Pat Skerry

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Pat Skerry

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| current_title = Head coach

| current_team = Towson

| current_conference = CAA

| current_record = {{winpct|235|210|record=y}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|1|21}}

| birth_place = Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.

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| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1988–1992

| player_team1 = Tufts

| coach_years1 = 1992–1995

| coach_team1 = Tufts (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 1995–1996

| coach_team2 = Stonehill (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1996–1998

| coach_team3 = Curry

| coach_years4 = 1998–2000

| coach_team4 = Northeastern (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 2000–2003

| coach_team5 = William & Mary (assistant)

| coach_years6 = 2003–2005

| coach_team6 = College of Charleston (assistant)

| coach_years7 = 2005–2008

| coach_team7 = Rhode Island (assistant)

| coach_years8 = 2008–2010

| coach_team8 = Providence (assistant)

| coach_years9 = 2010–2011

| coach_team9 = Pittsburgh (assistant)

| coach_years10 = 2011–present

| coach_team10 = Towson

| overall_record = {{winpct|258|234|record=y}}

| tournament_record = 0–1 (NIT)
2–1 (CIT)
0–1 (Vegas 16)

| bowl_record =

| championships = 2 CAA regular season (2022, 2025)

| awards = Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (2023)
2× CAA Coach of the Year (2013, 2025)

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Patrick Joseph Skerry (born January 21, 1970) is the head coach of the Towson University Tigers men's basketball team.{{cite web|url=http://www.towsontigers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=389&path=mbball|title=Pat Skerry, Head Coach|publisher=Towson University Athletics|accessdate=March 31, 2016}}

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).{{Cite web |url=http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com/sports/mbkb/records |title=Tufts University Men's Basketball Program Records |publisher=Tufts University |accessdate=October 17, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430174049/http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com/sports/mbkb/records |archive-date=April 30, 2012}}

=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.{{Cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320280119|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112000947/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320280119|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 12, 2013|title=UNC Wilmington vs. Towson - Game Recap - January 28, 2012 - ESPN}} One year later, Towson went 18–13, finishing second in the Colonial Athletic Association completing the biggest single season improvement in NCAA basketball history.{{Cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=330610119|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522181549/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=330610119|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 2013|title=Hofstra vs. Towson - Game Recap - March 2, 2013 - ESPN}} 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. Skerry was named CAA Coach of the Year at the end of the season.{{Cite web |title=Final 2012-13 CAA Men's Basketball Report |url=https://caasports.com/news/2013/4/30/Final_2012_13_CAA_Men_s_Basketball_Report.aspx?path=mbball |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=caasports.com |language=en}}

The Tigers under Coach Skerry won the CAA Regular Season Championship in 2022 after going 15–3 in conference play and posting a 25–9 overall record. Skerry earned another Regular Season Championship in 2025, after going 16–2 in conference and 19–10 overall, leading to his second CAA Coach of the Year selection.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Dylan |title=2025 CAA Men's Basketball Awards Unveiled; Towson's Tejada Tabbed Player of the Year |url=https://caasports.com/news/2025/3/6/2025-caa-mens-basketball-awards-unveiled-towsons-tejada-tabbed-player-of-the-year.aspx |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=caasports.com |language=en}}

Head coaching record

= College =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name =Curry Colonels

| conference=The Commonwealth Coast Conference

| startyear =1996

| endyear =1998

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| season = 1996–97

| name = Curry

| overall = 11–13

| conference = N/A

| confstanding = N/A

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| season = 1997–98

| name = Curry

| overall = 13–12

| conference = N/A

| confstanding = N/A

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Curry

| overall = {{winpct|24|25|record=y}}

| confrecord = N/A

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name =Towson Tigers

| conference=Coastal Athletic Association

| startyear =2011

| endyear =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2011–12

| name = Towson

| overall = 1–31

| conference = 1–17

| confstanding = 12th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2012–13

| name = Towson

| overall = 18–13

| conference = 13–5

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2013–14

| name = Towson

| overall = 25–11

| conference = 13–3

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = CIT Quarterfinals

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2014–15

| name = Towson

| overall = 12–20

| conference = 5–13

| confstanding = 9th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2015–16

| name = Towson

| overall = 20–13

| conference = 11–7

| confstanding = T–3rd

| postseason = Vegas 16 Quarterfinals

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2016–17

| name = Towson

| overall = 20–13

| conference = 11–7

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2017–18

| name = Towson

| overall = 18–14

| conference = 8–10

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2018–19

| name = Towson

| overall = 10–22

| conference = 6–12

| confstanding = T–8th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2019–20

| name = Towson

| overall = 19–13

| conference = 12–6

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2020–21

| name = Towson

| overall = 4–14

| conference = 3–9

| confstanding = 9th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2021–22

| name = Towson

| overall = 25–9

| conference = 15–3

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NIT First Round

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2022–23

| name = Towson

| overall = 21–12

| conference = 12–6

| confstanding = T–3rd

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2023–24

| name = Towson

| overall = 20–14

| conference = 11–7

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2024–25

| name = Towson

| overall = 22–11

| conference = 16–2

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Towson

| overall = {{winpct|235|210|record=y}}

| confrecord = {{winpct|137|107|record=y}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record End

| overall = {{winpct|259|235|record=y}}

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Awards

2x CAA Coach of the Year (2012–13, 2024–25)
Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (2023){{Cite web |title=Towson's Pat Skerry wins the 2023 Skip Prosser Award {{!}} College Basketball Awards {{!}} CollegeInsider.com |url=https://www.skipprosser.com/page.php/158/pat-skerry-2023-skip-prosser-award |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=www.skipprosser.com}}