Skouson Harker
Skouson Harker (born February 16, 1977 in Raymond, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently occupying the role of player/head coach of British Basketball League club Worcester Wolves, to which he was appointed to in July 2007.
The 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 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).
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-present Worcester Wolves (player/coach)
Notes
- ^ Ian Whittell (2005). "Flournoy to face police over brawl". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Alberta sportspeople
- British Basketball League players
- Canadian basketball coaches
- Canadian basketball players
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Montana State University alumni
- People from Raymond, Alberta
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Small forwards
- Worcester Wolves players