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Wake Forest Coach Skip Prosser Dies at 56

Jul 26, 2007 – 4:24 PM
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Michael David Smith

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Wake Forest basketball coach Skip Prosser collapsed while jogging and died today. He was 56.

Prosser had coached Wake since 2001. Prosser's career record was 291-146. He was the 2003 ACC coach of the year. Prosser was 126-68 in six seasons at Wake Forest. He previously spent seven seasons coaching at Xavier and one season at Loyola of Maryland.

Prosser began his career as a high school teacher and high school coach and always considered himself a teacher first and a coach second, said his friend Jay Bilas, the ESPN basketball analyst.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy, and two sons: Scott and Mark, both in their 20s. Mark is an assistant basketball coach at Bucknell.
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