The Demon Deacons, led by Prosser’s friend and longtime assistant Dino Gaudio had a remarkable season. They were predicted to finish second to last in the Atlantic Coast Conference before the season began, but Gaudio guided the Demon Deacons to a respectable 7-9 record and an impressive win over in-state rival Duke.

Prosser died on July 26, 2007 in his office from a heart attack he suffered after a morning run. He was 56 years old.

As students and fans learned about the passing of their popular coach, they remembered Prosser in the same way they celebrated the many victories he brought to Wake Forest, by rolling the quad.

During funeral services in the days that followed, Prosser's colleagues remembered their one-time rival as a friend who set the example that they tried to emulate.

"You all know Skip, and I knew Skip, and they don’t come any better than him, an outstanding person,” Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt said at the time. "I thought all the speakers really summed him up very well, how friendly a person he was, and how he went out of his way to make everybody feel comfortable.

"I told somebody the other day that the thing about Skip is, he’s an easy guy to root for, and that’s not an easy thing to say about a competitor."

College basketball coaches from the ACC and from around the country plan to gather in Orlando on Sunday to hold a mass in Prosser’s memory. It will take place at the Milk House at Disney’s Wild World of Sports Complex, the site of the AAU nationals. It will start at 7:15 a.m.

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