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)

1988-89

Rhode Island

13-15

9-9

5th

Atlantic 10

DNP

1989-90

Rhode Island

15-13

11-7

T-3rd

Atlantic 10

DNP

1990-91

Rhode Island

11-17

6-12

9th

Atlantic 10

DNP

1991-92

Rhode Island

22-10

9-7

4th

Atlantic 10

NIT (2-1)

1992-93

Rhode Island

19-11

8-6

T-2nd

Atlantic 10

NCAA (1-1)

1993-94

Rhode Island

11-16

7-9

6th

Atlantic 10

DNP

1994-95

Rhode Island

7-20

2-14

9th

Atlantic 10

DNP

1995-96

Rhode Island

20-14

8-8

4th

A10 (East)

NIT (2-1)

1996-97

Rhode Island

20-10

12-4

2nd

A10 (East)

NCAA (0-1)

1997-98

Boston College

15-16

6-12

6th

Big East 6

DNP

1998-99

Boston College

6-21

3-15

13th

Big East

DNP

1999-00

Boston College

11-19

3-13

13th

Big East

DNP

2000-01

Boston College

27-5

13-3

1st

Big East (East)

NCAA (1-1)

2001-02

Boston College

20-12

8-8

4th

Big East (East)

NCAA (0-1)

2002-03

Boston College

19-12

10-6

T-1st

Big East (East)

NIT (1-1)

2003-04

Boston College

24-10

10-6

T-5th

Big East

NCAA (1-1)

2004-05

Boston College

25-5

13-3

T-1st

Big East

NCAA (1-1)

2005-06

Boston College

28-8

11-5

3rd

ACC

NCAA (2-1)

2006-07

Boston College

21-12

10-6

T-3rd

ACC

NCAA (1-1)

2007-08

Boston College

14-17

4-12

T-11th

ACC

DNP

2008-09

Boston College

22-12

9-7

T-5th

ACC

NCAA (0-1)

2009-10

Boston College

15-16

6-10

8th

ACC

DNP