6'9" 215 lbs
Compton, California
12 NBA Seasons
Career 12.6 ppg 4.6 rpg 2.6 apg
2001 SEC Player of the year
2001 2nd Team All-American
2004 NBA Champion
2008 Olympic Gold Medal
4 time NBA All Defensive 2nd Team
Tayshaun Prince arrived in Lexington the year after Tubby Smith's first Big Blue squad cut the nets down. He was the first of Tubby's small handful of blue chippers that played in Rupp Arena. He never turned out to be what most of Kentucky fans were used to seeing from top flight recruits. What he did become was the exact type of basketball player that Tubby wanted for his system. In his junior year, he garnered SEC Conference Player Of the Year honors. His gritty play on defense and intelligent play on offense carried over to a lucrative professional career.
