Fairfield University Athletics

2025-26
Preseason All-MAAC Third Team
Team captain
Appeared in all 34 games with 11 starts, averaging 20.0 minutes per game
Posted 8.4 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game
Named the "Man of the Game" in both wins of the Mahoney Classic presented by NIVEA Men
Scored 22 points with four rebounds in the overtime win over Stonehill, then netted a season-high 30 on 12-for-17 shooting with four three-pointers in the victory over Loyola Maryland
Reached double figures in 13 games, with the Stags posting a 12-1 record in those outings
Had a season-high four assists in two games: the Nov. 30 win over New Hampshire and a Feb. 20 MAAC win over Sacred Heart

Before Fairfield
Turner scored 9.6 points per game in 2024-25 as UCSB, logging nearly 20 minutes per game as the sixth man for the Gauchos. He spent the two prior seasons at the University of San Diego, earning 2023-24 West Coast Conference Sixth Man of the Year and All-WCC Second Team honors. Turner averaged 11.2 points per game in 61 games at San Diego, including a team-best 15.5 points per contest – good for fourth in the WCC – while shooting .374 from downtown and ranking second the conference at .858 from the free throw line in 2023-24. In that season with the Toreros, he scored 34 points against a Saint Mary's team that boasted a top-10 scoring defense and dropped 24 points in a game against perennial national contender Gonzaga.
 
Turner played at Bucknell in a Covid-shortened 2020-21 season and competed for one season as South Plains College. He was a Second Team All-American at South Plains, leading the Texans to a Region 5 Championship and the Sweet Sixteen of the NJCAA National Tournament with a team-high 18.3 points per game. Turner scored a career-best 50 points in a win over Midland College fueled by an electric 13-for-19 showing from three-point range. In total, he topped the 20-point mark in 12 games including five outings with 30 or more points.
 
In his career, Turner has scored 1,099 points (10.4 ppg) at the Division I level and 1,629 points (12.1 ppg) in 135 total collegiate games.
 
High School
Kieves "Deuce" Turner Jr. was one of the all-time leading scorers in Philadelphia high school basketball history with 2,452 career points. He was the 2020 Pennsylvania 5A State Player of the Year at Malvern Prep as well as a three-time team captain, four-time All-Inter-Ac selection and a two-time All-State First Team honoree in his high school career.