Talvin Skinner

Talvin Skinner

Personal information
Born	(1952-09-10) September 10, 1952 (age 72) Berlin, Maryland, U.S.
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: 3rd round, 44th overall
Drafted by	Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	1974–1976
Position	Small forward
Number	22
Career history
1974–1976	Seattle SuperSonics
Career highlights
2× First-team All-MEAC (1973, 1974)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

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

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

Source ^[4]

Regular season

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

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

1. "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.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com    ·  Basketball Reference