WSSU basketball adds two players

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - Winston-Salem State has added two late signees in men's basketball — Michel-Ofik Nzege, a 6-foot-8 wing from Switzerland, and Kevin Powell, a 6-7 post player and junior-college transfer from Fayetteville.

"We were able to get Michel-Ofik late, and he'll be a welcome addition," said coach Bobby Collins, who didn't lose any starters from the team that won the 2012 CIAA title. "We've got 15 players on our roster and a 16th (JuCo transfer Maurice Nash) will be eligible for second semester."

Nzege, who played last season at Mount Zion Christian Academy in Durham, was being recruited by several Division I schools but didn't have the required grades, Collins said. Old Dominion and Xavier made hard pushes late in the recruiting process.

To become eligible in Division I, Nzege would have had to ...

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