang.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2025.