Skip Prosser Dies After Run

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Prosser dies at age 56

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Updated: July 26, 2007, 4:18 PM ET
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Wake Forest basketball coach Skip Prosser died, a source close to Prosser said Thursday. He was 56.


USO photo by Mike Theiler
Wake Forest coach Skip Prosse during a May tour with the USO.
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.

[elonpride]

That's terrible.......prayers go out to Wake, his family and friends.

[elonpuckhog]

Thoughts and prayers to the Wake family.

[euphoenix99]

Horrible news. Keep his family and Wake fans and alum in your thoughts.

Go Phoenix!

[elonfirefighter]

my prayers are with the wake forest family

[phoenixfc]

I think most of Winston Salem is in total shock. At first, I thought it had to be a cruel mistake...but as reality hit, all I could think about is the loss to his family and to our community - all I ever heard around here, is what a nice man, truly well-liked and respected man. Local news reported some things that may not have been picked up on by others...like, when he was in town, he and Nancy regularly voluteered at the Animal Humane shelter to walk the dogs on weekend mornings. He emphasized the "student" part of student athlete, and as much as he liked to win, he was proud to be at a school which stressed academics first.