April Sykes

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]

April Sykes

Personal information
Born	(1990-07-30) July 30, 1990 (age 35) Starkville, Mississippi
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
Drafted by	Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career	2012–present
Position	Guard / forward
Career history
2012	Los Angeles Sparks
Career highlights
McDonald's All-American (2008)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

USA Basketball

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.^[3][1]

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics^[4]

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

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2012	Los Angeles	1	0	7.0	.000	.000	—	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	1	0	7.0	.000	.000	—	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

College

NCAA statistics^[5]

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Rutgers	30	95	27.3	27.1	60.0	2.1	0.8	0.5	0.1	3.2
2009–10		34	191	29.3	15.8	78.9	3.5	1.2	1.0	0.3	5.6
2010–11		33	464	43.0	37.6	72.5	4.2	1.6	1.3	0.5	14.1
2011–12		32	412	40.7	29.4	75.0	5.6	1.5	1.1	0.5	12.9
Career		129	1162	37.8	29.5	73.8	3.9	1.3	1.0	0.4	9.0