Kinetochores are multiprotein assemblies that bind chromosomes to the spindle during mitosis. Despite conserved roles, repertoires of kinetochore proteins vary greatly across eukaryotes. In particular, most known components are not clearly detected in a group of parasites known as the Apicomplexa. Furthermore, flexibility in scale of amplification and an apparent incapability to delay cell cycle progression in response to spindle integrity has coined an idea these parasites divide in the absence of spindle checkpoints. In this study, we reunite divergent apicomplexan kinetochore components to a common eukaryotic set and additionally identify 9 kinetochore proteins that share little homology to known proteins. AKiTs are essential for chromosome segregation and show modes of division parallel to eukaryotic metaphase to anaphase transition and spindle assembly checkpoint signaling. These findings suggest conserved spindle assembly checkpoint signaling maintains fidelity during chromosome segregation in apicomplexan parasites.