Pat Skerry- Building a Winner: Rebuilding Towson to the Top of the CAA

2024-25 CAA Coach of the Year, Pat Skerry, joins this week's episode of ​⁠. When Pat Skerry was hired at ​⁠ in 2011, the program had 15 straight losing seasons. Now, Skerry has led the basketball team to four straight 20+ win seasons. The 2024-25 season was special for the Towson men's basketball team. On top of having the coach of the year, Towson won the CAA regular season championship for the second time in four years. Tyler Tejada was also named the CAA Player of the Year. Skerry has been a longtime coach including stops at Pittsburgh, Providence, Rhode Island, Charleston, and current league competitors William & Mary and Northeastern. Skerry also was a top Division 3 player playing for Tufts University. Hear about Towson's 2025-26 roster, what has went into Towson's recent success, and some of his thoughts regarding the NCAA basketball landscape. This episode is available wherever you listen to your podcasts. Make sure to subscribe to the podcasts YouTube channel ​⁠ for more sports content. Enjoy the episode!Sneak Peak- 00:00-00:37NBA Playoffs Round 2 Discussion- 00:37-06:38Intro- 06:38-14:38Offseason Workouts, NABC Basketball Clinics, Learning from Other Coaches- 14:38-18:19Transfer Portal Philosophy, Paying Players- 18:19-22:16Towson MBB 2024-25 Year, 2025-26 Roster, Gauging Success- 22:16-28:48Recruiting in the DMV, What Separates Towson from DMV Schools- 28:48-32:27Critiquing the NET/NCAA Basketball Committee- 32:27-35:39Coming into a Program with 15 Straight Losing Seasons, Coaching Nick Timberlake, Player Development- 35:39-42:47Playing Style Impact on Coaching Career, NESCAC History, Getting Stamped in D1- 42:47-47:49Break- 47:49-47:59Coaching Tyler Tejada, Getting Tyler & Dylan Williamson to Return to Towson, Getting Players to the Next Level- 47:49-56:52Advice to Coaches Trying to Maintain Success, Coaches Partnering Forward Program- 56:52-01:03:24Rapid Fire (Best Jerseys in CBB, Favorite CAA Arena, Statement for Mid Major Basketball)- 01:03:24-01:05:09Starting 5: Hardest Working Players- 01:05:09-01:07:14Outro- 01:07:14-01:07:51