Keifer Jerail Sykes (born December 30, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Openjobmetis Varese of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

Sykes is featured in the 2018 documentary film Chi-Town, produced and directed by Nick Budabin,[1] following his path from high school to his brush with the NBA.

[3] After graduating high school, Sykes committed to play college basketball for coach Brian Wardle and eventually alongside Marshall teammates Alfonzo McKinnie and Vincent Garret, at Green Bay.

[6] At the start of the 2013–14 season, Sykes was named to the preseason All-Horizon League team and was a nominee for the Bob Cousy Award for top point guard in the country.

[7] Sykes and 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) standout player Alec Brown led the Phoenix to a 24–5 regular season record and finished first in the Horizon League.

On February 26, 2015, playing in his hometown of Chicago, Sykes scored a career-high 36 points against UIC to surpass the 2,000-point mark for his career.

Sykes set a conference record as he was named the Horizon League player of the week thirteen times over his career.

[17] On November 13, Sykes made his professional debut in a 104–82 win over the Texas Legends, recording eight points, one rebound, six assists and three steals in 17 minutes off the bench.

[18] In his rookie season with Austin, including the playoffs, Sykes averaged 13.1 points, 3.3 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 0.84 steals while shooting 45.9% from the field and 77.4% from the free throw line, and also recording a plus/minus of +196.

[26] On December 8, 2020, Sykes signed a one-year contract with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).

Sykes subsequently joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and averaged 16.3 points, 8 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game.