York College

Sharif Skinner enters his first season as York College assistant men’s basketball coach. 

Skinner, a 2000 graduate and varsity member of Canarsie High School, studied sports medicine at Long Island University.
 
Skinner started coaching career in 2006 as Canarsie’s Junior Varsity head coach, Skinner has enjoyed over a decade-long coaching career around the New York City high school circuit. After three seasons at Canarsie, Skinner increased his status, leading Brooklyn Democracy Academy to a 10-2 record during the 2011-12 campaign, becoming the PSAL Pathway League City Champ and the New York Basketball City Champs. From 2017-23, he coached the Eagle Academy III boy’s basketball team, amassing a trio of impressive 13-win seasons. 

Outside of basketball, Skinner has risen up the ranks of his two jobs. Employed by Coca-Cola from 2001-12, the Canarsie grad was responsible for delivering soda products, maintaining an organized delivery schedule, and building strong relationships with store management and staff. Since May 2012, Skinner has worked in bus operations for the New York City Transit Authority, involved in optimizing service delivery and managing fare collection, among other necessities.