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. . written on it in white letters, didnt hesitate before handing the kid his phone and obliging. "And when the baby came out, man, it was so cool to be part of that atmosphere," Freeman said. That's the thing. And whatever makes the mother happy, it's all about making the child happy. My heart was just filled with so much joy when he got what he wanted, and thats to play in the NBA for his dream, Lisa Sykes said. 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. "This is not the time for that," Cassandra Dawson told her son, thinking he was kidding. section: | slug: paternal-fraternity-the-overlooked-reality-behind-so-many-college-athletes-daily-lives-as-fathers | sport: collegebasketball | route: article_single.us | You can go to college. "It's the first time I had to do real school work. I remember we used to play in the alley, McKinnie said. "It's crazy, I told my son I'll never play 2K until I get on it, so that was kind of motivation for me. It's a lot of bloodshed in my city, a lot people dying, and I feel like God placed me in this position also to shed light on those things and to show that some people are able to be talented and get out, but some people aren't. Neither player entered the game, and McKinnie has since been waived, but that night McKinnie was just proud to exchange matching No. To report about any issues in our articles, please feel free toContact Us. One thing Lisa Sykes made sure to add is, while her son shined the spotlight squarely on her, she didnt raise him alone. From there, Sykes bounced around the fringes of the NBA, joining the Cavaliers for the 2015 Summer League, then signing with San Antonio his father's favorite team and appearing in three 2015-16 preseason games, before being waived and picked up by the Spurs D League (now G League) affiliate, the Austin Spurs. Sykes went scoreless in his NBA debut against Charlotte on Dec. 29 and twodays later totaledtwo pointsagainst his hometown Bulls. There's more to life than basketball. Dawson's fellow father teammate is junior Bryn Forbes, who had a boy, Carter, born when Forbes played at Cleveland State. When I first committed, I didn't know where basketball would take me. So when you see a kid and he graduated (high school) in 2021 on back, and he comes up and he makes it to the league, youll be like, Man, hes so tough. 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. From mother to son. Her name is Averyelle Dream. 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. Those are the things people have no idea what's going on behind closed doors with so many teams.". Once my brother left, I went to school by myself. Sykes' relationship with his son is the connection he carries from the one he had with his father, that connection he still feels, but one that inevitably dims with the passage of time. At one point, a boy asked the Indiana Pacers guard to follow him on Instagram. Why is Keifer the father he is? These are really childhood dreams we turned into reality for real, and I think thats the most exciting part. "He's earned it really starting in the summer just with his approach, his work ethic, his level of improvement, which has been gradual and consistent. Rhode Island and Nevada. There's too many [coaches] calling me. He didn't sleep through the night, and in the darkest hour, their child was born. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. How long has it been since Dawson spoke to his dad directly? The biggest phone call. Im not entitled to anything, and Im still working. 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. I could never do that. He left a big mark on his teammates. He has not revealed his current relationship or marital status. This is my path, and thats just what it is. Reach him via email: jboyd1@gannett.com. Green Bay's Henry Uwadiae, a 6-foot-11 Nigerian-born sophomore, had a daughter born last summer. Keifer's always been a person purely at comfort around family and only his family. Lisa Sykes said she cried nonstop when she initially saw the video, and she cried again while sitting in a back room at Proviso East with Keifer across the hall speaking to dozens of children she had just handed pizza to. He says there's more than $5,000 of his own cash allotted toward parenthood. Like Freeman, Johnson's been a father for only a few weeks. Since leaving the university after his senior year, Sykes has played in the NBA G-League, over seas, back to the G-League, and finally was presented an opportunity seven years after his college. One afternoon Keifer was on the green line, headed back home, when he got a call. Most guessed higher than 75 percent. In college, Keifer Sykes wrote RIP DAD on his socks, and if there's room, he'll write that same message on his sneakers so his father is always with him on the court. 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 tell them I grew up just as disenfranchised and poverty-stricken as they were. We both were really scared. when he's on the foul line. (Without prompt, Sykes publicly defended his coach throughout the ordeal.). He worries about his 4-year-old son, Keifer Jr., who lives in a neighborhood in Chicago that Sykes knows is violent. 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. He'll want to turn to ESPN and watch a basketball game. [16] Nine days later, he was acquired by the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of San Antonio. Sykes estimated he's trekked it back and forth about 20 times per season over the past four years. Buchanan's son, Terry Buchanan III, was born in November with a life-threatening condition. INDIANAPOLIS Keifer Sykes knew the Pacers' season was ending. We've had them come in as a group and have my wife talking about child-rearing. Chicago's Keifer Sykes soaking in his moment after TBT winner and NBA contract with Pacers By Scott Powers Aug 5, 2021 1 Daniel Poneman isn't sure why exactly he hadn't revealed Keifer. Because KJ wants to be a big boy really fast. 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. "I don't ever want to go through that as a head coach again," Wardle said. We come from poverty. He later joined the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay on a basketball scholarship. I have made past mistakes in my life, and God continues to make a way for us. I couldnt believe it.. They say, 'You don't know what it's like to be on food stamps,' and I say, 'I've been through it.'". The death of Sykes father painfully added to that. Just being able to see him now, its been crazy. I went to basketball for free college. She took care of everybody, man. Sykes is from the South Side of Chicago, so he was originally supposed to attend Hyde Park Academy, Simeon or St. Rita, which have all produced pro players. KJ just can't wait to be 5 years old. His daughter Zarah has just turned six years old on 22 September 2021. 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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. All Rights Reserved. We put in all that work, and they didn't pay us. (Virginia coach) Tony Bennett went to Green Bay and was a legend there, and I think Keifer was the guy thats been next in line as the second or first greatest player to play there. It's a boy, and they're down to two names with two months to go. He's the boss.". We had nothing, man. He makes sure, no matter what, he keeps a good relationship with his baby's mother. I dont know why they wouldnt allow this story to be continued in as much detail as possible. James Sykes, a former vice president of the Broadway Armory Park association, is buried at Memorial Gardens in Homewood, Illinois. Its been a blessing. Imagine sitting in a class, your leg jackhammering the tile, waiting for a phone call to come. Sharp and his wife, Jordan, planned the pregnancy. I've heard a couple of times him screaming, 'Go, Daddy!' Sykes is featured in the 2018 documentary film Chi-Town, produced and directed by Nick Budabin. In thesix years of his professional career, Sykes has played for various leagues worldwide, including the NBA and NBA G League. , Im not forgetting these things. Even when I was younger, he would just always affirm my greatness, Sykes said. Sykes, a Chicago native who starred at Marshall High School, was twice named the Horizon LeaguePlayer of the Year at Wisconsin-Green Bay but went undrafted in 2015. [24], On September 13, 2020, Sykes signed with Trk Telekom B.K. A family of seven crammed into a two-bedroom place, where they lived until Sykes got to high school. He kept it from her as long as possible; the "entire school" knew about it, but she didn't. He listens. Continue with Recommended Cookies. But it came down to the last shot, and fortunately I was able to hit it and win us some money. [25], On October 4, 2020, Sykes signed a 1-month contract with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League. The only thing thats changed lately is his platform. His son, My'Shawn, was born March 30, 2010. However, they waived him on 21 October of the same year, after three preseason games. He does, however, remember the last time he saw his father, when James Sykes dropped him off at either a train or bus station to go back to Wisconsin Green-Bay to continue summer classes and workouts. A young man will ask his boy about his father. They saw my vision of playing in the NBA and we executed it.. "We were a stage for him to perform on. [11] For the week of January 410 of 2015, Sykes won the Naismith National Player of the Week Award. They think, 'that's what I eat, so that's what the baby should eat.' She thought he had dropped something or whatever. I lost like 40 or 50 grand.". 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. A lot of people don't see the world until college. It's free school, and I'm getting it, so let's go.". Dayton kicked two players off its roster earlier this season after a dorm-room theft forced Archie Miller's hand. 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. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Home. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegebasketball | pageType: stories | Some schools turned down interview requests. And like Dawson and Sykes, he's a pro prospect. The Pacers had Sykes and Wanamaker in training camp and kept the veteran Wanamaker when the season began. He always had a way with kids, even when he was one. It's a dimension some critics didn't realize when they were all too eager to bemoan Dawson's performance in MSU's loss last Sunday at Wisconsin, wherein Dawson had four points and two rebounds. So, hell most likely head into the offseason having to prove himself all over again to the Pacers and other NBA franchises for a shot to remain in the best league in the world. The same day Keifer Sykes contract was guaranteed, he went viral with a heartfelt message to his mom, shedding tears as he thanked her. He posted a picture carrying her and wrote a beautiful heartfelt message. In fact, Sykes is technically on a two-year deal, but the second year of his contract is non-guaranteed. Like Sykes, Dawson's been a father since he was a junior in high school. From grade school to now, I really paid the cost. "I was on thetraining table. Phoenix coach Simon Mitchell said their plan was always to help Sykes get closer to his dream. Mitchell become familiar with Sykes through his overseas play and thought he'd played out of position at shooting guard for most of his pro career. He was 16. He had the game," Mitchell said. They last shared space together in 2012 -- at Keifer's father's funeral. He was named first team All-Horizon League.[6]. Obviously the city is gonna be so happy,"Sykes said. " Sykes studied at Marshall High School, where he started playing basketball. Like Sykes, he opted not to turn pro early despite having a child to feed. And in addition to that, you've got a demographic of kids without fathers, maybe more irresponsible, who don't understand things at a young age and make mistakes earlier.". Perfect place for an unforgettable night in a tiny, half-filled gym, Illinois-Chicago's UIC Pavilion. "A curious boy who loves to be around his cousins. Hes gonna have the film footage, and its the continuation of truly one of the amazing stories in sport.. Sykes signed with Scandone Avellino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A on August 7, 2018.[21]. Keifer prides his relationship with his son as an extension of what he had with his dad. [4], From his freshman year in 201112, Sykes was immediately inserted into the Phoenix starting lineup, and was also the youngest player in the nation, let alone youngest starter. A few births have been by choice, but obviously many occur by accident. I told them, 'Don't have any babies. Sykes is featured in the 2018 documentary film Chi-Town, produced and directed by Nick Budabin. He was already a mature freshman, and that made him grow up even faster and kind of take his work ethic to another level. 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. He was 55. So all of this has been more than me. "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. 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. "I had my first child when I was 20. 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. We've had people tell us to not keep the baby, frankly.". Every mom always finds out. "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. He's a good kid; he's not a distraction.". Moments after making the million-dollar shot, it was reported by multiple outlets that Sykes signed with the Pacers, bookending a truly remarkable day. 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. Most did. He later joined the San Antonio Spurs on 28 September 2015. Keifer Sykes weighs 180 lbs (81 kg). The two met in middle school in Louisiana, and remained close friends until things turned romantic midway through high school. SMU sophomore Keith Frazier, who's been suspended for the season, is a dad to a boy who's nearly 3 years old. On August 3, 2019, Sykes signed with the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. You'd be amazed at what these guys don't know about parenting. 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They were Dawson's final moments without having the responsibility of another person's life in his hands. We had nothing, man. The basket pushes him past the 2,000-point total for his career, keeping him on pace to be one of the five most prolific scorers in Horizon League history and making him the first player ever in that conference score at least 2,000 points, grab 400 rebounds and dish 400 assists. Assistant coach Jenny Boucek brokethe news. On April 5, the 5-11 guard was autographing mini basketballs and. At the time I didnt know that, but he was affirming my greatness. The two-time Horizon League Player of the Year scores a career-best 36 against UIC, helping the Phoenix win 72-67. The best rebounder in college basketball, perhaps the most intimidating player in the sport, is a father. After Keifer impregnated his former girlfriend, Allyne, he was horrified to tell mom. It wasn't a happy cry. Don't do what I did.'". I didn't learn that until Igotto college.". 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. I remember they tried to send me home, and the way they do it is like they give you a week trial run. Former Pacers guard Keifer Sykes, center, hosts a free youth camp at the Irsay Family YMCA in Indianapolis on April 30, 2022. Chi-Town: Directed by Nick Budabin. The contract became guaranteed. "It's fun, though. Sykes said, laughing. "I don't want to go out of the States. Suddenly he was holding ice chips and helping her breathe through the birth. Like Buchanan, and others currently playing college hoops, BYU's Josh Sharp also became a father last fall. Sykes, who these days has NBA scouts frequently traveling to gelid Green Bay, has previously bypassed chances to turn pro early in Europe. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 27 years old? And I think we were able to give him that. "I do not want to go pro overseas," he said. He'll have his headstone then, and he'll have his son and grandson touching it. 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. 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. 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. 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. In this, Dawson's final year at Michigan State, My'Shawn has lived with him, the two of them bonding, sharing meals in a small off-campus apartment. He's brand new to this game. "You don't want to encourage your guys to have kids out of wedlock, but when it happens, you have to help them. Sykes had nearly 100 ticket requests for this game, and he will not disappoint the familiars. "I wasn't trying to map out a strategy to go pro. I cant do that. I didnt go somewhere that eased me into it. The plan is for mother and child to pack up and go with. Sometimes when he's here and he's with KJ, I'm like, 'Oh my god,he's just like him'. There are dads playing at Minnesota and UNC Wilmington. INDIANAPOLIS Keifer Sykes remembers every doubter. But mom? Even when I got here, (Boucek) just following me on Instagram and Twitter, and telling me alwaysto continue to chip away at it.". To him, these are secondary anecdotes. Probably no one better to hear it from (than) her because she always believed in me, her being a guard coach. WATCH: Dog makes mess at Louisville halftime show, Updates: Four conference tournaments in action Tuesday, Bracketology: Boise State boosts its standing, Alabama vs. Auburn odds, picks, prediction, bets, Top 25 And 1: Bill Self continues to cement legacy, Court Report: Strange resumes, best turnarounds, Nate Oats says Bama players explained pat-down, March Madness starts with game-winner at buzzer, AP Top 25: Marquette moves up; UK back in rankings, Legendary former Virginia coach Terry Holland dies. But that nightmare hasn't ended, neither has the pain. Keifer Sykes' 3-pointer wins TBT for Boeheim's Army. Weve actually talked about (that game) once or twice, and I brought it up just to see if he remembered it, Brogdon said. He is at Green Bay because that staff impressed his father. So long as his health is good, he'll have earned a pro contract by then. 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).. The sacrifices she made, man. The first words out of his mouth are eerily foreshadowing. I told my family, 'I think the basket is moving or something,'"Sykes said, laughing. He relies on the motto, "More God," meaning that whenever he's faced with adversity, he'll trust God even more and remain the course. He felt shock, and immediately told his father. Afterward, Dawson revealed his son was taken to the hospital two days earlier on account of pneumonia. [3], After graduating high school, Sykes committed to play college basketball for coach Brian Wardle and eventually alongside Marshall teammates Alfonzo McKinnie and Vincent Garret, at Green Bay. He knows all about long drives on weekends to steal time with a child. He also became the only player in Horizon League history to record those same career totals. 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. He so reminds me of Keifer.". Sykes was selected in the second round of the 2016 Korean Basketball League by the Anyang Korea Ginseng Corporation, taking a 15-hour trip across the world that began a roughly five-year journey abroad. I can't wait to talk to her. We play them (soon)!'" He admits now it was a lot to go through. He was closer to him than any of his other siblings. [30][31] He was waived on April 7, 2022. Dawson remembers that. Inconvenient, opportunistic, stressful, hopeful, problematic, irritating, invigorating, a blessing all at once. Bloodman's long been saving for this. I shot that wing 3 against the Bulls,I air-balled. NBA News. I'm still frustrated we lost, but now I'm like, that's over with. And to get back and go to my high school and give my jersey, to see all of the people there the men that helped me become a man, the role models that played a role in my life and inspired me, that helped me I think today was the first day I was able to look up like, Man, its really real.. My own agents telling me that I'm not gonna play in the NBA. How much does Keifer Sykes weigh? 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. Undrafted out of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2015, Sykes went on to play with the Austin Spurs - the San Antonio Spurs' NBA G-League affiliate - for his first professional season . And I guess she thought or they thought I had maybe talked to my agent but I hadn't," Sykes said. [12] Sykes was one of eight invitees to compete in the Slam Dunk Contest at the 2015 Final Four, where he placed second. Until now, Sykes has never told the story of how he became a father, what the birth was like, the angst he went through and how scared and shocked he was by the process. 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 finally opened it when I gathered my strength and the coaches were all crying, everybody was crying. 6-keys: media/spln/collegebasketball/reg/free/stories, at "The milk is spilt all over the place," she recalled saying. Keifer Sykes Jr. does not know who James Sykes was. His camp is having trouble getting them admitted into the road arenas. His daughter Zarah has just turned six years old on 22 September 2021. 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