Biography
2020-21
• Started 12 of 14 games for the Titans.
• Ranked third on the team in scoring (6.6 points per game) and was sixth in rebounds per game (3.0).
• Was second on the team in 3-point field goals made (15) and fifth in total assists (15).
• Scored in double figures four times during the season, hitting at least one 3-pointer in 11 of 14 contests.
• Posted a team-high 18 points at Michigan State (12/2), making a season-high three 3-pointers.
• Played all 40 minutes, scoring 13 points at Toledo (12/5), recording three assists and two steals and making all four free throws.
• Notched 15 points and five rebounds in win at UIC (12/20).
• Fourth double-figure scoring effort came against Oakland (1/16), scoring 11 points and adding a season-high six rebounds.
• Tallied multiple rebounds in all but two games, including four or more on six occasions.
• Shot 75% from the free throw line (18-of-24).
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).
2019-20
• Voted to the five-member 2019-20 Horizon League All-Freshman Team.
• One of two Titans to start all 30 games during the season.
• Led the team and all Horizon League freshmen in scoring at 10.1 points per game, scoring in double figures a team-high 17 times.
• Averaged 10.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.8 steals in a team-high 30.9 minutes per game.
• Made a team-best 50 3-pointers during the season -- seventh in the Horizon League and third-best in Titan freshman history.
• Ranked sixth in the Horizon League in minutes played per game (30.9), first among league freshmen.
• Led the Titans in field goals made (104) and free-throw percentage (84.6), ranking second in steals (23) and fourth in assists (41).
• Made collegiate debut in season opener against Loyola (11/5) and scored in double figures for the first time in her third career contest, totaling 10 points at Butler (11/13) and opening a span of five-straight double-figuring scoring efforts.
• Named Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Nov. 25 following a pair of double figures scoring efforts against Western Michigan (11 points) and Akron (14 points), hitting two 3-pointers in each game.
• Tied her season-high with 19 points against Sacred Heart (11/29) at South Point Shootout, hitting 7-of-9 free throws.
• Knocked down four 3-pointers and scored 17 points against Toledo (12/14).
• Totaled 13 points, four assists and three steals in home win over Cleveland State (1/16), hitting three treys.
• Followed it with 15 points and three more triples against Youngstown State (1/18), before scoring 14 points at Wright State (1/23).
• Pulled down a season-best seven rebounds, adding 11 points and three steals in home win over UIC (2/8).
• Sank a season-high five 3-pointers (5-for-7) on the road at Youngstown State (2/21), tying her season-best with 19 points.
• Made multiple 3-pointers in a game on 16 occasions, including hitting three or more six times.
• Ranked 16th overall in the Horizon League in scoring (10.1 ppg) and 14th in Horizon League play (10.3 ppg).
• Led or tied for the team lead in scoring in 10 games and finished the season 10th in Titan freshman history in points scored (302).
• Received team's Freshman of the Year honor following the conclusion of the season.
High School
• A 2019 graduate of Homestead High School.
• Lettered two years at Concordia Lutheran High School before lettering final two years for the Spartans and coach Rod Parker.
• A three-time First Team All-Conference player, two-time Second Team Indiana Coaches of Girl's Sports Association (ICGSA) All-State honoree and selected as Honorable Mention Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) All-State as a senior.
• Earned First Team All-Area honors as a sophomore, junior and senior, becoming one of six players ever in Indiana to make All-Area at two different schools.
• Selected to First Team IBCA Underclass All-State and an Indiana Junior All-Star and was one of four finalists for the Tiffany Gooden Award in 2017-2018 as a junior, which recognizes the top basketball player in the Summit Athletic Conference (SAC).
• Named one of Outside the Huddle's First Five before senior season, honoring the top five girl's basketball players in the Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana area; Also a 2019 nominee for Outside the Huddle's Fan Voted Postseason Player of the Year.
• Picked among Hoosier Basketball Magazine's Top 60 Seniors in the state of Indiana.
• A two-time captain, who eclipsed the 1,000-point mark midway through her junior season.
• As a senior, part of Homestead squad that was ranked No. 1 in the Bounce Power Poll for the entire 2018-19 season as team went 25-5 and reached regional championship.
• Led Homestead to a Summit Athletic Conference regular season title as a junior with a team-high 18 points per game while shooting 40 percent from the field.
• Exited Concordia Lutheran with a historic sophomore campaign, setting school records in most 3-pointers made in a season and season 3-point percentage (48 percent).
• At Concordia Lutheran, averaged 10.3 points per game as a freshman and 15.9 points, 2.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game as a sophomore.
• Played club with team Always 100 and won the Club 1 Spring League championship in 2018 with a 10-0 record.
• Member of the National Society of High School Scholars and a Peer Mentor for Special Needs Students, as well as a Honor Roll student.
Personal
• Full name is Sylare Brayon Starks.
• Daughter of Michael & Sylvia Starks.
• Has one older sibling, Michael.
• Her father ran track and field at South Carolina and her uncle played basketball at Northern Illinois.
• Born in Fort Wayne, Ind.
• Major is Religious Studies.
