Skouson Harker

Raymond, population 3,674, has a long history in athletics and a reputation of winning versus Alberta's largest schools from Calgary and Edmonton.

The Pac-10 featured 25 future NBA players in the 1999 season, including standouts Baron Davis, Matt Barnes, Jason Terry, Richard Jefferson, Mark Madsen, Brian Scalabrine, Eddie House, Todd MacCulloch and Oregon Ducks teammate and Harkers college roommate, Fred Jones.

The Ducks ended the 1999 regular season with a 40 RPI but were left out the NCAA Tournament due to finishing fifth behind four nationally ranked Pac-10 teams; Stanford, Arizona, UCLA, and Washington.

An injury sustained by Harker during a 92-63 win versus Brigham Young University six games into the season limited his productivity, and forced him from being sixth man and potential starter into a reserve role.

Harker chose to play and help the team as he was not made aware by the coaching staff that an NCAA Medical Red Shirt would have saved his eligibility and season.

After a strong season and summer the Canadian Senior Men's National Team invited Harker to their training camp.

Following a very successful two-year stint as the Wolves head coach-player, in which Harker averaged 16 points and 8 rebounds, he opted to return to the club as strictly a professional player for the 2009/10 season.

Harker also brought in former Euroleague http://www.euroleague.com assists leader and former CSKA Moscow point guard Chuck Evans to the Wolves for the 2007–08 season.

[11] Harker was named International Basketball League All-Star for the second consecutive season in August 2010 after helping the Edmonton Energy and Coach Paul Sir to finishing Runner-up in the Continental Division.

[12] During spring 2009 the 6'9" (205 cm) 240 lb Harker played for Coach Paul Sir and the Edmonton Energy of the International Basketball League.

Additionally Harker's tenor may have put the club in a position to hire current England National Team Head Coach Paul James, as well a move forward with the new Worcester Arena.