basketball
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Turkish Basketball First League
The Turkish Basketball First League, also called TBL, is the second-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L).
Format and promotion and relegation
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. He played
college basketball
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for the
University of Southern California
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(USC) and
Niagara University
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point guard
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and
Hartford, Connecticut
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native, Dukes attended Capital Prep Magnet School and scored 2,238 points for his high school career. He was recruited to
USC
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by coach Kevin O'Neill, but O'Neill was fired prior to Dukes arriving to campus. Dukes played sparingly for new coach
Andy Enfield
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and ultimately decided to transfer to
Niagara
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Chris Casey
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's coaching staff. Per
NCAA
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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
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(MAAC) record. At the close of the 2017–18 season, was named the MAAC co-Player of the Year with Canisuius'
Jermaine Crumpton
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The Niagara Falls, New York native sm ...
. The duo were also named honorable mention
All-Americans
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by the
Associated Press
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.
Professional career
Following the close of his college career, Dukes signed with BC Irkut of the
Russian Basketball Super League 1
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.
In July 2019, Dukes signed for
Hamburg Towers
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Founded in 2 ...
.
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. He averaged 17.1 points per game in 10 games. On July 31, 2020, Dukes signed with Samsunspor of the
Turkish Basketball First League
The Turkish Basketball First League, also called TBL, is the second-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L).
Format and promotion and relegation
The ...
. He averaged 18.7 points, 4.2 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game. On August 29, 2021, Dukes signed with
BC Balkan Botevgrad
BC Balkan Botevgrad ( bg, БК Балкан Ботевград, BK Balkan Botevgrad) is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Botevgrad.National Basketball League. 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
The Turkish Basketball First League, also called TBL, is the second-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L).
Format and promotion and relegation
The ...