Talvin Skinner

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Talvin Skinner
Personal information
Born (1952-09-10) September 10, 1952 (age 73)
Berlin, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolWorcester (Newark, Maryland)
CollegeMaryland Eastern Shore (1971–1974)
NBA draft1974: 3rd round, 44th overall pick
Drafted bySeattle SuperSonics
Playing career1974–1976
PositionSmall forward
Number22
Career history
1974–1976Seattle SuperSonics
Career highlights
  • 2× First-team All-MEAC (1973, 1974)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Talvin "Tab" Skinner (born September 10, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player.

Playing career

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College

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Skinner played college basketball for the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks. 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

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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

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Following his playing career, Skinner worked at Boeing in Seattle, Washington.[1] He afterward worked as a player development aide with the Seattle Storm.[3]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1974–75 Seattle 73 21.6 .409 .649 4.7 1.2 .7 .2 4.8
1975–76 Seattle 72 17.0 .463 .613 3.7 .9 .7 .1 4.3
Career 145 19.3 .434 .633 4.2 1.0 .7 .2 4.6

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1975 Seattle 9 23.4 .467 .737 4.2 1.3 1.0 .2 6.2
1976 Seattle 6 14.3 .286 .733 2.5 1.2 .8 .3 3.2
Career 15 19.8 .424 .735 3.5 1.3 .9 .3 5.0

References

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