Kayel Locke (born August 18, 1994) is an

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professional basketball player who last played for

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of the

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College career

Locke played college basketball for

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, where he averaged 12.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game as a junior. He finished his senior season second on the team in scoring and rebounding with 12.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Locke was first in program history in games played with 130, sixth in scoring with 1,522 points and also sixth in rebounding with 652 career rebounds.

Professional career

Locke signed his first professional contract in September 2016, signing with Bashkimi of the Balkan league. He also played for teams in Latvia, Finland, Estonia and the Netherlands. In October 2019 he signed with

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. In November 2019, Locke signed with

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in Portugal. On September 2, 2020, Locke returned to Landstede Hammers for a second stint. In summer 2021, he joined

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of the

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and averaged 8.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. On December 14, 2021, Locke signed with

of the

. He parted ways with the team on January 6, 2022.

Personal life

Locke is the son of Vanessa and Kyle Locke, both of whom played college basketball at

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. His brother

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played basketball at

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before transferring to

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. His sister Paris plays for the McDonogh School team.

References

External links

UNC Greensboro Spartans bio
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