Kyndall K. K. Dykes (born 12 November 1987) is an American-born PalestinianSani Sakakini has 36 and 24 as Palestine overpowers Sri Lanka
Randolph B. Leongson (

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), 22 February 2021. Accessed 20 May 2021.

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player for

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of the Egyptian Basketball Super League (EBSL). He also plays for the Palestine national basketball team.

High school and college career

Dykes played for

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and was named to the 2005 All-New Orleans District Team and was named District MVP after averaging 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. He then played two seasons for

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of the

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(NJCAA) and was named a first-team all-region pick. In 2007, Dykes transferred to

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where he played two seasons for the Privateers. In his second season, he was named to the third-team all-

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after averaging 17.3 points per game, second most in the conference.

Professional career

Dykes joined the Polish side KK Włocławek in January 2021 for a monthly try-out. In five games of the

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, Dykes has averaged 13 points (54 percent from the game), plus 3.6 rebounds, 2 assists and one steal. In two matches of the

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he added 19.5 points and had 4.5 rebounds and 4 assists. Triggered by this strong performance, Włocławek agreed to a two-year contract until June 2023, with the option of a unilateral termination by the club after the

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. Dykes chose Włocławek over several other offers from competing teams.Czy Anwil poddał sezon? Dlaczego odeszli Clarke i Sulima? Trener Frasunkiewicz odkrywa karty
Karol Wasiek (sportowefakty.wp.pl), 18 February 2021. Accessed 20 May 2021. On July 24, 2022, Dykes joined

of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. In 2023, Dykes joined Libyan club Al-Ahly Benghazi and won the

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with the club. He was also the league's scoring champion after averaging 23.7 points per game. Dykes was named Finals MVP, following his performance in the Final Four tournament.

National team career

Dykes has been a member of the Palestine national basketball team at the

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Player profile

According to Włocławek's head coach

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, Dykes is able to guard the rival team's best players, while scoring lots of points on offense. Further, Frasunkiewicz states Dykes' value as a team player. Kyndall's brother Kenneth played college basketball for

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References

External links

FIBA profile

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