Jarryn Skeete (born April 16, 1993) is a Canadian professional
basketball
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player for the
Sudbury Five
The Sudbury Five are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Sudbury that play in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada). The team is owned by Sudbury Wolves Sports and plays at the Sudbury Community Arena.
History
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of the
National Basketball League of Canada
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. He played college basketball for
Buffalo
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.
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
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(MAC) All-Freshman Team. He had 18 points in a game against
Akron
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that broke the Zips' 18-game winning streak. As a sophomore, Skeete moved to shooting guard to allow
Shannon Evans
Shannon Evans II (born July 19, 1994) is an American-Guinean basketball player who last played for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He competed in college for Buffalo and Arizona State. His nickname is Shannito.
Early life ...
to play point.
Buffalo went 23-10 in his junior season and reached the NCAA Tournament before bowing out to
West Virginia
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, 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
Nathanael Justin Oats (born October 13, 1974) is an American basketball coach, currently the head basketball coach at the University of Alabama. Prior to Alabama he was the head coach at the University at Buffalo.
Education and playing career
Oa ...
as coach after
Bobby Hurley
Robert Matthew Hurley (born June 28, 1971) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils. He was previously the head coach at the University at Buffalo.
As a college ...
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
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, an expansion franchise in NBL Canada, in November 2016.
The following season, Skeete signed with the
St. John's Edge
The St. John's Edge are an inactive Canadian professional basketball team based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and compete in the National Basketball League of Canada. From 2017 to 2020, they played home games at Mile One Centre. T ...
. Edge fans would frequently cheer "Skeete" at games due to its regional slang.
In 2020, Skeete joined the
Sudbury Five
The Sudbury Five are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Sudbury that play in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada). The team is owned by Sudbury Wolves Sports and plays at the Sudbury Community Arena.
History
The te ...
. He averaged 9.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game, earning Second Team All-Canadian honors.
References
External links
Buffalo Bulls bio
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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