Taurean Prince
| No. 12 – Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||
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| Born |
March 22, 1994 San Marcos, Texas | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||
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| High school | Earl Warren (San Antonio, Texas) | |||||||||
| College | Baylor (2012–2016) | |||||||||
| NBA draft | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall | |||||||||
| Selected by the Utah Jazz | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | |||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||
| 2016–present | Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||
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Taurean Waller-Prince (born March 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears.
High school career
Prince played three seasons of high school basketball under head coach Jim Weaver at Earl Warren High School in San Antonio, Texas. As a senior, he led the team to the state semifinals. He originally chose to play college basketball with the LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds, but switched to Baylor due to a coaching change within the former program.[1]
College career
Prince played 24 games off the bench in his freshman season. He finished the year averaging 3.7 points and 2.2 rebounds in 6.4 minutes per game. In the spring prior to his sophomore season, Prince was on the Big 12 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll. After averaging 6.2 points and 2.8 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game and appearing in all 38 of Baylor's games, he won the Big 12 Sixth Man Award and earned all-conference honors.[1] Entering his third season, Fran Fraschilla labeled him as a strong candidate for Big 12 Player of the Year in 2015–16.[2] His 2016 season ended against Yale when he tried to 'spider dunk' and was called for a technical foul.
Professional career
Atlanta Hawks (2016–present)
On June 23, 2016, Prince was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 12th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. His rights were later traded to the Atlanta Hawks on July 7 in a three-team deal also involving the Indiana Pacers.[3] On July 15, 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Hawks.[4] On November 16, 2016, he had a season-best game with eight points and five rebounds in a career-high 19 minutes off the bench in a 107–100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.[5]
National team career
In the summer of 2015, following his junior season, Prince helped the United States men's national basketball team win the bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. He was on a team led by Bobby Brown and Anthony Randolph.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Taurean Prince bio". BaylorBears.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- 1 2 Hodge, Ashley. "Taurean Waller-Prince helps lead USA to bronze medal at PanAm". 247Sports.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ Hawks Acquire Draft Rights To Taurean Prince
- ↑ Hawks Sign First Round Picks Taurean Prince & DeAndre' Bembry
- ↑ Millsap, Muscala help Hawks hold off Bucks
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
- Baylor bio