Skinner is a native of Muncie, Indiana and played volleyball at Ball State from 1990 to 1993 as an outside hitter.
[5] He is married to former Nebraska women's soccer assistant coach, Megan Bechtold Skinner.
Skinner has led the Wildcats to 16 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including tallying 20 or more wins in 12 of the last 14 seasons.
[8] The Wildcats only lost 2 sets across five tournament matches and became only the eleventh school to win an NCAA Division I volleyball championship.
Several players received conference and national accolades as well: Sophomore setter Emma Grome was named the SEC player of the year, while Grome, senior outside hitter Adanna Rollins and junior opposite hitter Reagan Rutherford all received AVCA All-Southeast Region First team selections.
[12] In 2023, Kentucky won its 7th straight conference title as Skinner was named the 2023 SEC co-coach of the year.