Free agent | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | New Orleans, Louisiana | 12 November 1987
Nationality | American / Palestinian |
Listed height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Warren Easton |
College | Navarro College (2006–2007) New Orleans (2007–2009) |
NBA draft | 2009: undrafted |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2012 | U-Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca |
2012–2013 | BC Goverla |
2013–2014 | Politekhnika-Halychyna |
2014–2015 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
2015–2016 | BC Mureș |
2016–2019 | U-BT Cluj-Napoca |
2019–2020 | Arka Gdynia |
2020–2022 | KK Włocławek |
2022–2023 | Al Ittihad Alexandria |
2023 | Al-Arabi |
2023 | Al-Ahly Benghazi |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kyndall K. K. Dykes (born 12 November 1987) is an American-born Palestinian[1] basketball player for Al Ittihad Alexandria of the Egyptian Basketball Super League (EBSL). He also plays for the Palestine national basketball team.
High school and college career
[edit]Dykes played for Warren Easton Charter High School in New Orleans 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.[2]
He then played two seasons for Navarro College of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and was named a first-team all-region pick.[2]
In 2007, Dykes transferred to New Orleans where he played two seasons for the Privateers. In his second season, he was named to the third-team all-Sun Belt Conference after averaging 17.3 points per game, second most in the conference.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Dykes joined the Polish side KK Włocławek in January 2021 for a monthly try-out. In five games of the 2020–21 PLK season, Dykes has averaged 13 points (54 percent from the game), plus 3.6 rebounds, 2 assists and one steal. In two matches of the FIBA Europe Cup he added 19.5 points and had 4.5 rebounds and 4 assists.[3] 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 2021–22 PLK season. Dykes chose Włocławek over several other offers from competing teams.[4]
On July 24, 2022, Dykes joined Al Ittihad Alexandria of the Egyptian Basketball Super League.[5]
In 2023, Dykes joined Libyan club Al-Ahly Benghazi and won the national championship with the club. He was also the league's scoring champion after averaging 23.7 points per game.[6] Dykes was named Finals MVP, following his performance in the Final Four tournament.[7]
National team career
[edit]Dykes has been a member of the Palestine national basketball team at the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.[1]
Player profile
[edit]According to Włocławek's head coach Przemysław Frasunkiewicz, 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.[4]
Kyndall's brother Kenneth played college basketball for Porterville College.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sani Sakakini has 36 and 24 as Palestine overpowers Sri Lanka Randolph B. Leongson (GMA New Media), 22 February 2021. Accessed 20 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Kyndall Dykes - 2008 - Men's Basketball". University of New Orleans Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Energa Basket Liga - Kyndall Dykes na dłużej w Anwilu Włocławek". Polskie Radio (in Polish). February 6, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ a b 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.(in Polish)
- ^ "Kyndall Dykes (ex Anwil) added to the roster of Al Ettehad". Afrobasket.com. July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Leaders". July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Leaders". July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
External links
[edit]- FIBA profile
- Profile at Eurobasket.com
- RealGM profile