Alpha Kaba

Alpha Kaba (born 29 January 1996) is a French-Guinean professional basketball player who last played for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Guinea national basketball team in international competitions.

Career
He spent the early parts of his career at Romorantin-Lanthenay town where he had grown up. From 2009 to 2011, Kaba played for ADA Blois 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.

In July 2015, Kaba signed with Serbian club Mega Leks. 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.

On 18 September 2019 he signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne of LNB Pro A. He averaged 8.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Kaba signed with Nanterre 92 on 3 July 2020. 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.

On 28 July 2021, Kaba signed with Gaziantep of the ING Basketbol Süper Ligi. 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.

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

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

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. On 8 July 2023, Kaba's draft rights were acquired by the Houston Rockets.

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

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

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

Personal life
Kaba is of Guinean descent.