Patrick Joseph Skerry (born January 21, 1970) is an American college basketball coach. He is the head coach of the Towson Tigers men's basketball team.
Skerry played collegiate basketball at Tufts University where he set the school record for career assists (634) and single-season assists (198).
After graduation, Skerry joined his alma mater's coaching staff, where he spent three seasons before moving on to Stonehill College for the 1995âÂÂ96 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 Colonels, Skerry compiled a 24âÂÂ25 record.
In 1998, Skerry jumped to Northeastern University as an assistant coach for two seasons, before moving on to William & Mary (2000âÂÂ03), College of Charleston (2003âÂÂ05), University of Rhode Island (2005âÂÂ08), Providence College (2008âÂÂ10), and Pittsburgh (2010âÂÂ11) before accepting the head coaching job at Towson, replacing Pat Kennedy.
Skerry's first season in charge of the Tigers saw the team go 1âÂÂ31, with the lone win coming on January 28, 2012, against UNC-Wilmington, snapping the team's NCAA record 41-game losing streak. One year later, Towson went 18âÂÂ13, finishing second in the Colonial Athletic Association completing the biggest single season improvement in NCAA basketball history. 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.
The Tigers under Coach Skerry won the CAA Regular Season Championship in 2022 after going 15âÂÂ3 in conference play and posting a 25âÂÂ9 overall record. Skerry earned another Regular Season Championship in 2025, after going 16âÂÂ2 in conference and 19âÂÂ10 overall, leading to his second CAA Coach of the Year selection.