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.