#5	Tony Dukes
Junior ● Guard ● 6-2 ● 175 ● Ellenwood, GA ● USC Upstate

Division I Transfer from former Peach Belt Conference rival USC Upstate… Versatile combo guard with complete game and valuable playing experience… Plays both guard spots… Can score with the ball and is a dangerous threat from 3-point range… A good teammate and a hard worker.

Pre-Clayton State: Saw action in 30 games with 18 starts last season at USC Upstate under head coach Eddie Payne… Averaged six points and two rebounds a game while shooting 31 percent from 3-point range… Scored a career-high 19 points on 5-for-5 shooting from 3-point range against Virginia… Also scored 13 points on four 3-point baskets against Auburn, plus 12 points against Florida Gulf Coast and 11 points against Stetson… Enjoyed a stellar freshman season at Atlanta Metro under head coach Robert Pritchett… Averaged 19 points a game and shot 77 percent from the free throw line in earning NJCAA All-Region honors.

High School: Lettered four seasons in basketball at neighboring Morrow High School in Morrow, Ga… High school head coach was Jay Livingston… Finished as the second all-time leading scorer at Morrow with 985 points… Averaged 20 points a game during his senior season and set the Morrow single-season record for 3-point baskets with 69… Selected Clayton County Player of the Year as a senior, as well as All-Region.

Personal: Born: July 24, 1991… Parents are Tony and Michelle Dukes… Sister De’Ann plays volleyball at Savannah State… Favorite food is pancakes… Favorite television show is “ESPN SportsCenter”… Favorite movie is “He Got Game”… Athletic hero growing up was Michael Jordan… Favorite professional sports team is the Chicago Bulls… Major is Communications.