MARVIN L. SYKES

CAMP DIRECTOR

CPS Boys Basketball Coordinator of Officials

NCAA DIVISION I Women’s Basketball Official. Officiated in the Big Ten, Big East, Horizon League, The Summit, Mid American, Ohio Valley, Missouri Valley, and the Great Lakes Valley Conference (DII), before he retired in 2012.

Marvin was in the Division I rankings for 19 years. Marvin also has officiated semi-pro Basketball in the Continental Basketball League (CBA),

United States Basketball League (USBL),

International Basketball League (IBL)

National Women’s Basketball League (NWBL),

Premier Basketball League (PBL)

and the International Pro-Am League (PROAM).

American Basketball Association (ABA)

CEO OF NEXT LEVEL HIGH SCHOOL PRO AM BASKETBALL

CEO OF NEXT LEVEL PRO AM BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (NLPABA)

CEO OF NEXT LEVEL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (NLWPABA)

CEO OF NEXT LEVEL KIDS PRO M BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (NLKPABA)

Marvin Sykes was appointed in July 2023 to be certified as one of the IHSA State Basketball Clinician.

Marvin Sykes was appointed in 2016 to be the CPS Boys Basketball Coordinator of Officials. 

Mr. Sykes in 2016 applied and received that Next Level Officials Association has become recognized association with the IHSA

Marvin has made many strides each year in the basketball world. 2006 he was appointed to a position as a regional coordinator for the IBL.

2005 coordinates the officials for the Nike Pro-City tournament

2004 was appointed to run the officials training

and development program for the Chicago Public

High Schools system as well to assign all of the

High school boys and girls games in the

Chicago Public High School system, in 2003

Was selected in the NCAA Tournament and

Has worked several rounds of the WNIT every year.

Marvin is a strong advocate of

Making officiating better at the

Next Level!!!!!!

Caliber of Play:

In conjunction with the boys and girls basketball tournament at Garfield Park. There will be some of the areas top Chicago land talent .