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Sacramento State

2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

10 Emil Skytta

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 195
  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Helsinki, Finland
  • Previous School Central Michigan
  • Position G
  • Experience 1V

Biography

2024-25 Season
• Played in 25 games, including 23 starts in his second season with the Hornets
• Started first 15 games of the season, then missed seven games to injury, then played the final 10 games (8 starts)
• Had started 41 straight games prior to the injury
• Averaged 8.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 29.1 minutes per game
• Shot 48% (79-165) from the field, including 59% from his two-point attempts
• Scored in double figures four times in the final six games of the season
• During that six-game spurt, he was the team’s second leading scorer at 11.0 ppg on 56% shooting (28-50). Also averaged 35.1 minutes over those six contests
• Ranked second on the team with 12 dunks
• Near double-double (12 pts, 8 reb) in the regular season finale at Portland State
• Season-high 14 points in a road win at Weber State
• A Big Sky all-academic selection

2023-24 Season
• Played in all 34 games, including 26 starts, as a redshirt freshman
• Started each of the final 26 games of the season at point guard
• Averaged 5.0 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 20.5 minutes per game
• In Big Sky play, he averaged 6.2 points and 2.2 assists on 47% FG (43-91) and 37% 3FG (7-19)
• Had a season-best 15 points (5-6 FG, 4-5 3FG) in regular season finale vs. Eastern Washington
• Posted 12 points (4-7 FG, 2-3 3FG), a steal and a block in the Big Sky Tournament semifinals vs. Montana State
• Had 14 points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals in a home win over Weber State
• One of the Hornets’ top defenders
• A Big Sky all-academic selection
• An NABC Honors Court selection

Prior to Sacramento State
• Appeared in six of Central Michigan’s first seven games of the 2022-23 season, including one start
• Missed the remainder of the season with injury
• Played in a season-best 28 minutes at California Baptist
• Finished with season numbers of 77 minutes, 13 points, five assists and just three turnovers
• In his first collegiate game (at Marquette), he had five points, a rebound, one steal, and an assist
• Played two years of professional ball (2020-22) for Helsingin NMKY of Finland’s 1st Division
• Also played on the Finnish Under-18 National Team
• With Helsingin NMKY in 2021-22, he averaged 10.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game
• In 2020-21, Skytta averaged 9.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists

High School
• Attended Pohjois-Haaga Coeducational School (PHYK) in Finland for four years

Personal
• Son of Jair and Johanna Skytta
• A psychology major
• Mother, Johanna, played pro ball in Finland
• Recruited by over 35 schools out of high school

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2023-24Freshman

    G
    6'4" 205 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2024-25Sophomore

    G
    6'4" 195 lbs
    10

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