Kahlil Dukes

Kahlil Dukes (born May 17, 1995) is an American basketball player for Best Balıkesir 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.

Kahlil Dukes
Best Balıkesir
PositionPoint guard
LeagueTurkish Basketball First League
Personal information
Born (1995-05-17) May 17, 1995
Hartford, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolCapital Prep Magnet
(Hartford, Connecticut)
College
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Irkut
2019Hamburg Towers
2019–2020Legia Warszawa
2020–2021Samsunspor
2021–2022Balkan
2022–presentBest Balıkesir
Career highlights and awards

College career

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.[1][2]

As a redshirt junior, Dukes immediately entered the starting lineup for the Purple Eagles.[3] 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.[4] The duo were also named honorable mention All-Americans by the Associated Press.[5]

Professional career

Following the close of his college career, Dukes signed with BC Irkut of the Russian Basketball Super League 1.[6]

In July 2019, Dukes signed for Hamburg Towers.[7]

After his time in Germany, the guard left Hamburg Towers to sign with Legia Warszawa Koszywówka, signing the contract on December 16, 2019, getting assigned the #10 jersey.[8] He averaged 17.1 points per game in 10 games. On July 31, 2020, Dukes signed with Samsunspor of the Turkish Basketball First League.[9] He averaged 18.7 points, 4.2 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game. On August 29, 2021, Dukes signed with BC Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian National Basketball League.[10] He averaged 11.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game. On February 15, 2022, Dukes signed with Best Balıkesir of the Turkish Basketball First League.[11]

References
  1. Conner, Desmond (January 20, 2018). "Former Capital Prep Hoops Star, USC Transfer Kahlil Dukes Shining At Niagara". Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  2. Callen, Bryce (November 23, 2016). "Kahlil Dukes and his long, winding road to Niagara". Niagara Frontier Publications. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  3. Gaughan, Mark (January 22, 2017). "Back from L.A., Kahlil Dukes finds a home at Niagara". The Buffalo News. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  4. Moritz, Amy (March 2, 2018). "Canisius, Niagara sweep Player of the Year honors in MAAC basketball". The Buffalo News. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  5. "Dukes, Crumpton earn All-America honorable mention". Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. March 27, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  6. "Dukes Signs Pro Contract With Russian Club". Niagara Purple Eagles. September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  7. "KAHLIL DUKES SOLL ANFÜHRER SEIN". Hamburg Towers. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  8. "Ex-Towers-Spielmacher Dukes findet neuen Verein in Polen". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). December 17, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  9. "Samsunspor signs Kahlil Dukes". Sportando. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  10. "Balkan signs Kahlil Dukes, ex Samsun". Eurobasket. August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  11. Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (February 15, 2022). "Kahlil Dukes (ex Balkan) is a newcomer at Balikesir". Eurobasket. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
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