Brian Skinner

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.

Brian Skinner

Personal information
Born	(1976-05-19) May 19, 1976 (age 49) Temple, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	Temple (Temple, Texas)
College	Baylor (1994–1998)
NBA draft	1998: 1st round, 22nd overall pick
Drafted by	Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career	1998–2011
Position	Power forward / center
Number	32, 8, 54, 3
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)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  United States Summer Universiade 1997 Trapani Team competition

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

On July 31, 2008, Skinner signed with the Clippers, his former team,^[4] and re-signed with Los Angeles again the following season. In 2010, he joined the Bucks for the third time.^[5] He was released on January 5, 2011.

In January 2011 he signed with Benetton Treviso in Italy.^[6]

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. ^[7]