As apro-basketball player, Sykes weighs around 175 pounds and stands at theheightof 5 feet 11 inches. Lisa runs an out-of-home daycare operation. He averaged 11.2 points and 3.3 assists per game. The next thing I know I hear the coaches banging on the door. The undersized guard scored a career- and team-high22 points Tuesday against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden and went toe-to-toe Wednesday with Nets superstar Kyrie Irving, who made his season debut in Indianapolis. When Wardle got to Sykes' dorm room, the 18-year-old was sitting alone on his bathroom floor, sobbing. Sykes said having his contract guaranteed through the end of the season is "the highlight of my professional career," and he's thrilled that his 6-year-old daughter, Kennedi, and 11-year-old. Ray also said there are a lot of players who don't see their coaches as men who overcame hardship to be where they're at, so they're hesitant to approach or ask for help. 6-keys: media/spln/collegebasketball/reg/free/stories, at But that nightmare hasn't ended, neither has the pain. Gathers recalls now the way he won her over -- by attending her 16th birthday party and jokingly signing a basketball for her as a present. A lot people were just calling me a scorer, so when they presented me the opportunity to run the team, be a point guard and show that I could help run the organization and prove that I could win, I was excited. "When she told me, I kind of freaked out. He was on a trip for a basketball tournament, and that's when he called his mother at work. He was already a mature freshman, and that made him grow up even faster and kind of take his work ethic to another level. [26] The team later tried to sign Sykes to a contract for another month, but Sykes balked, wanting an agreement through the end of the year, and was let go by Panathinaikos at the end of October. "I don't want to go out of the States. So long as his health is good, he'll have earned a pro contract by then. When James passed away, it was hard on everybody, but something definitely clicked in Keifer, Wardle said. From mother to son. In addition to having the second-highest teen pregnancy rate, Mississippi charts as the poorest state in the nation. Keifer Sykes was a two-time Horizon League Player of the Year at Green Bay. You cant eat before somebody whos older than you, you gotta bow, you cant drink alcohol in front of older people; it was just a full-blown different culture. I was gonna have to fight an uphill battle, so I was already ready for it if I didnt get drafted.. I met with director Nick Budabin and star Keifer Sykes, of the new documentary Chi-Town (which I also reviewed), on Monday, March 12, at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival.The film, which follows Sykes from the end of his high-school basketball career through the end of college, and just beyond, is like a sequel, of sorts, to the great Steve James' 1994 Hoop Dreams. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'biographyhost_com-box-4','ezslot_3',131,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-biographyhost_com-box-4-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'biographyhost_com-box-4','ezslot_4',131,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-biographyhost_com-box-4-0_1');.box-4-multi-131{border:none!important;display:block!important;float:none!important;line-height:0;margin-bottom:7px!important;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-top:7px!important;max-width:100%!important;min-height:250px;padding:0;text-align:center!important}. KJ crowned around dinnertime on Aug. 3, 2010, at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He quickly capitalized on his opportunity. 1 seed and took them to Game 5, which is like Game 7 over there, and lost on their floor," Sykes said. " But it came down to the last shot, and fortunately I was able to hit it and win us some money. He took birth to his late father, James Sykes, and his mother, Lisa Sykes, as the youngest of their nine children. We assure our audience that we will remove any contents that are not accurate or according to formal reports and queries if they are justified. Branden had lost "significant weight" and was unable to consistently eat due to anxiety. I see my daughter come out to the world.". The biggest help to me is my wife. Her name is Averyelle Dream. At the conclusion of the regular season, Sykes was again named first team all-conference, he was named an honorable mention AP All-American, and was named Horizon Player of the Year. He later joined the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay on a basketball scholarship. It's very important to Keifer that KJ does not forget -- or rather, can easily remember -- who Keifer's father was. I was charging it. He remembers hopping into a car after getting that call, riding with the aunt of My'Shawn's mother, a 10-minute drive to Methodist Hospital. Keifer Jerail Sykes, born Dec. 30, 1993, is the last child in his family. Soon after, the Austin Spurs acquired him for the NBA G League, and Sykes stayed there until 2016. Dayton kicked two players off its roster earlier this season after a dorm-room theft forced Archie Miller's hand. We had guys on our team trying to feed their kids fast food. Doctors had to wait until the baby boy was just a little bit bigger, a little bit heavier, and a little bit older before they cut into his chest and sewed up the hole in his heart. Sometimes when he's here and he's with KJ, I'm like, 'Oh my god,he's just like him'. "(My mom) put it together after the fact," Sykes said. He's a good kid; he's not a distraction.". [30][31] He was waived on April 7, 2022. Having not yet committed to Michigan State, the stress of choosing a college only added to Dawson's ongoing personal strain. Like I said, I feel like I have one of the better stories, one of the best stories ever, when you think about what I had to go through.". Harrington was also featured in Chi-Town, and during the documentary his life took a drastic turn when he was shot and paralyzed while driving his daughter to school. Sykes keeps in touch with all of them but he hasn't seen Kristie and Antawn in years. Where was Keifer Sykes born? So they bring the other (American) player in and start working him out so they can be ready and they tell you whatever games you have that week, and at the end of the week they decide to keep you or cut you. And as I have witnessed in recent days, the documentary is being augmented with a videographer. Keifer frequently shows his son photos to remind him. Keifer Jerail Sykes (born December 30, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. He knows all about long drives on weekends to steal time with a child. Keifer Jerail Sykes, born Dec. 30, 1993, is the last child in his family. First and always, Sykes prides himself on being an awesome dad. [9] A loss in the Horizon League tournament, due in part to a Sykes injury, led the Phoenix to missing an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament and playing in the National Invitation Tournament. Sykes, wearing a black hat with "purpose." Sykes signed a non-guaranteed two-year deal with a team option for the second season with Indiana on Dec. 27, and the 5-11 guardfound out he'd been retained for his first seasonwhile at the team's practice facility Friday. Earlier that day, Sykes was at Marshall High School in Chicago, his alma mater, about a 25-minute drive from Proviso East, giving away coats and hope. She took in five kids, taking care of my kids when I told her I wanted to play college basketball. He was closer to him than any of his other siblings. So this is gonna be my first time playing 2K.". Nine children from five mothers and two fathers. He carried the Phoenix to a 75-72 victory with 21 points and a game-high 10 assists, compared to 17 points and six rebounds from Brogdon. His son, My'Shawn, was born March 30, 2010. "A curious boy who loves to be around his cousins. INDIANAPOLIS Keifer Sykes remembers every doubter. I just needed to be myself, so I went into the bathroom, but I couldnt really get back up, Sykes said. Our dedicated Editorial team verifies each of the articles published on the Biographyhost. Like Sykes, Dawson's been a father since he was a junior in high school. I was sleeping, Sykes said. SMU sophomore Keith Frazier, who's been suspended for the season, is a dad to a boy who's nearly 3 years old. I've heard a couple of times him screaming, 'Go, Daddy!' This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Pacers rookie Keifer Sykes' remarkable rise from inner-city Chicago, 3.32995855, After hitting $1 million shot, Keifer Sykes signed with Pacers to be closer to home, a dagger 3 and layup on back-to-back plays, Pacers rookie Keifer Sykes' remarkable rise from inner-city Chicago. Although Sykes has not brought details of his wife in light, he is a father to his son Hugo and daughter Zarah. "I know she's probably gonna cry (when I talk to her) because it's bringing tears to my eyes right now," Sykes said, his voice cracking. He always had a way with kids, even when he was one. The player is now back at school, away from his child, but not on the team. Most guessed higher than 75 percent. There was yelling on one end of the line and a 15-year-old stomach swirling to mush on the other. Thats my dream, but I know the odds of going to the NBA, so Ill just use basketball to get as far as I can.. I cant do that. Bell's boy already loves basketball. The two remain close, and Harrington said hes thankful the gun violence that changed his life didnt have the same effect on the player he nicknamed Special K., I just started calling him Special K because I knew that kid had something special about him, Harrington said. 'You don't know who this is?'". I wanted to wait a few days," Bell said. Hes really popular in the community, and were just so proud of him. Without an iota of resentment in his voice, the Michigan State star answers: three years. He's got a goofy personality and caring heart but also boasts a paternal side that's as sanguine as it is dedicated. Sharp -- who's completed his Mormon mission obligations and is a 24-year-old senior on a team that in recent years has seen half its roster filled with married men -- saw little Jaycee Sharp come into the world 30 minutes after midnight on Oct. 1, 2014. On February 26, 2015, playing in his hometown of Chicago, Sykes scored a career-high 36 points against UIC to surpass the 2,000-point mark for his career. Despite all of those who tried to put a ceiling on his career as hetraveledthe world,there was always at least one person back home reminding Sykes to shoot for the stars: his mom, Lisa. Lisa was there with her cancer-stricken mother; James was there tending to his niece after she'd been assaulted in a domestic dispute. KJ will look up to his dad. written on it in white letters, didnt hesitate before handing the kid his phone and obliging. Sykes, a 5ft 11in (1.80m) point guard, was born in Chicago, Illinois, to the late James Sykes as the second oldest of seven children. Keifer Sykes: Waived by Indiana. In that week, Sykes averaged 28.7 points, five rebounds, and four assists per game while shooting 53.6% from the field, 50% from three, and leading the Phoenix to a 30 record. Sykes confirmed that another documentary about his life is on the way, and itll include another milestone from his first NBA season: A jersey swap with his former high school and college teammate, Alfonzo McKinnie (a distant cousin of the aforementioned Rashad McKinnie). According to Pacers teammate and Wisconsin native Tyrese Haliburton, Sykes is a GB legend, and fellow teammate Malcolm Brogdon had the chance to see that legend in the making during college. Really, he worried about leaving his son, how KJ would be without him, and not so much about what the schools thought of his situation or the backstory on his complicated family structure with a troupe of half-siblings. They went through predraft workouts together in 2015.Thats where my respect (for him) came from. "I tell them I grew up just as disenfranchised and poverty-stricken as they were. He's played professionally inAustralia, China, Greece, Italy, South Korea and Turkey, all with the hopes of one day returning stateside and suiting up in the NBA. He says there's more than $5,000 of his own cash allotted toward parenthood. But in true Sykes fashion, he blocked out the naysayers and helped the Phoenix make the playoffs, finishing fourth in the 10-team league before being knocked out in the final four. We playing my hometown team, it was just my birthday (Dec. 30), everybody is excited like, 'You finally (got) the call up.' Waiting. May 14 is the due date. Sykes went on to become a three-time First-Team All-Horizon League honoree and two-time Horizon League Player of the Year, solidifying himself as one of the best players in Wisconsin-Green Bay history. "I can finally say I made it," Sykes said. Pictured below, there he is in the hospital with his girlfriend, Kylee, and his baby girl, Maddox, born three weeks ago -- smack dab in the middle of the season. "I was pacing in the waiting room. Keifer Sykes was born in Chicago, Illinois. In the 2017-18 season, Sykes played for Ankara DS S.K. Follow IndyStar Pacers beat writer James Boyd on Twitter: @RomeovilleKid. Sykes, who went undrafted in 2015, signed a two-year contract with the Pacers last month after a strong season with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the NBA G League. One team has a player with two children born from two women three months apart. Those are the things people have no idea what's going on behind closed doors with so many teams.". James Sykes, a former vice president of the Broadway Armory Park association, is buried at Memorial Gardens in Homewood, Illinois. Dawson's fellow father teammate is junior Bryn Forbes, who had a boy, Carter, born when Forbes played at Cleveland State. "I tried to hold back the tears. Home. Im not entitled to anything, and Im still working. Ithink the basket was moving. Because even as a mom you dont expect your children to praise you like that. Sykes had nearly 100 ticket requests for this game, and he will not disappoint the familiars. Like Freeman, Johnson's been a father for only a few weeks. How long has it been since Dawson spoke to his dad directly? So I went into my roommates room, and I just woke him up and just said it to him and just got to breaking down crazy. Though each situation is different, if there was one player whose circumstances most resembled Sykes', it's Dawson's. But that's what it takes to be a superhero for my family, a superhero in my community and a good basketball player. Hes so well-rounded. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. That was crazy, but the craziest part is that if we had made it to the championship (in Australia), I wouldve missed the deadline to submit (for TBT).. "It's the first time I had to do real school work. Magee is now enrolled at Grand Canyon University. Sykes was waived by the Pacers on Wednesday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Like Sykes, he's a senior NBA prospect. Upon returning to Marshall whose alumni includes "Hoop Dreams" documentary star Arthur Agee, Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverly and two-time WNBA champion Cappie Pondexter Sykes gifted his former coaches and teachers a Pacers jersey as a thank you for believing in him and laying the foundation for his path to the NBA. But since Sykes' family felt he was already being overlooked due to his stature, they decided to send him an hour across town to Marshall on the West Side, where his dream of being a basketball star had a better chance of flourishing. , Im not forgetting these things. [10] For the second time in his career, he was named to the Honorable Mention AP All-American team. We treat him as one of us. He dapped the boy up and encouraged him to dream big, which is fitting for Sykes, a 28-year-old NBA rookie. Its really not about the NBA, Sykes says. "Chicago means everything to me, man. He converted a traditional 3-point play when he drove, banked a shot and got a free throw, too. For Sykes, whos been giving back for years, that was the norm. Keifer Sykes plays professional basketball in Turkey, not Los Angeles or New York. He's a guy that people have underestimated, whether its his size or what school he went to, and hes clearly continued to work on his game, to grind, to believe in himself. We've had them come in as a group and have my wife talking about child-rearing. "I was speechless," he said. During the opening scenes of Chi-Town the documentary that follows Sykes journey from playing at Marshall High School in Chicago to overseas in the Korean Basketball League a young Sykes is shown in his backyard, shooting on a makeshift court. They want me to stay overseas to make more money for them. He has just one full sibling, James Sykes Jr., and seven more half-siblings: DaVon, Jarvis, Kristie, Jameeka,. Moreover, last year on her 5th birthday, Sykes took it to his Instagram@ksykeyb28. However, they waived him on 21 October of the same year, after three preseason games. The sacrifices she made, man. After a game at Indiana in 2012, Dawson asked coach Tom Izzo if he could ride with his family from Bloomington to Indianapolis to escape and spend one night with his son. Sykes and the mother of his child broke up when he was 17, when he left for college. Moreover, last year on her 5th birthday, Sykes took it to his Instagram @ksykeyb28. I had a translator the whole time, so I never knew what my coach said, and I never really knew what my teammates said either.. KJ just can't wait to be 5 years old. "When I see him play against his favorite people, seeing him playing against Chris Paul and he went to Chris Pauls camp, its like its (full) circle.. However, he regularlymentions his children during interviewsand posts pictures of them on his social media handles. We play them (soon)!'" He did not sleep overnight. Moreover, Sykes graduated from there with a degree in Communications. "My stomach just dropped when I saw what he looked like. It's an intense situation for Ray and plenty of coaches who've become surrogate fathers in plenty of ways, this being a prominent one. His Pell Grant goes toward living needs, and the family receives government assistance in addition to food stamps and WIC, a national food stamps programs specifically for newborns and their mothers. Five and a half years later, James and Lisa Sykes married, on April 27, 1999. All coaches who were asked estimated that more than half the teams in Division I men's basketball currently have at least one player who is father, or a father-to-be, on their roster. With Keifer Sykes. Of course he was worried about telling mom. He was 16. When the family moved into a three-bedroom place on the west side, "We'd have a bedroom, three boys on one side, three girls on one side," Keifer said, "and sometimes the boys would share the couch.". Even when I got here, (Boucek) just following me on Instagram and Twitter, and telling me alwaysto continue to chip away at it.". "As a coach, you would love to have all parents talk to him in a lot of ways. We were all riding every possession and rooting for him, high-fiving each other whenever he dropped in another 3, Mitchell said. Sykes didn't like the recruiting process -- at all. Eventually, Keifer will find himself back in Homewood, Illinois, standing over a plot where James Sykes eternally rests. However,Sykeswas quickly thrust into the spotlight because of a COVID-19 outbreak within the team that sent Brogdon and Caris LeVert, who had been filling inas the team's starting point guard, into the league's health and safety protocols. Trivante Bloodman is a 22-year-old senior guard from Harlem who's barely been able to sleep in the past week. Continue with Recommended Cookies. The Pacers waived third-string point guard Brad Wanamaker after his poor playand picked up Sykes mainly as an insurance guard since starting point guard Malcolm Brogdon was sidelined with a sore right Achilles and backup point guard T.J. McConnell is out due to right wrist surgery. Sykes averaged a G-League-high 8.0 assists with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, and Pacers coach Rick Carlisle is confident he can be successful in the NBA, too, on offense and defense. Wardle, who is now the head coach at Bradley, called James Sykes a tremendous man, the type who, alongside Lisa Sykes, wanted his son to be held to the highest standard in all areas. Luckily for Wardle, he said he never had to spend too much energy in those departments because even though Sykes was just 17 when he made his college debut making him one of the youngest players in the country he was prepared beyond his years. One of Sykes signature moments came when he scored five points a dagger 3 and layup on back-to-back plays in overtime of a dramatic 121-117 upset win against Stephen Curry and the Warriors at Chase Center on Jan. 20. [16] Nine days later, he was acquired by the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of San Antonio. Keifer Sykes is an American athlete and professional basketball player. Sykes signed with Scandone Avellino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A on August 7, 2018.[21]. Mitchell said he keeps in touch with Sykes and, because of the time difference between the U.S. and Australia, the Phoenix often watch Pacers games when they get out of practice in the afternoon. Both anticipated that their contracts would be guaranteed through the end of the seasonFriday, and McKinnie was retained, too. They think, 'that's what I eat, so that's what the baby should eat.' They're cautionary stories but uplifting ones, too. Gathers' teammate, Al Freeman? INDIANAPOLIS Keifer Sykes knew the Pacers' season was ending. "He so reminds me of his dad. Basketballer Keifer Sykes is Marshall High' star point guard, Chi-Town follows his ambitions to make it in the NBA while loss, injury, and violence back home in Chicago punctuate his journey. He's brand new to this game. Over Indianas past two games,Sykes is averaging 20.0points, 5.5assists and 3.5rebounds while shooting 53.8% from the field, 50.0% on 3-pointers and 85.7% at the free-throw line. Just to see him get that opportunity and be out here playing, Im so excited for him. pic.twitter.com/iZU0TTtaHa, James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) January 15, 2022. Sykes said having his contract guaranteed through the end of theseason is "the highlight of my professional career," and he's thrilled that his 6-year-old daughter, Kennedi, and11-year-old son, Keifer Jr., can finally say their daddy is officially in the NBA. In high school. This is a man who fondly recalls buying a $134 ring from Walmart the night before he proposed. At the time of Sykes' recruitment, Wardle (his coach), who became a dad at 26, could empathize. Sykes said, laughing. A young man will ask his boy about his father. I just wanted to run away [from it]. Adding to the growing list of Netflix series about young, rogue FBI agents, this latest one features Gabriel Basso as a man whose specific area of work is the White House. Hed come so close in the past and inched even closer with a shot that turned him into an overnight sensation. Sykes credits his humbleness to his parents, James and Lisa Sykes, who were featured in a documentary about Sykes rise to high school and college stardom called, Chi-Town. The film shows the harrowing circumstances that he and his family were subjected to in inner-city Chicago, including rampant gun violence, which left one of Sykes' former high school teammates and a former coach paralyzed, while another former teammate went to prison for armed robbery. in the Turkish TBL, posting 22.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. At the time KJ was born Keifer was holding down a job with the Chicago Public Schools system, playing basketball and working rec centers with kids on the east side. "She's the key to being married, to being a dad. So I was processing it, and then I didnt know what to do. Sykes had done all he could at Wisconsin Green-Bay, ending his illustrious college career with 2,096 points, 522 assists and 467 rebounds. Just being able to see him now, its been crazy. Reach him via email: jboyd1@gannett.com. August 5, 2020. On Dec. 7, 2013, Wisconsin Green-Bay hosted and upset Virginia behind a stellar performance from Sykes. I trained with different guys. Keifer Sykes | | NBA.com Keifer Sykes PPG 5.6 RPG 1.4 APG 1.9 HEIGHT 5'11" (1.80m) WEIGHT 167lb (76kg) COUNTRY USA LAST ATTENDED Wisconsin-Green Bay BIRTHDATE December 30, 1993 DRAFT. After Saturday games, White drives east through the dark trails and over the Mississippi border to spend his Sundays with Joniah Jr. Memphis' Kedren Johnson can relate. On Tuesday morning, Buchanan got into a car with his father, aunt and uncle and drove nearly four hours to join his team in Dayton, Ohio. Sykes averaged 5.6 points, 1.9 assists and 1.4 rebounds . He is at Green Bay because that staff impressed his father. The two met in middle school in Louisiana, and remained close friends until things turned romantic midway through high school. They were Dawson's final moments without having the responsibility of another person's life in his hands. Milwaukee Bucks (22-9, first in the Eastern . "I was on thetraining table. Almost nothing about Sykes' life or current situation is normal (he impregnated his then-girlfriend, Allyne, when he was 15). Keifer, whose birth was not planned, came two days before 1994. When Sykes joined the Phoenix, Mitchell put him back at his natural position, point guard. Keifer Sykes' 3-pointer wins TBT for Boeheim's Army. The 5-foot-11 guard signed a training camp deal with the Pacers but was waived before the start of the 2021-22 campaign. He listens. Wardle answered his phone that afternoon to hear the mother of his talented newcomer crying on the other line. [23], On December 27, 2019, Sykes signed with the Olimpia Milano until the end of the season. I told my family, 'I think the basket is moving or something,'"Sykes said, laughing. Anderson is banking on landing a pro contract overseas this spring or summer. Flash to Feb. 12, 2015, and Freeman's sleeping in the chair next to Kylee, awaiting his miracle. There's more to life than basketball. Keifer Sykes was on campus after his freshman season at Wisconsin-Green Bay, taking summer classes and going through workouts, when his phone rang around 7:30 a.m. His older brother, Jarvis Tucker, was on the other end. Sykes, a former point guard for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, sunk a pull-up three to give Boeheim's Army a 69-67 win over Team 23 in Tuesday's TBT championship. More:Why do the Pacers keep losing close games? I was the first person to see him, which was pretty cool.". These are really childhood dreams we turned into reality for real, and I think thats the most exciting part. "We want to young parents, to be young grandparents, all of that," Anderson said. Sykes made his second and third career starts against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden and Nets at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Jan. 4 and 5, scoring 22 and 18 points, respectively, with Mitchell and Co. cheering from Australia. The 28-year-old doesnt remember the last conversation he had with his dad because he never expected it to be the final one. American NBA Player, Representative of Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Indiana. Neither player entered the game, and McKinnie has since been waived, but that night McKinnie was just proud to exchange matching No. One thing Lisa Sykes made sure to add is, while her son shined the spotlight squarely on her, she didnt raise him alone. 10:51am: The Pacers intend to waive guard Brad Wanamaker and sign another guard, Keifer Sykes, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski (via Twitter). [28], On August 5, 2021, Sykes signed a contract with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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