Al Skinner
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Mount Vernon, NY
- Named national coach of the year by USBWA in 2001
- Won 2001 Big East Conference Tournament championship
- Boston College's all-time winningest coach
- Assistant coach at Marist under Ron Petro for two seasons in 1982-83 and 1983-84, and at Rhode Island under Brendan Malone and Tom Penders for four seasons from 1984-85 through 1987-88
- Major-college career playing statistics under Jack Leaman (15.6 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 4.1 apg, 55.7 FG%, 75.1 FT%). Ninth-round NBA draft choice by the Boston Celtics in 1974. Averaged 9.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg and 2.8 apg with the New York/New Jersey Nets, Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers in six ABA/NBA seasons from 1974-75 through 1979-80
- Final Top 20 Rankings (three: AP/USA)--2001 (7/11), 2004 (T25/NR), 2005 (14/19) and 2006 (T7/11)
- All-Americans (three): Boston College's Troy Bell (2001 and 2003), Craig Smith (2005 and 2006) and Jared Dudley (2007).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13-15 | 9-9 | 5th | DNP | |||
15-13 | 11-7 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
11-17 | 6-12 | 9th | DNP | |||
22-10 | 9-7 | 4th | NIT (2-1) | |||
19-11 | 8-6 | T-2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
11-16 | 7-9 | 6th | DNP | |||
7-20 | 2-14 | 9th | DNP | |||
20-14 | 8-8 | 4th | A10 (East) | NIT (2-1) | ||
20-10 | 12-4 | 2nd | A10 (East) | NCAA (0-1) | ||
15-16 | 6-12 | 6th | Big East 6 | DNP | ||
6-21 | 3-15 | 13th | DNP | |||
11-19 | 3-13 | 13th | DNP | |||
27-5 | 13-3 | 1st | Big East (East) | NCAA (1-1) | ||
20-12 | 8-8 | 4th | Big East (East) | NCAA (0-1) | ||
19-12 | 10-6 | T-1st | Big East (East) | NIT (1-1) | ||
24-10 | 10-6 | T-5th | NCAA (1-1) | |||
25-5 | 13-3 | T-1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
28-8 | 11-5 | 3rd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
21-12 | 10-6 | T-3rd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
14-17 | 4-12 | T-11th | DNP | |||
22-12 | 9-7 | T-5th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
15-16 | 6-10 | 8th | DNP |
- 22-Year Coaching Record: 385-291 (.570) overall
- 138-126 (.523) in nine years at Rhode Island
- 247-165 (.600) in 13 years at Boston College
- 72-76 (.486) in Atlantic 10 Conference
- 66-66 (.500) in Big East Conference
- 40-40 (.500) in Atlantic Coast Conference
- 6-9 (.400) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
- 8-7 (.533) in Big East Tournament
- 5-5 (.500) in ACC Tournament
- 7-9 (.438) in NCAA Tournament
- 5-3 (.625) in NIT