GENERAL:
Prior to his final collegiate season at Arkanass (2021-22), spent four seasons with the Miami Hurricanes but only played two games in his final year (2020-21) after injuring his ankle on Dec. 4 … Graduated from Miami in the Spring of ‘21 with a degree in sport administration/marketing … Pursuing a second undergraduate degree at Arkansas in arts and sciences … Led the Hurricanes – and ranked among the ACC top 10 – in scoring twice: 15.4 points (10th in the ACC) as a junior (2019-20) and 16.2 points (ninth in the ACC) as a sophomore (2018-19) … In three-plus seasons with the Hurricanes, he scored 1,256 points with 251 assists and 100 steals … Finished his collegiate carer with 1,539 points with 307 assists and 133 steals while shooting 80.6% from the free throw line (365-453).
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2021-22 (Graduate Senior at Arkansas):
• Made the Department’s Honor Roll (3.0-3.49 GPA) for Fall 2021
• Played in all 37 games with two starts in helping the Razorbacks reach the NCAA ELite 8.
• Averaged 11.9 points and led the team in scoring three times, including a season-high 26 in the win over Northern Iowa.
• Ranked 2nd in the SEC (34th NCAA) in free throw percentage (.875) while ranking ninth in the SEC in free throws made (112) and 14th in free throw attempts (128).
• Inside the final 3 minutes (and OT), was 46-of-49 (93.8%) at the free throw line … Was the first Razorback since Joe Kleine in 1983-84 to have multiple games in a season shooting 10-10 or better at the free throw line (12-12 vs Elon and 10-10 vs. Kansas State).
• Made 21 straight at the line spanning five games (Hofstra-Vandy) before missing his final attempt vs Vandy … Made 19 straight (made his last FT vs A&M; 4-4 vs WVU; 4-4 vs AUB, 6-6 vs UT; 4-4 at UT) … Was 13-of-13 at the line in the NCAA Tournament … Closed the season making 39 of his final 41 FT
• Mercer: Scored 16 off the bench thanks to making 7-of-8 FT … 10 of his points came during Arkansas’ decisive 18-3 run to turn a 54-53 deficit into a 71-57 lead.
• UNI: Led the team with 26 points … Made an acrobatic layup that was the top play on ESPN’s SportsCenter … Scored 12 straight points on his own, including a 7-0 Razorback run, in the first half … Arkansas was down 3 (75-72 with 4:25 left) before Lykes ignited a 21-5 run with nine points — including 6-of-6 FT —over the final 4:10 to secure the win.
• HOF Classic: Named to the Hall of Fame Classic All-Tournament Team … Made a huge impact by making 18-of-20 free throws, including 10-of-10 inside the final 1:46 versus K-State and 4-of-4 inside the final 21 seconds vs Cincinnati … Scored 14 vs KSU and 15 vs Cincy … Only made one 3-pointer, but it came with Arkansas down 4 with 5:49 to play.
• UCA: Posted season-highs with five assists and two steals.
• LR: Tied season-high with two steals … Was 6-of-7 at the line, including 4-of-4 inside the final 2:33 to seal the win.
• Charlotte: Played his best defensive game according to Coach Muss … Added 13 points and three assists.
• Hofstra: Scored 19, making a season-high 4-of-9 3-pointers, and was 5-of-5 at the line … Added a season-high three steals
• Elon: In his first start of the season … Led the team with 21 points on 4-of-8 FG (1-4 3PT) … Was 12-of-12 at the free throw line.
• Vandy: Only had 1 point,1 steal and 3 rebounds in 10:27 played … However, the point, steal and two boards came inside the final 20 seconds to give Arkansas a chance to tie/win … Also, in 10:27 minutes played, tied for the team lead in Plus-Minus at +10.
• Missouri: Recorded his 11th career blocked shot and first as a Razorback, which made SEC Now’s Patric (Young’s) Poster segment.
• Texas A&M: Only had two assists, but both came in overtime and both baskets put the Hogs up three … Also drew a charge and snapped am 0-for-9 dry spell from 3-point range (5-game stretch).
• @ Georgia: Was praised by Coach Musselman for his preparation and responded accordingly … Only had nine assists and one steal in the first eight SEC games then, in game nine, dished out season-highs of seven assists and had four steals
• Miss State: Followed that with another outstanding performance at both ends … Had 10 points and did not get score on the defensive end … Drained two 3-pointers, including one with 25 seconds left to give Arkansas a 7-point lead and secure the win.
• Auburn: Was 4-of-4 at the free throw line and scored six points … Sank two FT with 27 seconds left to put the Hogs up five
• Tennessee: Was 6-of-6 at the line and tied for the team lead with two assists … Was 4-of-4 at the line inside the final 58 seconds.
• @ Tennessee: Led the Hogs at +10 in a four-point loss, including +18 in the second half … Scored 15 points —10 in the second half (3-5 G; 2-3 3PT) … Dow 19, scored 8 in a 12-4 run, including back-to-back 3-pointers to make it an 11-point game with 5:09 left.
• vs LSU (SEC): had 18 points off the bench, making 5-of-9 from the field and 7-of-8 at the line … Added three steals … Scored 6 straight to end the first half (4 free throws and a jumper at the buzzer after a steal).
• vs New Mexico State (NCAA): Scored seven points — all at the free throw line and all inside the final 5:30 — on 7-of-7 shooting … Was fouled shooting a 3 and made all 3 FT to put the Hogs up eight … Made a pair at the line with 10 seconds left for a 4-point lead … Sealed the win with two free throws with two seconds left.
• vs Gonzaga(NCAA): Only scored two points — two free throws with 15 seconds left to put the Hogs up five.
2020-21 (Senior at Miami):
Preseason first team All-ACC (the third Miami player to be selected to the preseason All-ACC first team and the first in program history to be a two-time preseason All-ACC pick) … Played in two games prior to suffering a season-ending ankle injury … In the season opener, had 11 points and six assists versus North Florida … Despite suffering his season-ending injury versus Stetson, scored 20 points (5-9 FG. 7-7 FT) in 22 minutes with five assists and four rebounds.
2019-20 (Junior at Miami):
All-ACC honorable mention … Air Force Reserve Basketball HOF Invitational Game MVP (12/17) … Preseason Second Team All-ACC (just the fourth Hurricane to earn preseason All-ACC honors) … Played in 26 games, missing five due to injury, and started 24, including each of the first 18 … Averaged 15.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 30.0 minutes per game … Led the Hurricanes in points, assists and steals per game, as well as made field goals (140), made free throws (70) and free-throw attempts (86) … Placed second in minutes per game and made 3-pointers (51) … Finished fourth in the ACC in free-throw percentage (81.4), ninth in field-goal percentage (43.2), 10th in scoring and 12th in 3-pointers per game (1.96) … In ACC-only action, placed fourth in free-throw clip (84.3), ninth in scoring (15.6) and 14th in 3-pointers (1.93) … Placed No. 17 nationally in scoring among individuals under 6-foot, including third by high-major players … Notched the eighth-best single-season free-throw clip in program history … Tied for the fifth-most made 3-pointers (six) by a Hurricane ever in an ACC game … Finished the season in the top 10 of nine ACC-only career leaderboards and the top five of six of them, including third in made free throws (159) and fourth in both points (735) and made field goals (241) … Tied for the most (28) and third-most (27) points in a game by a Hurricane on the season, as well as notched the most steals in a contest (five) and tied for both the most assists (six) and made 3-pointers (six) … Recorded the only two instances (11 and 10) of a Miami player hitting double-digit made field goals, plus tied for second in made free throws (eight) and made free throws without a miss (eight) … Scored in double figures 21 times, notching 15-plus on 14 occasions and 20-plus in six outings, the latter two both team highs … Notched five-plus assists in three appearances and 30-plus minutes 13 times, with 40-plus twice … Paced Miami in scoring a team-best 13 times … Opened the season with an 18-point, five-assist showing against fifth-ranked Louisville (11/5) … Scored 15 points versus Florida Atlantic (11/8) … Tallied 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting against Florida (11/22) in the Charleston Classic … Dropped a season-best 28 points in the win at Illinois (12/2), adding four steals and finishing 11-of-17 from the floor to set a career high in makes … Recorded 17 points to go along with a season-high six assists and career-best five steals against Temple (12/17) at the Barclays Center, hitting the game-winning free throws with 4.4 seconds left … Posted 16 points and four rebounds against Coppin State (12/21) … Registered 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting in 41 minutes in the overtime victory at Clemson (12/31) … Put up 18 points and four rebounds in 38 minutes at No. 13/11 Louisville (1/7), finishing 8-of-8 at the stripe … Totaled 20 points and four boards at NC State (1/15), as well as hit all seven of his free throws … Notched 24 points and a career-high two blocks in a career-best 42 minutes against ninth-ranked Florida State (1/18), tallying a 9-of-18 mark from the floor and a 6-of-10 ledger from long range, tying his career high in made 3-pointers … After playing in the first 82 affairs of his career, missed Miami’s contests at North Carolina (1/25), against Virginia Tech (1/28), at Pittsburgh (2/2) and against NC State (2/5) due to a groin injury sustained versus the Seminoles, snapping a 52-game streak of starts … Scored 16 points against Boston College (2/12) … Amassed 23 points in the triple-overtime triumph at Virginia Tech (2/19) … Posted 14 points and a season-high five boards at Georgia Tech (2/29) … Scored 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting against No. 22 Virginia (3/4), but missed the final 12 minutes after getting elbowed in the face … Did not play against Syracuse (3/7) due to face injuries … Recorded 21 points and went 5-of-11 from 3-point range versus Clemson (3/11) in the ACC Tournament.
2018-19 (Sophomore at Miami):
All-ACC Academic Team … Played and started in all 32 games … Ranked ninth in ACC in overall scoring (16.2) and eighth in league play (15.9) … was fifth in conference in free-throw shooting in ACC play at 80.8 percent (63-78) … Racked up 10 games of 20 or more points, including six in conference action … Scored in double figures in all but five games and 16 or more points in 20 games … Upped his scoring average by 6.6 ppg (9.6 to 16.2), which was third highest among ACC players … Played at least 30 minutes in 26 of 32 games … Ranked No. 14 in ACC in minutes per game (33.8) and No. 16 in league-only action (34.8) … Ranked fifth in ACC in free-throw shooting in conference games (63-78, 80.8 percent) … First Miami player to record three straight 20-point efforts since Shane Larkin in March 2013 … Scored 20 or more points in each of the first three games this season, becoming first UM player since Joe Wylie in 1989 to do so … Scored 22 points and also played then-career-best 39 minutes in season opener against Lehigh (11/9) … Averaged 17.7 ppg in three games at Wooden Legacy … Scored career-high 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting in ACC opener against NC State (1/3) … Scored 25 points against Wake Forest (1/12), including 14-of-14 from free-throw line which is second-best FT performance in program history (Jack McClinton, 16-16 vs. NC State, March 7, 2009) … Recorded 27 points in career-high 41 minutes at North Carolina (2/9), including 19 points in second half and overtime … Scored 21 points in win over Clemson (2/13) … Scored 26 points and hit career-high six 3-pointers at Wake Forest (2/26) … Had streak of 21 straight made free throws snapped against Florida State (1/27) … Scored 16 points and dished out career-high nine assists at Virginia Tech (3/8) … Totaled 19 points and hit 3-pointers against Virginia Tech in ACC Tournament (3/13).
2017-18 (Freshman at Miami):
All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Rookie of the Week (1/8) … Played in all 32 games, with 10 starts … Averaged 9.6 points and 2.3 assists per game … Shot 72 percent (59-82) from free-throw line … Averaged 11.9 points per game in ACC play (second on team) … Scored in double figures in 12 ACC games, including eight of last 10 in regular season … Averaged team-high 12.8 points per game in the 12 games after Bruce Brown Jr.’s injury … Averaged 12.1 ppg in his 10 starts … Hit at least one 3-pointer in 26 of 32 games, including two or more in 17 contests … Hit a 3-pointer and played 18 minutes in college debut against Gardner-Webb (11/10) … Scored 13 points and dished out four assists in win over Florida A&M (11/16) … Scored 10 points and added three steals in win at No. 12 Minnesota (11/29) … Recorded 10 points (2-3 3FG) in ACC opener at Pittsburgh (12/30) … Scored eight points and handed out five assists at Georgia Tech (1/3) … Recorded 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting in 25 minutes in win over Florida State (1/7) … Named ACC Rookie of Week on Jan. 8 after GT/FSU performances … Scored 13 points (3-5 3FG) at Clemson (1/13) … Made first college start at NC State (1/21) … Started and played season-high 33 minutes against Pittsburgh, scoring 13 points and dishing out five assists (1/31) … Scored 16 points at Boston College (2/10) … Scored season-high 19 points (17 in second half) against Virginia (2/13) … Scored 15 points, including 11 in the game’s final four minutes, in comeback win over Boston College (2/24) … Recorded team-high 18 points, including four 3-pointers, in victory at UNC (2/27) … Scored 15 points and dished out season-high seven assists against Virginia Tech (3/3); hit go-ahead free throw with three seconds remaining.
High School:
Member of the 2017 Jordan Brand Classic Regional Team … Ranked No. 45 in the ESPN Top 100, No. 12 at his position and first in Maryland … 2017 All-Met Player of the Year … 2017 DC State Athletic Association MVP… 2016 Washington, D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year … 2017 American Family Insurance third team ALL-USA Boys Basketball Team … 2017 Max Preps All-American, fifth team … Two-time Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Player of the Year … As a senior, set school’s career scoring record with 2,266 points … Won 2017 Triple Crown of WCAC Championship, DC State Athletic Association (DCSAA) Championship and Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament … Also won Gonzaga D.C. Classic and took third at Les Schwab Invitational (Ore.) … Eagles finished No. 1 in D.C. area, according to The Washington Post final rankings … Averaged 17.6 points, 4.2 assists and 2.9 rebounds while leading Gonzaga to a 32-5 overall and 15-3 region record … As a junior, averaged 22.0 points, 4.3 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.7 steals. Knocked down 47.3 percent of shots from three and hit 74.9 percent at the line … Led Eagles (24-10) to the semifinals in both the WCAC and DCSAA … As a sophomore won the WCAC Championship … Played AAU ball for Team Takeover on the EYBL circuit.
Personal:
Born July 22, 1998, in Mitchellville, Md. … Parents are Marvin and Vanessa Lykes … Sport administration major with a marketing minor … Has donated his time as a youth basketball instructor, as well as volunteering both at his church and the National Foundation for Cancer Research as a peer tutor.
