SKIP PROSSER MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

2015 Skip Prosser Award

Central Michigan's Keno Davis accepts the 2015 Skip Prosser award at the CollegeInsider.com Award's Banquet on April 3 in Indianapolis.

April 3, 2015

2015 SKIP PROSSER AWARD

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Central Michigan's Keno Davis is the recipient of the 2015 Skip Prosser Man of the Year award.

Named after the late Skip Prosser, who died suddenly in 2007 while the head coach at Wake Forest, the award is presented annually to those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who also display moral integrity off of it as well. 

Skip Prosser posted a career record of 291-146 in 14 seasons as a head coach at Loyola, Xavier and Wake Forest. During his time at Wake, Prosser’s teams averaged 21 wins per season while playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Past winners of the honor include Mike Brey (Notre Dame), Ed Conroy (The Citadel), Chris Mack (Xavier), Bob Marlin (Sam Houston State), Joe Mihalich (Niagara), Jimmy Patsos (Loyola MD) and Brian Wardle (Green Bay).


SKIP PROSSER AWARD FINALISTS

Dana Altman Oregon
Tony Bennett Virginia
Glenn Braica Saint Francis Brooklyn
Mike Brey Notre Dame
Tim Cluess Iona
Keno Davis Central Michigan
Fran Dunphy Temple
Jim Engles NJIT
Steve Fisher San Diego State
Bill Herrion New Hampshire
Ben Jacobson Northern Iowa
James Jones Yale
Scott Nagy South Dakota State
Jeff Neubauer Eastern Kentucky
Dave Paulsen Bucknell
Tony Shaver William & Mary

 

The Skip Prosser Man of the Year award honors those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who display moral integrity off of it as well.
 
In six years with the Deacons, Prosser posted a 126-68 record. For his career, he was 291-146 in 14 seasons including six as the head coach at Xavier and one year at Loyola (Md.).
 
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 won 100 games at an ACC school quicker than all but two coaches in the 55-year history of the conference. He coached NBA stars Chris Paul and Josh Howard, led the Demon Deacons to the first No. 1 national ranking in school history and earned ACC Coach of the Year honors in 2003.
 
Prosser passed away of an apparent heart attack on July 26, 2007 in his office at Wake Forest. He had just returned from his morning jog.
 
The Skip Prosser award voting panel is made up of current division I coaches, athletic administrators, and senior College Insider staff members.  The recipient of the 2024-25 award will be announced in April, in San Antonio, TX site of the men's Division I NCAA Basketball Championship.

The Skip Prosser award is presented annually to a division I head coach who achieves success on the basketball court, while displaying great moral integrity off of the court as well, as voted on by the awards committee. 
 
The 10-member voting committee consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.
 
The award is presented annually at the site of the men's Division I NCAA basketball championship. 

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