Al Skinner
American basketball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 19th-century baseball player, see Al Skinner (baseball).
Albert Lee Skinner Jr. (born June 16, 1952) is an American men's college basketball head coach and a former collegiate and professional basketball player. He was formerly the head coach of the Boston College Eagles men's basketball team and was then an assistant at Bryant University before becoming the head coach of Kennesaw State University in 2015.
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1952-06-16) June 16, 1952 (age 72) Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Malverne (Malverne, New York) |
College | UMass (1971–1974) |
NBA draft | 1974: 9th round, 160th overall pick |
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
Playing career | 1974–1981 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 30, 35 |
Coaching career | 1982–2019 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1974–1977 | New York/New Jersey Nets |
1977–1978 | Detroit Pistons |
1978–1979 | New Jersey Nets |
1979–1980 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1980–1981 | Joventut Badalona |
As coach: | |
1982–1984 | Marist (assistant) |
1984–1988 | Rhode Island (assistant) |
1988–1997 | Rhode Island |
1997–2010 | Boston College |
2013–2015 | Bryant (assistant) |
2015–2019 | Kennesaw State |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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