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Sam Skipper
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    170
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Perris
  • gp
    28
  • pts/g
    17.3
  • fg %
    37.1
  • 3pt %
    30.0
  • ft %
    75.0
  • reb/g
    5.1
  • a/g
    2.7
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 28 10
Games started 28 10
Minutes 936 332
Minutes per game 33.4 33.2
FG 172-464 65-177
FG Pct 37.1 36.7
3PT 70-233 23-86
3PT Pct 30.0 26.7
FT 69-92 23-27
FT Pct 75.0 85.2
Off rebounds 45 18
Def rebounds 99 31
Total rebounds 144 49
Rebounds per game 5.1 4.9
Personal fouls 41 11
Disqualifications - -
Assists 75 26
Turnovers 55 19
Assist to turnover ratio 1.4 1.4
Steals 52 15
Blocks 6 0
Points 483 176
Points per game 17.3 17.6
Points per 40 min 20.6 21.2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 1 Mt. San Jacinto W, 104-86
Feb 8 Palomar W, 81-66
Feb 13 at MiraCosta W, 84-82
Feb 15 at San Bernardino Valley L, 88-63
Feb 19 San Diego Miramar W, 74-72
Feb 21 at Mt. San Jacinto L, 102-82
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 1 vs. Grossmont W, 58-50 1 30 3-11 27.3 1-8 12.5 0-2 0.0 7
Nov 2 vs. West LA L, 82-80 1 32 10-17 58.8 4-9 44.4 3-3 100.0 27
Nov 3 vs. Victor Valley W, 70-68 1 35 5-14 35.7 3-8 37.5 2-2 100.0 15
Nov 14 Moorpark L, 83-74 1 34 8-17 47.1 4-9 44.4 0-1 0.0 20
Nov 21 at Rio Hondo W, 87-80 1 32 4-13 30.8 2-7 28.6 0-1 0.0 10
Nov 30 vs. San Diego City L, 74-62 1 34 7-17 41.2 3-8 37.5 6-12 50.0 23
Dec 1 vs. LA Southwest W, 74-71 1 39 10-23 43.5 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 26
Dec 2 at Grossmont W, 71-57 1 30 5-15 33.3 3-8 37.5 5-7 71.4 18
Dec 6 vs. LA Trade Tech L, 93-71 1 24 3-16 18.8 1-10 10.0 2-2 100.0 9
Dec 7 vs. Oxnard W, 90-87 1 34 8-20 40.0 2-10 20.0 2-2 100.0 20
Dec 8 vs. LA Valley W, 75-59 1 34 5-13 38.5 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 13
Dec 19 vs. Chaffey L, 78-68 1 37 5-17 29.4 1-9 11.1 3-4 75.0 14
Dec 21 vs. Canyons L, 83-71 1 40 7-15 46.7 3-6 50.0 2-2 100.0 19
Dec 28 vs. Pasadena City L, 89-85 1 42 11-24 45.8 5-11 45.5 4-5 80.0 31
Dec 29 vs. LA Harbor W, 72-61 1 32 2-14 14.3 2-7 28.6 3-4 75.0 9
Jan 4 at Santiago Canyon L, 99-87 1 36 8-20 40.0 3-8 37.5 9-11 81.8 28
Jan 8 Imperial Valley L, 91-77 1 32 1-10 10.0 1-7 14.3 4-5 80.0 7
Jan 11 Cuyamaca W, 86-53 1 27 5-11 45.5 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 11
Jan 18 at Palomar W, 58-54 1 36 4-15 26.7 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 10
Jan 23 MiraCosta L, 74-63 1 35 4-17 23.5 2-11 18.2 2-2 100.0 12
Jan 25 San Bernardino Valley L, 92-62 1 28 2-11 18.2 1-6 16.7 2-2 100.0 7
Jan 30 at San Diego Miramar L, 74-64 1 29 5-18 27.8 1-8 12.5 2-2 100.0 13
Feb 1 Mt. San Jacinto W, 104-86 1 40 9-17 52.9 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 21
Feb 8 Palomar W, 81-66 1 26 5-18 27.8 4-11 36.4 4-5 80.0 18
Feb 13 at MiraCosta W, 84-82 1 37 10-20 50.0 4-10 40.0 1-2 50.0 25
Feb 15 at San Bernardino Valley L, 88-63 1 31 7-19 36.8 1-7 14.3 6-7 85.7 21
Feb 19 San Diego Miramar W, 74-72 1 36 12-22 54.5 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 27
Feb 21 at Mt. San Jacinto L, 102-82 1 34 7-20 35.0 2-9 22.2 6-6 100.0 22
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 1 vs. Grossmont W, 58-50 1 30 1 3 4 1 4 1 2
Nov 2 vs. West LA L, 82-80 1 32 1 3 4 2 2 1 0
Nov 3 vs. Victor Valley W, 70-68 1 35 0 2 2 5 2 1 1
Nov 14 Moorpark L, 83-74 1 34 1 6 7 4 2 2 0
Nov 21 at Rio Hondo W, 87-80 1 32 2 4 6 3 0 0 1
Nov 30 vs. San Diego City L, 74-62 1 34 2 3 5 2 3 3 0
Dec 1 vs. LA Southwest W, 74-71 1 39 2 4 6 5 1 6 1
Dec 2 at Grossmont W, 71-57 1 30 3 5 8 2 1 2 0
Dec 6 vs. LA Trade Tech L, 93-71 1 24 2 3 5 1 2 3 0
Dec 7 vs. Oxnard W, 90-87 1 34 1 5 6 4 1 2 0
Dec 8 vs. LA Valley W, 75-59 1 34 2 2 4 2 1 1 0
Dec 19 vs. Chaffey L, 78-68 1 37 1 5 6 3 5 4 0
Dec 21 vs. Canyons L, 83-71 1 40 1 0 1 5 2 5 0
Dec 28 vs. Pasadena City L, 89-85 1 42 2 3 5 0 1 1 1
Dec 29 vs. LA Harbor W, 72-61 1 32 1 6 7 2 2 2 0
Jan 4 at Santiago Canyon L, 99-87 1 36 3 5 8 3 1 2 0
Jan 8 Imperial Valley L, 91-77 1 32 1 3 4 2 4 1 0
Jan 11 Cuyamaca W, 86-53 1 27 1 6 7 3 2 0 0
Jan 18 at Palomar W, 58-54 1 36 4 1 5 2 1 4 0
Jan 23 MiraCosta L, 74-63 1 35 0 7 7 2 2 2 0
Jan 25 San Bernardino Valley L, 92-62 1 28 0 2 2 2 2 0 0
Jan 30 at San Diego Miramar L, 74-64 1 29 4 3 7 1 3 2 0
Feb 1 Mt. San Jacinto W, 104-86 1 40 0 3 3 6 2 1 0
Feb 8 Palomar W, 81-66 1 26 3 3 6 5 2 2 0
Feb 13 at MiraCosta W, 84-82 1 37 2 3 5 2 2 0 0
Feb 15 at San Bernardino Valley L, 88-63 1 31 2 0 2 3 3 3 0
Feb 19 San Diego Miramar W, 74-72 1 36 1 7 8 2 0 1 0
Feb 21 at Mt. San Jacinto L, 102-82 1 34 2 2 4 1 2 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 1 vs. Grossmont W, 58-50 1 1 - 0.3
Nov 2 vs. West LA L, 82-80 1 3 - 1.0
Nov 3 vs. Victor Valley W, 70-68 1 2 - 2.5
Nov 14 Moorpark L, 83-74 1 2 - 2.0
Nov 21 at Rio Hondo W, 87-80 1 1 - -
Nov 30 vs. San Diego City L, 74-62 1 0 - 0.7
Dec 1 vs. LA Southwest W, 74-71 1 1 - 5.0
Dec 2 at Grossmont W, 71-57 1 0 - 2.0
Dec 6 vs. LA Trade Tech L, 93-71 1 0 - 0.5
Dec 7 vs. Oxnard W, 90-87 1 2 - 4.0
Dec 8 vs. LA Valley W, 75-59 1 2 - 2.0
Dec 19 vs. Chaffey L, 78-68 1 2 - 0.6
Dec 21 vs. Canyons L, 83-71 1 3 - 2.5
Dec 28 vs. Pasadena City L, 89-85 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 29 vs. LA Harbor W, 72-61 1 2 - 1.0
Jan 4 at Santiago Canyon L, 99-87 1 3 - 3.0
Jan 8 Imperial Valley L, 91-77 1 3 - 0.5
Jan 11 Cuyamaca W, 86-53 1 0 - 1.5
Jan 18 at Palomar W, 58-54 1 0 - 2.0
Jan 23 MiraCosta L, 74-63 1 1 - 1.0
Jan 25 San Bernardino Valley L, 92-62 1 1 - 1.0
Jan 30 at San Diego Miramar L, 74-64 1 1 - 0.3
Feb 1 Mt. San Jacinto W, 104-86 1 1 - 3.0
Feb 8 Palomar W, 81-66 1 1 - 2.5
Feb 13 at MiraCosta W, 84-82 1 3 - 1.0
Feb 15 at San Bernardino Valley L, 88-63 1 0 - 1.0
Feb 19 San Diego Miramar W, 74-72 1 0 - -
Feb 21 at Mt. San Jacinto L, 102-82 1 3 - 0.5
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2018-19 28 33.4 6.1-16.6 2.5-8.3 2.5-3.3 17.3
2019-20 27 32.5 4.8-13.0 1.7-5.7 1.5-2.1 12.7
Total 55 33.0 5.5-14.8 2.1-7.1 2.0-2.7 15.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 28 28 936 172-464 37.1 70-233 30.0 69-92 75.0 483
2019-20 27 26 878 129-351 36.8 46-155 29.7 40-57 70.2 344
Total 55 54 1814 301-815 36.9 116-388 29.9 109-149 73.2 827
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2018-19 28 936 33.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2019-20 27 878 32.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 29.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 55 1814 33.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 29.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2018-19 28 1.6 3.5 5.1 2.7 2.0 1.9 0.2
2019-20 27 1.3 4.1 5.4 2.7 1.3 1.5 0.3
Total 55 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.7 1.7 1.7 0.3
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2018-19 28 28 45 99 144 75 55 52 6
2019-20 27 26 36 110 146 72 36 40 8
Total 55 54 81 209 290 147 91 92 14
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 28 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019-20 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 55 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 28 33.4 6.1-16.6 2.5-8.3 2.5-3.3 17.3
Conference 10 33.2 6.5-17.7 2.3-8.6 2.3-2.7 17.6
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 8 32.3 5.8-15.4 2.4-8.4 1.5-1.9 15.4
Away 8 33.1 6.2-17.5 2.2-7.9 3.6-4.6 18.4
Neutral 12 34.4 6.3-16.8 2.8-8.6 2.3-3.3 17.8
Result
Wins 14 33.4 6.2-16.1 2.7-8.2 1.3-2.0 16.4
Losses 14 33.4 6.1-17.0 2.3-8.4 3.6-4.6 18.1
Month
November 6 32.8 6.2-14.8 2.8-8.2 1.8-3.5 17.0
December 9 34.7 6.2-17.4 2.8-8.7 2.4-3.1 17.7
January 7 31.9 4.1-14.6 1.6-7.3 2.7-3.3 12.6
February 6 34.0 8.3-19.3 2.8-9.2 2.8-3.3 22.3
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 28 28 936 172-464 37.1 70-233 30.0 69-92 75.0 483
Conference 10 10 332 65-177 36.7 23-86 26.7 23-27 85.2 176
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 8 8 258 46-123 37.4 19-67 28.4 12-15 80.0 123
Away 8 8 265 50-140 35.7 18-63 28.6 29-37 78.4 147
Neutral 12 12 413 76-201 37.8 33-103 32.0 28-40 70.0 213
Result
Wins 14 14 468 87-226 38.5 38-115 33.0 18-28 64.3 230
Losses 14 14 468 85-238 35.7 32-118 27.1 51-64 79.7 253
Month
November 6 6 197 37-89 41.6 17-49 34.7 11-21 52.4 102
December 9 9 312 56-157 35.7 25-78 32.1 22-28 78.6 159
January 7 7 223 29-102 28.4 11-51 21.6 19-23 82.6 88
February 6 6 204 50-116 43.1 17-55 30.9 17-20 85.0 134
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 28 936 33.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 10 332 33.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 8 258 32.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 8 265 33.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 12 413 34.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 32.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 14 468 33.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 14 468 33.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 6 197 32.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 34.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 9 312 34.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 32.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 7 223 31.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 21.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 6 204 34.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 28 1.6 3.5 5.1 2.7 2.0 1.9 0.2
Conference 10 1.8 3.1 4.9 2.6 1.9 1.5 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 0.9 4.6 5.5 3.3 2.0 1.1 0.0
Away 8 2.8 2.9 5.6 2.1 1.6 1.6 0.1
Neutral 12 1.3 3.3 4.6 2.7 2.2 2.5 0.4
Result
Wins 14 1.6 3.9 5.5 3.1 1.5 1.6 0.4
Losses 14 1.6 3.2 4.8 2.2 2.4 2.1 0.1
Month
November 6 1.2 3.5 4.7 2.8 2.2 1.3 0.7
December 9 1.7 3.7 5.3 2.7 1.8 2.9 0.2
January 7 1.9 3.9 5.7 2.1 2.1 1.6 0.0
February 6 1.7 3.0 4.7 3.2 1.8 1.2 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 28 28 45 99 144 75 55 52 6
Conference 10 10 18 31 49 26 19 15 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 8 7 37 44 26 16 9 0
Away 8 8 22 23 45 17 13 13 1
Neutral 12 12 16 39 55 32 26 30 5
Result
Wins 14 14 23 54 77 44 21 23 5
Losses 14 14 22 45 67 31 34 29 1
Month
November 6 6 7 21 28 17 13 8 4
December 9 9 15 33 48 24 16 26 2
January 7 7 13 27 40 15 15 11 0
February 6 6 10 18 28 19 11 7 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 28 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
COD Men’s Basketball: Skipper hits running jumper with 5.4 left to shoot down the Jets, 74-72
  • Article
  • February 19, 2019
COD Men’s Basketball: Skipper hits running jumper with 5.4 left to shoot down the Jets, 74-72

COD (14-13; 5-4) guaranteed their first .500 season for the first time since the 2007-08 season, as freshman guard Sam Skipper nailed a running jumper in front of the free throw line with 5.4 seconds remaining to knockout the San Diego Miramar Jets (15-12; 4-5), 74-72.

  • February 19, 2019
COD Men’s Basketball gets back to even on season, shoots down Comets, 81-66
  • Article
  • February 08, 2019
COD Men’s Basketball gets back to even on season, shoots down Comets, 81-66

COD (12-12; 3-3) tied a season high in steals (19) and hit eleven 3-pointers in a game where the Roadrunners led from beginning to end, as Desert knocked off the Palomar Comets of San Marcos (7-16; 1-5), 81-66.

  • February 08, 2019
"Unreal!" COD Men’s Basketball grabs lopsided victory over #2 team in state, 104-86
  • Article
  • February 01, 2019
"Unreal!" COD Men’s Basketball grabs lopsided victory over #2 team in state, 104-86

COD (11-12; 2-3) collected one of the biggest wins in program history by knocking off the #2 team in the state, the Mt. San Jacinto Eagles (18-4; 3-2), 104-86.

  • February 01, 2019
COD Men’s Basketball collects 7 blocks, but struggles beyond the arc, falls to Spartans, 74-63
  • Article
  • January 23, 2019
COD Men’s Basketball collects 7 blocks, but struggles beyond the arc, falls to Spartans, 74-63

COD (10-10; 1-1) fell to even on the season, but a gigantic seven block performance by Nick Pete was almost overshadowed by a frustrating 7 for 33 night from beyond the arc, as the Roadrunners fell to the MiraCosta Spartans of Oceanside (10-10; 1-1), 74-63.

  • January 23, 2019
COD Men’s Basketball grabs lopsided victory over Coyotes, 86-53
  • Article
  • January 11, 2019
COD Men’s Basketball grabs lopsided victory over Coyotes, 86-53

COD (9-9) got back to even on the season wrapping up non-Conference play, as they hosted a match-up that would make a Warner Bros. animator happy, when the Roadrunners hosted the Coyotes of Cuyamaca (3-15) and much like the cartoon, the Roadrunner would get the best of the Coyote, as Desert took the game 86-53.

  • January 11, 2019
COD Men’s Basketball struggles to grab foothold against Arabs, falls 91-77
  • Article
  • January 08, 2019
COD Men’s Basketball struggles to grab foothold against Arabs, falls 91-77

COD (8-9) strained to find a rhythm all night, down at halftime, 46-38, the Roadrunners stormed back to open the second half, then the Imperial Valley Arabs (7-8) went on a 10-0 run and pulled ahead for good, as the Arabs won, 91-77.

  • January 08, 2019
COD Men’s Basketball wins Consolation Championship at Santa Barbara
  • Article
  • December 08, 2018
COD Men’s Basketball wins Consolation Championship at Santa Barbara

COD (7-4) rolled to a Consolation Championship at the Santa Barbara City College Classic, falling to LA Trade Tech in the opening round, then defeating Oxnard and LA Valley while Nicholas Pete and Kristopher Howard collected double-doubles.

  • December 08, 2018
COD Men’s Basketball wins Consolation title at Grossmont Invite
  • Article
  • November 30, 2018
COD Men’s Basketball wins Consolation title at Grossmont Invite

COD (5-3) opened up the Grossmont Invitational with a game against the state runner-up, San Diego City, knocked off LA Southwest and then ran into the host, Grossmont to win the Consolation Final.

  • November 30, 2018
COD Men’s Basketball: Skipper leads with 20 in hard loss to the Raiders, 83-74
  • Article
  • November 14, 2018
COD Men’s Basketball: Skipper leads with 20 in hard loss to the Raiders, 83-74

COD (2-2) fought hard in their first head-to-head home game of the 2018 season as they fell in the closing minutes to the Moorpark College Raiders (4-3), 83-74.

  • November 14, 2018
COD Men’s Basketball opens 2018 with two wins at Frank Garcia Classic
  • Article
  • November 03, 2018
COD Men’s Basketball opens 2018 with two wins at Frank Garcia Classic

COD (2-1) opened up 2018 hosting the annual Garcia Classic, facing off with Grossmont, West LA and Victor Valley in the three day tournament.

  • November 03, 2018