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2009–10 Boston College Eagles Men's Basketball Team
The 2009–10 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 13th-year head coach Al Skinner, played their home games at the Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–16 and 6–10 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They lost to 2009-10 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team, Virginia in the first round of the 2010 ACC men's basketball tournament, ACC Basketball tournament. Following the conclusion of the season, Boston College fired Skinner. Previous season The Eagles finished the 2008–09 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team, 2008–09 season 22–12 overall, 9–7 in ACC play. After losing to 2008-09 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, Duke in the quarterfinals of the 2009 ACC men's basketball tournament, ACC tournament, the Eagles were invited to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Skinner
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. 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |