Avery Skinner

Avery A. Skinner (born April 25, 1999) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the United States women's national volleyball team and Italian Series A1 professional team Savino del Bene Scandicci.

Personal life

Skinner is from Katy, Texas. In addition to playing volleyball, she was tap, ballet, and musical theater dancer before deciding at age 13 to focus solely on volleyball. Skinner played school volleyball for HCYA and she helped the team win state championships in 2015 and 2016. She also played club volleyball for Houston's Skyline. She considered playing volleyball for Baylor, Iowa State, and Texas A&M but ultimately settled on Kentucky as she wanted to see what life was like outside of Texas.

Skinner is the daughter of Rebecca Skinner and Brian Skinner, who was a star basketball player at Baylor and played in the NBA for 14 years. Her sister, Madisen, played volleyball with her at Kentucky.

She opted to play her extra year of eligibility as a graduate transfer for the Baylor Bears. She finished the season as an Honorable Mention All-American and had the second-most kills on the team with 355 in her 101 sets played, averaging 3.51 kills per set, had 255 digs and 49 blocks. She was named a finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year. She has played for the Italian Serie A1 team Chieri since 2023.

Savino Del Bene Volley announced the signing of Skinner for the 2025–2026 professional season.

Awards and honors

Clubs 2025 FIVB Club World Championship – File:Med 1.png Gold medal, with Savino del Bene Scandicci

College The following are the awards Skinner won during her collegiate career:

2021 All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous) 2021 AVCA All-America – Honorable Mention 2020 AVCA All-America First Team 2020 All-SEC First Team 2017 All-SEC Freshman Team

International

2023 French Volleyball Cup – "Most Valuable Player" 2022 Pan American Cup – "Best Outside Hitter" 2022 Pan American Cup – "Best Scorer"