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March 12, 2008
FINALISTS
FOR 2008 SKIP PROSSER AWARD ANNOUNCED
MARCH 7, 2008:
Skip Prosser Award Established
ORIGIN OF THE AWARD:
Listen to audio about the
creation of the award
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
SkipProsserAward.com
MORE
INFORMATION:
Skip Prosser Biography
(PDF)
 BOSTON
(MA) -- The ten finalists for the inaugural Skip
Prosser Man of the Year Award were announced on
Wednesday.
"This is an excellent group of finalists," said Mark
Prosser, son of the late Skip Prosser and chairman of
the award selection committee. "Each of the ten would
be a worthy representative of the award."
The ten finalists were selected from a group of 20
semi-finalists compiled by the selection panel. The
ten finalists include Mike Brey (Notre Dame), Rick
Byrd (Belmont), Seth Greenberg (Virginia Tech), Frank
Haith (Miami), Trent Johnson (Stanford), Bob McKillop
(Davidson), Sean Miller (Xavier), Matt Painter
(Purdue), Bo Ryan (Wisconsin) and Gary Waters
(Cleveland State).
The Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award will given
annually to a division I head coach who best represent
the high standards of the coaching profession. Winning
with integrity.
The award is named in memory of former Wake Forest
head coach Skip Prosser who passed away suddenly on
July 26, 2007.
Skip Prosser posted a career record of 291-146 (.666)
in 14 seasons as a head coach. At Wake Forest,
Prosser’s teams averaged 21 wins per season while
playing in arguably the nation’s most difficult
league, the Atlantic Coast Conference. Prosser, whose
record with the Demon Deacons was 126-68 (.649), won
100 games at an ACC school quicker than all but two
coaches in the 54-year history of the conference.
Before arriving at Wake Forest prior to the 2001-02
season, Prosser enjoyed highly-successful stints at
Loyola (Md.) for one season and at Xavier for seven
seasons. Prosser is the only coach in NCAA history to
take three different schools to the NCAA Tournament in
his first season at each of those schools.
But his biggest impact could not be measured in
victories.
Coach Prosser embraced Wake Forest's academic
standards and stressed performance in the classroom by
his players. Every senior that he coached at Wake
Forest earned his diploma in four years.
The Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award, which was
established by CollegeInsider.com and the Prosser
family, will be presented at the 2008 Final Four in
San Antonio.
2008 PROSSER AWARD FINALISTS
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Mike
Brey
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(Notre Dame) |
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Rick
Byrd
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(Belmont) |
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Seth
Greenberg
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(Virginia Tech) |
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Frank
Haith
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(Miami) |
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Trent
Johnson
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(Stanford) |
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Bob
McKillop
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(Davidson) |
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Sean
Miller |
(Xavier) |
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Matt
Painter
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(Purdue) |
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Bo Ryan
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(Wisconsin) |
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Gary
Waters
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(Cleveland State) |
SKIP PROSSER MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD SELECTION
COMMITTEE
Jay Bilas (ESPN College Basketball Analyst)
Mike Bobinski (Director of Athletics, Xavier)
Joe Boylan (Director of Athletics, Loyola College)
Chris Carlin (Sports Talk Host, WFAN Radio)
Dave Cottle (Head Men's Lacrosse Coach, University of
Maryland)
Ed DeChellis (Head Men's Basketball Coach, Penn State
University)
Matt Drake (Senior Analyst, CollegeInsider.com)
Joe Dwyer (Co-Founder, CollegeInsider.com)
Fran Fraschilla (ESPN College Basketball Analyst)
Dino Gaudio (Head Men's Basketball Coach, Wake Forest
University)
Brad Holland (Former Head Men's Basketball, University
of San Diego)
Angela Lento (Co-Founder, CollegeInsider.com)
Kyle Macy (Former Head Men's Basketball Coach Morehead
State University)
Dave Magarity (Head Women's Basketball Coach, West
Point)
Reggie Minton (Deputy Executive Director, National
Association of Basketball Coaches)
Mark Prosser (Associate Head Coach, Bucknell
University)
Mark Schmidt (Head Men's Basketball Coach, St.
Bonaventure University)
Steve Shutt (Assistant Athletic Director, Wake Forest
University)
Ron Wellman (Director of Athletics, Wake Forest
University)
Dave Wojcok (Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach
Tulsa University)
Doug Wojcik (Head Men's Basketball Coach, Tulsa
University)
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