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| Tony Skinn | |
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| College | George Mason University |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey # | 1 |
| Class | 2006 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | February 8, 1983 Lagos, Nigeria |
| High school | Takoma Academy, Takoma Park, Maryland |
| Former school(s) | Blinn College |
Tony Oludewa Jeffrey Skinn (born February 8, 1983) was a college basketball player who was a starting guard for the George Mason University Patriots.
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[edit] College career
In his senior season, Skinn averaged 12.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. The season was marked by the Patriots' surprising run to the Final Four. He scored a season-high 23 points and hit the game-winning three-point shot with 10.8 seconds left, in GMU's ESPN BracketBusters game against Wichita State on February 18, 2006.
Controversy followed Skinn, however, after he punched opposing guard Loren Stokes in the groin with 55 seconds left in GMU's game against Hofstra in the semifinals of Colonial Athletic Association conference tournament. GMU lost the game, 58-49 but GMU was awarded the 11th seed in the Washington, D.C. regional of the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where Skinn, serving a one-game suspension for the Stokes incident, watched as his teammates upset sixth seed Michigan State, 75-65.[1]
In GMU's run to the Final Four, he scored eight points against North Carolina in the second round, 14 points in a rematch against Wichita State in the Sweet Sixteen, and 10 points against UConn in the Elite Eight.
After the game, Skinn told reporters that Coach Jim Larranaga fired up his players by telling them that UConn's players did not even know what conference the Patriots came from.
"That's a little bit of disrespect," Skinn recounted. "Coach told us the CAA stands for 'Connecticut Assassin Association."[citation needed]
[edit] Professional career
In July 2006, Tony signed a contract to play with Roanne in France's Pro A League after he wasn't drafted in the 2006 NBA Draft.
In July 2007, Skinn was invited to play for the Orlando Magic summer league team. He played on the same summer league team as former Hofstra University guard Loren Stokes whom he had controversies with in the CAA conference tourney in 2006.
He signed on August 5, 2009 with Pistoia Basket (A2) in the Italian Basketball League
On Oct 1st, 2010, Skinn signed with the New Yorker Phantoms of Germany 1st Division.
[edit] References
- ^ Powell, Camille (19 March 2006). "For George Mason, It's Skinn's Game". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/18/AR2006031801485.html. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
[edit] External links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- African American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- George Mason Patriots men's basketball players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig players
- People from Montgomery County, Maryland
