Returning to the Los Angeles Clippers, after an eight year hiatus, Brian Skinner, an 11 year NBA veteran began his basketball career being recruited to the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1998 NBA draft year. Born in Temple, Texas on May 19, 1976; the 6 ft. 9, 255 pound power forward/center attended Temple High School and Baylor University. His basketball career is as follows; Los Angeles Clippers from 1998 to 2001, Cleveland Cavaliers in 2001–2002, Philadelphia 76ers in 2002–2003, Milwaukee Bucks in 2003–2004; Philadelphia 76ers in 2004–2005; Sacramento Kings in 2005–06; Milwaukee Bucks in 2006–2007; Portland Trail Blazers in the latter part of 2006; Phoenix Suns in 2007–2008; and the Los Angeles Clippers from 2008 to current.

His career average is 4.9 points per game with 4.9 rebounds in 538 games. He has also played in 21 NBA playoff games with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2003, with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2004, with the Sacramento Kings in 2005, and with the Phoenix Suns in 2008. http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/bskinner_080731.html www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/20630/brian-skinner

Skinner’s most recent season is 2009-2010 NBA year with the Los Angeles Clippers. His career average for the 2009-2010 year is 1.6 points per game and 1.7 rebounds. He played in a total of 16 games. The last three games , March 1 against the Utah Jazz , April 8 game against the Sacramento Kings, and the April 12; Skinner appeared in, he scored 0 points and 0 rebounds in all three. He played for zero, five and two minutes respectively. His season high for the year was 14 points and a total of 19 minutes of game time against the New Orleans Hornets on January 13. He also had a season high of 11 rebounds (5 offensive and 6 defensive) against the Washington Wizards on December 14. The Los Angeles Clippers did not make the playoffs for the 2009-2010 season. www.nba.com/playerfile/brian_skinner/career_stats.html