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Overview: Improved post player for the Tigers who completed his third year with the program in 2007-08...will be looked upon as a probable starter in the post as a senior...showed an ability to get the job done as a junior after James Mays went down with a hip injury...after appearing in 22 games as a freshman in 2005-06, has played in all 70 contests over the past two seasons...has increased his playing time each season he has been with the program...averaged 6.9 minutes per game as a freshman, 10.8 as a sophomore, and 14.5 as a junior...long and active, he is an exciting part of Clemson's full-court style of play...has the ability to block and alter shots on the inside because of his long arms and good instincts...has 70 blocked shots in three years...a career 58 percent shooter as a reserve, he showed an improved array of moves as a junior compared to his first two seasons...solid finisher with the basketball around the rim...first scholarship player from Jacksonville, FL to sign with the Tigers...former Clemson football player Patrick Sapp played in four games on the hardwood and was from Jacksonville.
In 2007-08: Appeared in all 34 games and earned six starts while James Mays recovered from a hip injury early in the season...averaged 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game...second on the team with 26 blocked shots, a big reason Clemson ranked in the top 20 in the nation in blocks...shot 57 percent from the field, which led the team for accuracy given a minimum of 100 shot attempts...22 of his 67 made field goals were dunks...played 493 minutes as a junior, a career-high for the Florida native...scored double figures four games, the first four of his career...had three straight in the San Juan Shootout, where the Tigers defeated Puerto Rico-Mayaguez and DePaul before falling to Ole Miss in the championship game...averaged 9.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as a starter, where he helped Clemson to a 5-1 record...made 22-35 field goals in the games he started, which equates to a 63 percent figure.
Best Games of 2007-08: Reached double figures in three straight games as a starter at the 2007 San Juan Shootout...top game of the season was easily against Ole Miss in the championship game...made 8-8 field goals and finished with career-high 17 points versus the Rebels...added seven rebounds, including career-high five offensive caroms, in the Ole Miss game...posted 12 points and made 4-7 shots and 4-4 free throws in the second round game against DePaul...scored eight points and added seven rebounds at East Carolina...made 4-7 field goals and totaled 11 points and seven rebounds against Puerto Rico-Mayaguez...sank 4-5 shots and scored eight points in 13 minutes against Samford...blocked three shots versus North Carolina at home...rejected four shots against Purdue in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge...made all three shots and scored six points in just 10 minutes of play at Duke...scored eight points at Miami on 4-8 shooting...hit 4-4 from the field and posted a total of nine points and four rebounds in 18 minutes against Virginia Tech on Senior Day...had outstanding quarterfinal game against Boston College in the ACC Tournament...made 6-6 shots for a total of 12 points versus the Eagles...two of his field goals were highlight-reel slams...added five rebounds against Boston College...scored four points and grabbed four rebounds in 15 minutes of play against Villanova in the NCAA Tournament.
In 2006-07: Played in all 36 contests and averaged 10.8 minutes per game at the center and power forward positions...ranked second on the team in blocked shots (36) in his reserve role...averaged 1.0 blocks per game to rank 11th in the ACC, the only non-starter in the ACC to average 1.0 blocks per game...blocked a shot every 10.78 minutes, similar to the rate former Tiger star Elden Campbell (10.70) did his senior year in 1989-90...ranked just outside the top 10 of the ACC in that category...hit 60.8 percent of his shots, a figure that would have led the team had he enough attempts to qualify...averaged 2.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per game...added 11 steals on the season...shot 68 percent from the field and averaged more than one block per game in 20 home contests as a sophomore...ranked fourth on the team in offensive rebounds (33)...blocked at least one shot in 22 of the Tigers' 36 games.
Best Games of 2006-07: Posted seven points, four rebounds, and four blocked shots in just 12 minutes of action against Wofford...hit all three of his field goal attempts versus the Terriers...in second game of the year, hit 3-4 shots for six points against Monmouth...totaled six blocked shots in the three-day Cox Communications Classic...grabbed career-best six rebounds, including three offensive, in road win at South Carolina...added a pair of blocks versus the Gamecocks...totaled four points, five rebounds, and three blocked shots at N.C. State...one of his field goals was a thunderous one-handed slam...grabbed two steals in career-high 21 minutes of play at home against Boston College...posted four points and two blocks at home against Florida State...duplicated those numbers against Maryland...blocked three shots in 15 minutes on Senior Night against Miami...had monster jam in road win at Virginia Tech...tallied five points, three rebounds, and two highlight-reel dunks in NIT quarterfinal win over Syracuse...his one-handed, fastbreak dunk was featured as one of the top 10 plays of the day by SportsCenter.
In 2005-06: Appeared in 22 games for the Tigers with four starting assignments...played an average of 6.9 minutes per game...scored 1.1 points per game and also grabbed 1.1 rebounds per game...totaled eight blocked shots for the season and seven steals, showing his potential as a defensive player...12 of his 25 total rebounds came on the offensive glass...shot 55 percent (11-20) from the field in limited shot attempts...saw 10 or more minutes of action in four games...season-high was 15 minutes played against Wake Forest at home.
Best Games of 2005-06: Top game was probably in home overtime win over Wake Forest, even though he did not score in that contest...blocked three shots and helped establish an intensity for the Tigers defensively in that ballgame...also had a steal versus the Deacons...scored four points in seven minutes against Coppin State...scored four points on 2-2 shooting, while adding a pair of blocks, against Puerto Rico-Mayaguez...had four points and three rebounds at Miami...had putback dunk at North Carolina...recorded a block and steal in a start against Virginia Tech...three offensive rebounds in win over Virginia.
In High School: Nominee for Mr. Basketball in the state of Florida...averaged a double-double each of his last two years, but accomplished the feat with three different stats...averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds as a senior, he averaged 12 points, 10 blocks and eight rebounds as a junior...had five blocks per game as a senior when opponents did not challenge him on the inside as often due to his shot-blocking reputation...once blocked 21 shots in one game against First Coast High School...named All-Gateway Conference as a senior...played his high school basketball for Criswell Foye at Andrew Jackson High School in Jacksonville...born 7-3-86...majoring in sociology.
Raymond Sykes Career Statistics |
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Year |
GP-GS |
Min/Avg |
FG-FA |
Pct |
3FG-FA |
Pct |
FT-FTA |
Pct |
Off/Reb/Avg |
A-T |
BS-ST |
PF-D |
Pts/Avg |
2005-06 |
22-4 |
152/6.9 |
11-20 |
.550 |
0-0 |
.000 |
2-5 |
.400 |
12/25/1.1 |
2-10 |
8-7 |
16-0 |
24/1.1 |
2006-07 |
36-0 |
388/10.8 |
31-51 |
.608 |
0-0 |
.000 |
14-27 |
.519 |
33/68/1.9 |
11-19 |
36-11 |
50-1 |
76/2.1 |
Totals |
58-4 |
540/9.3 |
42-71 |
.592 |
0-0 |
.000 |
16-32 |
.500 |
45/93/1.6 |
13-29 |
44-18 |
66-1 |
100/1.7 |
Raymond Sykes Career Highs
Points: 7 vs. Wofford, 12/5/06
Field Goals Made: 3 vs. Monmouth, 11/11/06, 3 vs. Wofford, 12/5/06
Field Goal Attempts: 4 vs. many (3), last vs. Syracuse, 3/21/07
Free Throws Made: 3 vs. Ole Miss, 3/19/07
Free Throw Attempts: 4 vs. Western Carolina, 12/23/06, 4 vs. Ole Miss, 3/19/07
Rebounds: 6 vs. South Carolina, 12/2/06
Offensive Rebounds: 3 vs. Virginia, 2/25/06, 3 vs. South Carolina, 12/2/06
Assists: 2 vs. Ole Miss, 3/19/07, 2 vs. Syracuse, 3/21/07
Blocked Shots: 4 vs. Wofford, 12/5/06
Steals: 2 vs. Boston College, 1/20/07
Minutes: 21 vs. Boston College, 1/20/07
