Kahlil Whitney (born January 8, 2001) is an American professional
basketball
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NBA G League
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. He played
college basketball
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for the
Kentucky Wildcats
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.
High school career
Whitney attended
Eric Solorio Academy High School
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for his freshman year. Following his freshman year, Whitney transferred to
Roselle Catholic High School
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in
Roselle, New Jersey
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Recruiting
On August 10, 2018, Whitney committed to play at the
University of Kentucky
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.
College career
In his second game at Kentucky, a 91–49 win over
Eastern Kentucky
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, Whitney scored 11 points. He averaged 3.3 points and 1.7 rebounds per game at Kentucky. On January 24, 2020, in the middle of his freshman season, Whitney announced that he would be leaving the University of Kentucky. Whitney declared for the
2020 NBA draft
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and hired an agent.
Professional career
Greensboro Swarm (2021)
After going undrafted in the
2020 NBA draft
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, Whitney signed an
Exhibit 10
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deal with the
Charlotte Hornets
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. He was waived at the end of training camp and added to the roster of the Hornets'
NBA G League
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affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm. Whitney averaged 3.0 points and 1.3 rebounds per game for the Swarm.
CEBL
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.
Return to Rio Grande Valley (2022–2023)
On November 3, 2022, Whitney was named to the opening night roster for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. On January 28, 2023, Whitney was waived.
Kentucky
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