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2 Skip Prosser Head Coach U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (1972) Sixth Year at Wake Forest (.681) / 5 Years 14th Year Overall (.679) / 13 Years Personal Full Name George Edward "Skip" Prosser Birth Date November 3, 1950 Birth Place Pittsburgh, PA Wife Nancy Sons Scott (28) and Mark (27) College United States Merchant Marine Academy (1972) Degree Nautical Science Graduate School West Virginia University (1980) Master's Degree Secondary Education High School Carnegie (PA) High School High School Sports Played Football, basketball Championships 2003 ACC Regular Season 1998 A-10 Conference Tournament 1998 A-10 Conference West Regular Season 1997 A-10 Conference West Regular Season 1995 MCC Regular Season 1994 MAAC Tournament Skip Prosser, who begins his sixth season as head coach at Wake Forest in , owns a bio full of impressive statistics. That's not surprising, considering Prosser has been a successful Division I head coach now for 13 years. However, perhaps the most glaring statistic that demonstrates just how far Prosser has taken the Demon Deacon program is this: over the last five years combined -- or since Prosser arrived at WFU -- only Duke (62) and Maryland (49) own more ACC victories than Prosser's Deacons (47). Since arriving in Winston-Salem prior to the season, Prosser has turned Wake Forest into one of the nation's top programs. In his first five seasons, the Demon Deacons have averaged more than 22 wins per year. Wake Forest, under Prosser, has appeared in postseason play every year, including four straight NCAA Tournament appearances from Prosser has compiled a record of (.681) in five seasons at Wake Forest. His career record stands at (.679) in 13 seasons overall. What Wake Forest has accomplished under Prosser is remarkable. Consider: His winning percentage at Wake Forest is the highest by a Deacon head coach in more than 75 years. Prosser owns the ninth-highest winning percentage in ACC history. His Deacon teams won at least 21 games in each of his first four seasons. Including his tenure at Xavier, Prosser's teams have won at least 21 games in nine of the last 10 seasons. Prosser is (.588) in ACC games, meaning his teams have averaged 9.4 league wins per year in arguably the nation's strongest conference. The Demon Deacons, in 2003, won the ACC regular season title outright for the first time in more than 40 years. In 2004, Wake advanced to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since In 2005, Wake Forest rose to No. 1 in the Associated Press poll for the first time in school history. Wake Forest not only went to the NCAA Tournament in each of Prosser's first four seasons, the Deacons advanced to at least the second round of the tournament in each of those seasons. Prior to Prosser's arrival, Wake had not reached the second round of the tournament since Under Prosser, Wake Forest was ranked in the Associated Press poll for a school-record 60 consecutive weeks. The Deacons established a school record for victories (27) in Under Prosser, the Deacons have defeated 18 different teams ranked in the top 25 at tip-off. Wake Forest, in 2003, became the first team in the history of the ACC to lead the nation in rebounding. Prosser was named ACC Coach of the Year in He has coached the ACC Player of the Year (Josh Howard in 2003) and the ACC Rookie of the Year (Chris Paul in 2004). Two of his four recruiting classes at Wake Forest have included McDonald's All-Americans -- Eric Williams in 2002 and Chris Paul in Prosser has coached two NBA first-round draft picks at Wake Forest -- Josh Howard and Chris Paul -- and one second-round selection -- Darius Songaila. What Prosser has accomplished at Wake Forest is not limited to on-the-court success. He has embraced Wake Forest's academic standards and stressed performance in the classroom by his players. Every senior that he has coached at Wake Forest has earned his diploma. From Day One, Prosser has made academics a priority with his players. Mandatory study halls are the norm, class attendance is checked and Prosser even named academic counselor Jane Caldwell the team's "MVP" in With an exciting style of basketball, a strong relationship with the student body and raucous pre-game festivities, Prosser and his staff have turned Lawrence Joel Coliseum into one of the loudest facilities around. With black and gold tie-dyed T-shirts filling the arena and the mascot riding a Harley-Davidson, the atmosphere in Wake's home arena has turned 180 degrees. In , for the first time in school history, Wake Forest sold completely out of season tickets. There were 14,665 tickets sold or distributed to every home game. Prosser and company have made home games more than just a basketball game, but an event, resulting in increased attendance. The Deacons have responded by going at home, including a 24-game homecourt win streak and a 16-0 record in Joel Coliseum in and another 16-0 mark at home in Prosser's 13 years as a head coach have been a model of consistency. His teams have won at least 21 games in nine of the last 10 seasons. His teams have advanced to the NCAA Tournament nine times and to the NIT three times. Prosser's overall record of (.679) gives him one of the 25 highest winning percentages among all active Division I coaches. "I don't have a career record," Prosser said. "The players won those games." Despite Prosser's modesty, it is impossible to ignore the success that has followed his career. Prosser has won regular season titles in three different leagues (ACC, Atlantic 10, MCC) and postseason conference tournament crowns in two leagues (Atlantic 10, MAAC). He has been named conference Coach of the Year in two different leagues and he is one of just 10 active Division I coaches to lead three different teams into the NCAA Tournament. Prosser, in fact, is the only coach in NCAA history to lead three different schools to the NCAA Tournament in his first year at each school Demon Deacon Basketball

3 Skip Prosser Head Coach In 20 years as a college coach, Prosser has coached in 18 postseason tournaments. Prosser has seen many of his players go on to enjoy successful careers in the NBA and overseas. In 2002, Darius Songaila was taken in the second round of the NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics and he currently plays for the Washington Wizards. Josh Howard was selected in the first round of the 2003 Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. In 2005, Chris Paul was an NBA "lottery pick" and was a near-unanimous selection for NBA Rookie of the Year in At Xavier, Prosser coached players such as David West, James Posey and Torraye Braggs, who played last season in the NBA. Former Musketeers Michael Hawkins, Gary Lumpkin, Lenny Brown and Darnell Williams are also enjoying pro basketball careers. As an assistant at Xavier, Prosser helped recruit future NBA players such as Derek Strong, Aaron Williams, Larry Sykes, Tyrone Hill and Brian Grant. In Prosser's first season at Wake Forest in , he led the Deacons to a record (despite facing seven teams ranked in the top 10), a third-place finish in the highly-competitive ACC and an NCAA Tournament appearance. Prosser led Wake to a 9-7 record in the league, tying for third place behind only two recent NCAA champions -- Maryland and Duke. The Deacons swept rivals North Carolina and NC State, won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since 1997 and set a school record for points scored, assists and three-point attempts in one season. Only four coaches in the 50-year history of the ACC won more league games in their rookie year than Prosser did. He became the first rookie coach at Wake Forest since 1927 to post a winning record. Prosser was a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Award. But the season was just a stepping stone. In , Prosser guided Wake Forest to its highest level since the Tim Duncan era. Wake Forest finished the season with a 25-6 overall record and a final No. 8 ranking in the Associated Press poll -- then Wake's highest finish in the poll since The Deacons finished 13-3 and in first place in the ACC for the first time since It was WFU's first outright ACC regular season title in 41 years. Prosser's Deacons were not ranked in any of the preseason polls and were picked to finish as low as seventh in the ACC, but Prosser molded a rotation of seven freshmen and sophomores with All-American senior Josh Howard into one of college basketball's top teams in Wake Forest led the nation in rebounding (+9.6 rebound margin), becoming the first ACC team to ever accomplish that feat. The Deacons were also ranked among the national leaders in field goal percentage defense, free throw percentage, scoring margin and winning percentage. Wake Forest advanced to postseason competition for the 13th consecutive year with an NCAA bid. For his efforts, Prosser was named the ACC Coach of the The Skip Prosser Record --- Postseason --- All Games Conference Conference Conf. NCAA NIT Season School W L Pct. W L Pct. Finish W-L W-L W-L Loyola (Md.) Fifth Xavier First ^ Xavier Third/West Xavier First/West Xavier T-First/West Xavier Second/West Xavier Third/West Xavier T-Second Wake Forest T-Third Wake Forest First Wake Forest T-Third Wake Forest Second Wake Forest th at Wake Forest Title at Xavier Titles at Loyola (Md.) Overall Titles ^ Xavier s first season of Atlantic 10 Conference play. Prosser Year-by-Year Head coach, Wake Forest Head coach, Wake Forest Head coach, Wake Forest Head coach, Wake Forest Head coach, Wake Forest Head coach, Xavier Head coach, Xavier Head coach, Xavier Head coach, Xavier Head coach, Xavier Head coach, Xavier Head coach, Xavier Head coach, Loyola (Md.) Ass't coach, Xavier Ass't coach, Xavier Ass't coach, Xavier Ass't coach, Xavier Ass't coach, Xavier Ass't coach, Xavier Ass't coach, Xavier Ass't coach, Xavier Ass't coach, Xavier Head coach, Central Catholic HS (W.V.) Head coach, Central Catholic HS (W.V.) Head coach, Central Catholic HS (W.V.) Head coach, Central Catholic HS (W.V.) Head coach, Central Catholic HS (W.V.) Head coach, Linsly Institute Head coach, Linsly Institute Junior varsity coach, Linsly Institute Freshman coach, Linsly Institute Freshman coach, Linsly Institute Freshman coach, Linsly Institute Freshman coach, Linsly Institute Honors 2003 ACC Coach of the Year 2003 NABC District Coach of the Year 2003 USBWA District Coach of the Year 1997 Mideast Coach of the Year (Basketball Times) 1997 NABC District Coach of the Year 1995 MCC Coach of the Year Demon Deacon Basketball 67

4 Skip Prosser Head Coach What They re Saying About Skip Prosser Coach Prosser has done a tremendous job. Of course I love Coach Odom and love what he did for the team over the years, but Coach Prosser really came in and changed the game at Wake and made it a more high-paced game. He brought in a lot of his own guys and has really made us a real contender. -- Tim Duncan "I couldn t have asked for a better situation than to grow up in Winston-Salem and go to school at Wake Forest. Playing against great teams in the ACC night after night and developing my skills under Coach Prosser helped prepare me for life in the NBA. -- Josh Howard Playing in the ACC and developing my game under Coach Prosser and all the assistant coaches prepared me for what I hope is a long career in the NBA. -- Chris Paul They play with passion, energy and fire. Coach Prosser pushes these guys on the floor, but more importantly in the classroom. -- Dick Vitale "Skip Prosser is one of the finest coaches and one of the greatest teachers in college basketball. Prosser has spent his entire life dedicated to teaching and coaching. He has done a magnificent job as a head coach Prosser gets the most out of his players. There is not a coach out there who I admire more than Skip Prosser - He's one of the good guys." -- Jay Bilas As far as I m concerned, he s as good a coach as there is in America. He s an unbelievable choice for Wake Forest. He won t take a back seat to anybody. --- Phil Martelli (St. Joseph s Head Coach) Demon Deacon Basketball Year. He was also named district coach of the year by the NABC and the USBWA, and he was a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year. In , Wake Forest fielded one of the nation's youngest rosters (no scholarship seniors) and faced one of college basketball's most difficult schedules. Prosser helped guide the youthladen team to 21 victories, a third-place finish in the ACC, an ACC-best 14th consecutive postseason appearance and a berth in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Along the way, the Deacons rose to as high as No. 3 in the national polls and beat two teams ranked in the top five -- No. 3 Duke and No. 4 North Carolina. The win over North Carolina -- a triple-overtime thriller in Chapel Hill to open the ACC season -- went down as one of the greatest ACC games in the 51-year history of the league. The Deacons ranked third nationally in scoring offense and led the ACC in field goal percentage. Sophomore Justin Gray earned first team All-ACC honors and Chris Paul was named ACC Rookie of the Year. Wake Forest set a number of records and reached a number of firsts in The Deacons, with a record of 27-6, set a school record for single-season victories. In November, Wake rose to No. 1 in the national polls for the first time in the long history of Deacon basketball. The Demon Deacons were ranked no lower than seventh in the national polls from beginning to end and finished with a national AP ranking of fifth. There were other impressive numbers in Wake went 6-3 against ranked teams and 7-1 in games decided by five points or less. The Deacons broke an NCAA record by making 51 consecutive free throws and they finished third nationally in scoring offense. Individually, Chris Paul was a consensus first team All- American -- the second first team All-American in four years to play for Prosser (Josh Howard was the other in 2003) -- and three players were named All-ACC (Paul was first team, Justin Gray and Eric Williams were named to the second team). Paul was an Academic All-American as well. Prosser was named Wake Forest's head coach on April 24, 2001, replacing Dave Odom. Prior to coming to Winston-Salem, Prosser enjoyed success at Xavier University from , compiling a (.695) record in seven seasons. Xavier earned a record of (.669) in conference play during his tenure -- second only to Temple in the Atlantic 10. The Musketeers earned back-to-back Atlantic 10 West regular season crowns in 1997 and In his last five seasons at Xavier, the Musketeers beat crosstown rival Cincinnati four times. Two of those victories came against Bearcat teams ranked No. 1 in the nation. At Xavier, 83 percent of Prosser's players graduated (100 percent of the seniors) -- one of the highest graduation rates in the country. Prosser spent 15 years at Xavier, first as an assistant coach under Pete Gillen for eight seasons. After a one-year stint as head coach at Loyola (Md.) College, Prosser returned to Xavier as the head coach, replacing Gillen. In Prosser's final season at Xavier in , the Musketeers posted a 21-8 record with just one senior in the starting lineup, earning an NCAA Tournament bid. The previous season, , Xavier finished 21-12, securing its fourth straight 20-win season and its fifth 20-win season in six years under Prosser. In , XU earned an 11-5 mark in the Atlantic 10 and went on to capture the league's postseason tournament. In , Xavier won the first of two consecutive Atlantic 10 Conference West Division titles by going 13-3 in the league despite having no seniors among its top six players. Prosser was named the Basketball Times Mideast Coach of the Year and the NABC District 10 Coach of the Year. In , Xavier jumped from the MCC to the Atlantic 10 and many critics doubted the move. The Musketeers lost five of their top six players from the team, but managed to finish with an 8-8 A-10 regular season record. But Prosser's teams went on to silence those critics by going in Atlantic 10 play from Prosser's first Xavier team in won the Midwestern Collegiate Conference regular season title with a perfect 14-0 mark (23-5 overall). Prosser was named the MCC Coach of the Year that season. Prior to taking over as head coach at Xavier, Prosser spent one season ( ) as head coach at Loyola (Md.) College and enjoyed a true Cinderella season. He took over a squad that finished 2-25 the previous season. But Prosser led Loyola to a mark in , making the NCAA Tournament for the only time in that school's history. It marked the biggest turnaround in NCAA Division I basketball in The underdog Greyhounds won three MAAC Tournament games en route to winning the championship and capturing the automatic NCAA bid. Before his stop at Loyola, Prosser spent eight years as the top assistant under Gillen. Prosser was a member of Gillen's first staff at Xavier in During Prosser's time as an Xavier assistant, the Musketeers compiled a record of , capturing five Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament championships and five MCC regular season titles while earning seven NCAA Tournament berths. Xavier advanced to at least the second round of the NCAA Tournament in four of seven appearances, including the Sweet 16 in 1990.

5 Skip Prosser Head Coach Highest Winning Percentage/Wake Forest History Coach Years W-L Pct. Phil Utley Hank Garrity Skip Prosser 2002-current J.R. Crozier Bill Holding 1920, Dave Odom Most Wins/Wake Forest History Coach Years W-L Pct. Murray Greason Dave Odom Carl Tacy Horace McKinney Skip Prosser 2002-current J.R. Crozier Jack McCloskey Most Wins/1st Five Years At Wake Forest Coach Years W-L Pct. Skip Prosser Dave Odom Horace McKinney Carl Tacy Jack McCloskey Murray Greason Highest Winning Percentage (All Games)/ACC History (min. 3 seasons) Coach School W-L Pct. Mike Krzyzewski Duke Dean Smith North Carolina Vic Bubas Duke Bill Guthridge North Carolina Frank McGuire UNC/USC Roy Williams North Carolina Lefty Driesell Maryland Everett Case NC State Skip Prosser Wake Forest Norman Sloan NC State Active Coaches To Take Three Teams To The NCAA Tournament Rick Barnes Stan Morrison Tubby Smith Mike Deane Rick Pitino Bob Weltlich Don DeVoe Skip Prosser Gary Williams Cliff Ellis Most Wins Vs. The #1-Ranked Team/ACC Coaches Coach School Wins Vs. #1 Mike Krzyzewski Duke 5 Gary Williams Maryland 4 Skip Prosser Wake Forest 2 Did You Know? Skip Prosser is one of three coaches in NCAA history to twice appear in back-to-back Division I tournaments with different schools: Skip Prosser (Loyola, Md. and Xavier in 1994 and 1995 Xavier and Wake Forest in 2001 and 2002); Bill Self (Tulsa and Illinois in 2000 and 2001 and Illinois and Kansas in 2003 and 2004); Tubby Smith (Tulsa and Georgia in 1995 and 1996 and Georgia and Kentucky in 1997 and 1998). Skip Prosser is the only coach in NCAA history to take three different schools to the NCAA Tournament in his first season at each school (Loyola in 1994, Xavier in 1995 and Wake Forest in 2001). Xavier's recruiting efforts enjoyed great growth during Prosser's time as an assistant. As an assistant coach, he concentrated his efforts on the guards including Byron Larkin, Stan Kimbrough, Jamal Walker, Michael Davenport, Jamie Gladden and Michael Hawkins, all of whom scored more than 1,000 career points. Prosser came to Xavier as an assistant coach in 1985 after an illustrious coaching career on the high school level in Wheeling (WV). He took over as head coach at Central Catholic High School in Wheeling in His six-year ledger read , including a state AA championship in The 1982 team set a school record for victories, finishing His last team, in , made it to the state finals. In all, Prosser guided the Maroon Knights to one state title (1982), five regional championships ( ) and three conference crowns ( ). Dino Gaudio, an assistant at Xavier under Gillen from and currently a Wake Forest assistant, was Prosser's top assistant coach for four years at Central Catholic. Prosser began his coaching career at Linsly Institute in Wheeling, spending time as the freshman coach ( ) and junior varsity coach ( ) before being promoted to head varsity coach ( ). Linsly compiled a record of 33-9 with Prosser as the varsity coach. Leaving Xavier and the city of Cincinnati was not easy. Wake Forest athletic director Ron Wellman searched nationwide for a new coach and he sought the advice of some of basketball's top minds. Prosser's name continued to surface over and over again. "When I started the process, I called the people who I thought knew the best college basketball coaches in the nation. They all said the same thing about Skip Prosser: 'If you can hire him, you better get him.' Not only is he a great basketball coach, but he's a great person. "Skip Prosser knows the rules and he follows them. He doesn't push the rules as far as he can and see what he can get away with. He knows the rules and he follows them strictly. Secondly, he graduates his players. At Xavier, he graduated 83 percent of his players, which was one of the highest rates in the nation. He is committed to the academic process. Thirdly, he is a great representative of our university. And fourth, he wins. His record shows that he knows how to win basketball games. "We are going to find that Skip Prosser is a great fit at Wake Forest University." Prosser expects his players to attend class and graduate. He expects his players to be solid representatives of the University. On the court, he expects his players to work extremely hard and compete for championships. "I won't make a lot of promises but I won't make excuses, either," Prosser said prior to his first season at Wake. "Our goal is to compete for championships every year. Our style will be to play very quickly. We expect to win every time we play and we expect to be the hardest-playing team on the court. "I hate to lose to anybody. I'm not a good loser. I abhor the losses a lot more than I enjoy the wins." Prosser expects his team to hold the same goals as the university. "Wake Forest has the vision to be the best university it can be and to be one of the best in the country. The same is true with our basketball team. We want to be the best team we can be and we want to compete with the best teams in the country." Prosser and Wake Forest appear to be a perfect fit. "I've been through a lot of springs with calls and inquiries and invitations to visit other campuses," Prosser said upon his hiring. "Something about Wake Forest rang true for me." On his visit to Wake Forest, Prosser liked the people, the area, the school's academic reputation and the intimate size. And then there was the prospect of coaching in the Demon Deacon Basketball 69

6 Skip Prosser Head Coach 2001 (April 24) Prosser named head coach at Wake Forest after a highlysuccessful tenure at Xavier Prosser led the Deacons to 21 wins in his first season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament 2nd round Behind ACC Player of the Year Josh Howard, Wake won the ACC title outright for the first time in 41 years With no scholarship seniors, the Deacs won 21 games and went to the Sweet 16 for the first time since Wake Forest won a school-record 27 games and earned the first No. 1 ranking in school history Despite losing 3 key seniors and All- American Chris Paul, Wake earned a 16th straight postseason bid. Miscellaneous Winningest Active Division I Coaches Rk. Coach School Yrs. W L Pct. 1. Mark Few Gonzaga Roy Williams North Carolina Bo Ryan Wisconsin Mike Krzyzewski Duke Jim Boeheim Syracuse Lute Olson Arizona Tubby Smith Kentucky Bruce Weber Illinois Rick Pitino Louisville John Calipari Memphis Bob Knight. Texas Tech Tom Izzo Michigan St Jim Calhoun Connecticut Billy Donovan Florida Larry Hunter W. Carolina Bill Self Kansas Pat Douglass UC Irvine Skip Prosser Wake Forest Gregg Marshal Winthrop L. Vann Pettaway Alabama A&M Stew Morrill Utah St Jeff Price Ga. Southern Mark Gottfried Alabama Fran Dunphy Temple Billy Tubbs Lamar Prosser s Career Wins vs. Nationally-Ranked Teams Season Date Rank/Opponent Score (WFU) 3/10 vs. #25 NC State W, /4 vs. #22 NC State W, (WFU) 2/2 vs. #4 Duke W, /22 at #20 Cincinnati W, /15 vs. #3 North Carolina W, /2 at #25 Virginia W, /18 vs. #14 Texas W, /26 vs. #18 Arizona W, (WFU) 2/22 at #18 Georgia Tech W, /18 vs. #3 Duke W, /15 vs. #13 Cincinnati W, /20 at #4 N. Carolina W, ot (WFU) 2/13 vs. #8 Duke W, ot 1/15 vs. #17 Maryland W, /4 at #23 Wisconsin W, (WFU) 2/17 vs. #15 Virginia W, /29 vs. #19 Marquette W, /21 vs. #23 Fresno State W, (Xavier) 12/14 at #17 Cincinnati W, (Xavier) 12/18 vs. #1 Cincinnati W, (Xavier) 12/2 vs. #22 Miami (Ohio) W, (Xavier) 2/16 vs. #24 G. Washington W, (Xavier) 11/26 at #1 Cincinnati W, (Xavier) 12/17 vs. #19 Ohio W, Prosser-Coached Players In The NBA Brian Grant (Boston) James Posey (Miami) Josh Howard (Dallas) Darius Songaila (Washington) Tyrone Hill (Cleveland) David West (New Orleans) Chris Paul (New Orleans) Aaron Williams (LA Clippers) Prosser vs. All Opponents Opponent Last Xavier Loyola WFU Total Akron American Appalachian State Arizona Arkansas Auburn Bethune-Cookman Boston College Brown Butler Cal St. Northridge Canisius Central Michigan Charleston Southern Charlotte Chattanooga Chicago State Cincinnati Clemson Cleveland State Colorado Dayton Delaware Delaware State DePaul Detroit Duke Duquesne East Carolina Eastern Kentucky East Tennessee St Elon Fairfield Florida Florida A&M Florida State Fordham Fresno State George Mason George Washington Georgetown Georgia Tech Hartford Hofstra Illinois Illinois-Chicago Indiana Iona IUPUI Kansas Kansas State Kent La Salle Long Island Longwood Louisiana-Monroe Louisville Loyola (IL) Loyola (MD) Loyola Marymount Maine Manhattan Marquette Maryland Opponent Last Xavier Loyola WFU Total MD-Baltimore Co MD-Eastern Shore Massachusetts Memphis Miami (FL) Miami (OH) Minnesota Mississippi Valley St Morgan State Mount St. Mary s Navy New Mexico Niagara North Carolina N. Carolina A&T NC-Asheville NC State NC-Wilmington Northeast Louisiana Northern Illinois Notre Dame Ohio Oregon Pepperdine Pittsburgh Princeton Providence Purdue Rhode Island Richmond St. Bonaventure St. Francis (PA) St. John s St. Joseph s St. Mary s (CA) St. Peter s Samford San Francisco Siena SC State SMU Syracuse Temple Texas Texas Tech Toledo Towson State Tulane UCLA Vanderbilt Virginia VCU Virginia Tech Wake Forest Washington Western Kentucky West Virginia William & Mary Wisconsin Wis.-Green Bay Wis.-Milwaukee Wright State Yale TOTALS 13 yrs Demon Deacon Basketball

7 Skip Prosser Head Coach Atlantic Coast Conference. "As the commercial says: The greatest risk is not taking one," Prosser said. "I know how difficult it (the ACC) is, but the challenge is part of what excites me. We came here to play and coach against these teams. It's a daunting challenge but if the players are willing to come to Wake to win, then I am certainly not going to shy away from that challenge." A 1972 graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point (NY), with a degree in Nautical Science, Prosser played three years of basketball as a guard and one year of rugby as a collegian. He received his master's degree in secondary education from West Virginia University in Prosser attended Carnegie (Pa.) High School, where he was a standout football and basketball player. George Edward "Skip" Prosser, who was born on Nov. 3, 1950 in Pittsburgh (Pa.), is Skip Prosser Era Records Team/Single-Game Most Points 119 ( ) vs. North Carolina (3ot), at Chapel Hill, Dec. 20, 2003 Fewest Points 47 (47-40) vs. Richmond, at Richmond, Dec. 22, 2005 Most Points/Half 61 (2nd) vs. Georgia Tech, at Winston-Salem, March 2, 2005 Fewest Points/Half 20 (2nd) vs. NC State, at Raleigh, March 6, 2005 Most Rebounds 66 vs. Texas Tech (2ot), at New York, Nov. 18, 2005 Fewest Rebounds 23 vs. Georgia Tech, at Atlanta, Feb. 27, 2002 Rebound Margin +28 (59-21) vs. SC State, at Winston-Salem, Dec. 18, 2002 Most Field Goals 46 vs. North Carolina (3ot), at Chapel Hill, Dec. 20, 2003 Fewest Field Goals 12 vs. Richmond, at Richmond, Dec. 22, 2005 Most FG Attempts 90 vs. North Carolina (3ot), at Chapel Hill, Dec. 20, 2003 Fewest FG Attempts 38 vs. East Carolina, at Winston-Salem, Jan. 3, 2006 Highest FG%.659 (29-44) vs. Miss. Valley State, at Winston-Salem, Nov. 10, 2005 Lowest FG%.300 (12-40) vs. Richmond, at Richmond, Dec. 22, 2005 Highest FG%/Half.769 (1st) vs. North Carolina, at Winston-Salem, Feb. 6, 2002 Lowest FG%/Half.237 (2nd) vs. Fresno State, at New York, Nov. 21, 2001 Most 3-Pt. FGs 19 vs. Clemson (2ot), at Clemson, Feb. 13, 2002 Fewest 3-Pt. FGs 2, five times Most 3-Pt. Attempts 42 vs. Clemson (2ot), at Clemson, Feb. 13, 2002 Fewest 3-Pt. FGAs 7 vs. Mississippi Valley St., at Winston-Salem, Nov. 10, 2005 Highest 3pt. FG%.714 (5-7) vs. Mississippi Valley St., at Winston-Salem, Nov. 10, 2005 Lowest 3pt. FG%.133 (2-15) vs. Arizona, at New York, Nov. 26, 2004 Most Free Throws 38 vs. Maryland, at Winston-Salem, Jan. 29, 2004 Fewest Free Throws 3 vs. Fresno State, at New York, Nov. 21, 2001 Most FT Attempts 49 vs. Clemson, at Winston-Salem, March 1, 2003 Fewest FT Attempts 8 vs. Fresno State, at New York, Nov. 21, 2001 Highest FT% (32-32) vs. North Carolina, at Winston-Salem, Jan. 15, 2005 Lowest FT%.375 vs. Fresno State, at New York, Nov. 21, 2001 Most Fouls 33 vs. Clemson (2ot), at Clemson, Feb. 13, 2002 Fewest Fouls 10, three times Most DQs 3, four times Most Assists 26, two times Most Assists 5 vs. Auburn, at Tampa, March 23, 2003 Most Turnovers 24 vs. Duke (2ot), at Winston-Salem, Feb. 13, 2003 Fewest Turnovers 4 vs. NC State, at Greensboro, March 15, 2003 Most Blocks 11, two times Fewest Blocks 0, eight times Most Steals 18, two times Fewest Steals 1, three times Most Overtimes 3 vs. North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, Dec. 20, 2003 Most Points in OT 31 (3) vs. North Carolina (3ot), at Chapel Hill, Dec. 20, 2003 Victory Margin 43 (100-57) vs. SC State, at Winston-Salem, Dec. 18, 2002 Individual/Single-Game Most Points 38, two times (Justin Gray and Craig Dawson) Most Points/Half 25 (1st), Justin Gray vs. Clemson, at Clemson, Jan. 8, 2005 Offensive Rebs. 11, Eric Williams vs. Duke, at Winston-Salem, Feb. 2, 2005 Defensive Rebs. 14, Eric Williams vs. Clemson (ot), at Clemson, Jan. 11, 2006 Most Rebounds 20, Eric Williams vs. Clemson (ot), at Clemson, Jan. 11, 2006 Field Goals 13, Eric Williams vs. Cincinnati, at Cincinnati, Jan. 22, 2005 Field Goal Attempts 23, Justin Gray vs. North Carolina, at Winston-Salem, Feb. 29, 2006 FG Percentage (5-5), five times FG% (10 atts.).900 (9-10), Eric Williams vs. NC A&T, at Winston-Salem, Dec. 30, Pt. Field Goals 11, Craig Dawson vs. Clemson (2ot), at Clemson, Feb. 13, Pt. Attempts 18, Justin Gray vs. Texas, at Texas, Jan. 13, Pt. Percentage.857 (6-7), Justin Gray vs. Ga. Tech, at Winston-Salem, Jan. 18, 2006 Free Throws 14, Chris Paul vs. VCU, at Winston-Salem, Nov. 18, 2004 Free Throw Atts. 16, Eric Williams vs. Georgia Tech, at Winston-Salem, March 2, 2005 FT Percentage (13-13), two times Assists 12, Chris Paul vs. Texas, at Winston-Salem, Dec. 18, 2004 Turnovers 10, two times Blocked Shots 5, three times Steals 7, three times Minutes Played 49, Jamaal Levy vs. North Carolina (3ot), at Chapel Hill, Dec. 20, 2003 Opponent Team/Single-Game Most Points 118 ( ) by Clemson (2ot), at Clemson, Feb. 13, 2002 Fewest Points 40 (40-47) by Richmond, at Richmond, Dec. 22, 2005 Most Rebounds 62 by Clemson (2ot), at Clemson, Feb. 13, 2002 Fewest Rebounds 15 by Princeton, at Winston-Salem, Dec. 17, 2005 Rebound Margin +22 (47-25) by Virginia, at Charlottesville, Feb. 4, 2006 Opponent Individual/Single-Game Most Points 38, J.J. Redick of Duke, at Duke, Feb. 20, 2005 Most Rebounds 18, Carlos Boozer of Duke, at Duke, Jan. 19, Demon Deacon Basketball 71

8 Skip Prosser Head Coach Wake Forest Under Skip Prosser overall, 9-7 ACC NCAA Second Round Date Wf Op Opponent Site W/L Score Nov NC-Wilmington H W Nov Arkansas A W Nov. 18 Elon H W Nov Fresno State New York (msg) W Nov Syracuse New York (msg) L Nov ^ Minnesota H W Dec Kansas A L Dec S. Carolina State H W Dec Florida State H W Dec St. Francis (PA) H W Dec St. John s A (msg) L Dec Marquette H W Jan Richmond H W Jan North Carolina A W Jan Navy A W Jan Clemson H W Jan Virginia A L Jan Duke A L Jan Maryland H L Jan Georgia Tech H W Jan NC State A W Feb Florida State A W Feb North Carolina H W Feb Cincinnati H L Feb Clemson A L 2ot Feb Virginia H W Feb Duke H L Feb Maryland A L Feb Georgia Tech A L Mar NC State H W Mar. 8 * Georgia Tech Charlotte, NC W Mar. 9 3 * Duke Charlotte, NC L Mar. 14 # Pepperdine Sacramento W Mar # Oregon Sacramento L ^ ACC/Big Ten Challenge overall, 13-3 ACC Final ranking: 8th (AP), 9th (ESPN/USA Today) ACC Regular Season Champions NCAA Second Round Date Wf Op Opponent Site W/L Score Nov. 27 Yale H W Dec. 1 Temple H W Dec ^ Wisconsin A W Dec. 15 SMU H W Dec. 18 SC State H W Dec. 21 St. John s H W Dec N. Carolina A&T H W Dec Bethune-Cookman H W Jan Richmond A W Jan Elon H W Jan Duke A L Jan Maryland H W Jan Georgia Tech H W Jan Virginia A L Jan Florida State H W Jan Clemson A W Feb North Carolina A W Feb NC State H W Feb Marquette A L Feb Duke H W 2ot Feb Maryland A L Feb Georgia Tech A W Feb Virginia H W Feb Florida State A W Mar Clemson H W Mar. 5 9 North Carolina H W Mar. 8 9 NC State A W Mar * Florida State Greensboro W Mar * NC State Greensboro L Mar # E. Tennessee St. Tampa, FL W Mar # Auburn Tampa, FL L ^ ACC/Big Ten Challenge overall, 9-7 ACC Final ranking: 17th (AP), 16th (ESPN/USA Today) NCAA Sweet Sixteen Date Wf Op Opponent Site W/L Score Nov ^ Memphis New York (msg) W Nov Elon H W Nov Yale A (Bridgeport, CT) W Dec ^^ Indiana H W Dec Richmond H W Dec SMU A W Dec North Carolina A W3ot Dec N. Carolina A&T H W Jan. 3 6 New Mexico H W Jan. 6 5 Brown H W Jan Clemson H W Jan Texas A L Jan Duke A L Jan Georgia Tech H L Jan Florida State A L Jan Maryland H W Jan Virginia H W Feb NC State A L Feb North Carolina H L Feb Clemson A W Feb Cincinnati H W Feb Duke H W Feb Georgia Tech A W Feb Florida State H W ot Feb Maryland A W Mar Virginia A L Mar NC State H L Mar * Maryland Greensboro L Mar # VCU Raleigh, NC W Mar # Manhattan Raleigh, NC W Mar # St. Joseph s East Rutherford L ^ Coaches vs. Cancer Classic ^^ ACC/Big Ten Challenge overall, 13-3 Preseason NIT Champions Final ranking: 5th (AP), 11th (ESPN/USA Today) NCAA 2nd Round Date Wf Op Opponent Site W/L Score Nov George Washington H W Nov VCU H W Nov Yale H W Nov Providence New York (msg) W Nov Arizona New York (msg) W Dec ^ Illinois A L Dec. 4 1 Richmond H W Dec Temple H W Dec Elon H W Dec Texas H W Dec New Mexico A W Dec N. Carolina A&T H W Jan Virginia A W Jan. 8 4 Clemson A W Jan Maryland H W Jan North Carolina H W Jan Florida State A L ot Jan Cincinnati A W Jan Georgia Tech A Lot Jan Miami H W Feb Duke H W Feb. 5 7 Virginia Tech A W Feb NC State H W Feb Florida State H W Feb Miami A W Feb Duke A L Feb Longwood H W Feb Virginia H W Mar. 2 4 Georgia Tech H W Mar. 6 4 NC State A W Mar * NC State Washington, DC L Mar # Chattanooga Cleveland W Mar # West Virginia Cleveland L2ot ^ ACC/Big Ten Challenge overall, 3-13 ACC NIT First Round Date Wf Op Opponent Site W/L Score Nov ^ Miss. Valley St. H W Nov ^ George Mason H W ot Nov ^ Florida New York (msg) L Nov ^ Texas Tech New York (msg) W 2ot Nov UNC Asheville H W Nov Appalachian State H W Nov ^^ Wisconsin H W Dec Elon A (Greensboro) W Dec DePaul H L Dec Princeton H W Dec Richmond A W Dec Charleston Southern H W Jan East Carolina H W Jan Duke H L Jan. 11 Clemson A L ot Jan Maryland A L Jan. 18 Georgia Tech H W Jan NC State A L Jan. 24 Florida State H L Jan. 28 Virginia Tech H L Jan. 31 Miami A L Feb. 4 Virginia A L Feb Boston College H L Feb. 11 Charlotte H W Feb Duke A L Feb North Carolina H L Feb. 22 Clemson H W ot Feb. 25 Georgia Tech A L Feb Boston College A L March 4 22 NC State H W March 9 * Florida State Greensboro W March * NC State Greensboro W March 11 3 * Duke Greensboro L March 15 % Minnesota A L ^ 2k Sports Classic for Coaches vs. Cancer ^^ ACC/Big Ten Challenge Wake Forest Statistics Year-by-Year Under Prosser Season G W-L FG FGA Pct 3PT 3PA Pct FT FTA Pct OR DR REB Avg PF A TO BS ST PTS Avg Wake Forest Opponents Wake Forest Opponents Wake Forest Opponents Wake Forest Opponents Wake Forest Opponents Demon Deacon Basketball

9 Jeff Battle Associate Head Coach Jeff Battle, known nationally as one of college basketball's top assistant coaches, begins his sixth season at Wake Forest as associate head coach and his 22nd season overall in the coaching profession. Battle is with head coach Skip Prosser for the 14th straight year and at his third different school. He was on the Loyola (MD) College staff in when Prosser made his head coaching debut, then joined him on the sidelines at Xavier for seven seasons before coming to Winston-Salem prior to the start of the season. Battle has been instrumental in Wake Forest's success the past five seasons as the Deacons won a school-record 27 games in 2005, advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in 2004 and won the 2003 ACC regular season title. Wake Forest has averaged 22 wins per season during Battle's tenure. Battle, a tireless recruiter, has helped bring in four consecutive blue-ribbon recruiting classes. "I believe in what we are striving to accomplish as a coaching staff and as an athletic department," Battle said. "It truly is an exciting time to be at Wake Forest." At both Wake Forest and Xavier, Battle concentrated his expertise on the development of the guards. Both Chris Paul, a 2005 All-American, and Josh Howard, a 2003 NBA first-round draft pick, credit Battle with their emergence as all-around players. At Xavier, Battle played a big role in helping James Posey make the transition from post player to perimeter player. At Xavier, Battle was instrumental in the Musketeers' success from 1995 through During his seven seasons at Xavier, the Musketeers won 20 games or more six times while advancing to postseason play six times, including five NCAA Tournament appearances. Xavier averaged more than 21 wins per season during Battle's tenure on the sidelines. In at Loyola, Battle was a part of one of college basketball's greatest turnarounds. The year before Prosser and Battle arrived at Loyola, the Greyhounds were a dismal But Loyola turned its fortunes around under Prosser's staff; finishing and making the NCAA Tournament for the only time in school history. Prior to Loyola, Battle was an assistant coach for three seasons at Delaware State. The Hornets set a school record for victories with 19 and had the school's best-ever MEAC mark at In 1989 and 1990, Battle served as head coach at Caesar Rodney High School in Dover, DE. Battle, 44, began his college coaching career as a graduate assistant at Marshall University ( ) under head coach Rick Huckaby and as a graduate assistant at Delaware ( ) under coach Steve Steinwedel. Both teams enjoyed success during that time. Marshall was in , while Delaware was from "Jeff is truly a terrific coach as well as being a tremendous person," Prosser said. "An outstanding recruiter, Jeff also excels at coaching basketball. "Jeff did a particularly stellar job of preparing Josh Howard for the NBA individual tryouts that preceded the draft. Our players at Wake are truly blessed to have Jeff as a teacher and mentor." Battle's success as a coach followed an illustrious career as a player. He played four seasons at Marshall, helping the Thundering Herd compile a record of from Battle was the starting point guard and a captain in his junior and senior seasons, guiding Marshall to two consecutive NCAA Tournament berths. Battle, born Oct. 26, 1961 in Philadelphia, received his bachelor's degree in physical education from Marshall. He received his master's degree in physical education from Delaware in Battle and his wife, Joyce, reside in Winston-Salem with their son, Jordan (12). Marshall (1985) Sixth Year at Wake Forest Personal Full Name Jeff Battle Birth Date October 26, 1961 Birth Place Philadelphia, Pa. Wife Joyce Son Jordan (12) College Marshall University (1985) Degree Physical Education Graduate School University of Delaware (1988) Master's Degree Physical Education High School Dobbins Tech in Philadelphia, Pa. Player Background Played four seasons at Marshall, from Coaching History 2002-Current Associate head coach, Wake Forest (7 seasons) Assistant coach, Xavier 1994 (1 season) Assistant coach, Loyola (Md.) (3 seasons) Assistant coach, Delaware State (2 seasons) Head coach, Caesar Rodney High School in Dover, Del (2 seasons) Graduate assistant coach, Delaware 1986 (1 season) Graduate assistant coach, Marshall Demon Deacon Basketball 73

10 Dino Gaudio Associate Head Coach Ohio University (1981) Sixth Year at Wake Forest Personal Full Name Dino Joseph Gaudio Birth Date March 30, 1957 Birth Place Martins Ferry, Ohio Wife Maureen Daughters Kaylan (22) and Alyssa (14) College Ohio University (1981) Degree Accounting and Secondary Education Graduate School Xavier University (1991) Master's Degree Secondary Education High School Buckeye South High School in Tiltonsville, Ohio Coaching History 2002-Current Associate head coach, Wake Forest 2001 Assistant coach, Xavier Head coach, Loyola (Md.) Head coach, Army Assistant coach, Xavier Head coach, Central Catholic High School in Wheeling, W. Va Assistant coach, Central Catholic High School in Wheeling, W. Va. A former head coach at the Division I level for seven years, Dino Gaudio brings a wealth of experience and basketball knowledge to Wake Forest. Gaudio enters his sixth season on the Demon Deacon staff as associate head coach. Gaudio, who is in his 25th year of coaching overall, came to Winston-Salem from Xavier, where he served as an assistant coach under Skip Prosser for one season ( ) and previously under then Musketeer head coach Pete Gillen for six seasons ( ). In between his two stops at Xavier, Gaudio served as the head coach at Army for four seasons ( ) and as the head coach at Loyola (Md.) College for three years ( ). "Dino brings a wealth of experience to our staff," Prosser said. "He does an excellent job in developing our forwards. "Dino has to be considered one of the best teachers, coaches and recruiters in the country." While at Xavier, Gaudio helped develop many players for the NBA -- Tyrone Hill (Miami), Derek Strong (Orlando), Aaron Williams (New Jersey), Brian Grant (LA Lakers), David West (New Orleans) and Wake's Darius Songaila (Sacramento). In terms of recruiting, Gaudio has helped bring in some of the finest recruiting classes in the country the last four years. Gaudio's association with Prosser began in 1981 when he served as an assistant coach at Central Catholic High School in Wheeling (W.V.) while Prosser was head coach. He stayed in that role for four seasons and when Prosser left to become an assistant coach at Xavier in 1985, Gaudio was promoted to head coach at Central Catholic. Gaudio guided the Maroon Knights to the state championship game in his first season. The next year, Gaudio directed Central Catholic to a 22-4 record and the state AA championship. In 1987, Gaudio joined up with Prosser once more as an assistant coach under Gillen at Xavier. During the next six years, Xavier compiled a record of , including five 20-win seasons. The Musketeers won four Midwestern Collegiate Conference regular season crowns, three MCC Tournament titles and made five trips to the NCAA Tournament, including the school's first trip to the NCAA "Sweet 16" in Gaudio became the head coach at Army after the season and led the Black Knights for four seasons. In , he took over the reins at Loyola (Md.) College, the same school in which Prosser coached in When Prosser replaced Dave Odom at Wake Forest, Gaudio did not hesitate to follow his friend to Wake Forest, despite having strong feelings for Xavier. "What Skip has done at Wake Forest in all aspects of the program is remarkable," Gaudio said of the Deacon head coach. "A 100 percent graduation rate, averaging 22 wins per season, an ACC title and the work he has done in the community is outstanding. "At Wake Forest, he's proven that academics and athletics can successfully coexist. Our recent success is testimony to the respect the program is receiving around the country. The program at Wake has become a basketball nirvana." A 1981 graduate of Ohio University, Gaudio earned double bachelor's degrees in accounting and secondary education. He received a master's degree in secondary education from Xavier in Gaudio, a 47-year old Yorkville (Ohio) native, and his wife, Maureen, are the parents of two daughters, Kaylan (22) and Alyssa (14). Kaylan is a senior and a member of the dance team at Wake Forest Demon Deacon Basketball

11 Pat Kelsey Assistant Coach Pat Kelsey, who played on the college level at Xavier under Skip Prosser, will begin his sixth season on the Wake Forest basketball staff in Kelsey, who enters his third year as a Demon Deacon assistant coach, has seen the program reach new heights. Since his arrival in Winston-Salem, Wake Forest has averaged 22 wins per season, earned five postseason berths, produced the school's first-ever No. 1 national ranking and won an ACC regular season championship. In his role, Kelsey is involved in several facets of the Demon Deacon basketball program. He is a tireless recruiter, instrumental in helping Wake Forest sign a freshman class that was ranked 10th nationally by Rivals.com. Kelsey has also been recognized as an excellent teacher and tactician in terms of player development, scouting and game preparation. Kelsey, a former Division I point guard, is also an innovative marketer. He played a major role in helping create the lively pregame festivities at all home games, worked with former assistant coach Chris Mack and the Wake Forest marketing office to produce the Tie-Dye Nation campaign that is now a staple in Wake Forest s marketing efforts. "Pat continues to do an exceptional job for us," Prosser said of Kelsey. "He has a tremendous work ethic and passion for the game. We are extremely fortunate to have Pat on the floor in coaching this team." Kelsey first came to Wake Forest in the spring of 2001, joining Skip Prosser's first Deacon staff as director of basketball operations. He was first associated with Prosser as a standout performer in the Xavier backcourt for three seasons (1996 to 1998), leading the Musketeers to two NCAA Tournament appearances. The former guard served as team co-captain during the season and was voted the team's Most Inspirational Player in 1996 and Xavier (1998) Sixth Year at Wake Forest Personal Full Name Patrick Powers Kelsey Birth Date May 15, 1975 Birth Place Cincinnati, Ohio Wife Lisa College Xavier University (1998) Degree Business Administration - Marketing High School Cincinnati Elder High School Childhood Idol Pete Rose Playing History Xavier University University of Wyoming Kelsey began his playing career at Wyoming in before transferring to Xavier. In between his playing days and arriving at Wake Forest, Kelsey spent three years as an assistant coach under coaching great Joe Schoenfeld at powerhouse Elder High School in Cincinnati. He helped lead the Panthers to the Division I state championship game. Kelsey, a native of Cincinnati and a huge fan of the Reds and Bengals, is a 1998 graduate of Xavier with a degree in business administration/marketing. Kelsey and wife, Lisa, were married in August of Coaching History 2005-Current Assistant Coach, Wake Forest Director of Basketball Operations, Wake Forest Assistant Coach, Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio Demon Deacon Basketball 75

12 Mike Muse Director of Basketball Operations Appalachian State (1985) First Year at Wake Forest Personal Full Name Michael Gordon Muse Birth Date July 28, 1961 Birth Place Winston-Salem, N.C. Wife Deborah Children Katie (16), Lauren (14), Tanner (12) College Appalachian State (1985) Degree Physical Education Graduate School Appalachian State (1990) Master's Degree Masters of School Administration High School North Forsyth Coaching History (6 seasons) Head boys basketball coach, North Forsyth High School (15 seasons) Head softball coach, North Forsyth High School (8 seasons) Head girls basketball coach, North Forsyth High School (2 seasons) Assistant basketball coach, North Forsyth High School (2 seasons) Head football coach, Reynolds High School (3 seasons) Assistant basketball, baseball and football coach, Reynolds High School (2 seasons) Assistant coach, Appalachian State Mike Muse, a legendary high school coach in Winston- Salem for more than 20 years, joined the Wake Forest basketball coaching staff in June as Director of Basketball Operations. A highly-successful head basketball coach at Winston- Salem's North Forsyth High School the last six years, Muse replaced Tim Fuller, who left Wake Forest after two seasons to work as an assistant coach at Fairfield. "We are thrilled with Mike's appointment," head coach Skip Prosser said. "He commands the utmost respect in Winston- Salem and throughout the state. Mike brings a wealth of experience in coaching and in administration, and he will do an outstanding job as director of basketball operations. He will be a tremendous asset to Wake Forest basketball." Muse, 45, has been involved with Forsyth County athletics for more than 20 years, serving in a variety of capacities at both Reynolds and North Forsyth High Schools. He has worked as a head clinician and national talent evaluator for Bob Gibbons All- Star Sports as well as serving as a coach and clinician on the international level. "To be a part of Coach Prosser's staff, Wake Forest University and the Atlantic Coast Conference is a dream come true for me and my family," Muse said. "I have been blessed throughout my career to have been surrounded by great people and players and I look forward to continuing in that tradition with one of the top programs in the country. I am very thankful to all of those people in my life that have made this possible and to Coach Prosser for giving me this opportunity." Muse began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Appalachian State, his alma mater, for two seasons -- from to After leaving Boone, he returned to Winston-Salem to serve as an assistant basketball, baseball and football coach at Reynolds High. In 1989 and 1990, he was head coach of the Demons' football team. In 1990 Muse left Reynolds for North Forsyth, where he worked 16 years in a number of roles. After working as assistant boys basketball coach for two years, Muse was named head coach of the girls team, a position he served from 1991 to In 2000, he moved over to work as head coach of the NFHS boys team. At North Forsyth, Muse was also the head coach of the girls softball team from 1991 to 2006, compiling a record of and earning Metro 4A Conference Coach of the Year honors five times. He was also an assistant football coach from 1991 to Coaching basketball, however, has been a part of Muse's life for more than 20 years. As a head coach, he has accumulated a record of and has been named Metro 4A Conference Coach of the Year six times. His teams have won six conference regular season championships and seven tournament titles. Muse coached his teams to two sectional championships, one regional title, and in 1996, his North Forsyth girls team played in the state 4A championship game. Nominated to coach in the 2004 McDonald's High School All-American Game, Muse's teams advanced to the state tournament in 12 of the past 14 years. Muse's name has long been associated with basketball in the Triad. He was the first person to win the Frank Spencer Holiday Classic as a player and a coach, and he is the only coach to win both the Spencer and Mary Garber Classic events. As part of the People to People Ambassador program, Muse has coached teams representing the United States in Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland and Australia. Muse worked as a teacher at both Reynolds and North Forsyth. In 2002, he was North Forsyth's Teacher of the Year and was a finalist for Forsyth County Teacher of the Year. A 1985 Appalachian State graduate, Muse earned his masters from ASU in Muse, 44, and wife, Deborah, have three children - Katie (16), Lauren (14) and Tanner (12) Demon Deacon Basketball

13 Support Staff Jane Caldwell Greg Collins Lynne Heflin Mary Ann Justus Mike Tolloti Craig Zakrzewski Assistant AD/Student- Assistant Athletic Director/ Administrative Basketball Office Assistant Director of Assistant Equipment Athlete Academic Counseling Sports Medicine Assistant Secretary Strength and Conditioning Manager Jane Caldwell Assistant Athletic Director/Student-Athlete Academic Counseling Jane Caldwell is in her eighth year as a member of the Wake Forest athletics staff, serving in a very important role, Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Academic Counseling and Assistant to the Dean. In her role, Caldwell oversees the entire counseling program which assists Demon Deacon players with academic counseling, providing tutorial guidance as needed, and with all study hall sessions during the year. Men s basketball coach Skip Prosser named her team MVP in Prior to joining the Wake Forest staff, Caldwell worked 15 years at US Airways where she coached and developed airline employees in courtesy and customer service skills. Caldwell earned her bachelor's degree from UNC Greensboro and then went on to earn a master's degree from Wake Forest in Caldwell and her husband, Wayland, reside in Winston-Salem with their two children, Patrick and Erin. Greg Collins Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Medicine Greg Collins is in his 11th year as head athletic trainer at Wake Forest. He was promoted to assistant athletic director in July of Collins joined the Demon Deacon athletic program in January of 1997 as supervisor of the overall sports medicine staff that supports all 18 varsity teams at the university. Among his other duties are the daily care and treatment of the men s basketball team. Prior to arriving at Wake Forest, Collins served as the head athletic trainer at the University of Richmond, where he was responsible for coordinating the day-to-day sports medicine needs of a 21-sport intercollegiate program. Collins is a 1989 graduate of Kansas State where he earned his degree in physical education. He also earned a master s from Richmond. Collins is married to the former Carrie Sizemore and they reside in Winston-Salem with their Samoyed, Dakota. Lynne Heflin Administrative Assistant For the past 21 years, Lynne Heflin has played a vital role in the Wake Forest Basketball family as administrative assistant to the head basketball coach. Her knowledge of the program and the university is invaluable. She works closely with Coach Skip Prosser in monitoring his daily schedule as well as the operation of the basketball office. Perhaps more importantly, Heflin has become extremely popular with the Demon Deacon players of the past 21 seasons. Her interest in their welfare, both at Wake Forest and after they go on to various careers, is second to none. A graduate of Mary Washington College where she earned a degree in English, Heflin taught on the junior high level for two years. She then accepted a position with the federal government, where she worked in a variety of areas, including the Pentagon. Heflin and husband Rob have two children -- daughter Kristen who lives with her husband and daughter in North Carolina; and son Scott, who lives with his wife in Boston. Mary Ann Justus Basketball Office Secretary Mary Ann Justus begins her sixth year as secretary in the Wake Forest men s basketball office. Justus has many ties to the University and the athletic program. Justus worked the previous five years across campus in the English department and in the Special Events office. Her husband, John, was the sports information director at Wake Forest from December of 1983 until August of John currently works for WFU s marketing partner, ISP Sports. A native of Portsmouth (Ohio), Justus owns a bachelor s degree in business education from Eastern Kentucky University. The Justus have two children -- Joel (25), a four-year letterwinner in basketball at UNC Wilmington and currently an assistant coach at Elon, and Jennifer (21), a junior at UNC-Wilmington. Mike Tolloti Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning Mike Tolloti begins his sixth year at Wake Forest as assistant strength and conditioning coordinator and his third year working with the Demon Deacon men s basketball team. Tolloti also works directly with the Wake Forest men s soccer, women s soccer and field hockey teams. He assists strength and conditioning coordinator Ethan Reeve with football. Tolloti is certified through United States Weightlifting and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. He graduated from Ohio University with a degree in psychology in 1998, followed by a degree in exercise physiology in Tolloti is currently pursuing a masters in athletic administration. Craig Zakrzewski Assistant Equipment Manager Craig Zakrzewski begins his fifth year as assistant equipment manager, where he works with the Deacon men s and women s basketball teams. A Buffalo, N.Y., native, Zakrzewski earned a bachelor s degree in communications from Wake Forest in He worked as a student manager as an undergraduate for the Deacon men s basketball team. Prior to his hiring at Wake, Zakrzewski worked two years as a financial analyst and commercial lender in Buffalo and Philadelphia. Zakrzewski is married to the former Jennifer Leibert, also a 2000 WFU graduate. Their son, Luke Stephen was born in March, The Zakrzewskis also have a mutt named Riley Demon Deacon Basketball 77

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15 Game Day Staff Student-Managers Table Crew Riley Corr Fr. / Concord, Mass. Lauren Frishman So. / Marlboro, N.J. Greg Johnson Fr. / Bedford, Mass. Jimmy McQuilkin So. / Columbia, Md. Henry Hicks Table Crew Steve Messier Table Crew Laura Nelson Sr. / Overland Park, Kan. Lucas Puckett Sr. / Memphis, Tenn. Justin Snow So. / High Point, N.C. Gary Strickland Official Scorer Jack Walton Table Crew Lawrence Joel Coliseum Staff Team Doctors Ron Arslan Event Coordinator David Case Show-Pro Event Coordinator Bucky Dame Coliseum Director Gerry Duncan Event Coordinator/Booking Steve Huffman LJVMC Production Dr. David Martin Director of Sports Medicine Josh Sherrick Event Coordinator Janet Swain Catering Jason Torrance LJVMC Ticket Director Chuck Vestal Ass t Director/Event Services Mackenzie Waters Event Coordinator Spirit Squad Team Video Tanya Bowles Assistant Cheer Coach Carlie Byman Assistant Dance Coach Brent Campbell Cheer/Dance Coach Tony Hanson Team Video James Overstreet Video Board Demon Deacon Basketball 79

16 Dr. Nathan Hatch President Hatch s Details Education Ph.D., Washington University, 1974 A.M., Washington University, 1972 A.B., Wheaton College, 1968, summa cum laude Professional Experience Provost, University of Notre Dame, The Andrew V. Tackes Professor of History, University of Notre Dame, 1999 Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research and Professor of History, University of Notre Dame, Acting Dean, College of Arts and Letters, University of Notre Dame, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Letters and Director, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, University of Notre Dame, Assistant to Full Professor, Department of History, University of Notre Dame, Director of Graduate Studies, History, University of Notre Dame, Charles Warren Fellow, Harvard University, Postdoctoral Fellow, The Johns Hopkins University, Executive Council, American Society of Church History, Dr. Nathan O. Hatch is in his second year as president of Wake Forest University. A nationally-respected historian, Dr. Hatch had spent his entire academic career at the University of Notre Dame, where he was most recently provost, before becoming president of Wake Forest in July During his three decades at Notre Dame, he amassed a strong record of directing undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. After spending last year meeting faculty, students and alumni, he is focusing this year on a comprehensive strategic planning process to guide Wake Forest s future. The planning process, which is expected to be completed next fall, encompasses all schools and departments on the Reynolda Campus. This is an exciting time for Wake Forest, he says. Our new plan will build upon existing strengths and identify areas where we need to improve, through defining strategies, setting priorities, and developing tactics to reach our goals. I am more confident than ever that Wake Forest has the ability to continue to take a significant place within higher education. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Hatch has been drawn to challenges that involve people and building organizations. I am thoroughly an academic and have cherished administrative work not as different than teaching and scholarship but as an opportunity to build an organization in which academic life can flourish, he says. Although I had been at Notre Dame a long time, I had never been satisfied going around the same track too many times. I spent a considerable number of years in teaching and scholarship. Then I turned my attention to helping build a liberal arts college and then advancing graduate education and research. Finally, I oversaw the entire academic enterprise for nine years as provost. In each of these tasks, I had a set of defined challenges that I could throw myself into fulfilling. I wanted the organization to improve in noticeable ways and to think strategically and move from one point to another. Since coming to Wake Forest, he has created a Presidential Trust for Faculty Excellence to support faculty professorships and research. Building a community of faculty and students and sustaining the teacher-scholar ideal must remain the University s highest priorities, he says. Often described as affable, approachable and a lively conversationalist, Dr. Hatch has established a strong rapport with students. He made an early positive impression when he arrived at his student-sponsored Inaugural Ball on the back of a motorcycle driven by the Demon Deacon. He and his wife, Julie, a former public school teacher, recently oversaw the renovation of a garage at the President s House into a comfortable lounge/recreation area, where they plan to entertain student and faculty groups. The Hatches have three children: Gregg, a 1997 graduate of Notre Dame, who is a hospital administrator in South Bend, Indiana; David, a 2000 Notre Dame graduate, who works for a financial organization in Chicago; and Beth, a senior at Notre Dame majoring in American Studies and theology. Their first grandchild, Lucia Jean, was born in 2005 to Gregg and his wife, Kathy. Dr. Hatch, 60, grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, where his father was a Presbyterian minister. A graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois, he received his master s and doctoral degrees from Washington University in St. Louis and held postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard and Johns Hopkins universities. He joined the faculty at Notre Dame in 1975 and was named director of graduate programs in history in He served as associate dean of the College of Arts and Letters from 1983 until 1988 and then acting dean for one year. He was vice president for graduate studies and research from 1989 until being appointed provost in A Presbyterian, he was the first Protestant to ever serve as provost, the university s second highest-ranking position. He also held an appointment as the Andrew V. Tackes Professor of History. He is regularly cited as one of the most influential scholars in the study of the history of religion in America. He received national acclaim for his 1989 book, The Democratization of American Christianity, in which he examines how the rise of religious groups in the early 19th century helped shape American culture and foster democracy. The book was chosen in a survey of 2,000 historians and sociologists as one of the two most important books in the study of American religion. He is also the author or editor of seven other books on religion. He currently serves on the board of trustees of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and on the National Council on the Humanities, the advisory board for the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr. Hatch was named president of Wake Forest in January 2005 and took office on July 1, 2005, succeeding Thomas K. Hearn Jr., who retired after 22 years as president Demon Deacon Basketball

17 Dr. Richard Carmichael Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Richard Carmichael was appointed Wake Forest's Faculty Athletic representative in July of He succeeded Dr. Ed Wilson, who retired following over 50 years of service to the school, including 15 seasons as the Faculty Athletic Representative. Dr. Carmichael brings long-time Wake Forest ties to the post as well. A 1964 graduate of the University with a degree in mathematics, he was previously Chair of the Department of Mathematics, a post he has held from 1988 until Born March 13, 1942 in High Point, N.C., Carmichael graduated from High Point High in 1960 and attended Wake Forest on a basketball scholarship. Playing under legendary coach Bones McKinney, Carmichael helped the Demon Deacons reach the Final Four in 1962, the only Wake Forest team to ever do so. Carmichael played three seasons, from , accumulating 584 career points and 340 rebounds. After graduating from Wake Forest, Carmichael went to graduate school at Duke University, where he received his master's degree in 1966 and his Ph.D. in mathematics in From there Carmichael took his first job as an assistant professor, teaching mathematics at Virginia Tech. In 1971, after three years in Blacksburg, Carmichael returned to his alma mater, and is now professor of mathematics. Carmichael has held visiting positions at UC-Davis, Iowa State and New Mexico State throughout his career and has earned appointed or elected professional positions in the Mathematical Association of America and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He has served on numerous committees at Wake Forest. Carmichael has also published numerous mathematical works, including two books. An avid sports fan and devout follower of Demon Deacon athletics, Carmichael also enjoys helping the Wake Forest athletic media relations department in keeping statistics at home football and basketball games -- a service he has provided since Board of Trustees (July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007) Diana M. Adams Bartlesville, OK Ranlet S. Bell W. Louis Bissette, Jr. Asheville, NC Donna A. Boswell Oakton, VA Simpson O. Brown, Jr. Bobby R. Burchfield McLean, VA J. Donald Cowan, Jr. Raleigh, NC Ronald E. Deal Hickory, NC Graham W. Denton, Jr. Charlotte, NC Lisbeth C. Evans, David W. Dupree Washington, DC A. Doyle Early, Jr. High Point, NC Donald E. Flow Martin L. Garcia Tampa, FL Marvin D. Gentry King, NC Life Trustees Murray C. Greason, Jr. Robert E. Greene William B. Greene, Jr. Gray, TN James M. Hoak Dallas, TX James R. Helvey, III Lawrence D. Hopkins Alice Kirby Horton Hillsborough, NC Jeanette Wallace Hyde Raleigh, NC Susan M. Ivey James W. Johnston Mooresville, NC James W. Judson, Jr. Roswell, GA Joshua M. King Deborah D. Lambert Raleigh, NC Dee Hughes LeRoy Charleston, SC John R. Lowden Greenwich, CT Douglas F. Manchester La Jolla, CA William L. Marks New Orleans, LA Theodore R. Meredith Vero Beach, FL L. Glenn Orr, Jr. Celeste Mason Pittman Rocky Mount, NC Michael G. Queen Wilmington, NC Harold O. Rosser New Canaan, CT Deborah K. Rubin Andrew J. Schindler Winston Salem, NC Mitesh B. Shah Atlanta, GA K. Wayne Smith Newton, NC Janice K. Story Atlanta, GA Charles Jeffrey Young Athletics Compliance Office As a member of the ACC and NCAA, Wake Forest University is committed and obligated to the principle of institutional control and will maintain all aspects of its intercollegiate athletics program in full accordance with all University, ACC and NCAA rules. The Wake Forest Athletics Compliance Office is the entity within the Athletics Department responsible to coordinate, administer, monitor and verify the accurate and timely completion of NCAA-required procedures and to assist in maintaining institutional compliance with all NCAA, ACC and University rules, as well as to investigate any potential, and report all, violations of those rules. In addition, the Athletics Compliance Office provides educational programming and interpretive support to ensure that all individuals involved with the athletics program fully understand the University s compliance expectations. All facets of the Athletics Wake Forest University Athletics Compliance Office Manchester Athletics Center, Ste. 204 P.O. Box (336) Compliance Office are overseen and directed by the Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance. All questions regarding NCAA rules should be directed to Todd Hairston of the compliance office. James L. Becton August, GA Bert L. Bennett Pfafftown, NC Louise Broyhill Jan W. Calloway Greenwich, CT C. C. Cameron Charlotte, NC Charles W. Cheek Greensboro, NC Egbert L. Davis, Jr. Victor I. Flow, Jr. Jean H. Gaskin Charlotte, NC Weston P. Hatfield Harvey R. Holding Ponte Vedra Beach, FL James E. Johnson, Jr. Charlotte, NC Petro Kulynych Wilkesboro, NC John G. Medlin, Jr. Russell W. Meyer, Jr. Wichita, KS Arnold D. Palmer Youngstown, PA Frances P. Pugh Raleigh, NC Zachary Smith D. E. Ward Lumberton, NC Lonnie B. Williams Wilmington, NC J. Tylee Wilson Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Demon Deacon Basketball 81

18 Ron Wellman Athletic Director Bowling Green (1970) 14th Year at Wake Forest Personal Birth Date May 2, 1948 Birth Place Celina, Ohio Wife Linda Children Angie, Nicole, Melissa Education Bowling Green State University, 1970 (B.S.in Business and Health and Physical Education) Bowling Green State University, 1971, (M.A. in Education) Coaching History Elmhurst College Head Baseball Coach, Assistant Basketball and Football Coach Northwestern University Head Baseball Coach Athletic Administration History Elmhurst College Athletic Director Mankato State University Athletic Director Illinois State University Athletic Director Wake Forest University Athletic Director Award, Honors Most tenured athletic director in the Atlantic Coast Conference Elmhurst College Athletics Hall of Fame 1985 CCIW Baseball Coach of the Year 1975, 76, 79, 80, Demon Deacon Basketball Ron Wellman, who has elevated Wake Forest University athletics to its highest level ever and committed to preparing the program for greater success in the future, enters his 14th year as director of athletics. Wellman, who was named athletic director in October of 1992, is only the fifth man to assume the top position in the athletic department at Wake Forest during the modern era of intercollegiate sports, following Pat Preston, Jim Weaver, Bill Gibson and Dr. Gene Hooks, WFU s athletic director from 1964 through Since taking over control of WFU Athletics, Wellman has seen Deacon athletic teams rise to national prominence in several sports while perennially competing for Atlantic Coast Conference championships. The academic year was an example of Wake Forest competing at the highest level. All totaled, 10 Wake Forest teams were ranked in the top 25 and placed at their respective NCAA Championships. The field hockey team reached its sixth straight final four, men s golf tied for third place at the NCAA Championships, and men s soccer reached the round of 16. Individually, Chris Barclay was the 2005 ACC Football Player of the Year, Jennifer Averill was named ACC Coach of the Year and Allan Dykstra and Christine Suggs were ACC Rookies of the Year in baseball and field hockey, respectively. Off the playing fields, Wellman has spearheaded an effort for the overall development of the student-athlete. He asks his coaches to stress academics and Wellman has instituted programs to assist and develop student-athletes away from competition such as the annual Academic Excellence Banquet, a campus-wide affair which honors those student-athletes who have achieved in the classroom. Another obvious sign of the progress Wake Forest has made and is continuing to make under Wellman s leadership is the ambitious facility improvement program that the athletic department has undertaken. In recent years, Groves Stadium has seen a series of renovations, starting in 2005 with the new brick facing on the stadium s bleachers. In spring 2006, Wellman elected to install a state-ofthe-art FieldTurf surface. In 2004, Kentner Stadium, home of the Wake Forest field hockey and track programs, received a facelift as a new FieldTurf and surrounding track surface was installed. At the same time, a new playing surface was installed at the football practice facility. Three years ago, the Pruitt Football Center was completely renovated into new office and meeting space for the Deacon football team and staff. There have been significant facility improvements at Joel Coliseum, home of the Wake Forest basketball teams, including a new state-of-the art locker room facility and video board. And, there is the spectacular Bridger Field House at Groves Stadium, which provides support to every varsity team as well as the athletic department administration and entire university with its many services. The Kenneth D. Miller Center, which opened its doors in 2001, provides additional space for the Student-Athlete Services and CHAMPS programs, as well as a new state-of-the-art practice facility for the men s and women s basketball teams. The Miller Center also includes a spacious fitness center, which is available to students, faculty and staff. The dean of all ACC athletic directors, Wellman has taken an active role on the national level. Wellman serves on the NCAA Division I Management Council. Recently he served as chairman of the NCAA Baseball Committee and directed the implementation of a new and expanded national tournament format, creating significant interest in that event. Wellman also serves as president of the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association. He is also a member of the NCAA Diversity Leadership Strategic Planning Committee and the NCAA Baseball Academic Enhancement Committee. Wellman s successful career in college athletics includes both coaching and administration on various levels. Born in Celina, Ohio, he earned his undergraduate degree from Bowling Green State University, where he was a pitcher on the baseball team. After receiving a master s from Bowling Green, he joined the faculty and coaching staff at Elmhurst (IL) College in 1971, serving as head baseball coach, assistant basketball coach, assistant football coach and associate professor of health and physical education. In 1977, Wellman became Elmhurst s athletic director and guided the NCAA Division III program to new heights. A total renovation of the athletic facilities at Elmhurst was undertaken under his direction and every sport at the school improved its won-lost record during his tenure. Elmhurst recognized Wellman s contribution to its program in 1985 by naming him to its Hall of Fame. His accomplishments as a baseball coach were substantial as well. Elmhurst teams won more than 200 games ( ) under his leadership, and in five of his last seven years there, he was named conference Coach Of The Year. That success continued in 1981 when Wellman became head baseball coach at Northwestern. In five years, his squads compiled a record (65.0 winning percentage) and 15 of his players signed professional contracts. Additionally, his 1984 team set a school record with 44 wins. In his final three years at Northwestern ( ), 18 of his players achieved either Academic All-America or Academic All- Big Ten honors. Wellman began devoting his energies to athletic administration on a fulltime basis in 1986 when he was named athletic director at Mankato State (MN) University. In 1987, he became athletic director at Illinois State. Wellman and his wife Linda have three daughters Angie, who works for Career Sports and Entertainment in Atlanta and is married to Tim Lynde; Nicole, a pediatric resident, and her husband, Kevin Rice, live in Winston-Salem; and Melissa, a teacher, and her husband, Ben Norman, live in Greensboro. Both Melissa and Nicole earned their undergraduate and advanced degrees from Wake Forest.

19 Athletic Department Steve Adams Assistant AD/Operations Ken Anderson Groves Complex Coord. Robert Aycock Assistant Director/Tickets David Bass Strength & Conditioning Bettianne Beck Indoor Tennis Center Glenn Bennett Maintenance Technician Doug Bland Associate Athletic Director Sandra Boswell Deacon Club Secretary Kevin Bowen Band Director Darren Bowers Maintenance Technician Gregg Boyles Groves Maintenance Anne Bradley Assistant Athletic Trainer Dean Buchan Assistant Athletic Director Jane Caldwell Assistant Athletic Director Jim Carlin Maintenance Technician Dr. Richard Carmichael Faculty Athletic Rep. Jill Coleman Group Fitness & Wellness Greg Collins Assistant Athletic Director Brad Darmofal Ticket Office Director Wanda Ervin Administrative Coordinator Barry Faircloth Associate Athletic Director Bill Faircloth Assistant AD/Football Jessica Finnerty Campus Recreation Ass t Max Floyd Director/Campus Rec. Ann Flynn Administrative Assistant Ike Fullard Assistant Dir./Operations Demetrius Gibson Assistant Equipment Mgr. Robin Godwin Administrative Coordinator Anne Gordon Special Events Coord. Cook Griffin Assistant Athletic Director Julie Griffin CHAMPS/Life Skills Todd Hairston Assistant Compliance Dir. Sue Hale Coord./Foreign Language Donna Hall Administrative Secretary Todd Hedrick Strength & Conditioning Tamer Hegazy Indoor Tennis Center Dir. Linda Hemrick Administrative Assistant Mark Henley Coord. Outdoor Pursuits Alisha Hennet Sports Medicine Assistant Brett Hickman Director/Operations Nanette Huff Assistant/Indoor Tennis Ctr. Russ Hundley Network Administrator Lisa Hunter Administrative Assistant Dean Jarvis Facilities Tal Jobe Facilities/Operations Dan Kalantarian Associate Director/ Bands Dan Keane Assistant Dir./Operations Craig Keilitz Associate Athletic Director Demon Deacon Basketball 83

20 Athletic Department Paul Kennedy Assistant Athletic Director John Lambert Maintenance Technician Geoff Lassiter Assistant Athletic Director Susan Lawson Administrative Coordinator Dwight Lewis Associate Athletic Director Jessica Long Student-Athlete Services Sherry Long Academic Counselor Leigh Lovelace Bookkeeper/Business Dave Marmion Assistant Athletic Director Meridith Martin Administrative Assistant Sharon Melnik Administrative Secretary Elizabeth Miller Academic Counselor Roxann Moody Head Equipment Manager Terri Nunn Administrative Assistant Michael Odom Director of Marketing Scott Orscheln Assistant Marketing Dir. Sandy Parks Gift Accounting Assistant Chip Patterson Director of Planned Giving Adam Pecina Assistant Athletic Trainer T.J. Peele Coordinator of Intramurals Samantha Perry Assistant/Media Relations Mike Piscetelli Assistant Marketing Dir. Kevin Pope Ass t Network Administrator Shawna Potts Assistant Director/Tickets Ethan Reeve Strength/Conditioning Coord. Julie Reto Annual Giving Ass t Dir. Brenda Scott Coord./Gift Accounting Betty Shronts Administrative Secretary Suzanne Speed Academic Counselor Scott Spernoga Assistant Athletic Trainer Laura Statham Administrative Assistant Don Steelman Assistant Athletic Trainer Chris Stilley Maintenance Technician Jeff Strahm Assistant Athletic Trainer Mike Vest Assoc. Media Relations Dir. Barbara Walker Sr. Associate Athletic Dir. Rebecca Ward Associate Athletic Director Stephen Wiley Assistant Athletic Trainer Hunter Willard Academic Counselor Wayne Williams Assistant to AD/Facilities Scott Wortman Media Relations Assistant Not Pictured Donna Barefoot, Maintenance Assistant Mary Dagenhart, Front Desk Attendant, Indoor Tennis Center Krista Holgate, Assistant to the Director of Athletics Michael Pollard, Indoor Tennis Center Attendant Nicholas Rushing, Ticket Office Assistant Mike Rutherford, Laundry Attendant/Equipment Room Demon Deacon Basketball

21 Deacon Head Coaches Jennifer Averill Field Hockey 4-time ACC Coach of the Year 3-time National Coach of the Year Annie Bennett Cross Country/Track 2002 ACC Coach of the Year Dianne Dailey Women s Golf 1995 ACC Coach of the Year 1994 ACC Coach of the Year Tony da Luz Women s Soccer 1998 ACC Coach of the Year Jim Grobe Football Jerry Haas Men s Golf Scott Hall Men s Cross Country Heather Kahl Holmes Volleyball Mike Petersen Women s Basketball Skip Prosser Men s Basketball 2003 ACC Coach of the Year Rick Rembielak Baseball Chad Skorupka Women s Tennis The Year in Wake Forest Athletics Overall ACC ACC ACC NCAA/NIT Highest Team W-L W-L Finish Postseason Postseason Rank Baseball rd (Atlantic) th (M) Basketball th 2-1 NIT 1st Round 19th (W) Basketball th (M) Cross Country th (W) Cross Country rd NCAA (17th place) 11th Field Hockey st 1-1 NCAA Semifinals 1st Football th (Atlantic) (M) Golf th NCAA (3rd place) 8th (W) Golf rd NCAA (15th place) 12th (M) Soccer th 1-1 NCAA 3rd Round 10th (W) Soccer th 0-1 NCAA 1st Round 8th (M) Tennis th 1-1 NCAA 2nd Round 13th (W) Tennis th 1-1 NCAA 2nd Round 14th (M) Indoor Track th (M) Outdoor Track rd (W) Indoor Track th (W) Outdoor Track th Volleyball th Jay Vidovich Men s Soccer 2004 ACC Coach of the Year 2002 ACC Coach of the Year Kyle Reifers led Wake Forest to a third-place finish at the 2006 NCAA Championships. Jeff Zinn Men s Tennis First Team All-ACC Matt Antonelli, Baseball Chris Barclay, Football Annie Bersagel, W Cross Country Michael Bingham, Men's Indoor Track Michael Bingham, M Outdoor Track Maeke Boreel, Field Hockey Lauren Crandall, Field Hockey Amanda Goins, Women's Golf Nanette Hill, Women's Golf Alex Hirsch, Women's Tennis Ben Hunter, Baseball Willie Idlette, Men's Indoor Track Willie Idlette, Men's Outdoor Track Brent LaRue, Men's Indoor Track Brent LaRue, Men's Outdoor Track Mike Loyd, Men's Outdoor Track Ariel Meyers, Field Hockey Justin Moose, Men's Soccer Lindsay Neuberger, W Indoor Track Todd Paul, Men's Tennis Ryan Plackemeier, Football Kyle Reifers, Men's Golf Haley Scott, Field Hockey Eric Seely, Men's Indoor Track Eric Seely, Men's Outdoor Track Michelle Sikes, W Outdoor Track Webb Simpson, Men's Golf Sean Stevens, Men's Cross Country Sean Stevens, Men's Indoor Track First Team All-American Annie Bersagel, W Cross Country Lauren Crandall, Field Hockey Todd Paul, Men's Tennis Ryan Plackemeier, Football Michelle Sikes, W Outdoor Track Ryan Solle, Men's Soccer First Team Academic All-American Anne Bersagel, Women's CC/Track ACC Player of the Year Chris Barclay, Football ACC Coach of the Year Jennifer Averill, Field Hockey ACC Rookie of the Year Allan Dykstra, Baseball Christine Suggs, Field Hockey Demon Deacon Basketball 85