Personal information | |
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Born | Starkville, Mississippi | July 30, 1990
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Career information | |
High school | East Oktibbeha County (Crawford, Mississippi) |
College | Rutgers (2008–2012) |
WNBA draft | 2012: 3rd round, 28th overall pick |
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks | |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Position | Guard / forward |
Career history | |
2012 | Los Angeles Sparks |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at WNBA.com |
April L. Sykes [1] (born July 30, 1990) is an American professional basketball player most recently with the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. [2]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Los Angeles | 30 | 0 | 8.6 | 37.9 | 37.5 | 53.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 30 | 0 | 8.6 | 37.9 | 37.5 | 53.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
Source [3]
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 | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2008-09 | Rutgers | 30 | 95 | 27.3 | 27.1 | 60.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
2009-10 | Rutgers | 34 | 191 | 29.3 | 15.8 | 78.9 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
2010-11 | Rutgers | 33 | 464 | 43.0 | 37.6 | 72.5 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 14.1 |
2011-12 | Rutgers | 32 | 412 | 40.7 | 29.4 | 75.0 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 12.9 |
Career | Rutgers | 129 | 1162 | 37.8 | 29.5 | 73.8 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 9.0 |
Sykes was selected to represent the U.S. at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. The USA team lost their first two games in close contests, losing to Argentina 58–55 and Puerto Rico 75–70. The team rebounded to win their games against Mexico and Jamaica, but the 2–2 overall record left them in seventh place. Sykes averaged 9.0 points per game. [4] [1]
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