West Georgia adds Iowa Central transfer Aleix Sempere to frontcourt

West Georgia added a 6-foot-8, 210-pound frontcourt piece on July 1 when Dave Moore announced the signing of Aleix Sempere, a transfer from Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The Wolves brought in a player from Badalona, Spain, who spent two NJCAA seasons with the Tritons and arrives with the kind of size, mileage and production that can shorten the adjustment to Division I basketball.

Sempere’s Iowa Central bio and conference stat line show why the move fits West Georgia’s roster-building plan. In 2025-26, he averaged 14.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.4 blocks per game while shooting 63.2 percent from the field. He started 33 of 35 games, finished with 518 points and 352 rebounds, and played the season as a full-time interior presence rather than a developmental project.

That profile gives West Georgia a specific answer in the frontcourt: a player who can rebound, finish through contact and hold his own against older bodies. A 6-foot-8 JUCO veteran with a strong rebounding rate can also help with rim protection and interior passing, and Sempere’s numbers suggest he can do all of that without needing a long runway. The Wolves have spent the spring and summer leaning into experience, and Sempere fits that pattern as another older transfer who has already handled the pace, travel and physical demands of junior-college basketball.

Moore’s staff has made that approach a priority as the program continues its climb in Division I. This fall will be Moore’s ninth season leading West Georgia, which improved from six wins to 15 wins across its first two Division I seasons. The Wolves also picked up their first-ever postseason Division I victory in the 2026 ASUN Tournament, a 93-85 win over North Florida, and Moore was named GSC Coach of the Year in 2024 after a 23-5 regular season.

Sempere joins a 2026 recruiting class that already included JUCO transfer Juaquin Dixon and college transfer Lou Hutchinson. For West Georgia, the addition of Sempere is less about long-term projection than immediate frontcourt stability, with a mature, physical big man expected to compete for minutes as soon as preseason work begins.