Skeete in November 2017 | |
No. 10 – Sudbury Five | |
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Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
League | NBL Canada |
Personal information | |
Born | (1993-04-16) April 16, 1993 (age 31) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College | Buffalo (2012–2016) |
NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Cape Breton Highlanders |
2017–2019 | St. John's Edge |
2020–present | Sudbury Five |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jarryn Skeete (born April 16, 1993) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Sudbury Five of the National Basketball League of Canada. He played college basketball for Buffalo.
College career
Over his four-year Buffalo career, Skeete played for three different head coaches. As a freshman, Skeete was named to the Mid-American Conference (MAC) All-Freshman Team. He had 18 points in a game against Akron that broke the Zips' 18-game winning streak. As a sophomore, Skeete moved to shooting guard to allow Shannon Evans to play point. Buffalo went 23-10 in his junior season and reached the NCAA Tournament before bowing out to West Virginia, a game in which Skeete finished scoreless. He averaged 9.1 points per game on the year. He helped persuade the school to hire Nate Oats as coach after Bobby Hurley left the program. Skeete averaged 7.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a senior. Skeete graduated with a degree in communications.
Professional career
Skeete signed with the Cape Breton Highlanders, an expansion franchise in NBL Canada, in November 2016. The following season, Skeete signed with the St. John's Edge. Edge fans would frequently cheer "Skeete" at games due to its regional slang.
In 2020, Skeete joined the Sudbury Five. He averaged 9.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game, earning Second Team All-Canadian honors.
References
- ^ Sullivan, Jerry (March 2, 2016). "Skeete's leadership buoys UB men's basketball". The Buffalo News. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- Juzenas, Frank (March 23, 2015). "March Madness over for Brampton players". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "Highlanders sign four-year Buffalo Bulls starter Jarryn Skeete". NBL Central. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- McCarthy, Brendan (December 4, 2017). "Jarryn Skeete of St. John's Edge doesn't mind all the name-calling at Mile One; he's 'loving it'". The Telegram. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- "NBLC Announces 2019-20 All Team Selections". National Basketball League of Canada. June 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
External links
- [REDACTED] Media related to Jarryn Skeete at Wikimedia Commons
- Buffalo Bulls bio
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Basketball people from Ontario
- Buffalo Bulls men's basketball players
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Canadian men's basketball players
- Cape Breton Highlanders (basketball) players
- Sudbury Five players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Brampton
- St. John's Edge players
- Bridgton Academy alumni
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen