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Skouson Harker (born February 16, 1977 in Raymond, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Worcester Wolves British Basketball League club Worcester Wolves. Most recently the 6'8 240lb Harker playerd for the Edmonton Energy of the IBL. The Energy won the 2009 Regular Season Championship with a 17-3 record. Harker was named an 2009 IBL All-Star with a well rounded 18.1 ppg and 8.5 rpg playing all 21 games. Harker shot a career hihg 40% from 3 point field goalspower forward/small forward attended The University of Oregon, where he played for the Ducks and Head Coach Ernie Kent, and Assistant Coaches Greg Graham, and Don Newman (Now San Antonio Spurs Assistant) before playing professionally with Frontier City River Dogz (Midwestern Basketball Association), Arkon Wingfoots of Las Vegas (North American Basketball League), Göppingen (Germany) and Birmingham Bullets (British Basketball League)and now the Worcester Wolves.

During the 2005-06 season, while playing for the Bullets during a match with Newcastle Eagles, Harker and Eagles player/coach Fabulous Flournoy became involved in an on-court fight, which resumed in the locker rooms post-game. Police were informed about the incident and an investigation into Flournoy took place ^[1].

Harker left Birmingham in 2006 after the franchise was forced into liquidation and following a season's break from the game, he returned to England as the player/coach of BBL franchise Worcester Wolves in July 2007.

After a four win season in 2006/07 Harker led the club to 19 total wins and the BBL Trophy Semi-Finals in his first season at the helm in 07/08.

Harker's list of BBL recruits include Jeff Bonds (Birmingham 2005/06) who went on to become BBL Co-MVP in 2006/07. This past season Skouson recruited BBL All-Star, Slam Dunk Champ and BBL Leading Scorer Anthony Paez (Worcester 2007/08) Yorick Williams also led the BBL in scoring whilst playing for Harker (Birmingham 2005/06). Harker also brought in four time Euroleague point guard Chuck Evans to the Wolves.

Career history

1998-99 University of Oregon Ducks
2001-02 Frontier City River Dogz
2002-03 Arkon Wingfoots
2003-04 TS Göppingen
2004-05 Birmingham Bullets
2005-06 Birmingham Bullets (player/coach)
2007-2009 Worcester Wolves (player/coach)
2009 Edmonton Energy
2009-10 Worcester Wolves (player)

Notes

^ Ian Whittell (2005). "Flournoy to face police over brawl". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-07-16.

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[1] Ian Whittell (2005). "Flournoy to face police over brawl". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-07-16.

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-'''Skouson Harker''' (born [[February 16]], [[1977]] in [[Raymond, Alberta|Raymond]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] professional [[basketball]] player for the Worcester Wolves [[British Basketball League]] club [[Worcester Wolves]].  ''Most recently the 6'8'' 240lb Harker playerd for the Edmonton Energy of the IBL.  The Energy won the 2009 Regular Season Championship witha 17-3 record.  Harker was named an 2009 IBL All-Star with a well rounded 18.1 ppg and 8.5 rpg playing all 21 games.  Harker shot a career hihg 40% from 3 point field goals''''Italic text''The [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]]/[[small forward]] attended [[The University of Oregon]], where he played for the Ducks and Head Coach Ernie Kent, and Assistant Coaches Greg Graham, and Don Newman (Now San Antonio Spurs Assistant) before playing professionally with Frontier City River Dogz (Midwestern Basketball Association), Arkon Wingfoots of Las Vegas (North American Basketball League), Göppingen (Germany) and [[Birmingham Bullets]] (British Basketball League)and now the Worcester Wolves.
+'''Skouson Harker''' (born [[February 16]], [[1977]] in [[Raymond, Alberta|Raymond]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] professional [[basketball]] player for the Worcester Wolves [[British Basketball League]] club [[Worcester Wolves]].  ''Most recently the 6'8'' 240lb Harker playerd for the Edmonton Energy of the IBL.  The Energy won the 2009 Regular Season Championship with a 17-3 record.  Harker was named an 2009 IBL All-Star with a well rounded 18.1 ppg and 8.5 rpg playing all 21 games.  Harker shot a career hihg 40% from 3 point field goals[[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]]/[[small forward]] attended [[The University of Oregon]], where he played for the Ducks and Head Coach Ernie Kent, and Assistant Coaches Greg Graham, and Don Newman (Now San Antonio Spurs Assistant) before playing professionally with Frontier City River Dogz (Midwestern Basketball Association), Arkon Wingfoots of Las Vegas (North American Basketball League), Göppingen (Germany) and [[Birmingham Bullets]] (British Basketball League)and now the Worcester Wolves.
 During the [[British Basketball League 2005-06|2005-06 season]], while playing for the Bullets during a match with [[Newcastle Eagles]], Harker and Eagles player/coach [[Fabulous Flournoy]] became involved in an on-court fight, which resumed in the locker rooms post-game. Police were informed about the incident and an investigation into Flournoy took place <ref>{{cite web| author = Ian Whittell | title = Flournoy to face police over brawl | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/sport/2005/12/31/sobask31.xml | year = 2005 | accessdate = 2007-07-16 | publisher = Daily Telegraph}} </ref>.