Hall of Fame
A 6-5 forward from Chantily, Va., Sye carried on a long tradition of athletic big men for the men's basketball team when he joined the team in 2005. That season, he teamed with fellow Athletic Hall of Famer Jonathan Pribble to make the Freedom Conference Tournament for the first of two times in his career. Meanwhile, he stepped into the starting lineup and averaged 12.4 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game, helping him earn Freedom Conference Rookie of the Year honors. As his career progressed, Sye continued to earn honors from the conference, earning three all-conference honors in his career, including being named First Team All-Commonwealth Conference after averaging 14.0 points as a senior. He keyed the Warriors to the Commonwealth Conference Tournament title game in the team's first year in the league, starting 23 games while helping the team to a 17-10 record. By the time the forward had wrapped up his career, he was 16th in school history with 1,253 career points, while he still sits fifth in school history with 77 career blocked shots and seventh with 132 steals. His .560 field goal percentage is 10th in program annals. A four-time conference player of the week, Sye was also honored by the athletic department twice in his career, as he was named the Sol "Woody" Wolf award winner, given to the most improved junior student-athlete, and the Most Outstanding Male Athlete in 2009. Sye is married to wife Terra (Erway) '09 and the couple reside in Northern Virginia, where Sye is employed by the Department of Justice.
