YEAR IN REVIEW
Senior Skylar Sinon, guard for the Ithaca College men’s basketball team, plays in a game against the University of Rochester on Dec. 7, 2021. Malik Clement/The Ithacan
G UA R D F O R T H E I T H A C A C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L T E A M BECOMES 26TH PL AYER TO SCORE 1,000 CAREER POINTS players and it’s always exciting to see a player hit some of those career milestones that valienior Skylar Sinon, guard for the date the amount of work they put in and the Ithaca College men’s basketball team, has commitment to getting better every day and made history by becoming the 29th play- every year.” This is the second time Sinon has reached er in program history to score 1,000 the 1,000 point mark, as he also achieved the career points. The guard reached the mark in the Bombers’ milestone during his junior year at Byram Hills 106–95 victory against the Rochester Institute High School. During his collegiate career, Sinon of Technology on Feb. 15 in Clarkson Gymnasi- reached the milestone in just three collegiate um. Sinon secured the milestone by knocking seasons because his junior campaign was candown a jump shot, giving the South Hill Squad celed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. a 93–82 lead with 6:29 remaining in the con- Sinon said he enjoyed the process of achieving this mark and test. Senior Sebastian Alderete, current student takes pride in joining assistant coach, was the last player in the the exclusive group. program to join this exclusive club “I think [reachJan. 24, 2020. “It’s a great ing 1,000 points “It’s obviously an amazing honor honor and I had fun has] dubbed me to be mentioned with those other 28 as a scorer here members of the 1,000 point club,” doing it, I at Ithaca, which Sinon said. “Luckily, I’ve played is pretty cool,” with amazing guys throughout my promise you that.” Sinon said. “It’s three years here, so they let me do a great honor and what I can do. They let me score. They -Skylar Sinon I had fun doing it, I trust me with the ball. So it all starts promise you that.” with them.” He is also the secSinon also attributed his success to the ond student to score their 1,000th trust his three collegiate coaches have in him, playing for Jim Mullins, Sean Burton and point this season, reaching the milestone a Waleed Farid during his time on South Hill. month after Grace Cannon, women’s basketFarid said that he was glad to see Sinon’s ded- ball graduate student, achieved the feat in ication to the sport pay off by reaching the the team’s 67–44 win against Clarkson University on Jan. 15. career mark. Sinon’s career point total sat at 1,019 as the “I’m happy for him,” Farid said. “He’s obviously one of our leaders, one of our best team entered postseason play with its first game
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of the Liberty League Championships on Feb. 26. The guard was a key contributor to the Bombers’ success this winter, helping to lead the squad to a 17–8 record and a second-place finish during the regular season. Sinon has averaged 12.2 points per game this winter, a decrease from his sophomore year in which he posted an average of 16.3 points per contest. He said that his role has shifted slightly this winter compared to the past, as a result of the team having multiple impactful players offensively. “This year has been a little different too because we have such amazing players on our team that can score the ball,” Sinon said. “So I’ve been doing a little less scoring this year, a little more facilitating between our team and kind of just doing whatever the team needs me to do and whatever role I have to play in order for us to win. … But it’s still been pretty consistent to get me to that 1,000 point mark, which is pretty cool.” Farid said Sinon’s ability to make an impact on both sides of the ball adds to how special the milestone is, especially because he achieved it in just three seasons. “Skylar has a really unique game,” Farid said. “He attacks the game in so many ways, not just scoring. But being able to do it in three years is definitely a huge accomplishment. It’s a testament to how good of a player he’s been [and] it’s a testament to how important to the program he’s been since the day he stepped foot on campus.”
