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Revision as of 18:37, 10 April 2014
No. 3 – UCF Knights | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League | American Athletic Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Detroit, Michigan | December 2, 1991
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Denby (Detroit, Michigan) |
College | UCF (2011–present) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Isaiah Sykes is an American basketball player who currently plays for the UCF Knights men's basketball team. He played high school basketball with Denby High School in his hometown, Detroit, Michigan. Sykes is eligible for the 2014 NBA Draft and is best known for being a part of the 2013 Conference USA First Team.[1] He scored a career-high 36 points in a double overtime victory over Temple in the opening round of the 2014 AAC Tournament.[2]
High school career
Isaiah Sykes played high school basketball representing Edwin C. Denby High School (Detroit, Michigan). Playing for head coach Chuck Albright, Sykes averaged 19.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists throughout his senior year. After leading the school to the Michigan Class A state semifinals, he was selected to play in the Michigan High School All-Star Game in which he scored 17 points. Soon after he graduated from Denby, Isaiah Sykes played for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team known as the Michigan Hurricanes, under coach Will Smith. He then went on to participate in the 2009 Reebok All-American Camp, earning all-star honors.[3]
College career
Sykes chose to attend the University of Central Florida after also considering the schools: Arkansas, Memphis, Michigan, and the Tennessee.[4] In his freshman year, he seemed to have little effect on the success of the program, led by Marcus Jordan and Keith Clanton. By the end of his first season, Isaiah Sykes averaged 4.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 0.8 assists.[5] He logged a season-high 12 points against Furman on December 29, 2010.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Isaiah Sykes SF |
Detroit | Denby high School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 13, 2010 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 |
By the end of Isaiah Sykes' sophomore year, he had made 32 of 33 possible starts in the Knights' regular season schedule. He scored at least 20 points in six of these games and also emerged as a huge rebounder, recording six double-doubles.[6] He was also named the 2012 UCF Holiday Classic MVP.
Shortly before he would enter his senior year, Sykes considered entering the NBA Draft but withdrew his name. On February 9, 2013 against East Carolina, Isaiah Sykes became the NCAA Division I's second player to record multiple triple-doubles in a single season. Becoming one of the Conference USA's premier scorers, rebounders, and shot-blockers, he was named to the conference's All-Defensive Team and All-Conference First Team.
After an exceptionally successful junior year in college basketball, Isaiah Sykes was named to the American Athletic Conference All-League Preseason Second Team. During his senior season he averaged 17.2 points per game and scored a career-high 36 points in a victory over the Temple Owls on March 12, 2014. The record initiated a win in the opening round of the 2014 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.
College statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2010–11 | UCF | 32 | 1 | 16.4 | .563 | .000 | .475 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
2011–12 | UCF | 33 | 32 | 30.7 | .543 | .286 | .546 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 12.3 |
2012–13 | UCF | 31 | 31 | 34.8 | .457 | .320 | .617 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 16.0 |
2013–14 | UCF | 30 | 30 | 31.9 | .475 | .375 | .540 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 16.0 |
References
- ^ SportsFanLive.com: UCF's Isaiah Sykes named first team All C-USA
- ^ Isaiah Sykes scores career-high 36 points helping UCF beat Temple 94-90 in double OT
- ^ Isaiah Sykes Bio
- ^ Isaiah Sykes - Yahoo! Sports
- ^ http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Isaiah-Sykes/Summary/22857 Isaiah Sykes Player Profile - RealGM.com
- ^ http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Isaiah-Sykes/GameLogs/22857/NCAA/2012/All Isaiah Sykes Game Logs - RealGM.com