Jarryn Skeete

Jarryn Skeete
	Skeete in November 2017
No. 10–Sudbury Five
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	NBL Canada
Personal information
Born	April 16, 1993 (age 29)
Nationality	Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Cardinal Leger ; (Brampton, Ontario); Wasatch Academy ; (Mount Pleasant, Utah); Bridgton Academy ; (Bridgton, Maine);
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
	MAC All-Freshman Team (2013);

Last updated September 09, 2022

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.^[1] 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.^[2] He helped persuade the school to hire Nate Oats as coach after Bobby Hurley left the program.^[1] Skeete averaged 7.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a senior.^[3] Skeete graduated with a degree in communications.^[1]

Professional career

Skeete signed with the Cape Breton Highlanders, an expansion franchise in NBL Canada, in November 2016.^[3] The following season, Skeete signed with the St. John's Edge. Edge fans would frequently cheer "Skeete" at games due to its regional slang.^[4]

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.^[5]

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References

1 2 3 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.
1 2 "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.

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[buffalonews-1] 1 2 3 Sullivan, Jerry (March 2, 2016). "Skeete's leadership buoys UB men's basketball". The Buffalo News . Retrieved November 3, 2018.

[2] Juzenas, Frank (March 23, 2015). "March Madness over for Brampton players". Brampton Guardian . Retrieved November 3, 2018.

[sign-3] 1 2 "Highlanders sign four-year Buffalo Bulls starter Jarryn Skeete". NBL Central. Retrieved November 3, 2018.

[4] 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.

[5] "NBLC Announces 2019-20 All Team Selections". National Basketball League of Canada . June 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.

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