Epiphanny Prince (born January 11, 1988) is a Russian-American former professional basketball player.
She is best known for scoring 113 points for Murry Bergtraum in a high-school game in 2006, breaking a girls' national prep record previously held by Hall of Famer Cheryl Miller.[1] She participated in the 2006 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and McDonald's High School All-America Games.[2]
Career
Overseas
In June 2009, Prince announced plans to leave Rutgers after only three years to play professional basketball in Europe for a year. According to The New York Times, Prince was only 10 units from earning a degree in criminal justice and African-American studies and planned to complete her degree during the summer of 2009. Her announcement was not binding until she signed with an agent; in August, Prince signed with Wasserman Media Group.[3] Prince initially joined Russian team Spartak Moscow, then Turkish team Botaş Spor, before the 2010 WNBA draft.[4]
In 2015, Prince moved to Dynamo Kursk in the European League. Their team won the 2017 Euroleague.
On December 31, 2022, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL).[5]
As of July 2023, her contract has expired. Galatasaray club said goodbye to the player on July 6, 2023 by publishing a thank you message.[6]
WNBA career
On February 16, 2015, the Chicago Sky traded Prince to the New York Liberty for Cappie Pondexter.[7]
In 2019, Prince was signed as a late season addition to the Las Vegas Aces.[8]
In the WNBA, she averaged 27.5 minutes per game, 37.3% three-point field goals, and 13.9 PPG through 2016.[9]
National team career
In 2010, she was granted Russian citizenship. She was not on the roster during the 2011 European Championships, nor did she compete for Russia during the 2012 Olympics in London.[10]
Prince played as a point guard for the Russian national team in the European Championships of 2013, where the team finished in 13th place.[11]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Chicago | 34 | 2 | 19.6 | .427 | .338 | .784 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
| 2011 | Chicago | 34 | 27 | 29.4 | .375 | .373 | .804 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 13.6 |
| 2012 | Chicago | 26 | 25 | 30.0 | .442 | .407 | .899 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 18.1 |
| 2013 | Chicago | 31 | 31 | 30.0 | .376 | .396 | .900 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 15.0 |
| 2014 | Chicago | 26 | 24 | 32.3 | .383 | .327 | .876 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 15.0 |
| 2015 | New York | 24 | 23 | 28.6 | .467 | .356 | .900 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 15.0 |
| 2016 | New York | 6 | 0 | 13.8 | .400 | .364 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| 2017 | New York | 28 | 25 | 26.8 | .401 | .344 | .878 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 2018 | New York | 16 | 12 | 19.1 | .393 | .419 | .875 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
| 2019 | Las Vegas | 3 | 0 | 9.3 | .500 | .429 | – | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| 2020† | Seattle | 15 | 0 | 12.7 | .386 | .333 | .846 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | Seattle | 29 | 2 | 14.3 | .439 | .500 | .897 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | Seattle | 33 | 0 | 12.3 | .355 | .356 | .840 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | New York | 10 | 0 | 7.1 | .400 | .300 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Career | 14 years, 4 teams | 315 | 171 | 22.7 | .405 | .376 | .865 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
Postseason
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Chicago | 2 | 2 | 33.5 | .333 | .286 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 |
| 2014 | Chicago | 9 | 9 | 29.1 | .296 | .273 | .800 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 2015 | New York | 6 | 6 | 32.7 | .359 | .379 | .750 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 13.2 |
| 2016 | New York | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | .500 | .667 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| 2017 | New York | 1 | 1 | 35.0 | .444 | .286 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 2019 | Las Vegas | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | .333 | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| 2020† | Seattle | 5 | 0 | 13.0 | .471 | .364 | .833 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| 2021 | Seattle | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | .000 | .000 | – | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Seattle | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | .200 | .000 | – | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Career | 9 years, 4 teams | 34 | 18 | 20.3 | .339 | .319 | .842 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7.2 |
College
Source[12]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Rutgers | 36 | 439 | 43.2 | 36.8 | 79.9 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 12.2 |
| 2007–08 | Rutgers | 34 | 469 | 45.2 | 35.5 | 74.4 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 13.8 |
| 2008–09 | Rutgers | 33 | 644 | 41.7 | 31.1 | 80.6 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 19.5 |
| Career | Rutgers | 103 | 1552 | 43.2 | 34.2 | 78.8 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 15.1 |
Awards and honors
- The Daily News Player of the Year (2004)
- Student Sports Sophomore of the Year (2004)
- USA Today All-USA
- Second Team (2006)
- Parade Magazine All-American
- First Team (2006)
- Second Team (2005)
- Street & Smith’s All-American
- First Team (2006)
- First Team (2005)
See also
References
- ^ "Look out, Kobe: NYC girl scores 113 in HS game". Sports.espn.go.com. February 2, 2006. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Epiphanny Prince signs with agent, formally ending career at Rutgers". New Jersey On-Line LLC. August 6, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ Bishop, Greg (December 1, 2009). "Ex-Rutgers Guard Seeks Overseas Path to W.N.B.A." The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "Epiphanny Prince Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring'de!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Teşekkürler!". Galatasaray S.K. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "LIBERTY: Liberty Acquire Epiphanny Prince in Trade". Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "Aces Sign Two-Time All-Star Guard Epiphanny Prince". wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "Epiphanny Prince stats". WNBA.com. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ^ "Epiphanny Prince won't play in Euros". ESPN.com. June 4, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Russia's loss a win for Sky - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. June 17, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights bio at the Wayback Machine (archived January 20, 2008)
- A Funeral For Sportsmanship Archived June 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
