Tony Skinn
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| Tony Skinn | |
|---|---|
| College | George Mason University |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey # | 1 |
| Class | 2006 |
| Career | 2003 – 2006 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (80 kg) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | February 8, 1983 (age 24) Takoma Park, Maryland |
| 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 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. Fortunately, 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.
