Talvin Skinner

Talvin Skinner
Personal information
Born (1952-09-10) September 10, 1952
Berlin, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Worcester (Newark, Maryland)
College Maryland Eastern Shore (1971–1974)
NBA draft 1974 / Round: 3 / Pick: 44th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career 1974–1976
Position Small forward
Number 22
Career history
1974–1976 Seattle SuperSonics
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-MEAC (1973, 1974)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Talvin "Tal" Skinner (born May 21, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player.

Playing career

College

Skinner played basketball at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. In the 1972-73 season at UMES, Skinner led all players in the NAIA Championships in rebounding.[1]

For his play during the 1973-74 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Skinner was named the Most Outstanding Player.[1]

In the 1973-74 season, Skinner and the Fighting Hawks became the first ever Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to earn an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) post-season basketball tournament.[1]

Professional

Skinner was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1974 NBA Draft (8th pick of the 3rd round). He played with the SuperSonics for two seasons, starting part of the 1975-76 season and playing in the first two post-seasons for the franchise.[2]

Later years

Following his playing career, Skinner worked at Boeing in Seattle, Washington.[1] More recently, he was hired to work as a player development aide with the Seattle Storm.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Former Hawk Hoops Star Teaches and Calms His Way to a WNBA Championship". umeshawks.com. 2005-08-04.
  2. ↑ Teitl, John (2010-06-17). "Jon Teitel's Interview Series: Maryland-Eastern Shore Legend Talvin Skinner". collegehoops.net.
  3. ↑ Bergin, Mark (May 19, 2005), "A moment with ... Talvin Skinner, Storm player development", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer


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