Al Skinner

Albert L. "Al" 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 men's basketball team and was then an assistant at Bryant University before becoming the head coach of Kennesaw State University in 2015.

Playing career

College

Skinner played at the University of Massachusetts. While on the freshman team in the 1970–71 season, the varsity team was led by Julius Erving, in what would be Erving's final season in college. (Skinner and Erving would later play together professionally.) Skinner was also a teammate of Rick Pitino.

Skinner scored 1,235 points in his three years on the varsity squad. He led the team in rebounding each of those three years, and in scoring in his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, he averaged a double-double with 18.8 points and 11.0 rebounds. That scoring average also led the Yankee Conference. He recorded the first triple-double in UMass history, with 28 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists against St. Peter's on Dec. 28, 1973 in Springfield MA.

Al Skinner (baseball)

Alexander Skinner (August 14, 1856 in Chicago, Illinois – March 5, 1901 in Washington, Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball player. Skinner's handedness and physical dimensions are currently unknown. He appeared as an outfielder in two games in the Union Association in 1884.

Skinner served as a right fielder for the Baltimore Monumentals in one game (July 12), then played one game in center field for the Chicago Browns four days later. In his short career, he collected two hits in six at bats for a career batting average of .333, and also scored one run. In the field he handled two chances, making no errors.

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