Kahlil Dukes

Kahlil Quinton Dukes (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.

College career A 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.

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

Professional career Following the close of his college career, Dukes signed with BC Irkut Irkutsk of the Russian Basketball Super League 1. He averaged 22.5 points, 4.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game in 15 games before the team was disbanded in late December 2018. In January 2019, Dukes joined Universitet Yugra Surgut for the remainder of the 2018–19 season. He averaged 25.8 points, 6.4 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game in 16 games. He left the team after only two games He averaged 17.1 points, 3.4 assists, and 1.6 rebounds per game in 10 games. He averaged 18.7 points, 4.2 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game in 39 games. His final game for Balkan occurred on January 31, 2022. He averaged 19.8 points, 8.4 assists, and 2.4 rebounds per game in 10 games to finish the 2021–22 season.