Kevin Andre Dillard (born October 15, 1989) is an American professional

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player for KK Gostivar of the

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High school

Dillard attended and played high school basketball

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, in Flossmoor, Illinois, where he was named the 2008

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College career

After graduating from Homewood-Flossmoor High, Dillard played two years of

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for Southern Illinois University. After the 2009–10 season, Dillard transferred to

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. He had to sit out one season under

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rules. He was named to the All-

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Second Team, as a junior and senior.

College statistics

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Professional career

Dillard failed to be drafted at the 2013 NBA draft. On August 7, 2013, he signed with A.S. Junior Casale of Italy, for the 2013–14 season. On July 4, 2014, he signed with VEF Rīga of Latvia. On November 8, 2014, he parted ways with VEF Rīga. On December 8, 2014, he signed with

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of France, for the rest of the season. On August 1, 2015, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of Germany, for the 2015–16 season. However, on September 4, 2015, he parted ways with Ludwigsburg, before appearing in a game for them. On October 27, 2015, he signed with Cholet Basket of France. On November 25, 2015, he left Cholet, and signed with the Greek club

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. On April 2, 2016, he signed with the Belgian club Antwerp Giants, for the rest of the season. On July 27, 2016, Dillard signed with Turkish club

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. On December 4, 2016, he was excused from the team, with poor playing performance being cited as the reasons for the decision. In the wake of the falling out with his club, he did not re-join the team at all during the rest of December, while instead looking for another gig elsewhere. On January 7, 2017, he signed with the New Zealand Breakers, for the rest of the

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. On February 22, 2017, he signed with Israeli club

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. On July 8, 2017, Dillard signed with

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of the Greek League. On November 4, 2017, he parted ways with PAOK. On January 18, 2018, he signed with Hungarian club

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. On October 10, 2019, he has signed with Sigortam.net İTÜ BB of the Basketball Super League. Dillard averaged 10 points and 5.6 assists per game. On July 27, 2020, he signed in Hungary with

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. Dillard played one game for

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in 2021. On February 27, 2022, he signed with KK Gostivar of the

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