Jon Teitel's Interview Series: Maryland-Eastern Shore Legend Talvin Skinner
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Posted By: autumn cade on June 29, 2010 In the most recent installment of his series of interviews on players who are among the best pros to come out of their particular schools, CHN writer Jon Teitel spent some time with UMES great Talvin Skinner. Skinner was the leader of a UMES squad in 1974 that led the nation in scoring with an average of 96.7 points per game without the benefit of a three-point shot, and they also became the first HBCU to take part in the NIT. Jon Teitel: In the spring of 1973 you played for the USA (with Marvin Barnes and Coach Bob Cousy) in a series of games against Russia (including Alexsander Belov, who made the game-winning shot in Russia's famous upset of the USA in the 1972 Olympic gold-medal game). What was it like to play against Russia/Belov, and what was it like to play for Cousy? Talvin Skinner: The team that we played was the Russian touring team. They put myself and Marvin Webster on the team when they came to Baltimore for attendance purposes, but neither of us got to play. It was kind of disappointing because we lost that Baltimore game. JT: In 1974 your team went 27-2 and you were named conference tournament MVP. How were you able to play your best when it mattered the most? TS: Now you are starting to get serious, because the team that we played for the championship was Morgan State, which was Marvin Webster's team (which is kind of touching, because we lost Marvin in 2009). They had beaten us earlier in the year when we were 20-0, and had just became nationally ranked as the #20 team in the AP poll as a Division II school. We played a hard road through North Carolina, DC and back to Baltimore (four games in five days), which is something that I do not think that many basketball analysts or fans are not aware of. Read More: http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/jon-teitels... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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