Jamie Skeen
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Jamie Skeen is an American
United States
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 professional basketball player. He is listed at 2.032m (6'8"), 242 lbs NBAdraftnet player profile and he plays at the power forward
Power forward (basketball)
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 position.

He currently plays for the ASVEL Basket in Villeurbanne
Villeurbanne
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 (Lyon
Lyon
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) France.

Skeen was a part of the Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...

 2011 men's basketball team
2010–11 VCU Rams men's basketball team
The 2010–11 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University in the Colonial Athletic Association conference during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second year head coach Shaka Smart, played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel...

 that was a cinderella team who made it all the way to the Final Four
Final four
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. That year, Skeen was also selected as a part of the Colonial Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team at the CAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

High School

Skeen went to high school at North Mecklenburg High School
North Mecklenburg High School
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 in Huntersville, North Carolina
Huntersville, North Carolina
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.

College

He went to Wake Forest
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
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 in 2006, where he was a starter on the 2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team. He transferred to Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...

during the 2009-2010 season due to eligibility issues at Wake Forest.

His College stats are as follows: http://www.asvelbasket.com/asvel_actu.asp?id=618
2006-2007: Wake Forest (NCAA): 31 matches: 7.6 pts, 4.6 rebounds, 1.3 pd
2007-2008: Wake Forest (NCAA): 29 matches: 5.6 pts, 4.1 rebounds.
2008-2009: Wake Forest (NCAA)
2009-2010: VCU (NCAA): 28 matches: 8.1 pts, 4.5 rebounds
2010-2011: VCU (NCAA): 39 matches: 15.7 pts, 7.3 rebounds, 1.6 pd


In 2011, Skeen was drafted to the ASVEL Basket team.
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