Career
Skåra played college basketball representing the College of William & Mary for his freshman and sophomore years. After going undrafted in the 2011 National Basketball Association Draft, 6"1" point guard was forced to wait three years until he would start playing professionally in Norway. Nils-Paul Skåra was born March 26, 1987 in the village of Kolsås in Bærum, Akershus, Norway.
Skara played for the William & Mary Tribe from 2007 to 2009, playing only two games in his freshman year and just four games in his sophomore year.
During his entire collegiate career at William & Mary, Skara averaged just 1.8 minutes per game. Skara was acquired by Bærum Basket shortly before the start of the 2013-2014 BLNO season, the first club he had played with at a professional level