TOWSON, Md. – Towson University men's basketball head coach Pat Skerry was named a finalist for the 2024-25 Skip Prosser Man of the Year, Collegeinsider.com announced. The award is presented annually the division I coach who wins with integrity on and off the court.
 
Skerry was named CAA Coach of the Year for the second time with the previous time occurring in 2012-2013 season. He helped the Tigers win the outright CAA regular season title for the first time in program history. Skerry guided Towson to its fourth consecutive 20+ win season for the first time in program history. Skerry led the team to a 16-2 record in CAA play for the first time in program history and is the sixth team in CAA history to finish with that record. Towson got off to the best start in program history in CAA play and in any conference. He also surpassed Vince Angotti as the winningest coach in program history this season. Skerry previously won the award in 2023.
 
In six years with the Deacons, Prosser posted a 126-68 record. For his career, he was 291-146 in 14 seasons including six as the head coach at Xavier and one year at Loyola (Md.).
 
At Wake Forest, Prosser's teams averaged 21 wins per season while playing in arguably the nation's most difficult league, the Atlantic Coast Conference. Prosser won 100 games at an ACC school quicker than all but two coaches in the 55-year history of the conference. He coached NBA stars Chris Paul and Josh Howard, led the Demon Deacons to the first No. 1 national ranking in school history and earned ACC Coach of the Year honors in 2003.
 
Prosser passed away of an apparent heart attack on July 26, 2007 in his office at Wake Forest. He had just returned from his morning jog.
 
The recipient of the annual award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.
 
The 2025 award will be announced in San Antonio, TX, site of the men's Division I Basketball Championship.