Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Western New Mexico (Exhibition) on October 27, 2026 at 7 p.m.
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Dan Skillings Jr. - 2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 8
Dan Skillings Jr.
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 210
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Blackwood, N.J.
- High School:
- Roman Catholic
- Prev School:
- Cincinnati » Baylor
Grand Canyon
2026-27 | Fifth Year
- Transfers to GCU for the 2026-27 season after playing one season at Baylor and three seasons at Cincinnati.
- Enters his fifth college season with 129 games played, 44 starts, 1,191 points, 621 rebounds, 176 assists and 109 steals, averaging 9.2 points and 4.8 rebounds for his career.
- Brings three seasons of Big 12 experience to the Lopes and earned All-Big 12 honorable mention recognition in 2023-24.
Baylor
Waco, Texas2025-26 | Senior
- Started 16 of 29 games in his lone Baylor season, averaging 9.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 25.5 minutes per game while shooting 44.6% from the field.
- Reached double figures 18 times, including a season-high 19 points against Arlington Baptist on Dec. 29.
- Recorded a double-double with 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds against Sacramento State on Dec. 2, making all four of his 3-point attempts.
- Scored at least 11 points in five consecutive games and opened his Baylor career with four straight double-digit scoring performances.
- Scored 12 points against Oklahoma in the College Basketball Crown semifinals on April 4.
- Missed five games because of injury but finished the season with 274 points and 164 rebounds.
Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio2024-25 | Junior
- Played in 29 games with 13 starts, averaging 9.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
- Missed six games after suffering a knee injury in the season opener before returning to score 10 points against Xavier and 15 against Dayton in his first two starts back.
- Scored 18 points in each of Cincinnati's first three Big 12 games, including five 3-pointers at Baylor on Jan. 7.
- Nearly sparked a dramatic comeback at West Virginia on Feb. 19, grabbing a defensive rebound before making a 3-pointer, stealing the ensuing inbounds pass and hitting another 3-pointer as Cincinnati cut a nine-point deficit to three in the closing seconds.
- Continued to make an impact on the offensive glass with 45 of his 110 rebounds coming on the offensive end, including all six of his rebounds against Arizona.
2023-24 | Sophomore
- Earned All-Big 12 honorable mention honors after leading Cincinnati in scoring at 12.9 points per game and total rebounds with 232.
- Became the first Bearcat since Yancy Gates in 2010-11 to lead the team in both total points and rebounds in the same season.
- Played in 36 of 37 games with 15 starts, averaging 6.4 rebounds while ranking second on the team with 25 blocks and adding 33 steals.
- Scored 20 or more points six times, highlighted by a career-high 29 points on 11-of-14 shooting against Stetson on Dec. 22.
- Added 25 points against Northern Kentucky on Nov. 19, 24 at No. 14 Baylor on Jan. 13, 21 against UCF on Jan. 27, 25 against No. 16 Kansas on March 13 and 20 against Bradley on March 23.
- Recorded three double-doubles and five double-figure rebounding games, including double-doubles against Stetson, No. 10 Iowa State and Indiana State.
- Closed the season with eight consecutive double-digit scoring performances and led the Bearcats with 25 double-figure scoring games.
2022-23 | Freshman
- Earned Academic All-AAC honors while appearing in 35 of Cincinnati's 36 games and averaging 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game.
- Scored in double figures four times, all in Cincinnati victories, including two performances against hometown school Temple.
- Scored a season-high 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting with six rebounds against Temple in the AAC Tournament on March 10.
- Pulled down a then-career-high 13 rebounds against Bryant for his first collegiate double-double, becoming Cincinnati's first true freshman with a double-double since Tari Eason in 2020.
Roman Catholic
Philadelphia, Pa.- Rated as high as the No. 41 prospect nationally and No. 12 shooting guard in his recruiting class.
- Earned first-team All-Catholic, all-state and all-city honors while helping Roman Catholic win a state championship.
- Played on the AAU circuit with Philly Pride, averaging 24.6 points and 10 rebounds per game.
- Was an honor roll student.
Personal
- Married his wife, Hayley, on July 31, 2026.
- Parents are Daniel Skillings and Jennifer Goehringer.
- Born in Blackwood, New Jersey.
- Had a previous connection to GCU through Baylor head coach Scott Drew, the older brother of GCU head coach Bryce Drew.
- Lists Stephen Curry as the biggest influence on his basketball career.
- Off the court, enjoys going to dinner with his wife.
- If he was not playing basketball, he would play football.
- Favorite professional sports team is the Golden State Warriors.
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up include Stephen Curry and Odell Beckham Jr.
- Lists playing in the NBA as his future career goal.
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