Reactions to Skip Prosser's Death

University of North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams:

"I am absolutely shocked and deeply saddened. Today the world has lost not just an outstanding basketball coach, but a great person and great friend. I was fortunate to be friends with him even before I came back to Carolina. Over these last four seasons there have been several occasions on which he was the first coach to call and offer his heartfelt congratulations. I¹ll always remember him calling after the 2006 season to say what a great job we had done after losing all the players from the championship team. That call meant so much to have come from another coach. This April, I heard from a hundred or so coaches after the Hall of Fame announcement, and Skip was the first to call. But Skip was someone who will be measured in terms of his actions, not just words. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. The world has lost a great person and great family man."

Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski:

"This is shocking. We lost one of the best coaches and best people in our sport with the passing of Skip Prosser earlier today. Skip became a good friend during his six seasons as an ACC coach. He was ultimately respected for his coaching ability, his quick humor and, most importantly, for being a quality person. We lost him far too soon. We send our sincere condolences to the Prosser family and the entire Wake Forest University community."

Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford:

“The entire sports world, particularly those associated with Wake Forest University and the Atlantic Coast Conference, are shocked and saddened by this tragic news. Skip was a great friend and colleague who always had a ready smile. I always thought of him as a renaissance man, he had such varied interests in life. He was truly a teacher, never forgetting the fact that he rose out of the high school ranks to become one of college basketball’s best coaches and leaders. He represented all that is good in college sports and his loss is a very deep one. We will all miss him immensely. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Nancy, and his sons, Scott and Mark.”