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Brian Skinner
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Personal information
Born (1976-05-19) May 19, 1976 (age 48)
Temple, Texas, U.S.
High school Temple (Temple, Texas)
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College Baylor (1994–1998)
NBA Draft 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Pro career 1998–2011
Career history
1998–2001 Los Angeles Clippers
2001–2002 Cleveland Cavaliers
2002–2003 Philadelphia 76ers
2003–2004 Milwaukee Bucks
2004–2005 Philadelphia 76ers
2005–2006 Sacramento Kings
2006 Portland Trail Blazers
2006–2007 Milwaukee Bucks
2007–2008 Phoenix Suns
2008–2010 Los Angeles Clippers
2010–2011 Milwaukee Bucks
2011 Benetton Treviso
2011 Memphis Grizzlies
Career NBA statistics
Points 2,876 (4.7 ppg)
Rebounds 2,841 (4.7 rpg)
Blocks 532 (0.9 bpg)
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold 1997 Trapani Team competition

Brian Skinner (born May 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9", 255 lb forward-center from Baylor University, Skinner was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the 1998 NBA draft. He played for the Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA, as well as the Italian team Benetton Treviso.

Between his stints for the Clippers and the Cavaliers, he was traded to the Chicago Bulls and the Toronto Raptors but never played a game for either team.

He was traded from the 76ers to Sacramento in the deal that sent Kings superstar Chris Webber to Philadelphia. During his stint in Sacramento during the 2004–05 season, he had one of his best career years with a 7.4 points per game average on a 55.4 percent shooting while also grabbing 8.7 rebounds per game. He also recorded a career high of 1.7 blocks per game during that season.

In early 2006, he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, who then traded him in the 2006 off-season back to Milwaukee (along with Steve Blake and Ha Seung-Jin) for Jamaal Magloire.

For the 2006–07 season, Skinner averaged 4.4 points and 5.7 rebounds in 22.7 minutes per game.

Skinner and the Phoenix Suns reached an agreement on a one-year deal in September 2007.

On July 31, 2008, Skinner signed with the Clippers, his former team, and re-signed with Los Angeles again the following season. In 2010, he joined the Bucks for the third time. He was released on January 5, 2011.

In January 2011 he signed with Benetton Treviso in Italy.

In 2011, Skinner made the Memphis Grizzlies' roster after training camp, but he was waived on December 29, 2011.

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 L.A. Clippers 21 0 12.3 .465 .606 2.5 .0 .5 .6 4.1
1999–00 L.A. Clippers 33 9 23.5 .507 .662 6.1 .3 .5 1.3 5.4
2000–01 L.A. Clippers 39 23 15.0 .398 .542 4.3 .5 .4 .3 4.1
2001–02 Cleveland 65 8 17.0 .543 .608 4.3 .3 .4 .9 3.4
2002–03 Philadelphia 77 9 17.9 .550 .602 4.8 .2 .6 .7 6.0
2003–04 Milwaukee 56 54 28.2 .497 .572 7.3 .9 .5 1.1 10.5
2004–05 Philadelphia 24 0 10.3 .386 .000 .294 2.6 .2 .2 .2 2.0
2004–05 Sacramento 25 23 27.8 .554 .377 8.7 1.5 1.0 1.7 7.4
2005–06 Sacramento 38 0 11.3 .551 .444 2.7 .4 .3 .5 2.3
2005–06 Portland 27 5 19.1 .484 .517 4.7 .5 .5 .9 3.8
2006–07 Milwaukee 67 44 22.7 .490 .582 5.7 .9 .3 1.0 4.4
2007–08 Phoenix 66 0 12.8 .465 .667 .524 3.6 .2 .3 1.2 3.3
2008–09 L.A. Clippers 51 21 16.5 .449 .000 .638 4.0 .5 .3 1.0 4.2
2009–10 L.A. Clippers 16 1 7.7 .400 .750 1.7 .0 .2 .2 1.6
2010–11 Milwaukee 2 0 3.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
2011–12 Memphis 1 0 4.0 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 608 197 17.9 .494 .333 .566 4.7 .5 .4 .9 4.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003 Philadelphia 8 0 4.8 .167 .000 1.000 .8 .0 .0 .1 .8
2004 Milwaukee 5 3 18.8 .524 .417 4.4 .0 .2 .6 5.4
2005 Sacramento 4 1 11.8 .500 2.8 .5 .5 1.0 2.0
2008 Phoenix 4 0 5.3 .500 .500 .8 .0 .0 .8 2.0
Career 21 4 9.5 .462 .000 .542 2.0 .1 .1 .5 2.3

Personal life

Skinner has two daughters who have won collegiate national championships in volleyball: Avery (NCAA champion at Kentucky in 2020) and Madisen (NCAA champion at Kentucky in 2020 and twice at Texas in 2022 and 2023). Avery Skinner also hit outside at the 2024 Paris Olympics and is an Olympic Silver Medalist.

See also

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