Pat Skerry

Pat Skerry
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Towson
Conference	CAA
Record	213–199 (.517)
Biographical details
Born	January 21, 1970 (age 54); Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1988–1992	Tufts
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1995	Tufts (assistant)
1995–1996	Stonehill (assistant)
1996–1998	Curry
1998–2000	Northeastern (assistant)
2000–2003	William & Mary (assistant)
2003–2005	College of Charleston (assistant)
2005–2008	Rhode Island (assistant)
2008–2010	Providence (assistant)
2010–2011	Pittsburgh (assistant)
2011–present	Towson
Head coaching record
Overall	237–224 (.514)
Tournaments	0–1 (NIT); 2–1 (CIT); 0–1 (Vegas 16)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	CAA regular season (2022)
Awards
	CAA Coach of the Year (2013); Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (2023)

Last updated April 09, 2024

Patrick Joseph Skerry (born January 21, 1970) is the head coach of the Towson University Tigers men's basketball team.^[1]

Biography

Playing career

Skerry played collegiate basketball at Tufts University where he set the school record for career assists (634) and single-season assists (198).^[2]

Coaching career

After graduation, Skerry joined his alma mater's coaching staff, where he spent three seasons before moving on to Stonehill College for the 1995–96 season. A year later he took his first head coaching job at Curry College at the age of 26. In two seasons at the helm of the Colonials, Skerry compiled a 24–25 record.

In 1998, Skerry jumped to Northeastern University as an assistant coach for two seasons, before moving on to William & Mary (2000–03), College of Charleston (2003–05), University of Rhode Island (2005–08), Providence College (2008–10), and Pittsburgh (2010–11) before accepting the head coaching job at Towson, replacing Pat Kennedy.

Skerry's first season in charge of the Tigers saw the team go 1–31, with the lone win coming on January 28, 2012, against UNC-Wilmington, snapping the team's NCAA record 41-game losing streak.^[3] One year later, Towson went 18–13, finishing second in the Colonial Athletic Association completing the biggest single season improvement in NCAA basketball history.^[4] Despite the high finish, the Tigers were ineligible for the CAA Tournament and NCAA Tournament due to low APR scores that were earned under the previous coach, Pat Kennedy.

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Curry Colonels (The Commonwealth Coast Conference)(1996–1998)
1996–97	Curry	11–13	N/A	N/A
1997–98	Curry	13–12	N/A	N/A
Curry:		24–25 (.490)	N/A
Towson Tigers (Colonial Athletic Association)(2011–present)
2011–12	Towson	1–31	1–17	12th
2012–13	Towson	18–13	13–5	2nd
2013–14	Towson	25–11	13–3	2nd	CIT Quarterfinals
2014–15	Towson	12–20	5–13	9th
2015–16	Towson	20–13	11–7	T–3rd	Vegas 16 Quarterfinals
2016–17	Towson	20–13	11–7	3rd
2017–18	Towson	18–14	8–10	5th
2018–19	Towson	10–22	6–12	T–8th
2019–20	Towson	19–13	12–6	3rd
2020–21	Towson	4–14	3–9	9th
2021–22	Towson	25–9	15–3	1st	NIT First Round
2022–23	Towson	21–12	12–6	T–3rd
2023–24	Towson	20–14	11–7	5th
Towson:		213–199 (.517)	121–105 (.535)
Total:		237–224 (.514)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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References

↑ "Pat Skerry, Head Coach". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
↑ "Tufts University Men's Basketball Program Records". Tufts University. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
↑ "UNC Wilmington vs. Towson - Game Recap - January 28, 2012 - ESPN".
↑ "Hofstra vs. Towson - Game Recap - March 2, 2013 - ESPN".

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[Towson-1] "Pat Skerry, Head Coach". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

[2] "Tufts University Men's Basketball Program Records". Tufts University. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2022.

[3] "UNC Wilmington vs. Towson - Game Recap - January 28, 2012 - ESPN".

[4] "Hofstra vs. Towson - Game Recap - March 2, 2013 - ESPN".

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