Kahlil Dukes
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 Dukes with Niagara in 2018 | |
| No. 5 – Kocaeli BB Kağıtspor | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Turkish Basketball First League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 17, 1995 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Capital Preparatory Magnet School (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018 | Irkut |
| 2019 | Universitet Yugra Surgut |
| 2019 | Hamburg Towers |
| 2019–2020 | Legia Warszawa |
| 2020–2021 | Samsunspor |
| 2021–2022 | Balkan |
| 2022–2023 | Best Balıkesir |
| 2023–2024 | Orléans Loiret Basket |
| 2024 | Esenler Erokspor |
| 2024–2025 | Atomerőmű SE |
| 2026 | Montreal Toundra |
| 2026 | Sigal Prishtina |
| 2026-present | Kocaeli BB Kağıtspor |
| Career highlights | |
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Kahlil Quinton Dukes[1] (born May 17, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Kocaeli BB Kağıtspor of the Turkish Basketball First League. He played college basketball for the University of Southern California (USC) and Niagara University and was named the 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year.
A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) point guard and Hartford, Connecticut native, Dukes attended Capital Prep Magnet School and scored 2,238 points for his high school career. He was recruited to USC by coach Kevin O'Neill, but O'Neill was fired prior to Dukes arriving to campus. Dukes played sparingly for new coach Andy Enfield and ultimately decided to transfer to Niagara due to family and AAU connections with Chris Casey's coaching staff. Per NCAA transfer rules, Dukes sat out the 2015–16 season.[2][3]
As a redshirt junior, Dukes immediately entered the starting lineup for the Purple Eagles.[4] He averaged 15.5 points and 4.1 assists per game on the season. As a senior, Dukes raised his scoring average to 21 points per game and led the Purple Eagles to a 12–6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) record. At the close of the 2017–18 season, was named the MAAC co-Player of the Year with Canisuius' Jermaine Crumpton.[5] The duo were also named honorable mention All-Americans by the Associated Press.[6]