WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Skip Prosser always used to tease Jamie Skeen about his braided hair, urging him to cut it by trying to convince the Wake Forest forward that those cornrows slowed him down on the court.
These days, Skeen's hair is close-cropped, as a tribute to his late coach.
When the Demon Deacons lined up for their team photos Wednesday, they felt someone was missing — namely, Prosser. Their beloved coach whose sudden death nearly three months earlier shook the sport and left the campus in grieving disbelief.
For the first time since 2000, Dino Gaudio won't share the bench with Prosser. But after taking over the program following the death of his best friend, Prosser's longtime right-hand man is looking to carry the Demon Deacons forward in his memory.