Keifer Jerail Sykes, born Dec. 30, 1993, is the last child in his family. 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. The Pacers' Keifer Sykes.AP Keifer Sykes. ins.style.display='block';ins.style.minWidth=container.attributes.ezaw.value+'px';ins.style.width='100%';ins.style.height=container.attributes.ezah.value+'px';container.appendChild(ins);(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});window.ezoSTPixelAdd(slotId,'stat_source_id',44);window.ezoSTPixelAdd(slotId,'adsensetype',1);var lo=new MutationObserver(window.ezaslEvent);lo.observe(document.getElementById(slotId+'-asloaded'),{attributes:true}); In Chicago, Illinois, USA, the NBA G League player Sykes wasbornon 30 December 1993. "I really made the NBA.". I thought I was going to pass out, but I stayed strong. 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. How tall is Keifer Sykes? Sykes said, laughing. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. 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. I cant do that. We commit to cover sensible issues responsibly through the principles of neutrality. [7] Sykes and 7ft 1in (2.16m) standout player Alec Brown led the Phoenix to a 245 regular season record and finished first in the Horizon League. It's free school, and I'm getting it, so let's go.". After a successful college career, Sykesplayed the 2015 NBA Summer Leaguewith the Cleveland Cavaliers. 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. Why do the Pacers keep losing close games? My brother calls me and gives me the news, literally out of my sleep. Yet, Forbes in 2019 evaluated that he must be receiving a minimum NBA salary which was $900,000. My foundation is about mass incarcerationand gun violence. I shot that wing 3 against the Bulls,I air-balled. ", James Sykes died of heart failure on June 6, 2012. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. So all I wanted to do is take care of her. written on it in white letters, didnt hesitate before handing the kid his phone and obliging. My'Shawn's mother lives back in Indiana; it was her idea to have father and child live together this season, in part because she's working night shifts at a Speedway to save money and find some quiet that was lost during the early years of My'Shawn's life. "I was speechless," he said. Sykes signed with Scandone Avellino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A on August 7, 2018.[21]. Sykes right-hand man, Rashad McKinnie, who helps run Sykes' Free10 Foundation calls Sykes bond with the youth in the Chicagoland area the The Keifer Effect. No matter where Sykes career has taken him from starring at Marshall High School to becoming a Korean Basketball League All-Star to earning a guaranteed contract from the Pacers hes always carved out time to return to his old stomping grounds. After competing in Australia, Sykes was recruited by former Syracuse star Eric Devendorf to play for the Oranges alumni team, Boeheim's Army, in The Basketball Tournament. Whereas Dawson did not have a prominent father, Sykes' relationship with his was irrepressible. The first words out of his mouth are eerily foreshadowing. Keifer, along with six of his siblings and half-siblings, took the red line train with mom and dad to City Hall. This is my path, and thats just what it is. Keifer Sykes weighs 180 lbs (81 kg). KJ crowned around dinnertime on Aug. 3, 2010, at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Despite those hurdles, there Sykes was, still standing years later and using his day off before his first major NBA road trip to inspire the next generation. 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. Another team lost a player in the middle of the night, without warning, because he was given an ultimatum by the child's mother. [30][31] He was waived on April 7, 2022. You go to South Korea and thats a whole different culture, Sykes said. Sykes, 21, just won his second straight Horizon League Player of the Year honor. Afterward, he takes dozens of pictures and shakes the hands of nearly 200 people, plenty of whom he does not know. And like Sykes, when Dawson found out he was going to be a father, he had zero interest in letting his mother know right away what he'd gotten himself into. He'll have his headstone then, and he'll have his son and grandson touching it. Mississippi State is the prime example. The journeyman said it was disheartening to come within arm's reach of his NBA dream again, but he didnt stay down for long. You can practically hear the smile through the phone as Gathers, who was wearing scrubs that didn't fit his 6-8, 275-pound frame, tells the story. Everything was going so fast.". Trivante Bloodman is a 22-year-old senior guard from Harlem who's barely been able to sleep in the past week. 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. 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. Like Freeman, Johnson's been a father for only a few weeks. 10:51am: The Pacers intend to waive guard Brad Wanamaker and sign another guard, Keifer Sykes, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski (via Twitter). As apro-basketball player, Sykes weighs around 175 pounds and stands at theheightof 5 feet 11 inches. A young man will ask his boy about his father. But mom? GB3 -- Bell's nickname for his son -- came out crying on Jan. 10, 2014, at 10 o'clock in the morning, 19 inches long and weighing six pounds. In fact, Sykes is technically on a two-year deal, but the second year of his contract is non-guaranteed. On 5 August 2021, he also struck a deal with the NBA team, Indiana Pacers. He quickly capitalized on his opportunity. 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. "My players say I don't understand, but I do understand," Ray said. The next thing I know I hear the coaches banging on the door. "For me,itwas just me getting my first bucket. Gathers saved up his scholarship checks ($400 per month) and Pell Grant money to help pay Bria's rent, which came to nearly $800/month. 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. Moreover, last year on her 5th birthday, Sykes took it to his Instagram @ksykeyb28. For now, the per diem pays for diapers. So long as his health is good, he'll have earned a pro contract by then. "And when the baby came out, man, it was so cool to be part of that atmosphere," Freeman said. I do a lot of things for my foundation before I was even in the NBA. The Cavaliers went on to win the 2014 ACC regular-season title and earn a No. I didnt go somewhere that eased me into it. 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. She's going through the same thing these young ladies are going through. Sykes subsequently joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and averaged 16.3 points, 8 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game. "You can hear him in the stands. 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. And life off the court has been pock-marked with losses and tragedies tied to the gun violence that has riddled the streets of Chicago for a century. He'll want to turn to ESPN and watch a basketball game. So Im always a fan of guys like Keifer that defy the odds.. For me, my pride in him is just on his self-belief and determination.. Having not yet committed to Michigan State, the stress of choosing a college only added to Dawson's ongoing personal strain. Dozens of programs were contacted for this story and asked if they had a player on their roster who was a father or a father-to-be. Sykes had done all he could at Wisconsin Green-Bay, ending his illustrious college career with 2,096 points, 522 assists and 467 rebounds. She took care of everybody.. Every situation is different. She's long had a keen love for caring for the young, something as immediately evident in Keifer as his flaring athleticism. When I first committed, I didn't know where basketball would take me. "That was the hardest part, telling her, and the first thing she said was, 'She's going to be cute.'". The biggest help to me is my wife. When Sykes joined the Phoenix, they were an expansion team in Year 2 of their development, and according to Mitchell, no one expected much from them or Sykes. With the championship and money on the line, he drained the game-winning 3 to lift Boeheims army to a 69-67 walk-off victory. Bell's boy already loves basketball. Chicago. Keifer Sykes was born on 30 December, 1993 in Chicago, Illinois, United States, is an American basketball player. . "Most four-year players have a teammate at some point who is either having a child or has had a child," Illinois state coach Dan Muller, who's coached a few dads, said. We see him as one our guys, even though we only played a small part in his rise and elevation. We both were really scared. Stephen A.: Lakers won't advance beyond play-in without LeBron. She deserves this more than anybody. "She heard a thump, which was him falling over, but she didn't think nothing of it. The 21-year-old Bears power forward, a second cousin to the late Hank Gathers (who died 25 years to the day of this story's publishing), married his longtime girlfriend on June 10, 2013. It's a boy, and they're down to two names with two months to go. It's been an emotional journey for Freeman, who went out and bought a few pregnancy tests last summer, and then cried and hugged Kylee as they discovered they'd be parents. For his senior season, Sykes had high expectations as he was placed on the Bob Cousy Award Watch List (later becoming a Cousy Award Finalist), the Wooden Award Watch List, and the Naismith Award Watch List during the preseason. He then joined the franchises G League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, and after shining as the teams floor general, he was called up Dec. 27, made his NBA debut against Charlotte on Dec. 29 the day before his 28th birthday scored his first NBA points against his hometown Bulls on Dec. 31 and signed a guaranteed deal for the rest of the season Jan. 7. section: | slug: paternal-fraternity-the-overlooked-reality-behind-so-many-college-athletes-daily-lives-as-fathers | sport: collegebasketball | route: article_single.us | "(My mom) put it together after the fact," Sykes said. "My son played (NBA 2K) last night with me. [2] He starred at John Marshall Metropolitan High School in Chicago, where he was named second team All-Chicago Public High School League by the Chicago Sun-Times. I wanted to wait a few days," Bell said. The diminutive guard, who's averaging 5.7 points per game, said he never gets discouraged, though, because hes learned that nothing is guaranteed while hes on his heros journey.. Until she did. INDIANAPOLIS Keifer Sykes knew the Pacers' season was ending. That's the thing. When I was like, Oh, Im small, he was like, Nah, you can go to the NBA. Keifer Sykes is an American athlete and professional basketball player. Keifer Sykes plays professional basketball in Turkey, not Los Angeles or New York. He's going beyond the expectations of being there for his son. There are major facets to these players' lives that are never seen, seldom known, but emotionally significant signposts toward personal growth and elemental struggle. [8] In a 6966 loss to Wisconsin, Sykes scored 32 points, including a highlight dunk in the first possession of the game. Now, after seldomly getting to see his him early in his college years, Dawson's senior season has been a change for the happier. Like Sykes, he's a senior NBA prospect. 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. Moments after making the million-dollar shot, it was reported by multiple outlets that Sykes signed with the Pacers, bookending a truly remarkable day. SMU sophomore Keith Frazier, who's been suspended for the season, is a dad to a boy who's nearly 3 years old. Waiting. He later joined the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay on a basketball scholarship. Lisa was there with her cancer-stricken mother; James was there tending to his niece after she'd been assaulted in a domestic dispute. With these body stats, he has recorded his highest vertical jump of 44.5 inches. They just don't know. It was tough, but I knew that might be a part of my journey with me being at a mid-major, Sykes said. "Because if dont nobody else deserve it, Keifer deserves it., Sykes has totaled 33 games in his NBA career, 10 of which he didnt play in. 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Joining his fifth club in 12 months, Keifer Sykes' path to his impressive NBL debut has been the continuation of a globetrotting journey for the Chicago native, who still has a goal to reach the NBA. KJ just can't wait to be 5 years old. 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. However, no valid sources have yet revealed his annual pay in numbers. 1:08; See All. 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. One afternoon Keifer was on the green line, headed back home, when he got a call. "The sacrifices she made, man. Imagine sitting in a class, your leg jackhammering the tile, waiting for a phone call to come. The two began dating and created a family out of wedlock. But the most important thing said that night: "The child will be taken care of." The 4 year old sat behind Green Bay's bench, in section 115, watching his dad make history last Thursday. Sykes said his mother will be in attendance for his sixthNBA game and first asaguaranteed player Saturday night when the Pacers host Utah at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. At one point, he was the only active player in the country to eclipse 2,000 points, 500 assists and 400 rebounds, but when he sat and watched the 2015 NBA Draft with his family and close friends, his name was not called among the 60 picks. Its a real heros journey.. Its the shift (within in the community) that matters more.. Sykes, wearing a black hat with "purpose." And for him to do that, it was just so overwhelming. "At first there was a lot of fear. 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 it happens, he'll count that moment, along with the one he experienced Friday, as two big wins for his hometown. They're cautionary stories but uplifting ones, too. I just wanted to run away [from it]. "I wouldn't say that it was planned but I definitely wouldn't say it was an accident," Gathers said of Bria's pregnancy, the climax of which included Rico taking four trips in one day to a Danny & Clyde's po'boy joint while Bria was in labor. So, he packed his bags and headed overseas, not to the more popular foreign leagues in Europe or China, but to South Korea. Sykes cashes a deep 3-pointer as time expires at the end of the first half. 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. So, if I get a DNP, how could I be mad? I have made past mistakes in my life, and God continues to make a way for us. While Sykes soaked in the action, more youngsters filed into the gym and for nearly all of them Sykes had a greeting, Whats up, killa? he asked one kid. For Sykes, whos been giving back for years, that was the norm. Every mom always finds out. I had a rim in my garage, and Id pull it out in the alley, and we would let the rim down to like 8 feet so (Sykes) could dunk with the rest of us. Their relationship was so strong, their parents were OK with Bria moving to Waco, enrolling in a community college, and living in her own apartment at 18. "He just needed somewhere to show everybody what he was capable of. However, Wanamaker struggled in the 22 games he appeared in, averaging 3.5 points on 36.1% . Gathers' teammate, Al Freeman? Our dedicated Editorial team verifies each of the articles published on the Biographyhost. His father, his best friend, was dead. Some schools turned down interview requests. The two met in middle school in Louisiana, and remained close friends until things turned romantic midway through high school. They all have their own things that they do, and I got your back. Probably no one better to hear it from (than) her because she always believed in me, her being a guard coach. 28 jerseys with his best friend. Some of them terrifying, like the hell and stress Rhode Island's T.J. Buchanan has endured all season. The shoes were squeaking, the coaches were yelling and the kids were smiling. Inconvenient, opportunistic, stressful, hopeful, problematic, irritating, invigorating, a blessing all at once. The sacrifices she made, man. Sykes,who was with the Pacers in the preseason before being waived, starred with Indiana's G-League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, averaging 16.3 points and a league-high 8.0 assists in 13 games this season. "I don't want to go out of the States. You'd be amazed at what these guys don't know about parenting. The game-winner capped. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Follow IndyStar Pacers beat writer James Boyd on Twitter:@RomeovilleKid. Those are the things people have no idea what's going on behind closed doors with so many teams.". 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. She thought he had dropped something or whatever. [5], As a sophomore, Sykes increased his production to 15.9 points and 4.3 assists per game and led the Phoenix to the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Supported by his mother, Keifer Sykes finally saw his lifelong dream come to fruition last year. 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. Keifer Sykes' 3-pointer wins TBT for Boeheim's Army. Follow IndyStar Pacers beat writer James Boyd on Twitter: @RomeovilleKid. That wasn't the case with a 7-footer at Louisiana Tech named Joniah White. The sport is now, has long been, and will continue to be populated by men who are fathers well before they are emotionally and financially ready for the task. He posted a picture carrying her and wrote a beautiful heartfelt message. Lisa Sykes was asking her son's coach to tell Keifer his father was gone because she couldn't bear to do it. Sykes said it was devastating to never receive his final payment, but he refused to surrender to his tough times aboard and eventually had a breakthrough campaign in Australia with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League. It's very important to Keifer that KJ does not forget -- or rather, can easily remember -- who Keifer's father was. Branden does not carry his father's last name. *" Chi-Town " is a well-known reference to the city of Chicago, home of the Chicago Bulls with one of the unquestionably all-time greats of basketball, Michael . The annual $1 million tourney features several alumni squads from around the country filled with professional players, and while Sykes was hesitant to play in TBT at first, it resulted in one of the best moments of his career. They went through predraft workouts together in 2015.Thats where my respect (for him) came from. His performance warranted praise from Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, who has repeatedly noted how remarkable Sykes career has been. Keifer's always been a person purely at comfort around family and only his family. 1 seed and took them to Game 5, which is like Game 7 over there, and lost on their floor," Sykes said. " One night, when a super . "We felt defeated," he said. You scope college basketball, and the stories are everywhere. Joniah Jr. lives 260 miles away, in Grenada, Mississippi, while his dad is getting his sea legs under him as a freshman in Ruston, Louisiana. See, the basketball part, thats easy. Branden had lost "significant weight" and was unable to consistently eat due to anxiety. More:Why do the Pacers keep losing close games? Dawson's first two years at Michigan State consisted of few visits with My'Shawn during the season. More than a decade later, and after making a name for himself overseas, the only box Sykes said he had left to check was to beat the odds his younger self foretold and finally play in an NBA game. I was kind of sad. I couldnt believe it.. It made my heart weep in joy, not weep in sorrow but in joy that, Wow, he really feels that way about me.. Due to his success, he was invited to the 2016 NBA D-League Elite Camp. He hasn't yet made his NBA dream fit inside his 6-foot frame. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Unlike Dawson and Sykes, he's married. Sometimes when he's here and he's with KJ, I'm like, 'Oh my god,he's just like him'. 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. Home. 6-keys: media/spln/collegebasketball/reg/free/stories, at He still gets frazzled thinking back to cutting KJ's umbilical cord, which he hesitantly failed to prune on first attempt, and only succeeded on the second snip under the loving demands of his father that he cut his son's cord. Because a lot of people dont even know the half of what it took for me to be here. A few births have been by choice, but obviously many occur by accident. 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. Keifer Sykes scanned the gym at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois, watching as grade school children ran around playing basketball the game that's taken him around the world but. May 14 is the due date. The 28-year-old doesnt remember the last conversation he had with his dad because he never expected it to be the final one. Turning 5 will be the milestone. "Everything that she did for us, losing my dad, taking care of everybody she deserves this more than anybody. He had the game," Mitchell said. Im not entitled to anything, and Im still working. He was 55. "Looking back on my season, where did it go, and it's been a weird, weird year.". I'm still frustrated we lost, but now I'm like, that's over with. 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. Four-year starter Gary Bell Jr. hopes to have his son, Gary Bell III, in the stands come the first weekend of theNCAA Tournamentin Seattle or Portland. He also became nervous regarding his recruitment. They were Dawson's final moments without having the responsibility of another person's life in his hands. The drive was like three hours and I had been on the same trip probably 15 times, but this time it just felt so different. I was charging it. August 5, 2020. [13], After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Sykes joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2015 NBA Summer League. Sykes won the 2015 Horizon League player of the year to join the elite company of players to win the award twice. All rights reserved. From mother to son. When he's running around, jumping, having fun, I can't do nothing but laugh. The 5-foot-11 guard signed a training camp deal with the Pacers but was waived before the start of the 2021-22 campaign. Like Bell at Gonzaga, Delaware's Kyle Anderson is a four-year starter. We play them (soon)!'" 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. 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