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Nationality
  
American

Role
  
Basketball Player

Listed height
  
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Height
  
1.96 m


Listed weight
  
210 lb (95 kg)

Weight
  
95 kg

Name
  
Talvin Skinner

Position
  
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Born
  
September 10, 1952 (age 72) Berlin, Maryland (
1952-09-10
)

High school
  
Worcester (Newark, Maryland)

College
  
NBA draft
  
1974 / Round: 3 / Pick: 44th overall

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

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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.

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

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.

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.

Later years

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

References

Talvin Skinner Wikipedia


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