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George Mason coach Tony Skinn's battle to build a program at his alma mater is challenging in new era

The path Tony Skinn followed to become head basketball coach at George Mason might as well have been traversed in an F1 race car. After completing a half-dozen seasons as a professional player and competing for Nigeria in the London Olympics, he entered coaching and needed only eight years as a Division I assistant before being hired to take over the program at his alma mater.

He reached the 20-win mark in each of his first two years, including a 27-9 second season that included runner-up finishes in the Atlantic 10 Conference regular season and tournament. At 42, Skinn knows what he’s doing, but the challenges constantly are changing.

“Everybody wants to be a he

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