Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletic Communications


DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central men's basketball program has added two student-athletes to the squad as Nehemie Kabeya (Seattle, Wash.) and Alex Caldwell (Columbia, S.C.) will transfer to the Bull City, head coach LeVelle Moton announced on Wednesday.

Kabeya is a 6-10 center who joins NCCU as a junior after playing two seasons at the College of Southern Idaho.  Caldwell is a guard who stands 6-0, and will sit one year due to NCAA transfer regulations after his sophomore campaign at Southeast Missouri.
 
Moton is looking forward to the impact the new student-athletes will be able to make on the floor.
 
"Kabeya will bring height, size and athleticism on the frontline that will make it more difficult for teams to score at the rim," Moton said of the big man.  "He has an uncanny knack to rebound the ball at a high level. His ability to use his athleticism on the offensive end to finish plays will make everyone better in the process. We look forward to adding a young man with high character to our program."
 
Kabeya led CSI inside last season with 7.4 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game, and also added 5.4 points per outing, while played 28 of 31 games with 27 starts in his sophomore year as a Golden Eagle.  He shot 42.1 percent from the floor and totaled 208 rebounds and 22 blocks.  Kabeya collected four double-doubles along with five double-digit scoring games and eight double-figure rebounding performances.  He pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds at Scottsdale, and put in a career-high 14 points along with 13 boards in a big outing against Snow.
 
Prior to playing at CSI, Kabeya started his career at Western Texas College where he played 20 games and started 10 as a freshman.  That season, he contributed 98 rebounds, 67 points, and 16 blocks for the Westerners.
 
"Caldwell is different," Moton continued.  "He averaged double-figures in a tough Ohio Valley league. His shiftiness and burst of speed will add a different dimension to our program. He has a unique ability to score the basketball in volumes and make his teammates better. He is a high-character young man that Eagle fans will enjoy watching."
 
Caldwell was a backcourt catalyst for SEMO as a sophomore in the 2019-20 season as he led the Redhawks with 11.7 points and 3.1 assists per game, and he ranked top-20 in the Ohio Valley Conference in both of those categories.  He played 31 games with 29 starts and averaged 31.2 minutes per game, while shoot 40.5 percent from the floor and 33.6 percent from the arc.  He had 20 games of scoring 10+ points with 20+-point performances, including a career-high 29 points on the road at Morehead State.
 
Over his career he shot 35.5 percent from downtown with 75 makes through two seasons, and he nailed a career-best five triples as a freshman on the way to 15 points against Quincy.