Friar Basketball · Dec 23, 2016
Two Paths of Providence and BC
Boston College made a mistake.Okay, they probably made two.
Maybe even three.
BC fired Al Skinner in March of 2010 after a 15-16 season that marked the end of a 10 year run in which Skinner led the Eagles to seven NCAA Tournament appearances. BC reached the NCAAs in five of the six seasons prior to 2010, and during the Skinner years their basketball program was as good as it has ever been.
It started with a 27-5 season in 2001.
They opened 2004 with a record of 20-0, reached #3 in the AP Poll, and were a legitimate Final Four team — losing at the buzzer in overtime to Villanova in the Sweet 16.