Skip Prosser Dies

Wake Forest Coach Skip Prosser died in his office Thursday afternoon. The first coach to ever raise Wake Forest to the point of being ranked #1 in the country, he will be missed. I have not followed Wake Forest personally, but I’ll always have fond memories of his top ranked 2004-05 squad, first because Illinois defeated Wake Forest to reach its own #1 ranking, and second because they played in one of the most exciting games in NCAA tournament history, a double overtime loss to West Virginia. (Sorry about the odd quote from Prosser in the link.) ESPN says everything I just said and more here. Andy Katz reacts here. And if I’m posting the ESPN links, here’s Dick Vitale.