ESPNcricinfo has learned that Kalpage told the BCB last week

CINCINNATI -- Skip Prosser died in 2007, but hell be on the minds of many players, coaches and fans on Saturday night, when No. 17 Xavier hosts Wake Forest at Cintas Center.The Musketeers and Demon Deacons are meeting for the sixth time as part of the Skip Prosser Classic, played in honor of the former coach at both programs.Xavier head coach Chris Mack was an assistant at Wake Forest for three years under Prosser and was a two-year captain for the Musketeers while Prosser was an assistant coach.Mack spoke with his team this week about his former friend and mentor.I wanted the guys to understand why we play the series, and give them a good perspective of who he was, Mack said. Anybody that had a chance to play for Skip or coach with him knows how genuinely sincere and caring he was. He treated everyone the same, from the guy who mopped the gym to his players.Prosser was at Xavier for 15 years from 1985-2001, including as Musketeers head coach from 1994-2001, when he compiled a 148-65 record and three NCAA Tournament berths. He was Wake Forests head coach from 2001 until he died of a massive heart attack in his campus office. Prosser led the Demon Deacons to the NCAA Tournament in each of his first four years.During his coaching career, Prosser helped develop future NBA stars David West, Josh Howard, and Chris Paul.Prosser was inducted into XUs Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010 and remains a beloved figure at both schools and throughout college basketball.We briefly talked about him (on Thursday), said Xavier forward RaShid Gaston. He had a great impact on both teams and were playing this game in honor of him.Xavier (8-2) leads the series 4-2, including a come-from-behind 78-70 win at Wake Forest last season. The Musketeers trailed by as many as 18 points in that game.Macks team, like Wake Forest, is coming off exam week, which can often result in sluggish performances.The good thing is that Wake Forest is dealing with it, too, he said. So, no excuses tomorrow if we dont play well. It was exam week for both teams.Musketeers guard Trevon Bluiett was named to the Big East Conference weekly honor roll after averaging 22.5 points in a loss at Colorado and a win over Utah.Wake Forest (8-2) is 3-1 on the road with wins at Charleston, Richmond and UNC-Greensboro and a loss at Northwestern.Theyre a really good team in transition, said Gaston. Theyre really aggressive on the offensive glass as well.Gaston will try to contain Demon Deacons sophomore forward John Collins, who averages 18 points and is among four Wake Forest players scoring in double-figures.Mack believes Collins is among the most improved players in all of college basketball this season.Johns an athletic kid, said Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning last month. Last year, in the minutes that he played, his production was really, really high. But the thing we continue to stress with him is defensive positioning. When you get to this level and you try to time up a block or go make a great defensive play, you usually end up getting a foul. Jonah Williams Womens Jersey . The defending champion beat Gael Monfils of France 7-6 (6), 6-3, while second-seeded Andy Murray of Britain dispatched Edouard Roger-Vasselin, also of France, 6-3, 6-3. Making his first appearance since injuring his wrist a month ago, Del Potro had difficulty with his service games in the first set. Boomer Esiason Youth Jersey . 1, meaning problems for the doping controls at both major international sports events next year. The World Anti-Doping Agency provisionally suspended the Moscow Antidoping Center on Sunday, saying its operations must improve or a six-month ban on the facilitys accreditation will be imposed. http://www.bengalsrookiestore.com/Bengals-Germaine-Pratt-Jersey/ . The nimble-footed quarterback got his wish, dashing through the snow and a weary defence all the way into the NCAA record book. Andy Dalton Womens Jersey . -- Ryan Blaney provided more evidence that Penske Racings No. Custom Cincinnati Bengals Jerseys . After dropping their final six games of December, the Wild opened the new calendar year with four consecutive wins. Following a loss to Colorado on Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but then had the tables turned on them Tuesday. The BCB has asked Ruwan Kalpage, the Bangladesh assistant coach, to report to work in Dhaka immediately, according to chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury.Kalpage is the only member of the Bangladesh support staff not to have returned to work this month after the national teams downtime. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Kalpage told the BCB last week that he had safety concerns and wanted to observe the situation from Sri Lanka.He [Ruwan Kalpage] told us that he wants to take time, but we have told him to join immediately, Chowdhury said. All the Bangladesh coaching staff have already joined work. We feel that his claim isnt the right assessment of the situation.Kalpage didnt respond to ESPNcricinfo when contacted in Sri Lanka.Earlier this week, head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, fielding coach Richard Halsall, and strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarrayan returned to Dhaka.dddddddddddd There were similar concerns among these coaches too, but the BCB allayed their fears by giving them extra security. Halsall said on Monday that the BCB helped them in their return to Bangladesh where he feels security has become better.Hathurusingha said that Kalpage will take a decision about his position. I think he has spoken to the board.I have spoken to him. He will make that decision very soon, he said.Kalpage joined in July 2014, soon after Hathurusinghas appointment, and was recently given an extension till the 2019 World Cup like the rest of the foreign coaching staff.He previously had a stint in Bangladesh between March 2008 and April 2010 as the National Cricket Academys head coach. ' ' '