Jamie Skeen

Height:
6-8
Weight:
245
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
North Mecklenburg HS

Will sit out the Fall 2008 semester due to a violation of University academic policy ... Versatile athlete who can play either forward position, as well as center ... Began last season as the Deacons' starting center but lost his spot with the emergence of Chas McFarland ... Served as one of Wake's first subs off the bench ... A good shooter with surprising range ... Has the potential to be an outstanding rebounder ... Added 25 pounds of bulk between his freshman and sophomore seasons ... Arguably Wake Forest's most-heralded recruit in the class of 2006. 2007-08 (Sophomore)
Saw action in 29 games and made six starts ... Missed one game (Dec. 30 vs. Air Force) due to an ankle sprain ... Played an average of 18.4 minutes per contest ... Averaged 5.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game ... Ranked third on the team in rebounding ... Shot 33.3 percent (23-of-69) from three-point range ... Played in all 16 ACC games with three starts ... Averaged 4.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in conference play ... Scored in double figures six times and led the team in scoring once ... Led the team in rebounding twice ... Started at center for the Deacons in the first two games of the season ... Opened the year with 10 points and three assists against Fairfield on Nov. 9 .. Followed with 13 points and a pair of blocks Nov. 19 vs. N.C. Central ... Came off the bench to score 11 points and grab six boards Nov. 26 at Iowa ... Had eight points and seven rebounds Nov. 29 at Charlotte ... Pulled down another seven boards Dec. 1 vs. USC Upstate ... Scored nine points and dished out two assists at Vanderbilt on Dec. 5 ... Made his third start of the season Dec. 16 vs. Bucknell ... Came off the bench to tally a career-high 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting Dec. 19 against USF ... Also had a season-best three blocks against the Bulls ... Opened ACC play Dec. 23 against Virginia Tech but sprained his ankle in the game ... Forced to miss the following game against Air Force ... Turned in a solid game at Boston College on Jan. 12, totaling 11 points and eight rebounds ... Went 5-for-7 from the floor against the Eagles ... Played a career-high 34 minutes and had eight rebounds, including six on the offensive end, Feb. 3 at NC State ... Fell just short of a double-double in Wake Forest's upset of No. 2-ranked Duke on Feb. 17 ... Scored 10 points and pulled down a season-high nine boards against the Blue Devils ... Followed with eight points at North Carolina a week later on Feb. 24. 2006-07 (Freshman)
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 three times ... Tied for second on the team with three 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 ... Came 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, three three-point field goals, two assists and two steals ... Scored 14 points and had a career-high four 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 eight 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 ... His nine 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
Ranked as the No. 21 power forward and the No. 85 overall prospect by Rivals.com ... Rated by Scout.com as the No. 15 power forward and the No. 75 prospect in the nation ... Rated a four-star prospect by both Rivals and Scout ... Ranked as the 42nd-best prospect nationally by Bob Gibbons ... Part of a Wake Forest recruiting class that was ranked No. 10 in the country by Rivals ... Graduated from North Mecklenburg High School in 2006 ... Played for the Vikings under coach Duane Lewis ... Named first team all-state by the Associated Press in 2005 and in 2006 ... The second-leading vote-getter on that team in 2006 ... Named North Carolina's Mr. Basketball in 2005 ... 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 ... Played AAU basketball for the Carolina Celtics. Personal
Given name is Jamie O'Brien Skeen ... Son of Eric and Jackie Skeen ... His mother was a Florida State cheerleader, while his father played football for the Seminoles ... Has three siblings, one brother and two sisters ... Born May 2, 1988 in Fayetteville, N.C. ... Majoring in religion ... Chose Wake Forest over North Carolina, Florida, Clemson and several others.