Talvin Skinner

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Talvin Skinner
Personal information
Born (1952-09-10) September 10, 1952 (age 72)
Berlin, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolWorcester (Newark, Maryland)
College Maryland Eastern Shore (1971–1974)
NBA draft 1974: 3rd round, 44th overall
Drafted by Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career1974–1976
Position Small forward
Number22
Career history
19741976 Seattle SuperSonics
Career highlights
  • 2× First-team All-MEAC (1973, 1974)
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Talvin "Tab" Skinner (born September 10, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Playing career

College

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

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] He afterward worked as a player development aide with the Seattle Storm. [3]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Source [4]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1974–75 Seattle 7321.6.409.6494.71.2.7.24.8
1975–76 Seattle 7217.0.463.6133.7.9.7.14.3
Career14519.3.434.6334.21.0.7.24.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1975 Seattle 923.4.467.7374.21.31.0.26.2
1976 Seattle 614.3.286.7332.51.2.8.33.2
Career1519.8.424.7353.51.3.9.35.0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Former Hawk Hoops Star Teaches and Calms His Way to a WNBA Championship". umeshawks.com. August 4, 2005.
  2. Teitl, John (June 17, 2010). "Jon Teitel's Interview Series: Maryland-Eastern Shore Legend Talvin Skinner". collegehoops.net. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011.
  3. Bergin, Mark (May 19, 2005), "A moment with ... Talvin Skinner, Storm player development", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  4. "Tal Skinner NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2025.