Wake Forest University basketball coach Skip Prosser dies
{{date|July 26, 2007}}
[[Image:Skip_Prosser.jpg|right|thumb|Skip Prosser during a 2005 basketball game against Florida. {{Image source|Zach Klein}}]]
[[w:Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University]] men's [[w:basketball|basketball]] coach [[w:Skip Prosser|Skip Prosser]] died Thursday morning, after collapsing while jogging on campus in [[w:Winston-Salem|Winston-Salem, North Carolina]], in the [[w:United States|United States]]. 

Prosser was taken to [[w:Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center|Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center]], where he later died. The collapse was reported to be a result of a [[w:heart attack|heart attack]]. He was 56 years old.

Prosser started coaching at Wake Forest in 2001. During his first four seasons, he led the Demon Deacons to the [[w:NCAA|National Collegiate Athletic Association]] tournament; however, his team missed out during the past two seasons.

Before coming to Wake Forest, Prosser coached at [[w:Xavier University|Xavier]] for seven years. He had a 126-68 record at Wake Forest and an overall record of 291-146.

He is survived by his wife Nancy, and his two sons.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/7063540|title=Prosser, 56, dies of apparent heart attack|author=|pub=FOX Sports|date=July 26, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10270463|title=Wake Forest coach Prosser dies at 56|author=|pub=CBS Sports|date=July 26, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=268335|title=Reports: Wake Forest coach Prosser dies|author=|pub=Fayetteville Observer|date=July 26, 2007}}

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Skip Prosser during a 2005 basketball game against Florida. 
Wake Forest University men's basketball coach Skip Prosser died Thursday morning, after collapsing while jogging on campus in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in the United States. 

Prosser was taken to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, where he later died. The collapse was reported to be a result of a heart attack. He was 56 years old.

Prosser started coaching at Wake Forest in 2001. During his first four seasons, he led the Demon Deacons to the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament; however, his team missed out during the past two seasons.

Before coming to Wake Forest, Prosser coached at Xavier for seven years. He had a 126-68 record at Wake Forest and an overall record of 291-146.

He is survived by his wife Nancy, and his two sons.
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