Taurean Prince
| No. 21 – Baylor Bears | ||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||
| League | Big 12 Conference | |||||||||
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| Born |
March 22, 1994 San Marcos, Texas | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||
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| High school | Earl Warren (San Antonio, Texas) | |||||||||
| College | Baylor (2012–present) | |||||||||
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Taurean Waller-Prince (born March 22, 1994) is an American college basketball player who currently plays for the Baylor Bears. He played at the high school level for three years at Earl Warren High School in San Antonio, Texas.
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]
Collegiate 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.
International career
In the summer of 2015, following his sophomore 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.