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Men's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Flatten, Skyler
Jersey Number 1
Skyler Flatten
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clark, S.D.
- High School:
- Clark H.S.
- Major:
- Advertising
Bio
Honors and Awards
2018-19: Started all 33 games and played 36.5 minutes per contest … third on team with 15.5 points per game, shooting 51.7 percent from the field and 44 percent beyond the arc … sank 56-of-82 free throws … scored 510 total points and pulled down 125 rebounds (3.8 per game), dishing 73 assists (2.2 per game) to go with 13 blocks and 41 steals, finishing second on the team in both defensive categories … reached double figures 28 times and broke the 20-point barrier on eight occasions … hit three or more 3-pointers in 12 games … scored first six points of the game and finished 6-for-12 from the field against Alabama State (11/8), scoring 17 points to go with five rebounds, two steals and a block ... scored 13 points, dished a team-high three assists and had a rebound in 32 minutes against Bemidji State (11/10) ... annihilated previous career-high with 28 points against UTSA (11/20) ... hit 10-of-11 from the field against the Roadrunners and became first-ever Jackrabbit in the Division I era to go 6-for-6 from the 3-point line ... scored 17 points against Northern Iowa (12/1) and dished out a season-high five assists over 36 minutes ... came up with three steals as well against the Panthers ... set a new career-high with 29 points against Savannah State (12/11), hitting 10-of-12 from the field and 6-of-7 beyond the arc ... led team with 20 points at Nevada (12/15), hitting four 3-pointers in 37 minutes ... added two rebounds as well against the Wolf Pack ... reached 20 points for the third-consecutive game against Eastern Washington (12/18), finishing 7-of-13 from the field with three 3-pointers ... recorded fifth 20-point game of the season against South Dakota (1/6), leading the team with 20 points and hitting three 3-pointers ... also had career-high nine rebounds against USD in 34 minutes ... scored 20 points and buried five 3-pointers against Denver (1/10) ... added four assists over 35 minutes against the Pioneers ... played 29 minutes against Oral Roberts (1/12) and finished with 15 points, hitting five 3-pointers and four rebounds ... just missed a double-double at Oral Roberts (1/31), finishing with 14 points and eight rebounds ... added two blocks and two assists over 36 minutes against the Golden Eagles ... reset his career-high in scoring for the third time this year, scoring 36 points on 14-of-18 shooting with an 8-of-12 effort beyond the arc at Denver (2/3) ... added two boards, four assists and four steals against the Pioneers ... played all 40 minutes against Purdue Fort Wayne (2/21), finishing with 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists ... hit two 3-pointers in the second half to seal the Jackrabbit win over PFW and added two steals ... scored 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting with four 3-pointers against South Dakota (2/23) ... made the most of senior day with a 31-point showing against Western Illinois (3/2), burying 11-of-15 from the field, 6-of-9 from deep and 3-of-4 at the line ... scored 14 points with two 3-pointers and six rebounds in final college game at Texas (3/19), dishing a team-high five assists.
2017-18: Started 30 games and appeared in 35 ... led Summit League with a 49.1 3-point field goal percentage, hitting 55 of his 112 attempts from deep … averaged 6.8 points and 3.1 rebounds over 26.3 minutes per game … shot 49.4 percent (84-for-170) from the field overall … pulled down 110 total rebounds, added 41 assists, 16 steals and 12 blocks … had nine double-figure scoring performances for the season … put up 113 points (8.1 per game) over 14 league matchups and shot 52.1 percent against Summit League competition … played 23 minutes with six points and team-high eight rebounds against UC Irvine (11/10) ... dropped career-high 18 points against Concordia (12/8) with four 3-pointers, a 7-for-10 effort from the field ... started at UMKC (12/22) and had 14 points while matching his career-high of four 3-pointers … started and played 35 minutes at Omaha (1/6), burying four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points ... hit three 3-pointers at Western Illinois (1/20) on his way to a 11-point, five-rebound performance ... hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points and three rebounds, adding two steals at South Dakota (1/24) ... had his sixth-career four 3-pointer game against Fort Wayne (1/27) to finish with 12 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes of action ... posted fourth-straight double figure scoring game against Omaha (1/30), finishing with 12 points with two 3-pointers, a 3-of-4 shooting effort and hit all four free throws with two rebounds and an assist ... did not commit a turnover in 36 minutes of action at ORU (2/10), dishing a career-high six assists with four rebounds and five points, going 6-for-6 from the field with three 3-pointers ... buried two 3-pointers and finished with eight points against South Dakota (3/6) in the Summit League Championship game.
2016-17: Appeared in 27 games with two starts ... averaged 17.6 minutes per contests while scoring 140 points with 50 rebounds on the year ... posted averages of 5.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per contest ... reached double figures in scoring seven times for the year, including a career-high 16 points with five rebounds against Western Illinois (2/1) ... Put up 15 points in his first start of the year against Wayne State (11/16) ... sank four 3-pointers to help SDSU to a road win at Fort Wayne (2/18) ... scored 12 points in 28 minutes at UC Irvine (11/14) ... dropped 11 points with three boards and career-best three assists versus Kansas City (12/3) ... put up 11 points against Denver (2/25) to help SDSU lock up the fourth spot for the Summit League Tournament.
2015-16: Was sidelined for the entire season due to injury.
2014-15: Played in 31 games off the bench as a redshirt freshman ... scored 11 points in his collegiate debut at Buffalo (11/14), and grabbed a pair of rebounds in 27 minutes ... scored 13 points off the bench at Idaho (11/17) ... finished with seven points and six rebounds versus North Dakota (11/21) ... went a perfect 5-for-5, 1-for-1 from deep, against Chadron State (11/24) to finish with 11 points ... scored three points and dished out a pair of assists versus Idaho (12/13) ... finished with an assist and a block in four minutes at Utah State (12/20) ... scored four points in 12 minutes versus Western Illinois (1/7) ... scored seven points in 11 minutes off the bench versus Fort Wayne (1/21) ... finished with five points and a rebound in seven minutes versus Omaha (1/28) ... grabbed a pair of rebounds in just four minutes versus Denver (1/31) ... knocked down a 3-pointer and added three rebounds in 10 minutes at Western Illinois (2/18) ... scored nine points in as many minutes on 4-of-4 shooting including a 2-for-3 mark from distance versus Oral Roberts (2/21) ... scored seven points including a thunderous dunk, and tied career-highs with six rebounds and with two blocks in in The Summit League Championship quarterfinal win over Western Illinois (3/7) ... logged two minutes in the NIT second round game at Vanderbilt (3/20).
2013-14: Redshirted ... did not play.
Before SDSU: Four-year varsity letterwinner ... averaged 23 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game as a senior in 2013 ... averaged 25 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game as a junior in 2012 ... McDonalds All-American nominee following his junior and senior seasons... all-state honoree in both 2012 and 2013 ... named Class ‘A’ Player of the Year in 2013 following his senior season... led his team to a sixth place finish at the state tournament as a junior in 2012 and to a fifth place finish as a senior in 2013 ... also earned three varsity letters in track and field.
Personal: Born July 2, 1995 in Clark, South Dakota … son of Michelle Flatten … majoring in Advertising.
- 2019 All-Summit League Second Team
- 2014-15 Summit League Honor Roll
2018-19: Started all 33 games and played 36.5 minutes per contest … third on team with 15.5 points per game, shooting 51.7 percent from the field and 44 percent beyond the arc … sank 56-of-82 free throws … scored 510 total points and pulled down 125 rebounds (3.8 per game), dishing 73 assists (2.2 per game) to go with 13 blocks and 41 steals, finishing second on the team in both defensive categories … reached double figures 28 times and broke the 20-point barrier on eight occasions … hit three or more 3-pointers in 12 games … scored first six points of the game and finished 6-for-12 from the field against Alabama State (11/8), scoring 17 points to go with five rebounds, two steals and a block ... scored 13 points, dished a team-high three assists and had a rebound in 32 minutes against Bemidji State (11/10) ... annihilated previous career-high with 28 points against UTSA (11/20) ... hit 10-of-11 from the field against the Roadrunners and became first-ever Jackrabbit in the Division I era to go 6-for-6 from the 3-point line ... scored 17 points against Northern Iowa (12/1) and dished out a season-high five assists over 36 minutes ... came up with three steals as well against the Panthers ... set a new career-high with 29 points against Savannah State (12/11), hitting 10-of-12 from the field and 6-of-7 beyond the arc ... led team with 20 points at Nevada (12/15), hitting four 3-pointers in 37 minutes ... added two rebounds as well against the Wolf Pack ... reached 20 points for the third-consecutive game against Eastern Washington (12/18), finishing 7-of-13 from the field with three 3-pointers ... recorded fifth 20-point game of the season against South Dakota (1/6), leading the team with 20 points and hitting three 3-pointers ... also had career-high nine rebounds against USD in 34 minutes ... scored 20 points and buried five 3-pointers against Denver (1/10) ... added four assists over 35 minutes against the Pioneers ... played 29 minutes against Oral Roberts (1/12) and finished with 15 points, hitting five 3-pointers and four rebounds ... just missed a double-double at Oral Roberts (1/31), finishing with 14 points and eight rebounds ... added two blocks and two assists over 36 minutes against the Golden Eagles ... reset his career-high in scoring for the third time this year, scoring 36 points on 14-of-18 shooting with an 8-of-12 effort beyond the arc at Denver (2/3) ... added two boards, four assists and four steals against the Pioneers ... played all 40 minutes against Purdue Fort Wayne (2/21), finishing with 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists ... hit two 3-pointers in the second half to seal the Jackrabbit win over PFW and added two steals ... scored 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting with four 3-pointers against South Dakota (2/23) ... made the most of senior day with a 31-point showing against Western Illinois (3/2), burying 11-of-15 from the field, 6-of-9 from deep and 3-of-4 at the line ... scored 14 points with two 3-pointers and six rebounds in final college game at Texas (3/19), dishing a team-high five assists.
2017-18: Started 30 games and appeared in 35 ... led Summit League with a 49.1 3-point field goal percentage, hitting 55 of his 112 attempts from deep … averaged 6.8 points and 3.1 rebounds over 26.3 minutes per game … shot 49.4 percent (84-for-170) from the field overall … pulled down 110 total rebounds, added 41 assists, 16 steals and 12 blocks … had nine double-figure scoring performances for the season … put up 113 points (8.1 per game) over 14 league matchups and shot 52.1 percent against Summit League competition … played 23 minutes with six points and team-high eight rebounds against UC Irvine (11/10) ... dropped career-high 18 points against Concordia (12/8) with four 3-pointers, a 7-for-10 effort from the field ... started at UMKC (12/22) and had 14 points while matching his career-high of four 3-pointers … started and played 35 minutes at Omaha (1/6), burying four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points ... hit three 3-pointers at Western Illinois (1/20) on his way to a 11-point, five-rebound performance ... hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points and three rebounds, adding two steals at South Dakota (1/24) ... had his sixth-career four 3-pointer game against Fort Wayne (1/27) to finish with 12 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes of action ... posted fourth-straight double figure scoring game against Omaha (1/30), finishing with 12 points with two 3-pointers, a 3-of-4 shooting effort and hit all four free throws with two rebounds and an assist ... did not commit a turnover in 36 minutes of action at ORU (2/10), dishing a career-high six assists with four rebounds and five points, going 6-for-6 from the field with three 3-pointers ... buried two 3-pointers and finished with eight points against South Dakota (3/6) in the Summit League Championship game.
2016-17: Appeared in 27 games with two starts ... averaged 17.6 minutes per contests while scoring 140 points with 50 rebounds on the year ... posted averages of 5.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per contest ... reached double figures in scoring seven times for the year, including a career-high 16 points with five rebounds against Western Illinois (2/1) ... Put up 15 points in his first start of the year against Wayne State (11/16) ... sank four 3-pointers to help SDSU to a road win at Fort Wayne (2/18) ... scored 12 points in 28 minutes at UC Irvine (11/14) ... dropped 11 points with three boards and career-best three assists versus Kansas City (12/3) ... put up 11 points against Denver (2/25) to help SDSU lock up the fourth spot for the Summit League Tournament.
2015-16: Was sidelined for the entire season due to injury.
2014-15: Played in 31 games off the bench as a redshirt freshman ... scored 11 points in his collegiate debut at Buffalo (11/14), and grabbed a pair of rebounds in 27 minutes ... scored 13 points off the bench at Idaho (11/17) ... finished with seven points and six rebounds versus North Dakota (11/21) ... went a perfect 5-for-5, 1-for-1 from deep, against Chadron State (11/24) to finish with 11 points ... scored three points and dished out a pair of assists versus Idaho (12/13) ... finished with an assist and a block in four minutes at Utah State (12/20) ... scored four points in 12 minutes versus Western Illinois (1/7) ... scored seven points in 11 minutes off the bench versus Fort Wayne (1/21) ... finished with five points and a rebound in seven minutes versus Omaha (1/28) ... grabbed a pair of rebounds in just four minutes versus Denver (1/31) ... knocked down a 3-pointer and added three rebounds in 10 minutes at Western Illinois (2/18) ... scored nine points in as many minutes on 4-of-4 shooting including a 2-for-3 mark from distance versus Oral Roberts (2/21) ... scored seven points including a thunderous dunk, and tied career-highs with six rebounds and with two blocks in in The Summit League Championship quarterfinal win over Western Illinois (3/7) ... logged two minutes in the NIT second round game at Vanderbilt (3/20).
2013-14: Redshirted ... did not play.
Before SDSU: Four-year varsity letterwinner ... averaged 23 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game as a senior in 2013 ... averaged 25 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game as a junior in 2012 ... McDonalds All-American nominee following his junior and senior seasons... all-state honoree in both 2012 and 2013 ... named Class ‘A’ Player of the Year in 2013 following his senior season... led his team to a sixth place finish at the state tournament as a junior in 2012 and to a fifth place finish as a senior in 2013 ... also earned three varsity letters in track and field.
Personal: Born July 2, 1995 in Clark, South Dakota … son of Michelle Flatten … majoring in Advertising.
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