2012-13 Men's Basketball
Roster
Jarryn Skeete
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Brampton, Ontario
- High School:
- Wasatch Academy (Bridgton Academy)
- Major:
- Communication
2014-15: Played in 29 games, making 28 starts...missed four games earlier in the year with an ankle injury...tied his career-high with 19 points against Central Michigan (2/14)...led the Bulls in three-point field goal percentage at .386...scored 14 points, including the first 12 on 4-for-4 from three at Kent State (2/28)...scored 16 points and made four three pointers at Kentucky (11/16)...scored 17 points and made five three pointers against Niagara (12/19)...finished with 15 points and six rebounds at Bowling Green (2/21)...had 13 double-figure scoring games on the year, including 12 points in the MAC Championship game vs. Central Michigan (3/14)...recorded 44 assists and just 21 turnovers this year...shot 78% from the free throw line.
2013-14: Played in 25 games during the season, starting in 11 of them...missed four games due to injury in late January...scored a season-high 19 points against Eastern Michigan (1/11), hitting a career-best four three pointers...finished with 17 points in a win over St. Bonaventure (12/7) and also reached double figures with 11 points against Bowling Green (3/8)...has gone 26-of-30 from the free throw line, hitting all six free throws against the Bonnies...averaged 3.2 rebounds per game, including a season-high eight rebounds vs. Northern Illinois (1/8)...added seven rebounds three times this year.
2012-13: Moved from the bench to the starting lineup, and eventually earned the starting point guard job due to his maturity and solid decision-making... named to the MAC All-Freshman Team... averaged 7.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game... grew into a scoring role as the season has progressed, going from averaging just 1.4 points per game in November to 10.2 points per game in 16 conference matchups... scored 13 points with four rebounds at Ohio (1/9)... scored 16 points with six rebounds in a win over Bowling Green (1/19)... scored a career-high 19 points and added five assists at Akron (1/26)... scored 17 points with five rebounds in a win over Toledo (2/13)... posted his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 assists against Manhattan, becoming the first freshman to have 10 or more assists in a game since the 2006-07 season, and is one of only five players to have double-digit assists in a game since UB joined the MAC in 1998 (2/23)... continued to be a thorn in Akron’s side, scoring 18 points with six assists and five rebounds in an upset win over the nationally ranked Zips (3/2).
Prep School: Played at Bridgton Academy in Maine for head coach Whit Lesure.
High School: Ranked the 39th best point guard in the class of 2012 according to ESPN... played his first three seasons at Cardinal Leger outside Toronto before playing his senior season at Wasatch Academy in Utah... averaged 18 points, four rebounds and 5.5 assists at Wasatch... named 1A All-State Most Valuable Player... played AAU ball for CIA Bounce for three years under coach Mike George.
Personal: Born April 16, 1993... son of Calvert and Taryn... has one brother, Justace, and one sister, Taysia... majoring in communications... favorite athletes are Muhammed Ali, Penny Hardaway, and Lebron James... favorite TV shows are Family Guy and The Fresh Prince...favorite movies are Superbad, Scarface, Blow, Carlito''s Way, Training Day, and Rush Hour... dream vacation destination is Dubai... the celebrity most people say he looks like is singer/rapper Chris Brown... "The world is yours" is his favorite quote.
