Jamie O'Brien Skeen (born May 2, 1988) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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College career

Between 2006 and 2008, Skeen played college basketball for Wake Forest. Skeen was declared ineligible for the fall semester of the 2008–09 season for violating the school's academic policy. He informed the team in early December 2008 he would not appeal for reinstatement to the university, and subsequently transferred to VCU. As a senior at VCU in 2010–11, Skeen earned second-team All- CAA, CAA All-Tournament Team, and NABC Division I All-District 10 First Team honors. He also helped the Rams reach the

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of the 2011 NCAA tournament. In 39 games as a senior, he averaged 15.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Skeen split the 2011–12 season in France (

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) and Israel (

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during the

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. He returned to the Israel for the 2013–14 season, joining

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. After a stint with the

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during the

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, Skeen spent the 2013–14 season in Italy with Sutor Montegranaro. After a stint in Puerto Rico with

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, he played for the Charlotte Hornets during the

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. He then spent the 2014–15 season in Belgium with

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. After sitting out the 2015–16 season, Skeen's first stint back was with the

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of the

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during the 2016 preseason. In December 2016, he moved to Kosovo to play for

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. On July 26, 2017, Skeen signed a two-year deal with Serbian club Partizan. The next month he arrived in Belgrade and did not pass the medical examinations, so the contract was terminated on August 18, 2017. On September 7, 2017, he signed with the Finnish club

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for the 2017–18 Korisliiga season. In May 2018, Skeen joined the

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for the

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. For the 2018–19 season, Skeen joined

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of the Finnish

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. On September 3, 2019, he has signed with

of the

College career

Professional career

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