Tony Skinn

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Tony Skinn


caption =
college = George Mason University
sport = Basketball
position = Guard
jersey = 1
class = 2006
career_start = 2003
career_end = 2006
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 175
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1983|2|8
birth_place = Takoma Park, Maryland
highschool = Takoma Academy, Takoma Park, Maryland
former_school(s)= Blinn College
awards =

Tony Oludewa Jeffrey Skinn (born February 8, 1983) was a college basketball player who was a starting guard for the Patriots of George Mason University. He has averaged 12.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game this 2005-2006 season, one marked by the Patriots' surprising run to the Final Four. He scored a season-high of 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 would lose the game, 58-49, and the Skinn and the Patriots were left to wonder whether they would receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. However, GMU was awarded the 11th seed in the Washington D.C. regional, where Skinn, serving a one-game suspension for the Stokes incident, watched as his teammates upset sixth seed Michigan State, 75-65.

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 didn't 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."

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 is currently playing 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.

External links

* [http://gomason.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/skinn_tony00.html Official Mason bio]