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Skeen's Career Bio & Statistics
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Full Name: Jamie O'Brien Skeen
Major: Undecided
Birth Date: May 2, 1988
Birth Place: Fayetteville, N.C.
Parents' Names: Eric and Jackie Skeen
High School Coach: Duane Lewis
A skilled and athletic player who can play either forward position... earned a starting job as a freshman... has a tremendous up-side... has all the skills to be one of the better players in the ACC... a good shooter with surprising range... can be an outstanding rebounder... an unselfish player who gets his teammates involved ... a naturally gifted athlete who rarely lifted weights prior to coming to Wake Forest... the coaching staff would like to see him become more consistent and play at a high intensity every time out.
In The Wake Forest Record Books
- 2nd in Freshman single-game offensive rebounds (9)
- 4th (tie) in single-game offensive rebounds (9)
- 5th in Freshman three-point percentage (.382)
- 6th in Freshman season three-point field goals (34)
- 7th in Freshman season three-point attempts (89)
2006-07
Played in all 31 games and started 24 times... played 24.4 minutes per contest... nearly half of his field goals were from three-point range... he made 71 field goals on the season, including 34 from behind the arc... shot a solid 38.2 percent from three-point range, which was the fifth-best ever by a Deacon freshman... averaged 7.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game... ranked third on the team with 15 blocked shots... averaged nearly two offensive rebounds per game... scored in double figures 10 times... pulled down double-digit rebounds 3 times... tied for second on the team with 3 double-doubles... led the Deacons in rebounding six times... his 14 rebounds at NC State Feb. 28 tied for the most by a Deacon player in 2006-07... cme off the bench the first three games of the season before making first career start Nov. 21 vs. Vanderbilt... recorded first career double-double against Vanderbilt with 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 three-point field goals, 2 assists and 2 steals... scored 14 points and had a career-high 4 steals Dec. 2 vs. Georgia... had 13 points and was 2-of-3 from three-point range Dec. 17 in first career ACC game at Virginia Tech... scored 14 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and dished out a pair of steals Jan. 21 at Virginia... recorded a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds Feb. 6 vs. Winston-Salem State... had another double-double with 11 points and a career-best 14 rebounds Feb. 28 at NC State... h is 9 offensive rebounds against the Wolfpack were the second-most by a Deacon freshman all-time... played 33 minutes and scored 10 points in double-overtime win over Georgia Tech March 8 in the opening round of the ACC Tournament... scored 11 points in the final game of Wake Forest's September trip to the Bahamas.
High School
North Mecklenburg HS in Charlotte, 2006... named first team all-state by the Associated Press in 2005 and in 2006... the second-leading vote-getter on that team in `06 ... ranked among the top 150 overall prospects, he is considered one of the nation's top high school senior small forwards... ranked as the 42nd-best prospect nationally by Bob Gibbons... ranked 85th nationally by Rivals... led North Mecklenburg to the state 4A championship in 2005... nearly won a second consecutive state title in 2006, but lost to Raleigh Wakefield, 45-43, in the championship game... led the Vikings to a 23-7 record as a senior... averaged 20.1 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game as a junior... was North Carolina's Mr. Basketball in 2005... played for the Vikings under coach Duane Lewis
Personal
Skeen has three siblings -- one brother and two sisters... mother, Jackie, was a Florida State cheerleader... father, Eric, played football for the Seminoles ... chose Wake Forest over North Carolina, Florida, Clemson and several others
