Alpha Kaba

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Alpha Kaba
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Kaba in 2023
No. 27–Goyang Sono Skygunners
Position Center / Power forward
League Korean Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1996-01-29) 29 January 1996 (age 28)
Blois, France
NationalityFrench / Guinean
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2017: 2nd round, 60th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Élan Béarnais
2015–2017 Mega Basket
2017–2019 ASVEL
2019–2020 Boulazac
2020–2021 Nanterre 92
2021–2022 Gaziantep
2022–2023 Budućnost
2023–2024 Jiangsu Dragons
2024 Valencia
2024 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2024–present Goyang Sono Skygunners
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Alpha Kaba (born 29 January 1996) is a French-Guinean professional basketball player for the Goyang Sono Skygunners of the Korean Basketball League. He also represents the Guinea national team in international competitions.

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Career

He spent the early parts of his career at Romorantin-Lanthenay town where he had grown up. [1] From 2009 to 2011, Kaba played for ADA Blois [2] before joining the youth ranks of Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez. He made his professional debut in the French elite league Pro A on 26 September 2014, tallying two points and four rebounds in nine minutes of play against Entente Orléans 45. [3]

In July 2015, Kaba signed with Serbian club Mega Leks. [4] In his second season with the Mega Leks, Kaba became the Adriatic League's leading rebounder for the entire 2016–17 season.

On 28 July 2017 Kaba signed a three-year contract with ASVEL Basket. [5]

On 18 September 2019 he signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne of LNB Pro A. [6] He averaged 8.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Kaba signed with Nanterre 92 on 3 July 2020. [7] On 21 November he was named EuroCup player of the week, after posting 21 points and twelve rebounds in a win against Aquila Basket Trento. [8]

On 28 July 2021, Kaba signed with Gaziantep of the ING Basketbol Süper Ligi. [9] He was named the MVP of the regular season after helping Gaziantep finish in the fourth place, while averaging 13.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. [10]

On 4 August 2022, Kaba signed for Budućnost VOLI. [11] He signed a deal with the Chinese club Jiangsu Dragons in September 2023. [12]

On 2 April 2024, Kaba signed with Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB. [13] On 16 June of the same year, he parted ways with the Spanish club.

On 27 September 2024, Kaba signed a one-and-a-half-month contract with Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. [14]

On 16 December 2024, Kaba joined the Goyang Sono Skygunners of the Korean Basketball League to replace Alan Williams. [15] [16]

NBA draft rights

In 2016, Kaba originally entered his name for the 2016 NBA draft, but ultimately withdrew his name on the day of the international deadline. A year later, he put his name as an international entry for the 2017 NBA draft. On 22 June 2017 Kaba was selected with the final pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. [17] On 8 July 2023, Kaba's draft rights were acquired by the Houston Rockets. [18]

International career

In 2014, Kaba played for the French under 18 national team at the Albert-Schweitzer-Tournament in Germany [19] and at the European Championships in Turkey, [20] earning Eurobasket.com All-European Championships U18 Honorable Mention. [21]

He helped the French under 20 national team reach the semifinals of the 2015 European Championships in Italy. [22]

In his senior career, Kaba switched to play for the Guinea national basketball team.

Personal life

Kaba is of Guinean descent.

See also

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  2. ↑ "Alpha Kaba n'a pas oublié l'ADA Blois". www.lanouvellerepublique.fr. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Pau-Lacq-Orthez / Orléans - 1ère journée - 2014/15 – Résultat match - Pro A – LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Deux pépites françaises filent en Serbie". www.bebasket.fr. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Asvel inks big man Kaba". Eurocupbasketball.com. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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  7. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (3 July 2020). "Nanterre signs Alpha Kaba". Sportando. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Alpha Kaba gets MVP of the Week award for EuroCup". Eurobasket. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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  11. ↑ "MVP turskog šampionata potpisao za Budućnost". b92.net. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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  13. ↑ "Valencia Basket signs center Alpha Kaba for the remainder of the season". ValenciaBasket.com. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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