Wake Forest Basketball Coach Skip Prosser dead [Archive]

Glenn

07-26-2007, 04:14 PM

Damn.

Prosser dies at age 56
ESPN.com news services

Updated: July 26, 2007, 4:18 PM ET

Wake Forest basketball coach Skip Prosser died, a source close to Prosser said Thursday. He was 56.

Prosser collapsed while jogging, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

He was taken to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, an athletic department official told the newspaper.

Prosser left Orlando, where the AAU national tournament is being held, this morning at 6 a.m. to return to Wake Forest for a basketball camp.

Mark Prosser, Skip Prosser's son and a Bucknell assistant coach, received a phone call at about 2:40 p.m. ET this afternoon while watching games at the Milkhouse in Orlando. He was visible shaking and crying and left the gym immediately.

Prosser took over at Wake Forest in 2001 after coaching at Xavier for seven seasons. He coached for one season at Loyola (Md.) in 1993-94.

Prosser's career record was 291-146 (.666). He was the 2003 ACC coach of the year. Prosser was 126-68 in six seasons at Wake Forest.

Last season, Wake Forest was 15-16 and lost to Virginia Tech in the second round of the ACC Tournament. In 2006, the Demon Deacons lost in the first round of the NIT.

In 2005, Wake Forest was a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but lost to West Virginia 111-105 in double overtime. It was Chris Paul's final game at Wake Forest.

The 2004 team reached the East Region semifinals, losing to St. Joseph's. The year before, Wake lost to Auburn in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after winning the ACC regular-season title.

Prosser is survived by his wife, Nancy, and two sons: Scott and Mark, both in their 20s.



WTFDetroit.com > WTFDetroit.com Sports Forums > NCAA > Wake Forest Basketball Coach Skip Prosser dead PDA View Full Version : Wake Forest Basketball Coach Skip Prosser dead FillyCheezeSteak 07-26-2007, 04:12 PM I just heard that Skip Prosser, head coach at Wake Forest, passed away this morning whie jogging in his neighborhood. Very very sad news and a huge loss for WFU, his players, his family and college basketball in general. Glenn 07-26-2007, 04:14 PM Damn. Prosser dies at age 56 ESPN.com news services Updated: July 26, 2007, 4:18 PM ET Wake Forest basketball coach Skip Prosser died, a source close to Prosser said Thursday. He was 56. Prosser collapsed while jogging, according to the Winston-Salem Journal. He was taken to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, an athletic department official told the newspaper. Prosser left Orlando, where the AAU national tournament is being held, this morning at 6 a.m. to return to Wake Forest for a basketball camp. Mark Prosser, Skip Prosser's son and a Bucknell assistant coach, received a phone call at about 2:40 p.m. ET this afternoon while watching games at the Milkhouse in Orlando. He was visible shaking and crying and left the gym immediately. Prosser took over at Wake Forest in 2001 after coaching at Xavier for seven seasons. He coached for one season at Loyola (Md.) in 1993-94. Prosser's career record was 291-146 (.666). He was the 2003 ACC coach of the year. Prosser was 126-68 in six seasons at Wake Forest. Last season, Wake Forest was 15-16 and lost to Virginia Tech in the second round of the ACC Tournament. In 2006, the Demon Deacons lost in the first round of the NIT. In 2005, Wake Forest was a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but lost to West Virginia 111-105 in double overtime. It was Chris Paul's final game at Wake Forest. The 2004 team reached the East Region semifinals, losing to St. Joseph's. The year before, Wake lost to Auburn in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after winning the ACC regular-season title. Prosser is survived by his wife, Nancy, and two sons: Scott and Mark, both in their 20s. Glenn 07-26-2007, 04:16 PM Prosser's career record was 291-146 (.666) Weird. RIP WTFchris 07-26-2007, 04:58 PM yikes. must have had a heart attack.